The Surface Pro 7 is a competent upgrade with USB-C, refreshed processors, but little else that’s new

Like | TechCrunch | Dec 8, 2019 | Technology | Tags: hardware, Microsoft, microsoft surface, Surface, surface pro, TC

Source: The Surface Pro 7 is a competent upgrade with USB-C, refreshed processors, but little else that’s new I’ll be the first to admit that when the first generation Surface two-in-one launched, I wasn’t sure this was a device that people actually wanted to use. But Microsoft was clearly on to something, as the proliferation of Surface Pro’s among coffee shop dwellers clearly shows. Earlier this month, Microsoft announced both the seventh generation Surface Pro 7 and the Surface Pro X. The X is probably the most interesting update in the Surface Pro’s recent history, with a slimmer profile, larger ...

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Microsoft adds per-app time limits to its parental controls

Like | TechCrunch | Oct 5, 2019 | Technology | Tags: Apps, children, digital wellbeing, family, Gaming, kids, Microsoft, Microsoft Launcher, microsoft windows, Mobile, parental controls, parents, screen time, Windows 10, xbox

Source: Microsoft adds per-app time limits to its parental controls Microsoft is following Apple and Google’s lead with today’s launch of per-app and per-game time limits in its parental control software. Already, the company allows parents to limit screen time across Windows 10, Xbox One, and Android via the Microsoft Launcher. However, it hadn’t yet allowed parents to limit the amount of time a child would spend in a specific app or game, as its competitors do. Instead, its existing controls allowed parents only to dole out a set amount of hours of screen time. Parents could choose to either ...

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Quantum computing is coming to TC Sessions: Enterprise on Sept. 5

Like | TechCrunch | Aug 13, 2019 | Technology | Tags: computing, Emerging-Technologies, encryption, Enterprise, Events, IBM, Intel, Jay Gambetta, Jim Clark, Krysta Svore, Microsoft, quantum computing, quantum cryptography, San Francisco, Science, TC Sessions: Enterprise 2019, TechCrunch: Sessions

Source: Quantum computing is coming to TC Sessions: Enterprise on Sept. 5 Here at TechCrunch, we like to think about what’s next, and there are few technologies quite as exotic and futuristic as quantum computing. After what felt like decades of being “almost there,” we now have working quantum computers that are able to run basic algorithms, even if only for a very short time. As those times increase, we’ll slowly but surely get to the point where we can realize the full potential of quantum computing. For our TechCrunch Sessions: Enterprise event in San Francisco on September 5, we’re ...

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Microsoft Azure now lets you have a server all to yourself

Like | TechCrunch | Aug 5, 2019 | Technology | Tags: cloud, cloud computing, cloud infrastructure, Enterprise, linux, Microsoft, microsoft windows, microsoft-azure, server, virtual machine

Source: Microsoft Azure now lets you have a server all to yourself Microsoft today announced the preview launch of Azure Dedicated Host, a new cloud service that will allow you to run your virtual machines on single-tenant physical services. That means you’re not sharing any resources on that server with anybody else and you’ll get full control over everything that’s running on that machine. Previously, Azure already offered isolated Virtual Machine sizes for two very large virtual machine types. Those are still available, but their use cases are comparably limited to these new hosts, which offer far more flexibility. With ...

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Apple, Microsoft and Google to test new standard for patient access to digital health data

Like | TechCrunch | Jul 31, 2019 | Technology | Tags: aetna, Apple, Google, Health, health insurance, Medical Records, Medicare, Microsoft, microsoft healthvault, TC, telehealth, United States, washington, Washington D.C., White House

Source: Apple, Microsoft and Google to test new standard for patient access to digital health data A newly released data model and draft implementation guide for providing directly to patients digital access to historical health insurance claims data could mean you have better access to this info from the devices you use everyday. Called the CARIN Blue Button API, it’s a new model developed by private sector partners, including consumer organizations, insurance providers, digital health app developers and more. This new draft implementation will be in testing with participating companies beginning this year, including a number of different state-specific BlueCross/BlueShield ...

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A TED-Ed Lesson Exploring the Pros and Cons of Types of Milk October 21, 2020
TED-Ed released a new lesson this week. The lesson is all about milk. The title of the lesson, Which Kind of Milk is Best for You? doesn't accurately portray the number of lessons and questions that can be raised when students watch the video. Which Kind of Milk is Best for You? explains the basics of […]
An Easy Way to Search in Google Classroom October 21, 2020
Twice this week I've had people ask me if there is a search function in Google Classroom. Unless, I've been overlooking something obvious, there isn't a native search function built into Google Classroom. What I have been telling people to do is use Control+F on Windows computers or Command+F on Mac computers to search within […]
13 Google Forms Tutorials for Beginners and Experienced Users October 21, 2020
For the last six or seven months whenever I open my YouTube analytics the top two videos are almost always How to Host an Online Meeting With Zoom and The Basics of Creating a Quiz in Google Forms. And based on the response to the Google Forms video that I posted on Monday, there are […]

Apparently Foxconn's Wisconsin LCD Factory Is Fake October 22, 2020
Last week, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) rejected electronics maker Foxconn’s tax subsidy application for failing to not only hire the number of employees it promised, but to build a Gen 10.5 LCD factory. The company had instead built a Gen 6 facility to manufacture phone screens instead of a…Read more...
Amazon Isn't Even Hiding Its Intentions Anymore October 22, 2020
After spending years promising Congress that the data it collected from third-party sellers wasn’t used to beef up its private-label products, today Amazon decided to roll out a product meant to do exactly that. The Amazon Shopper Panel, as it’s called, promises to pay Amazon customers that offer intel to the…Read more...
What Your Favorite iPod Says About You October 22, 2020
In honor of the launch of the original scroll wheel iPod on Oct. 23, 2001, let’s look back on some notable iPod models and what they say about you as an early tech consumer. Every iPod tells a story, and some of the stories they told were pretty darn rough. Rip. Mix. Burn.Read more...