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Microsoft enables Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers

The Verge

Microsoft is starting to allow Windows 10 testers to access Linux GUI apps. The first preview of support for GUI applications is available today for Windows Insiders, allowing developers to run GUI editors, tools, and applications to build and test Linux apps. Linux GUI apps running on Windows. Image: Microsoft.

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Microsoft to upgrade its xCloud servers to Xbox Series X hardware in 2021

The Verge

The service will initially be powered by Xbox One S consoles in server blades in Microsoft’s datacenters, but the software giant is planning to upgrade this hardware next year. It also includes a new built-in video encoder that is up to six times faster than the current encoder that Microsoft uses on existing xCloud servers.

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Upgrading your PC’s hardware for Windows 11

Computerworld Vertical IT

There are some hardware upgrades that I will gladly do — upgrades such as ensuring that all hard drives in any computer I have are SSDs rather than IDE hard drives. Especially with Windows 10, it’s a no-brainer: an SSD makes any wheezy computer snappier. I’m both a cheap geek and a realistic one. But upgrading a processor?

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What to expect in Windows 11: Former Microsoft PM Kevin Stratvert on the new upgrade

GeekWire

Come on, how much has really changed in Windows 11 vs. Windows 10? Stratvert is a former Microsoft program manager who left the company to focus full-time on his work as a YouTube creator, producing how-to videos about software and services from Microsoft and others. 5 Awesome Windows 11 Features you should use.

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Microsoft BitLocker encryption cracked in just 43 seconds with a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico

TechSpot

In a YouTube video, security researcher Stacksmashing demonstrated that hackers can extract the BitLocker encryption key from Windows PCs in just 43 seconds using a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico. Read Entire Article

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Vergecast: Amazon announces a new fleet of hardware

The Verge

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Dan Seifert discuss all the important announcements from Amazon’s fall hardware event this week — a security drone for your home, a spherical Echo , a cloud gaming service , a location-tracking mesh network , new Eero routers , and a whole lot more. Amazon’s fall hardware event: the 13 biggest announcements.

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Epic v. Apple trial reveals how Microsoft has never made money off Xbox hardware

GeekWire

in Q3 gaming revenue, 232% growth in hardware sales. It’s long been understood that Microsoft and Sony sell their video game consoles on a “razor and blades” model, where the company subsidizes its hardware and sells it at a loss in order to make the money back on software and services.

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