Starting 1st October, GitHub to replace the default 'master' branch with 'main'. GitHub said that they are committed to making the renaming process as seamless as possible for project maintainers, and thus they are coming up with a tool later this year.
So, what will be the impact next month to your new and existing repositories hosted on GitHub? To know the answer, you will need to read the post further.
Realme Narzo 20 Pro, Realme Narzo 20A, and the Realme Narzo 20 launched in India today at an affordable price range, starting Rs. 8,499 to Rs. 16,999. It is said to be a 14% increase in touch speed, and an 18% increase in frame rate stability, making you feel the power in your smartphone.
For a complete specification and the price of Realme Narzo 20 Pro, Realme Narzo 20A, Realme Narzo 20 in India, you will need to continue reading the post further.
GitHub users can now run an entire GitHub workflow from the terminal. Microsoft owned GitHub announces GitHub CLI version 1.0, which was there in Beta since February 2020. With this, you can now call the GitHub API to script and create workflows without having to switch your terminal sessions.
As it was the most demanded feature during the beta stage, the GitHub CLI is now available to use on repositories hosted on GitHub Enterprise Server 2.2 and above. To know more about the announcement, continue reading further.
Microsoft's revamped Edge interface is clean and stylish. It provides you a world-class performance with more privacy, more productivity, and more value while you browse the internet. You can now get the latest Microsoft Edge update for your business, school, or organization with multi-platform support in over 90 languages.
Back in August 2020, Microsoft Edge 85 was released, and after that, build 85.0.564.60 is the 4th and latest stable build of Microsoft Edge 85. Here you can find the direct links to download the latest offline installer of Microsoft Edge.
Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2) reached the next milestone. Windows 10 build 19042.508 (KB4571756) is now rolling out to the Windows Insiders who are in the Release Preview Channel to get it checked before the company promotes it to the general public.
So, it's just a month's time before it gets general availability. Once it goes live, will you upgrade to it, or wait for a month or two before it comes to a stable state? Let us know your views.
Microsoft is currently working on a new feature called "Sleeping Tabs" for their Chromium-powered Microsoft Edge browser, which will let the inactive browser tabs sleep after a specified time to save system resources.
This is indeed a very good feature when you keep a lot of tabs open on a regular basis. To know more about the feature, its availability, and how to enable it, continue reading further.
Dark Theme improvements come to Windows Search. With the latest Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 20215 in the Dev Channel, Microsoft now rolling out the dark theme support to the Windows Search results through a server-side change.
This change will make the transition between Start and search results easier on the eyes now. To know what has been changed with Windows 10 build 20215, continue reading further.
Microsoft announces that the company is planning to add support for Android and iOS in .NET 6. The next major version of .NET (i.e. .NET 5.0, currently in Release Candidate 1) is going to be shipped in November 2020, and .NET 6 will be shipped in November 2021 as an LTS (Long Term Support).
If you are an application developer, you should know Microsoft's plan on releasing the next versions of .NET, and the support for Android, iOS platforms. Conversely, they will stop supporting platforms that are no longer relevant.
It's just a week after Microsoft released the first build of Microsoft Edge 87 to the Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. Now the Redmond based software giant released another build to the insiders with a new feature, improvements, and bug fixes.
The new Microsoft Edge build 87.0.637.0 in the Dev Channel adds the ability to activate Shy UI with a gesture on touch screen devices. For a complete changelog, continue reading further.
The latest version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium) not only alerts you when it finds your credentials leaked somewhere in the Dark Web, but now also suggests you a random, strong, and unique password when you visit a site to create a new account.
Microsoft added a new feature called "Suggest strong passwords" to Microsoft Edge 87 (enabled by default). If you are currently running Edge Canary or Edge Dev build, you can try out it now. The feature will soon roll out to the stable release channel.
The latest version of Microsoft Edge in the Dev Channel gets support for viewing the Table of Contents (TOC) of a PDF document. If you are having Microsoft Edge version 87.0.634.0 and above, you can now view and navigate the document through the new "Table of Contents" panel.
This is indeed a great new feature in Microsoft Edge, along with the other features like Read aloud, PDF Highlighter, Smooth Scrolling, PDF Forms filling, and Dark mode. Let's learn how to launch the TOC Panel in Microsoft Edge while viewing a PDF document.
Microsoft releases Visual Studio Code August 2020 (version 1.49) update. The new update comes with several new improvements such as the ability to format changed codes, change text casing, display pending changes per repository, filter debug console output and more.
To know more about the new features introduced in the latest Microsoft Visual Studio Code August 2020 Update, and to download the latest stable build, continue reading further.
Microsoft added a new feature to Microsoft Edge that will now allow you to choose "Open" or "Save" options for downloaded items before the download begins. This is called as the new download GUI. Though this feature was there in the old legacy Edge browser, Microsoft recently added it to the Chromium-powered Edge.
If you are running the latest Edge Canary or Edge Dev build (version 87.x or higher), you will have to turn ON a setting to experience the feature. Here's how you can enable the new download UI in Microsoft Edge. Follow the steps mentioned below.
Microsoft releases a new Windows 10 build for the Windows Insiders who are on the Dev Channel. The latest Windows 10 build 20211 contains two new features. Among these, one is the ability to search for default apps, and the other is the ability to access the Linux file systems in WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).
If you are a Windows Insider and your device is enrolled against the Dev Channel, you can grab the latest preview build through Windows Update. In this post, we are going to learn how to access Linux files with Windows Explorer in Windows 10.
Microsoft releases a new Windows 10 build for the Windows Insiders who are on the Dev Channel. The latest Windows 10 build 20211 contains two new features. Among these, one is the ability to search for default apps, and the other is the ability to access the Linux file systems in WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).
If you are a Windows Insider and your device is enrolled against the Dev Channel, you can grab the latest preview build through Windows Update. Before upgrading to this build, make sure to check out the original release notes for known issues present in this build.
Microsoft releases Edge 87 to the Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest Microsoft Edge Dev build 87.0.634.0 adds some new features, a long list of reliability improvements, and changed behaviors. If you are on the Dev Channel, upgrade to the latest Dev build.
The key new features include the ability to Open and Save As for downloaded items on the Downloads shelf, PDF improvements, and ClickOnce support. Continue reading to read the list of new features and fixes in Microsoft Edge 87.
Microsoft's revamped Edge interface is clean and stylish. It provides you a world-class performance with more privacy, more productivity, and more value while you browse the internet. You can now get the latest Microsoft Edge update for your business, school, or organization with multi-platform support in over 90 languages.
Back in August 2020, Microsoft Edge 85 was released, and after that, build 85.0.564.51 is the 3rd and latest stable build of Microsoft Edge 85. Here you can find the direct links to download the latest offline installer of Microsoft Edge.
Microsoft releases a new test build of Windows 10 to the insiders in the Beta channel (formerly known as Slow Ring). The new insiders preview build 19042.508 (KB4571756) is intended for commercial customers in the Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel for pre-release validation as outlined here.
The new build doesn't include any new features, but a set of quality improvements as security updates. To see what are the changes in this build for Windows 10 version 20H2, continue reading further.
The chromium powered Microsoft Edge not only allows you to create and manage multiple profiles but also adds the ability to switch the profile automatically (with a prompt) if it detects a link as personal or work-related. This feature is very useful to segregate personal and office related web browsing.
But what if your Microsoft Edge is not prompting you to switch between your personal and work profile, even if the profiles were already created? Let's learn how you can fix this issue easily.
Windows 10 allows you to check for new updates by navigating to
Today in this short "how-to" series, we will learn how to add a new context menu entry to your Windows 10 desktop and make it easier to access the Windows Update page. Continue reading further.
Last year, during the Ignite 2019 conference, Microsoft announced the public preview of Visual Studio Codespaces which allowed developers to code from anywhere using a browser and the internet. Now the company has decided to retire it and migrate all its users to GitHub Codespaces.
According to the Microsoft announcement, the service is being retired in February 2021. If you are an existing Visual Studio Codespaces user, you can start your transition to GitHub Codespaces now. To know more about the timeline of the transition, continue reading further.
Microsoft released a new Office for Android Build 16.0.13231.20002 to the insiders. The latest build adds a couple of new features to Outlook that includes support for two-way calendar sync, customizable mail notifications, and a prompt to download Teams on your mobile when you create an online Teams meeting.
This update comes to the monthly release channel, and it is not yet clear if there will be any new build this month for the other office products. To know more about the new features, continue reading next.
The mobile commenting feature of OneDrive has been expanded to non-Office file types, including photos, videos, PDF documents, and over 300 other file types. Prior to that, the feature was only working for Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.
You can now add new comments, view and reply to existing comments, delete comments, and perform more such operations on any of your OneDrive files from your Android device. Continue reading to know more about it and it's availability.
Microsoft released a new insiders preview build of Windows 10 in the Dev Channel. The latest Windows 10 build 20206 includes a set of new input features, which is going to come sometime next year though these features are not yet tagged to any feature release.
The new features include updates to Emoji Picker, Keyboard, and Voice Typing. To know more about the features, and learn what's new coming up with the next versions of Windows 10, continue reading further.
