In an announcement, Microsoft says current deployments on Azure Blockchain will be supported until the cut off date. However, the company is not accepting any new deployments or members starting from May 10: “On September 10, 2021, Azure Blockchain will be retired. Please migrate ledger data from Azure Blockchain Service to an alternative offering based on your development status in production or evaluation.” Azure Blockchain was launched in 2015 as a Blockchain as a Service (BaaS)....

Essentially, Microsoft is making Edge an attractive option for people who sync between iOS and their PC. Obviously, that would include business users who may need their browser history to cross the both platforms. Windows Timeline presents a view of the photos within the app that allows users to easily scroll through images. The new feature will allow users to see photos in reverse chronological order. It is worth noting that this release bumps Edge on iOS to version 41....

Ink beautification allows users to automatically spruce up their handwritten notes. Writing on a screen is not easy, but beautification will make notes more legible. This is achieved by Whiteboard by analyzing the handwriting and replacing the strokes. Ink grab is the second new feature. It gives users the ability to take a photo of notes on a real physical board and convert the image into digital ink on the Whiteboard application....

Security researchers says there is an ongoing attack campaign involving an exploit of the Exim mail transport agent (MTA). Bad actors are leveraging the flaw to run remote execution command attacks on Linux systems. Over 3.5 million servers are reportedly at risk from the wormable exploit. Exim is the most popular mail server, running 57 percent of all the internet’s email servers. The vulnerability results from incorrect validation of receiving email addresses within Exim....

Microsoft Whiteboard gives users access to features such as collaborative inking, geometry recognition, table conversion, and automatic table shading. On top of that, Office 365 subscribers will get their hands on exclusive capabilities. In the announcement blog post, Microsoft reveals that the Whiteboard app is currently available in private preview on Surface Hub devices, and to education customers. Additionally, the company says the app will come to Windows 10 later this year....

In a blog post on its support website, Acer confirms that Microsoft is working on a fix for that compatibility issue. Specifically, Intel’s CPUs Atom Z2760, Atom Z2520, Atom Z2560, and Atom Z2580 can’t run the Windows 10 Creators Update. Acer explains that even if users somehow manage to upgrade to the Creators Update, they will still experience problems. For example, some text and other OS elements may not show up at all, while users may see random color bars throughout the operating system....

Nerdio is already closely linked with its Nerdio for Azure virtual desktop tool. Now the company says its MSP 3.0 solution will also help Microsoft Endpoint Manager users. As well as providing virtual desktops on Azure and Windows 365, it will also work on desktops and mobile devices through Microsoft Intune. At the moment the integration has only some features, but when it is complete it will offer the following benefits:...

Speaking to ZDNet, Cortana head Javier Soltero admitted, “this new market around ambient devices in the home has been shaped differently when we expected.” Soltero said that while Microsoft saw the emerging smart-speaker market, it didn’t jump on it quickly. However, he doesn’t believe this will mean an end to the digital assistant. Instead, Microsoft plans to angle Cortana from ‘assistant’ to ‘assistive’. Reducing Third-Party Reliance The difference is subtle but could have a significant impact....

“NVIDIA has released a software security update for NVIDIA GPU Display Driver. This update addresses issues that may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, or information disclosure,” reads the bulletin. “To protect your system, download and install this software update through the NVIDIA Driver Downloads page or, for the vGPU software update, through the NVIDIA Licensing Center.” The problem with the GPU driver has its roots in kernel mode layer handler nvlddmkm....

A big part of the new Office 365 release is giving users more control. Leading the way is a new feature set for creating “modern” websites even when Office 365 Groups permission is disabled. This differs from the current SharePoint Online system, which creates an Office 365 Group whenever a new Team Site or Communication Site is created. Before the update, users who wanted to create in an environment where IT admins had disabled Groups permissions could only create “classic” sites....

Specifically, PDF annotations have gained support for 0.5pt inking. This should help users on both mobile and iPad, reducing the feeling of inaccuracy. It also means you’ll be able to write smaller without making it difficult to read. Alongside this, Microsoft has improved PDF navigation while Inking. Users can move around while in annotation mode by swiping with two fingers. Together, these changes should go a long way, but the company’s use of the present tense “working” suggests more is to come....

OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage competitor to Google Drive and Dropbox. It allows users to store and share content like files, documents, photos and more from a Windows 10 PC or phone. In terms of version 17.30.3.0, the app now supports previewing of files. Users can check file contents in preview without having to open the folder. Out of the gate, the feature is well stocked with support for over 100 filetypes....

The company is promising not to log web traffic or any activity data, and uses 265-bit encryption for traffic. Usually, such functionality would cost users up to $60 a year, so it sounds like a good deal on paper. However, the VPN has previously received a lot of criticism. According to GitHub’s Spaze and theBestVPN, its efforts in the past have been little more than a proxy. Despite Opera’s claims of security, Spaze claimed its service doesn’t make use of the popular OpenVPN protocol....

https://twitter.com/h0x0d/status/739320973703319553 The think-tank behind PerceptiveIO is led by Jeff Han and Shahram Izadi. Han, the founder of Perceptive Pixel, is the man whose products led Microsoft to the Surface Hub, and Izadi had worked on Holoportation, KinectFusion, and HoloLens. However, the loss of these researchers to PerceptiveIO will hardly have an impact on HoloLens. It is now in the product cycle and has moved out of the research stages....

The Qt Company is currently developing its Qt 6 tool-kit update, the latest version of the free and open source widget software. If you are unfamiliar with Qt, it allows developers to move solutions across platforms without changing the underlying code. With Qt, a developer can create a user interface and applications that run on Windows, Linux, Android, embedded systems, or Linux with few code changes. At the same time, solutions created in Qt are native to the OS they are developed for....

The publication simply cites a ‘tipster’, and were unable to verify the validity of its claims. However, the inclusion wouldn’t be unheard of in the industry, with the Huawei P20 Pro already available with three rear cameras. The P20 Pro was praised on its release for the significant engineering that went into its three module setup. It merges the information from all three lenses for extremely high photo quality in any setting....

In response, Russia is now tasking its developers with creating an alternative to the Google Play Store. Reports say the storefront is almost ready and will launch on May 9. That’s Russia’s Victory Day, the anniversary (and national holiday) celebrating the country’s victory over Nazi Germany during the Second World War. “Unfortunately, Russians can no longer normally use Google Play to buy apps, and developers have lost their source of income,” says Vladimir Zykov, director of projects at Digital Platforms....

Firstly, this is not a folding screen but a folding device. Samsung has included a folding hinge mechanism. Also, it is worth noting these are just apparent renders. However, they come from notorious Samsung tipster SamMobile, so they are probably legit. Yes, the Samsung Galaxy View 2 is a sequel to the original Galaxy View, although it aims to make some changes. The first-generation View device was essentially an oversized tablet with an 18....

1 Handwriting Recognition2 Storing Data The analyst says he has discovered a file system in Windows that keeps old emails and documents in an unencrypted state. This could leave users open to data theft without them knowing about it. Whilst doing a system scan to find out if an email had been viewed, Skeggs discovered a file called WaitList.dat. He says this particular file was found on Windows 8.1 but has also been observed on Windows 10....

While Patch Tuesday patched a bunch of known security flaws, Microsoft also detailed four unfixed security problems. The company says it will work on patches for these problems, which should arrive this month. The four Microsoft services awaiting patches are Microsoft Edge, Office, Internet Explorer, and .NET Framework. One of the flaws is the ALPC Elevation of Privilege vulnerability (CVE-2018-8440) . This vulnerability has already been exploited in the wild....