Windows 10 is Getting a Linux Kernel, a Real Command Prompt, and New Edge

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May 7, 2019 Did You Know? The 1937 supernatural comedy Topper was the first black-and-white full-length feature film converted to color via digital colorization—the color version was released in 1985.   Advertisement Can't Play Damaged/Region DVD? Decrypt Any DVD with WinX DVD Ripper [Giveaway] Having issues to playback smudged DVDs? Want to play a UK or Japanese DVD in the USA without resetting pc's DVD drive's counter? WinX DVD Ripper Platinum features No.1 decoding ability for old DVDs, new blockbusters, 99-title DVDs, TV series DVDs etc. Decrypt & digitize any DVD discs in 5 minutes. Get WinX DVD Ripper Platinum with free license key   Windows 10 Is Getting a Built-in Linux Kernel Microsoft today announced Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2—that’s WSL 2. It will feature “dramatic file system performance increases” and support for Docker. To make all this possible, Windows 10 will have a Linux kernel. Read More »   We Tried Microsoft’s New Edge for Mac Browser, You Can Too During the Microsoft Build keynote yesterday, the company briefly teased Microsoft Edge for Mac. We managed to install the dev and canary builds on a Mac, and you almost can’t tell it isn’t a Windows build. That’s a good thing. Read More »   Free Download: Use Alexa Hands-Free on Any PC Alexa just got more powerful on Windows 10. Amazon previously brought Alexa to Windows, but wake words only worked on some PCs. Now, Alexa can run in the background and listen for “Alexa” commands on any PC. Read More »   Microsoft's Edge Browser Keeps Getting More Interesting Microsoft’s Edge browser is getting better privacy controls, an Internet Explorer Mode, collections for organizing web research, and even a Mac version. Microsoft announced these features at Build 2019, where it also announced a new Windows Terminal. Read More »   Windows 10 Is Finally Getting a Real Command Line Forget the Command Prompt. Microsoft is launching a new command line application named “Windows Terminal.” It features tabs and themes, with centralized access to PowerShell, the classic Cmd environment, and Bash via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL.) Read More »   Daily News Update: The Biggest Stories from Microsoft Build 2019 Microsoft’s annual Build conference started yesterday, and per the norm, a bunch of new announcements and cool stuff came with it. Here’s a quick look at some of the best things that we’ve seen so far. Windows 10 is getting a built-in Linux kernel. Probably the most significant announcement yesterday was the announcement of the Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2—WSL 2—which brings a full Linux kernel to Windows. We have all the details if you’re interested. It’s cool. A real command line is coming to Win10. The Windows Terminal, as it’s called, is a full command line, PowerShell, and Bash system rolled into one. It has tabs, themes, and even supports emoji. Welcome to the future. Big moves for Chromium Edge. Microsoft has been hard at work on the new Edge browser, which is based on the Chromium engine, and it announced a ton of new stuff yesterday. Better privacy controls, Internet Explorer Mode, and a OneNote-like feature called “Collections” to help with research are all along for the ride. Hit up our coverage for the full skinny. Edge for Mac, baby. Microsoft teased Edge for Mac very briefly, but the cat is out of the bag—you can already install and test the Edge Mac build for yourself. Spoiler: it’s almost identical the Windows version (and that’s a good thing!). There were also several smaller announcements, like the new Fluid Framework, improved Cortana interactions, Visual Studio in the browser, and AR Minecraft. So much cool stuff. In other news, it’s Google I/O day! Also, Apple released its first new iOS game in years, more drama for the Galaxy Fold, Twitter now lets you put GIFs and pictures in retweets, and more. Google I/O starts today: We expect all sorts of announcements about smarthome, Android Q, Stadia, Assistant, and even a couple of new phones. The livestream begins at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET, and you can watch it here. Apple’s first new iOS game since 2008: Say hello to Warren Buffet’s Paper Wizard. It’s a free download in the App Store. Maybe you can play it while you wait for the I/O keynote to start. [MacRumors] More Fold drama: Samsung can’t deliver a firm release date for the Galaxy Fold, so it’s canceling pre-orders unless customers explicitly say otherwise. Oof. [9to5Google] The GIFs are coming (to retweets): Twitter announced yesterday that you can now put GIFs and other images into retweets. What a time to be alive…though we really should talk about that edit button. [Engadget] Android Auto’s fresh new look: Google is giving Android Auto a makeover that will roll out “this summer.” It will have a much better interface that offers access to multiple apps at the same time, a more intuitive app drawer, and more. I can’t wait. [Google Blog] Google is going to let users block tracking cookies (kind of): A new report suggests that Chrome is going to get the option to block tracking cookies…except those from Google. Of course. [The Wall Street Journal via Android Police] A new supercomputer for the government: AMD and Cray are partnering to build an insane new 1.5 Exaflop supercomputer. It’s going to be…cray. [Anandtech] An Xbox controller with braille? Microsoft patented one, so it may be coming soon. And, man, that’s just really cool. [TechRadar] Finally, let’s talk about Pokemon. And I’m not talking about Detective Pikachu here—I’m talking about all the Pokemon. A new study suggests that Pokemon characters have a special place in the brains of “Pokemon experts.” A pea-sized cluster of neurons that does nothing else but store information about Pokemon. The study compared “experts” to a control group to confirm that they, indeed, had a special place in their brains just for these little digital creatures. Humans are wild, man. [Ars Technica]   How to Make a Typewriter or Command Line Animation in PowerPoint Adding quirky animations to your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation gives your slideshow a little extra life. Not only will adding a typewriter or command line animation entertain your audience, but it will also keep them focused on the text. Read More »   DEAL OF THE DAY Daily Deals: A $200 Google Pixel XL 128GB, an $800 MacBook, Civilization VI for $20, and More Ready to save some money? 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It may be one of the best Android phones I’ve ever used. Let’s take a look at the things that make this a great phone as its successor draws near. Read More »   How to Improve Microsoft Word’s Grammar Checker Microsoft Word comes with a powerful grammar checker, but many of its advanced grammar detection features are disabled by default. Grammarly is popular, but you don’t need it to add grammar checking to Word. Word itself contains a free alternative to Grammarly. Read More »   GEEK TRIVIA Which Game Console Was Designed to Discourage Drink-Related Damage? Super Nintendo Entertainment System » Xbox » Neo Geo » Sega Genesis »     Follow Us on Social Media   Advertisement How-To Geek Recommends Running Malwarebytes Alongside Your Antivirus Running antivirus is still important, but these days the really active threats are from spyware, adware, crapware, and the worst of all: ransomware. That's where Malwarebytes comes in. 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