The popularity of mobile gaming has skyrocketed in recent years. In 2020, there were 2.69 billion portable gaming players worldwide and in April 2022 it reached 3.24 billion. So, if you’re from places like Colorado, Tokyo, or Delhi, it’s likely you have been gaming on your mobile phone, from a range of online games to adventure escapes.

Furthermore, mobile games accounted for the majority of App Store earnings (66 percent). By the end of 2021, we can expect these figures to rise. Another interesting fact: in January 2021, global digital games market earnings increased by 15% to $11.6 billion.

When the Windows 11 operating system was first officially announced by Microsoft in June 2021, it was revealed that the OS will have support to install Android apps and games. Later, it didn't come along with the Windows 11 when the OS was globally launched on October 5th.

Now, the feature development and testing have been completed. Nearly after 6 months of testing by the Windows Insiders, Microsoft is now rolling out the Android apps support on supported Windows 11 devices running version 21H2.

Microsoft recently previewed Windows 11 Build 22557 to the insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest build brings a redesigned Task Manager with support to Dark Theme, and a new Efficiency Mode to make your running apps process faster in the foreground with efficiently utilizing energy.

The latest Windows 11 build 22557 also adds 5 new touch gestures to make it easier and quicker to navigate Windows 11 on a PC with touch. Would you like to know about these new gestures? Then continue reading further.

Windows 11 Build 22557 is now rolling out to the Windows Insiders who are on the Dev Channel. The latest build adds several new features and improvements. One of the key highlighted features of this build is the redesigned Task Manager and a new Efficiency Mode.

Other new features for Insiders in this build include folders in the pinned apps area of Start, live captions, a new Focus experience, Quick Access improvements in File Explorer, new touch gestures, and a lot more.

Microsoft announces the general availability of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1. Feedback from developers like you have helped us shape and refine Visual Studio 17.1 through its preview cycle, says Dominic Nahous (Senior Lead Program Manager, Visual Studio) in the announcement post.

The latest version of Visual Studio 2022 adds some cool new improvements that will make you more productive. Apart from these changes, the latest version also includes a lot of bug fixes. Upgrade to the latest version of Visual Studio 2022 now!

Microsoft releases the first build of Office version 2203 this week. If you are an Office Insider in the Windows Beta Channel, Microsoft is now rolling out build 15003.20004. The latest office preview build adds several improvements in terms of bug fixing.

If you are an Office Insider in the Windows Beta Channel, and/or would like to know what has been fixed in Microsoft Office version 2203, build 15003.20004, here's the full official changelog.

Visual Studio is the integrated development platform (IDE) from Microsoft that is used to build websites, web services, mobile applications, and desktop applications. If you are on the .NET platform, you have already used any one of the various versions of Visual Studio editor.

As Visual Studio 2022 has been already released a year ago, now the company has announced the end of support for the old versions: Visual Studio 2012, Visual Studio 2017, and Visual Studio 2019.

Last week, Microsoft released PowerToys 0.55.0 for Windows which brought three new utilities and several improvements. Now the company has released PowerToys version 0.55.2 as a patch to fix an issue that was noticed in v0.55.1.

For those unaware, Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities, which allows users to streamline their Microsoft Windows experience to have greater productivity using the operating system.

Microsoft released a new Windows 11 Build to the insiders. The latest Windows 11 Build 22000.526 is now rolling out to the Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel as KB5010414 update. The build adds a ton of improvements and fixes. Here is the complete list of changes (changelog).

Vivo T1 5G has been launched in India as the first smartphone in the Series T of the brand. The latest device comes packed with a 6.58" FHD+ in-cell display, up to 12GB RAM, and a 5000mAh battery that supports 18W Fast Charging capability.

In India, the Vivo T1 5G price starts at Rs 15,990. Let's take a look at the detailed specifications, price, and availability of the Vivo T1 5G smartphone.

Techno Pova 5G has been launched in India. This is the company's first 5G handset which was debuted in the Nigerian market in late December. The Tecno Pova 5G has a huge display, a powerful battery, and a 50MP triple camera configuration.

In India, the Techno Pova 5G is priced at Rs 19,999. At this price, the smartphone will be available for a limited time. Let's take a look at the detailed specifications and availability of the Techno Pova 5G smartphone.

As it is the second Tuesday of the month, it's time for patching all supported versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Being the second patch of the year, Microsoft now started rolling out the February 2022 Patch Tuesday update (KB5010386) for Windows 11 version 21H2.

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday (KB5010386) update contains all fixes from the previous optional update and also includes a few security fixes. To know more about the fixes in this build, and to download the Windows 11 KB5010386 update offline installer, continue reading further.

As it is the second Tuesday of the month, it's time for patching all supported versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Being the second patch of the year, Microsoft now started rolling out the February 2022 Patch Tuesday update (KB5010342) for Windows 10 versions 20H2, 21H1, and 21H2.

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. To know more about the fixes in this build, and to download the Windows 10 KB5010342 update offline installer, continue reading further.

In November 2021, Microsoft started rolling out the redesigned version of the Windows 11 Media Player to the Insiders in the Dev Channel. Now the company has announced that the redesigned version of the player is officially rolling out to the Beta Channel insiders also.

If you are running Windows 11 from Beta Channel, you can go to the Microsoft Store to get the new Windows 11 Media Player app. It is worth noting that the app will replace the Groove Music app once the installation is complete.

Microsoft Office version 2202 receives another update this week. If you are an Office Insider in the Windows Beta Channel, Microsoft is now rolling out build 14931.20010. The latest office preview build adds several improvements in terms of bug fixing.

If you are an Office Insider in the Windows Beta Channel, and/or would like to know what has been fixed in Microsoft Office version 2202, build 14931.20010, here's the full official changelog.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 was generally available on November 8, 2021, and continues adding new features & improvements to it. Now the company releases Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1 Preview 5, which brings several bug fixes.

In this context, it is worth noting that Visual Studio 2022 is the first version of the IDE that is available as a 64-bit app and thus it is not limited to ~4GB of memory in the main devenv.exe process.

Mid-January 2022, Microsoft released the first build of Edge 99 to the insiders running the Dev Channel builds. A week later, the company released Microsoft Edge Dev build 99.0.1135.5 with the ability to use Web Capture in PDFs, the ability to change the units that the air temperature is shown in on Edge mobile apps, support for Data Loss Prevention on websites by default, and more.

Now the company comes with another update for Microsoft Edge (Build 99.0.1150.2) that comes with a few new features and improvements. Here's everything that you would like to know about.

HDR (High Dynamic Range) is the next major leap in display technology. HDR10 provides a more detailed and realistic image, while Dolby Vision produces an enhanced cinematic experience with deeper colors that deliver on the detail you can't see before - even if it's right before your eyes!

HDR10 is open-standard and nonproprietary, whereas Dolby Vision requires a license from them. HDR10 is a superior standard when it comes to image quality, but Dolby Vision offers some advantages. Dolby Vision offers a far better picture quality than HDR10, due to its dynamic metadata.

Microsoft PowerToys 0.53.1, which was released last month, added support for G-code in file explorer, web search run plugin, and more. Now the company has released PowerToys version 0.55.0, based on .NET 5, and the company says that it will improve stability and performance.

The latest version of PowerToys comes with some new utilities and top bug fixes. Here is the complete list of new features and bug fixes (changelog) part of this build.

The Redmi Note 11 series has been launched in the global market by Xiaomi. Under the new series, you will find Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro (4G), Redmi Note 11S, and Redmi Note 11 smartphones in the market. The price of this series in the world market starts from just $179 (about Rs 13,410).

The phones come with an AMOLED display, Snapdragon / MediaTek processor, 5,000 mAh battery. Let's know the price and specifications of Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro (4G), Redmi Note 11S, and Redmi Note 11 smartphones.

Although being released in 1991, only recently has Python become a leading programming language, and that’s for a reason. Compared to other programming languages, Python is straightforward, and it doesn’t require solid knowledge in programming to learn it.

That’s the fundamental reason why students have started leaning toward learning Python in college.

Educators are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve their classroom instruction. When technology can be a game-changer, you can expect to see it implemented more and more frequently in your school. In this article, we'll help you get up to speed on some of the most popular trends in education today.

GitHub releases a new update for the open-source project Git, which bumped up the version number to 2.35. The latest build of Git (version 2.35) introduces a few interesting new features and changes.

Apart from that, it also adds several bug fixes from over 93 contributors. Here's everything that you would like to know about Git 2.35. So, continue reading further.

Microsoft Office version 2202 receives a new update. If you are an Office Insider in the Windows Beta Channel, Microsoft is now rolling out build 14912.20000 with a new feature improvement for Microsoft Excel users using Power BI-connected PivotTables.

Apart from that new feature improvement for Microsoft Excel, the latest version also includes a few fixes for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook client for Windows, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Office Suite.