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A senior Microsoft spokesman dismissed the iPad Pro as nothing more than a companion device, contrasting it with the Microsoft Surface when speaking to TrustedReviews. Laycock also said that “at one point in time, Apple declared that if there’s a stylus, that’s failure” – a reference to a quote by Steve Jobs when referring to early smartphones. Apple, of course, argues that the Apple Pencil as an optional accessory for some tasks is very different to a device which cannot easily be used without a stylus....

When Mindhunter dropped on Netflix, the show was an instant hit. It was created by Joe Penhall and is directed by David Fincher. It was based on the famous book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit, by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker. Douglas was an FBI agent who inspired characters in The Silence of the Lambs and Criminal Minds. The 19 episodes of Mindhunter have taken liberties with the book, which is probably why the main character Holden Ford is not directly named Douglas....

With trippy visual effects to rival Inception and a stellar cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, and Tilda Swinton, 2016’s Doctor Strange came out of the gate as one of the MCU’s most exciting and promising new solo franchises. Now that Tony Stark’s character arc has ended, there will likely be a larger role for Stephen Strange in the MCU going forward, as he watches over the fabric of the universe....

It was at the end of Avengers: Endgame that viewers witnessed the death of Tony Stark and the quiet, time-traveling retirement of Steve Rogers. These events have now left the Avengers with a noticeable absence in leadership. The first hints that showed changes coming in the Avengers’ leadership occurred in Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings when Shang-Chi met Wong, Captain Marvel, and Hulk, and they talked about planning for possible emergencies....

An all-new original team of Marvel Super Heroes has been revealed as part of the Thailand Gaming Show, dubbed Marvel’s Warriors of the Sky and consisting of four new, original heroes representing four distinct nations of Southeast Asia. The four heroes–War Tiger, Blue Dragon, Sun Bird, and Shadow Shell–join fictional K-Pop star Luna Snow and Crescent & Io as the latest Marvel original characters created for MARVEL Future Fight. The team’s collective insignias had been previously teased during New York Comic Con, but their full identities, homelands, and backstories have now been released....

. The Verge has what it says are previews of Microsoft Office for the two platforms that own 90 percent of the smartphone and tablet markets. The report notes “Very basic editing” will be enabled on the apps, but it doesn’t sound anywhere near the functionality of iWork apps or even Google’s Docs in their current forms. Folks should expect iOS apps in late February and Android versions a month or so later, and you’ll need to pay for an Office 365 plan....

Recognizing that information is often scattered across an organization without an effective means of efficiently accessing it when needed on modern mobile devices, PowerApps empowers users with solutions that can help them build useful tools to find it. All without any prior knowledge writing coding. Utilizing the power of software as a service, PowerApps taps into popular cloud services such as Office 365, Salesforce and Dropbox. To get you started, PowerApps offers templates along with a visual designer you can use to automate workflows....

Microsoft Apps on Apple Watch Microsoft already has some of its best productivity apps available on Android and iOS. Things like Microsoft Office, OneNote, and OneDrive are already on both phone and tablet platforms. So, it seems logical it would want its services on wearables as well for full market penetration. Although primarily focused on notifications, the new apps will allow users to also do various interactions, such as replying to messages, adding new reminders and yes — translating on-the-fly from your watch, which could be rather convenient....

It’s been four months since Microsoft announced the Surface tablets. There was a lot of drama surrounding the announcement back then. Microsoft had not let anyone play with the tablet and of course, they had kept the pricing under wraps as well. Now that we are just a few days away from the official Windows 8 launch, we are seeing a flurry of activities and announcements from Microsoft. Currently, all the three variants are shown as “out of stock”....

First up is wireless syncing over WiFi. Not a bad trick actually. This is an area Apple could take from Microsoft (and they might already have by later Tuesday). We’ve yet to see it work properly so we’ll reserve judgment for a bit later. Zune owners can currently buy tunes one at a time, or pay $15 per month for a Zune Pass subscription, which gives access to every song in the catalog – something that Apple is also rumored to be exploring....

Features No Longer Available or Under Active Development in Windows 10 1709 With each feature update, Microsoft is reviewing features it thinks are no longer needed or have been superseded by modern alternatives. In version 1703, features removed or deprecated were mostly under the hood and were more likely to affect enterprise customers than end users. The trend continues with version 1709, but there are more user facing features and technologies that are on the chopping block....

If you work in an office doing menial number crunching on huge amounts of data, the biggest secret to success is becoming adept at Excel and not telling anyone. It’s what I do. Someone comes to my desk and says: “Hey, sorry to do this to you, but could you go through 2,000 rows of poorly formatted data and tell me which ones have been requisitioned but not shipped? I know it’s short notice, but could you have it done by Friday?...

The entire rollout this time has been a mess, but everything should be fixed at this point. The company is slowly rolling out Build 17763.107 to the rest of the public starting today. However, Microsoft is urging people to wait for the update to become available naturally via Windows Update automatically and not rush to manually install it. In a blog post today, Microsoft exec John Cable writes: And to be honest, while there are some interesting new features in 1809, there isn’t anything that is “vital” to your computing needs....

Windows 10 Build 21343 The new icons in File Explorer that you’ll find are known folders, Recycle Bin, and more have a completely new look. According to the blog post: “Several changes, such as the orientation of the folder icons and the default file type icons, have been made for greater consistency across Microsoft products that show files. Notably, the top-level user folders such as Desktop, Documents, Downloads, and Pictures have a new design that should make it a little easier to tell them apart at a glance....

Want to flash the Stock ROM file on Meitu T9? Then you are in the right place. On this page, we will share the official Meitu T9 flash files with their firmware installation guide. To install the firmware flash file, we need a software to flash tool which can be helpful to flash the stock ROM on your device. The method is simple and easy. We have also added video and step by step tutorial to make things easier to flash the official flash file....

Meridio is now offering 50% off all of its Italian leather Watch bands and even deeper deals on a selection of its other accessories. Described as “where the strong character of Italian tradition meets cutting-edge technology,” Meridio bands are handmade in Italy by an ancient tannery in the Marche and span across a wide range of textured leather treatments, moody colorways, and more. Head below for a closer look at some of Meridio’s most interesting options and deep 50% price drops....

Actor Michael B. Jordan will produce a new monster movie from Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the director of Kong: Skull Island. Recently, Jordan has been busy debunking Superman rumors. In 2013, Vogt-Roberts released his debut feature The Kings of Summer, an indie coming-of-age drama. By 2017, Vogt-Roberts made a gigantic career leap with his second film Kong: Skull Island, a monster reboot starring Captain Marvel’s Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson. Produced for $185 million, Kong: Skull Island made over $566 million at the box office, thus making Vogt-Roberts a viable candidate to direct another creature feature blockbuster....

Especially now, as the likes of Mark Zuckerberg try to escape a world that doesn’t like them to a new Meta-world where no one will recognize them. There’s something about a real handshake, real eye contact and a real glass of Cabernet Sauvignon that makes business not only run more smoothly but also be (slightly) more pleasurable. Since the pandemic began, many employees – especially in areas such as sales and HR – have been denied reality....

This update targets some of the major bugs that were reported with the previous release, build 10051, which was released 11 days ago. Windows 10 for Phones 10052 To get this update you will need to be a Windows Insider and in the Fast ring for updates. Just head to Settings > Update & Recovery and check for updates. Microsoft ended up pulling build 10051 for the Lumia 520 devices because some users were reporting the update ended up bringing their phones....

Iconic, quirky, sometimes whimsical Midsomer Murders is twenty-one years old and still going strong. It is made in England by ITV and syndicated to over 200 jurisdictions. It is a streaming staple all over the world. Why? Well, in some ways it is a classic cozy mystery. But with a difference. It’s become an icon, an institution, all over the world. There are over the top, sometimes bizarre, murders. There is humor....