Here’s some background on the mysterious Dark Ones players encounter throughout the Metro 2033 video game series. The original game was based on the bestselling Metro 2033 novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky, which is set years after a nuclear attack on Russia. The survivors went underground and eke out an existence in the dark tunnels of the sprawling metro system. Adding to the stress are rival factions and assorted mutated creatures running around....

The new policy allows admins to exclude removable USB drives from BitLocker – a control that should be helpful across many sectors, like healthcare, where specialized external devices are frequently connected to a PC by many users. “This will solve the problem of automatic or accidental encryption of storage built into specialized devices like video cameras, voice recorders, conferencing systems, medical devices and many more,” Microsoft says in release notes for the Windows 11 Insider Dev Channel preview build number 22579....

It’s another way Microsoft is catering to the new world of hybrid work and will be viewed as a positive step by people who rely on an Azure Active Directory login for access to Office apps at work, but then use a personal Microsoft Account for other activity. In the second quarter of the year, Microsoft 365/Office 365 users will be able to sign into multiple accounts in the same browser and then switch between personal and work accounts (or other work accounts) when accessing different Microsoft web apps....

Following today’s iPhone event where Apple unveiled its new colourful “lower-cost” iPhone 5c and the gold iPhone 5s with built-in fingerprint sensor, the competition is already weighing in on what it thinks about Apple’s upgraded smartphone lineup. Microsoft’s Windows Phone Twitter account sent out the tweet above with the headline “5 things Apple didn’t announce today” while promoting Nokia’s Lumia 1020’s 41MP camera. 5 things Apple didn’t announce today http://t.co/1X8WYrGm2H It’s #timetoswitch to the #WindowsPhone Lumia 1020 w/ 41 MP & reinvented zoom....

Microsoft Office Fluent UI Redesign The most notable change is to the ribbon. Microsoft says this will be a more modern, clean, and simplified look that will be highly customizable. You can load it up with the tools you use most during the day and remove the ones you never need. it will also be collapsible to a single line that looks like a toolbar. The web version of Word will see the new ribbon design first and select Office Insiders will start to see the new ribbon for Outlook in July....

This is also the first smartphone in the world to incorporate four rear cameras and is equipped with features designed to help any user to live every day to the fullest. It was from Malaysia, at an event with the name “4X Fun“, that the South Korean giant Samsung presented recently, the new Samsung Galaxy A9. This smartphone was developed for those who know what they want. Whether it’s capturing a daring selfie or the perfect landscape, the new Galaxy A9 is the perfect companion to record and share the daily adventures wherever life takes you, as the South Korean giant Samsung reveals....

According to tech analyst Gartner, companies who wish to achieve this will need to look beyond traditional tech tools in 2023, particularly as leaders try to align their sustainability goals with new, rapidly evolving technological advancements. Gartner’s top strategic technology trends for 2023 are built around three themes: optimizing operations, scaling product delivery, and pioneering new opportunities for success. In plain terms, this means businesses in 2023 will need to make the most of the tech investments they already have, while also figuring out how to ramp-up delivery of their services or products, plus identifying new ways to innovate using new tech....

ColorWare, a company specializing in the customization of mobile phones, consoles, and even laptops, has launched a vintage edition of the iPhone 7 Plus that mimics the colors that the Macintosh had in its day. We are not talking about a simple case, but it is a personalized smartphone from the base: the painting is printed on the mobile itself, which partly explains why this edition has a price that reaches $1,899....

Today during Microsoft’s Surface event in New York City, the company just unveiled its new 12-inch, Core i7 Surface Pro 3 tablet and it spent much of its presentation comparing it to the iPad and MacBook Air. Microsoft is pitching the 9.1mm thick tablet– the thinnest Intel Core product ever made– as the first true replacement for your iPad and laptop combination. The announcement comes following rumors that Apple is at the very least testing similar sized tablets for future iPad models....

Microsoft Just Launched A New App Powered By AI We all know very well that the tech giant Microsoft completely redesigned its news service, which will have information from more than 3,000 headers around the world and can be consulted from various platforms like Android and iOS. Now according to the latest reports, the tech giant Microsoft does not want to be left behind in the segment of personalized news selection according to the interests of users....

This latest build includes a couple of interesting new features including a new picture-in-picture option, Windows Game Bar improvement for additional titles, and more. Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15031 Compact Overlay mode is a picture-in-picture type feature that allows you to continue watching a moving or doing video chat while switching to a productivity app like Excel. “When an app window enters compact overlay mode it’ll be shown above other windows so it won’t get blocked....

Like many other similar platforms, Allo has its own template smileys and stickers, as the expressions incorporate various apps that incorporate the messenger. For example, it is Whisper Shout, it is an app that allows you to resize the text to send. It also has a photo editor, among others. This messenger is directly connected to the line number and optionally linked to the Google account. Another interesting feature of Allo is the ability to understand conversations in real-time, which allows providing intelligent answers....

According to some information, the next “trend” will be the smartphones with 8GB RAM and LeEco Le 2s will probably be the first. Yes, LeEco which is also known as Leshi Internet Information & Technology, a Chinese technology company which is headquartered in Chaoyang District, Beijing. As we told that the LeEco, formerly known as LeTV, is one of the largest Chinese companies acting in various areas, from online TV, video production and distribution, smart devices and applications for ecommerce and much more....

Meet Xiaomi’s Cheapest And First Android Go Smartphone The Xiaomi’s Redmi Go smartphone is the latest addition from the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer to its smartphone catalog. The all-new Redmi Go uses the lightest version of Android, of course, I am talking about the Android Go which is based on Android Oreo 8.1. The all-new Xiaomi Redmi Go is basically designed to meet all our basic needs in a smartphone for smart work....

Microsoft and LinkedIn Announces Acquisition of Professional Network Microsoft’s vision for both companies is to harness the value of LinkedIn’s professional social network to bring value to end-users using popular services such as Office 365. If approved later this year, LinkedIn would be Microsoft’s biggest acquisition to date. Microsoft has made some interesting purchases over the years. Recent acquisitions include the developers of smartphone keyboard, Swift, and Xarmin developer tools....

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5_CrXh227Q&feature=youtu.be] Same old story, but with a Christmas theme this time around in the latest Apple-bashing Surface ad from Microsoft. Touchscreen, kickstand, USB, etc, Microsoft has given up on comparing its tablets with the iPad and instead wants you to believe Surface Pro 3 is an acceptable substitute for a MacBook Air. It certainly isn’t the first time Microsoft has put the Surface Pro 3 head to head with MacBooks in its advertisements....

What is Kernel? A kernel is an important part of an OS that manages system resources. It also acts as a bridge between the software and hardware of the computer. It is one of the first program which is loaded on start-up after the bootloader. The Kernel is also responsible for offering secure access to the machine’s hardware for various programs. It also decides when and how long a certain application uses specific hardware....

Microsoft officials said the new Digital Contact Center platform will be available starting today, July 19, and will be customizable based on customer needs. Microsoft is announcing the availability of a Nuance + Microsoft joint offer on Enterprise Agreements starting August 1. Via this offer, customers can buy Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service + Nuance Gatekeeper (GK), Nuance Conversational Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Nuance Digital Engagement Platform (NDEP) on their Microsoft Enterprise Agreements....

In the Redmond giant’s latest round of patches, usually released on the second Tuesday of each month on what is known as Patch Tuesday, Microsoft fixed the aforementioned active exploit, as well as seven other “critical” issues: five remote code execution (RCE) bugs and two elevation of privilege (EoP) flaws. The remaining list of 67 exploits are dominated by additional RCE and EoP bugs. A smattering of denial-of-service, information leaks, security feature bypasses, and spoofing issues were corrected as well....

Meet Google’s New Device Smartphone With Snapdragon 855 And Android Q The tech giant Google launched its flagship smartphones, of course, Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL in October 2018 and may already be working on a fourth generation of the line. This is what indicates a new record in the well-known benchmarking website, of course, Geekbench, created recently and code-named as “Google coral.” The well-known platform, of course, Geekbench says that the device has Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 SoC, 6GB of RAM and the latest version of Android, of course, I am talking about the Android Q....