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Not everyone will get Windows 10 on July 29

Jul03
by on July 3, 2015 at 6:56 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Windows 10

Windows 10
With less than a month to go before the launch of its latest OS, Microsoft has announced that it will roll out Windows 10 in phases, starting on its release date of July 29. That means that not every PC that’s eligible for an upgrade will receive it on launch day. Microsoft says it’s opting for a phased roll-out to help manage the demand. In fact, the Redmond giant will first deliver the update to users who have signed up for its Windows Insider beta testing program. It will then push Windows 10 in waves to other users who have…

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Here’s why you can’t read Reddit’s Ask Me Anything threads right now

Jul03
by on July 3, 2015 at 5:26 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, reddit

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Major sections of Reddit, including its famed Ask Me Anything (AMA) subreddit, have gone dark after the dismissal of talent director Victoria Taylor (better known as /u/chooter). Taylor was responsible for organizing, scheduling and often physically being present to transcribe AMA sessions with the likes of US President Barack Obama, Julian Assange, Amy Poehler and others. After she was let go, the moderators of the r/iAmA subreddit took it private to figure out how to handle their roster of upcoming AMAs without Taylor’s help. That effectively shut out other users from the subreddit entirely. Without implying that Reddit needs to let…

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Microsoft Edge is already good enough for me to drop Chrome

Jul03
by on July 3, 2015 at 12:24 am
Posted In: Around the Web

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From the tarnished ashes of Internet Explorer came Microsoft Edge, an all-new browser built from the ground up for Windows 10. When we first went hands-on with the browser – then still called Project Spartan – we thought it brought some interesting concepts to the table, but it was much too buggy and sparse on features to replace daily drivers like Chrome or Firefox. This week however, Microsoft finally showed us a more complete version of the browser, as it adopted the new Edge branding and prepared to take on the big names – and it might just have a…

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