America’s Uncivil War Over Words - The New York Times
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Internet giants roar back against net neutrality teardown
"Silicon Valley is pushing back against Republicans' plans to rewrite net neutrality rules.
Former Federal Communications Commission commissioner Ajit Pai (center) is the new chairman of the agency. Mignon Clyburn (right) and Michael O'Rielly (left) remain commissioners.
The Internet Association, a lobbying group that represents companies such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, Netflix and Microsoft, met with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday. Its message was clear: Don't tear down our existing online protections.
Internet giants roar back against net neutrality teardown
Former Federal Communications Commission commissioner Ajit Pai (center) is the new chairman of the agency. Mignon Clyburn (right) and Michael O'Rielly (left) remain commissioners.
The Internet Association, a lobbying group that represents companies such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, Netflix and Microsoft, met with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday. Its message was clear: Don't tear down our existing online protections.
Internet giants roar back against net neutrality teardown
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Windows 10 Creators Update: the 10 best new features - The Verge
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"Microsoft has been testing its latest Windows 10 Creators Update in recent months, and it's now ready to roll out to existing machines. While the previous Anniversary Update included more significant features, the Creators Update includes some small and welcome additions. I’ve been testing Windows 10’s Creators Update for months now, and these are my favorite new features coming to Windows."
Windows 10 Creators Update: the 10 best new features - The Verge
How to get the new Windows 10 Creators Update - CNET
I installed the update today, 4/11/17 and it seems to be working very well. The connectivity issues I was having with my Surface Mouse after start up seems to have been corrected. The Surface 4 Pro I5 seems to be a little faster than it was after the anniversary update. I will report back if I discover any issues with this update.
"We don't just hit a button, 400 million machines update and we break the internet," says Microsoft spokesman David Dennis.
No, the Windows 10 Creators Update won't be nearly that fast. Microsoft heard you loud and clear when you said you didn't want updates shoved down your throat -- so even as the company promises a long list of improvements to its operating system, it's going to be a slow, measured rollout.
The Windows 10 Creators Update is officially launching today, April 11. But you shouldn't expect to automatically find the free update on your computer on day one. Microsoft says it could take as long as a couple of months before everyone sees it, and even then you'll have the opportunity to snooze it until you're ready.
"We went into this with the guiding principle of 'do no harm,'" says Dennis, adding that Microsoft is working with individual computer hardware manufacturers to make sure the new update won't cause unforeseen issues on their PCs. (One woman successfully sued Microsoft for $10,000 last June.)
But what if you'd rather get the Windows 10 Creators Update as soon as possible, caution be damned? Here are four techniques that might bring you those new features faster.
Obvious, yes? But if you haven't checked Windows Update in the past couple of weeks, you might want to check again. Microsoft is advertising the Windows 10 Creators Update right inside the Windows Update setting screen. It looks like this."
How to get the new Windows 10 Creators Update - CNET
Review: Samsung’s Chromebook Pro will change the way you look at Chrome – BGR
"Market research firm IDC estimates that 428.5 million smartphones shipped in the fourth quarter alone last year, with the overwhelming majority of those phones having been powered by Android. Meanwhile, IDC says that a total of 260.2 million PCs shipped in all of 2016. Even though Microsoft currently owns more than 90% of the PC market according to Net Applications, Android user numbers have continued to grow while PC shipments decline.
So, what happens years from now when all these Android users have the option to buy a new Windows PC, or a new Chrome OS computer that gives them tighter integration with their phones and access to all the same apps and services they enjoy on other devices, in addition to desktop-grade apps? Of course, Android apps themselves will likely be “desktop-grade” by then, but the point is Microsoft’s advantages with Windows have been dwindling slowly over the past decade, and it looks like the pace may soon accelerate."
Review: Samsung’s Chromebook Pro will change the way you look at Chrome – BGR
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