The top court in the land ruled 8-0 in favor of overturning a 2015 decision by the San Francisco 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. That decision meant Xbox 360 owners could appeal an earlier dismissal of their class action by a Seattle-based federal judge in 2012. Owners of Microsoft’s popular console claimed the device would ruin discs because of a design fault. The San Francisco Court of Appeal allowed owners to dismiss their own cases so they could appeal the original denial....

According to the company, Minecraft: The Exhibition will be a rolling live tour that will extend over multiple years. It got underway on February 18 at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. As the name suggests, the event is an exhibit of everything Minecraft covering 6,000 sq.ft. It has multimedia stands that provide interactive content for visitors to enjoy. For example, life size characters from the game, such as animals and unique characters like the Creeper....

“We’re beyond excited to reveal the premiere date for the upcoming Minecraft movie,” a Minecraft blog post reads. “That date is March 4, 2022. Does it sound distant? We beg to differ! It’s only 1053 days. Or about 34 months, or 150 weeks, or a million and a half minutes. Not that we’re counting, of course.” The reason the Minecraft is not coming out until three years from now seems to be because the project is being started again....

Mojang is now looking to change that and it will be taking advantage of its users to do so. The company has released paper prototype templates for each of its major platforms, letting players arrange them UI elements on a grid. Microsoft is encouraging players to get creative with their design and share them on YouTube or the official Minecraft Discord. It’s provided a few examples from its team that provide easier access to creative and survival modes, more prominent world previews, and more....

At the moment, Opera is the only major browser offering a built-in VPN service. Mozilla wants to join the party, but there will be one key difference. Opera’s VPN is an in-house creation, whereas Firefox will rely on a third-party developer. It is worth noting, numerous VPN providers already have extensions for Firefox. However, users still have to sign up for those services and often have a desktop version too....

PowerPoint Online is a web-based version of Microsoft’s popular Office application. Mozilla says Firefox 66 cannot save typed text in the presentation tool. The company is currently working on a fix for the problem in its Nightly branch of browser previews. Until the fix is ready, Mozilla has halted the release of Firefox 66. However, it is worth noting the new browser update had already been rolled out and has reached many users....

Why is my Netflix screen black? There are multiple reasons that may cause Netflix screen black on windows 10. If you are getting a black screen on the Netflix app the common reason may outdated Graphics driver. Again if you are getting black screen on web browser such as chrome there are chances outdated browsers, chrome extensions, Cookies and Browsing Data may cause the issue. 1 Why is my Netflix screen black?...

As discovered by Twitter’s APISAK, SiSoftware users have published several benchmarks for the 3700X. These include scores for arithmetic, multi-media, multi-core efficiency, power management, analysis, and image processing. A Comparison with the i9-9900k’s scores reveals promising results. The 7 3700X managed a score of 568.02 vs the 9900K’s 494.13 in image processing. It edged ahead by 9% in multimedia processing, with 860.88 vs 792.28. An Imperfect Comparison When it comes to processor arithmetic, though the 9900K wins....

While the flaw is being reported a lot by Insiders, it is not happening to everyone and has not affected Redstone 5 builds currently in preview. Microsoft described the problem as a blocking bug that causes BSODs. Some users also report build 17134 also has a problem with the Settings app, where initiating the application causes a crash. I wrote a week ago that Microsoft catching this problem before an official roll out was a good thing....

Chrome’s Emoji panel works just like Windows 10 Emoji panel. The emoji panel is currently an experimental feature and is expected to available publicly soon. but you can enable it from Chrome flags to give it a try. Here how Download chrome version 68 First of all make sure you have installed chrome version 68. 1 Download chrome version 682 Enable Emoji panel on Google Chrome3 How to use the Chrome Emoji Panel...

This new service combines cloud services such as PlayFab, Mixer, Xbox Live, Power BI, and Azure. There are also some development solutions thrown into the bundle. Designed for developers, Microsoft Game Stack is an important service because it debuts the sale of PlayFab services. Microsoft acquired the cloud-connected gaming platform in January 2018. PlayFab is a cloud-based company that provides game management and analytics solutions. Among its services are virtual currency tracking, leaderboards, authentication, commerce, and more....

The major change may prove essential in drawing users to the browser. It means the availability of several popular add-ons, including Grammarly, Dashlane, Office Online, and more. To enable the functionality, beta users simply have to visit the Chrome web store and try to download an app. Opera will prompt them to download the ‘Install Chrome Extensions’ extension. “Chrome’s rich extensions web store is now available in today’s Opera beta release....

However, Soltero’s career has taken a somewhat unexpected move. Axios reports that the executive is now heading Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana. He will act as a corporate vice president, reporting to AI head Harry Schum and Cortana engineering CVP Andrew Shuman. Thinking deeper, though, the move makes sense. Soltero has spurred great progress for Outlook, particularly on mobile. His expertise has made it one of Android’s most lauded email apps, with iOS not too far behind....

“We are reviewing the DoD’s handing of the JEDI cloud acquisition,” the Inspector General says. “Including the development of requirements and the request for proposal process. A multidisciplinary team is investigating concerns around JEDI referred to us by Members of Congress and through the DoD Hotline. In addition, we are investigating whether current or former DoD officials committed misconduct relating to the JEDI acquisition, such as whether any had any conflicts of interest related to their involvement in the acquisition process....

The USRT is supposed to be the primary contact for white hat hackers finding vulnerabilities. An e-mail address with a corresponding PGP key is also provided to facilitate reporting of vulnerabilities. The UEFI Security Response Team is organized as a subcommittee of the UEFI Board, but won´t be an independent working group. The USRT is supposed to improve the reputation of the UEFI BIOS, which has been criticised by Google and others for being highly insecure....

Its wonderful application compatibility with all Windows 10/8.1/7 editions to ensures the download process steady without crash. No virus, no plug-ins, and even no ads inside the software, offering you the purest download experience without any security worries. Better yet, plenty of software just support download video one by one now, but WinX YouTube downloader supports download Videos individually or in batch. Features of WinX YouTube Downloader When we come to the Features part “WinX YouTube Downloader”, It’s Fast and stable, 4K 8K Supported, And most important Absolutely free !...

Collecting web browser data when users visit websites is not uncommon. Indeed, third parties log website visits and make a digital record. With these records, advertisers can create ads that are tailored to interests. For content providers, the data can be used to make sure website content suits the audience. To maintain user privacy, the data collected is anonymized. This means the specific user data is anonymous to prevent advertisers from targeting ads because they know who a visitor is....

MalwareHunterTeam spotted the attack. The researchers say the fake webpage will look like a legitimate Office 365 page to users. In fact, the attackers have included details such as links that do point to official Microsoft domains. When a user clicks one of these links, a pop-up windows appears that has been designed for different browsers. It issues a fake browser update alert, recommending users download the update. It seems Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox are the targets....

Firstly, there is no doubt WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are more popular than Skype. Both the Facebook-owned services passed one billion download some time ago, while both have more active monthly and daily users. Indeed, while Skype for Android has been downloaded this many times, one billion is not an accurate number for active users. Microsoft announced at Build 2016 that Skype had 300 million monthly active users. Of course, a lot of time has passed since Build 2016, but not 700 million more users time....

Microsoft says users can now easily switch between speaker, earpiece, wired, and Bluetooth devices. As usually, the company has also made those unspecific bug fixes and improvements across the app: Improved audio control – easily switch between your earpiece, speaker, wired or Bluetooth device during a call. Bug fixes and various improvements If you are on Android, you can grab the update by heading to the Skype app on the Google Play Store....