Microsoft Paint will be removed from Windows 10: Here’s when it will happen

Microsoft Paint is on the chopping block, if you go by a recent announcement from the company, which has put out list of features that will be removed or deprecated in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. There's no word on the final date when Paint will be removed.

Microsoft Paint is on the chopping block, if you go by a recent announcement from the company, which has put out list of features, functionalities that will be removed or deprecated in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Paint is an iconic software, if not in capabilities, but in terms of how long it has been around on Microsoft’s Windows systems. Paint, which was first launched in 1985 and has been around for nearly 32 years.

                      So what happens to Microsoft Paint next? Microsoft says Paint will be ‘deprecated’. What this means is that the software is not in active development and it can be removed entirely in future releases of Windows. Further below, the post adds next to Microsoft Paint, “Will be available through the Windows Store. Functionality integrated into Paint 3D.” So while the application will be ‘deprecated’, it looks like for sometime Microsoft will have Paint on the Windows Store, but its features will be integrated in Paint 3D in the future.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Review

 AMD's Ryzen 7 launch earlier this year went off pretty much without a hitch. A lot was riding on it, considering that before this, AMD hadn't managed to put out a CPU worth getting excited about in nearly a decade. The Ryzen 7 family targets relatively high-end buyers, and we were promised that the Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 lines, with fewer cores and lower speeds, would follow in due course. So far, the company has kept all its promises, and so we now have with us a Ryzen 5 1600X CPU for review.This is the most powerful and highest priced of the four Ryzen 5 models currently available. It is carefully calibrated to take on Intel's Core i5 CPUs, hitting them in their biggest weak spot. The target audience is mainstream users and enthusiasts who want it all, but who still see the merits of saving money where they can. We're going to see how it stacks up against the mighty Ryzen 7 1800X which we tested at launch time, and whether Intel should be worried about losing its grip on this extremely important market segment.

Microsoft 365, a Bundle of Office 365 and Windows 10, Launched for Enterprises

  ets 360 Staff, 11 July 2017

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Microsoft on Monday at its keynote for its partner conference, Microsoft Inspire, announced Microsoft 365, a service that allows customers to purchase the Office 365 productivity suite, Windows 10 and other services in one bundle.
The product announcements, part of the company's Inspire customer conference in Washington, come just days after news that Microsoft plans to lay off thousands of sales reps.
Microsoft is reorganizing to simplify its sales and marketing efforts and put more emphasis on partnerships with services companies such as KPMG
The Redmont giant also unveiled a new service that allows customers to use its cloud technology on their own servers, part of the company's efforts to refocus its product line to compete more effectively with rivals Amazon and Alphabet's Google.
The world's biggest software maker is looking to carve out a niche among customers who cannot or do not want to move all their computing operations to the massive shared data centres that are collectively known as the cloud.
"One of the key differentiations we have with Azure versus our two biggest competitors in the cloud platform space is our ability to support true hybrid solutions," Judson Althoff, Microsoft's executive vice president of worldwide commercial business, told Reuters.
Azure is Microsoft's cloud-computing platform, pegged by most market share studies as second in cloud computing behind Amazon Web Services.
Dell, Lenovo, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will provide new servers and equipment needed to run the service, Microsoft said. The companies will ship the first systems to customers in September.
Julia White, corporate vice president of Azure, said that the new service, called Azure Stack, is aimed at businesses that want to use Azure but have specific needs for a localized version of the software.
"Azure Stack is an extension of Azure," White said. "It's not a replacement for your legacy private cloud."
White said Azure Stack could be used by companies with operations in remote locations where it can be difficult to get an internet connection, such as oil rigs or cruise ships, or those in regions with regulations that require that data be kept locally."We've seen a lot of pent-up demand from end-user customers as well as third-party providers who are anxious to deploy this solution," said Gartner analyst Ed Anderson.
"I anticipate that this offering will provide a significant boost to Microsoft's overall cloud business."

Interent Connected Smart Mirror from Nuovo

In the current times, everything doubles up to perform more roles than just one. The humble mirror is no different as Nuovo introduces a smarter version of it all. Once connected to the internet and synced with the ‘Nuovo Smart Mirror’ mobile app, this ‘Smart Mirror’ developed by Nuovo can connect you to the world of web and convenience in an innovative manner.

It can keep you updated with notifications from social sites like Facebook and Twitter. You can get the latest news from the leading publications, can also access YouTube videos, and even book cab through Uber. In addition to this, this smart mirror will always keep you on top of your daily schedule with the help of Google Calendar, can keep you updated with the latest decor trends and lets you access the emails. A user can control which app to be displayed on the mirror for easy access by controlling them through the mirror as well as mobile application.

This ‘Smart mirror’ can be used by users through account creation, logins etc. It needs to get installed in the place of choice with a dedicated UPS connected, a wifi connection and (one-time creation) in a ‘Smart Mirror App’. Once the app is downloaded, register yourself by signing up and syncing all the apps by allowing them to access the information.

Applications integrated are:

Facebook: To see what your friends are up to
Twitter: To check what the world is tweeting about
Gmail: To never miss an important mail
Clock, Stopwatch, Alarm: To know time or set alarm
News: To keep a track of what’s happening in the world
YouTube: To watch your favorite videos
Maps: To Navigate through the bustling city life
Uber: To book your cab on the go
To stay updated with the latest decor trends through HelpMeBuild
Calendar updates: To sojourn on schedule

iBall CompBook Marvel 6 Laptop With Windows 10 Launched at Rs. 14,299

iBall has launched a new laptop in India, further expanding its portfolio in the country. The iBall CompBook Marvel 6 is priced at Rs. 14,299 and is available via retail outlets across the country.
The iBall CompBook Marvel 6 is a budget laptop that feeds on a 38Wh 5000mAh Li-Polymer battery, and offers the provision to integrate HDD/SDD of up to 1TB for storage of media. iBall says the laptop is targeted at mid-level executives, students, and business users that are looking for a budget laptop with sufficient battery power and storage. It weighs 1.41 kgs and runs on Windows 10. You can upgrade to the Windows 10 Pro as well, for a price tag of Rs. 17,799.

The iBall CompBook Marvel 6 sports a 14-inch HD display and is powered by the Intel Celeron N3350 processor clocked at a maximum speed of up to 2.4GHz. The laptop offers 3GB of DDR3 RAM, and has 32GB of in-built storage as well. As mentioned, there is a provision to affix a 2.5-inch HDD/SDD inside the laptop of up to 1TB. Additionally, there is also a microSD card slot which offers expandable storage of up to 128GB. Connectivity options include in-built dual band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI v1.4a, and USB 3.0 port. iBall is offering a one-year warranty with the purchase of the iBall CompBook Marvel 6 laptop as well.

Microsoft Modern Keyboard With 'Hidden' Fingerprint Scanner Launched

Microsoft on Thursday silently unveiled a new keyboard, called the Microsoft Modern Keyboard. Priced at Rs. $129.99 (roughly Rs. 8,500), the new Modern Keyboard is listed as "coming soon" on the company's US website with no word when the accessory will go on sale. The highlight of the keyboard is that it comes with a fingerprint scanner that just looks like any other key on the keyboard.

"Our vision was to blend the Fingerprint reader into a keyboard, so it would appear to be any other key. We iterated relentlessly to improve each layer, making sure they came together to create a flawless typing experience that felt like any other key," Microsoft says on the product page of the Modern Keyboard.

The keyboard comes with aluminium frame and Microsoft claims it sports "highest quality" and is "virtually indestructible."

The Modern Keyboard will allow Windows 10 users to enable Windows Hello fingerprint authentication on their devices. The fingerprint scanner has been placed on the second Windows key on the right side of the keyboard, and can be used for signing in to the system or any website using Windows Hello.

Logitech Introduces World's First Wireless Charging Mousepad, Two New Gaming Mice

While we've been distracted by the benefits of wireless charging technology for smartphones, Logitech has found a very practical use for it in the form of a mousepad. The Logitech G Powerplay is the world's first wireless charging system for gaming mice, which is being launched alongside two new flagship gaming mice Logitech G903 and G703. The Logitech Powerplay is priced around $100 (roughly Rs. 6,433) and will be available some time in August, while the Logitech G903 and G703 wireless gaming mice are priced at $150 (roughly Rs. 9,650) and $100, respectively and will be available in June. India pricing and availability are yet to be known.
Logitech G, a brand of Logitech, says that Powerplay is a departure from existing wireless charging standards and is designed to deliver uninterrupted charging over surface of the mousepad, which essentially means your wireless mouse will constantly be charged when in use. The wireless charging system uses an application of electromagnetic resonance that creates an energy field on the surface of the 275x320mm mousepad. Notably, the company also says that this will not hamper or cause any interference with the mouse's functionality.