The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is scheduled to be released to everyone on October 17th and there will be a lot more preview builds rolling out at a rapid pace. In fact, the leader of the Windows Insider program, Dona Sarkar, tweeted out a message about how busy it will be during the final stretch. — Dona Sarkar (@donasarkar) September 22, 2017 Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16296 Here is a list of the fixes you can expect in this most recent build according to Dona Sarkar’s announcement:...

Well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, formerly of KGI Securities, is out today with his first Apple-related investor note at his new firm, TF International Securities. After offering up a slew of 2018 iPhone details over the last few months, Kuo this time is breaking down Apple’s price strategy for the upcoming smartphones… In today’s investor note, Kuo says that he expects. Apple will “adopt a more aggressive price policy” for this year’s iPhones....

Making The Grade is a weekly series from Bradley Chambers covering Apple in education. Bradley has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students. I’ve written a lot about Apple TV over the years....

For many years after the introduction of the iPad, it was released like clockwork in the Spring. Since the K–12 buying season is also in the Spring, it was a perfect time for schools to make bulk purchases of the iPad. Now that Apple has shifted the iPad release schedule to the fall, schools are left buying devices that will be replaced by the time they’re in students’ hands. About Making The Grade: Every Saturday, Bradley Chambers publishes a new article about Apple in education....

Maple Media has purchased popular podcast app Player FM. Player FM was one of the top 10 download podcast apps on the App Store and Google Play store during March. Acquisitions of podcast apps seem to be a coming trend after both Pocket Casts and Castro were purchased. Pocket Casts was purchased by WNYC, NPR, WBEZ, and This American Life. Castro was purchased by the owners of Dribble. Michael Ritter, founder and CEO of Maple Media, said:...

NOTE: This article contains SPOILERS for X-Men: Blue #1 - Marvel Comics fans who suspected that the tease of a new Wolverine coming to X-Men: Blue #1 would actually be the clawed mutant’s son have turned out to be correct… but which son may be a bit of a surprise. It isn’t Daken, the somewhat-heroic, somewhat-villainous Dark Avengers Wolverine taking a turn back towards the light, but a far stranger twist....

Yesterday Mercedes-Benz sent over some images of Apple’s new CarPlay feature for iOS running in its new C-Class set to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this week. Today the company has released a new video that gives us a better look at the feature up and running in the vehicle. Some people have been not so impressed with Mercedes’ implementation of the touch display in the new C-Class. It does look like somewhat of an afterthought the way it floats above the dash rather than being built right into the console like in Volvos and other vehicles....

The open world of Metal Gear Solid V rivals the open-world quality of some of the greatest games in the genre. The expansive nature of the title makes it a large time investment for even veteran players of the Metal Gear Solid franchise. A new player to the series, or a beginner to the open-world genre, may find the large maps and missions of Metal Gear Solid V an intimidating task to tackle....

After the success of Metro 2033 in 2010 and Metro: Last Light in 2013, deep silver published another first-person shooter video game “METRO EXODUS” developed by 4A Games. This game series is based on the novels of a Russian author and journalist, Dmitry Glukhovsky. The newer version “Metro Exodus” was launched in 2019 and, all of a sudden gets attracted many gamers and was also appraised by critics. This new edition of the series is challenging but worth playing....

Microsoft is interested in sustainable fuels as a way to make its cloud datacenters less dependent on diesel fuel. LanzaJet says it will bring lower-cost sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel to the global market. LanzaJet says its plant will use waste-based ethanol feedstock as the source for its converted fuel. Microsoft officials have said the company is committed to being carbon-negative by 2030 and removing from the environment all the carbon it has emitted to date by 2050....

An update today to Microsoft Outlook for iOS brings full support for the larger displays that come with the iPhone XS Max and XR. Whether you prefer Outlook as your primary mail client or have to use it in some capacity for work, support for the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR is sure to be appreciated by lots of users. Today’s update brings the sole change of support for the latest iPhones, with the release notes also inviting users to share their feedback to improve the app (via AllThings....

Every Modern Warfare 2 players are very familiar with the different game modes like Campaign, Warzone, Sec Ops, etc. Not to mention, each mode has brought us something new and delicate to play around with. However, unlike the other Modern Warfare 2 game modes, the Search & Destroy mode is quite complicated. Here, you need to plan everything beforehand and get your feet on the dirt with the perfect load-outs....

A new study conducted by game theory researchers has officially identified Magic: The Gathering as the world’s most complex real-world game. Real-world games are defined as games people actually play, rather than the hypothetical ones that game theorists usually consider when they’re attempting to stretch the field’s understanding of game design. Magic: The Gathering is an esport now, with the growth of Magic: Arena exploding after developer Wizards of the Coast announced that the 2019 competitive season of the world’s most popular tabletop game would feature $10 million in prizes across both tabletop and digital platforms....

An Apple patent application seemingly shows a single device comprising a Mac Magic Keyboard and Trackpad, with Apple Pencil support across the entire surface of the device. The combination could be an appealing one for a couple of reasons … First, MacBook owners who switch between mobile and docked use could have a consistent experience, with the trackpad in the same position whether using the machine on its own or with external accessories and monitor....

About Making The Grade: Every Saturday, Bradley Chambers publishes a new article about Apple in education. He has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students. There are a lot of school information systems My assumption on school information system vendors is that a handful of vendors have 50% of the market share, and there are probably fifty more vendors that round out the other 50% of the market....

Here’s a cast and character guide to beloved sitcom Married… With Children. Debuting in 1987, Married… With Children focuses on the Bundy family, consisting of parents Al and Peggy and children Kelly and Bud. The show’s decidedly non-PC approach to comedy was somewhat controversial at the time, but it also proved to be a hit with viewers. A lot of this was down to the chemistry of the cast, who worked hard to bring the miserable Bundy clan to life....

Mary Poppins Returns has already started filming, with photos having now emerged of Emily Blunt in full costume as the titular nanny, along with images of Lin-Manuel Miranda as lamp-lighter Jack. The sequel to Disney’s 1967 hit, Mary Poppins Returns is set in depression-era London and draws influence from P.L. Travers’ seven other Mary Poppins novels. In the original Mary Poppins movie, it was said that the nanny only visits families in need, and indeed she does do a good job of helping Mr....

Jane Foster will return as the female Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder - and it’s possible her character comes from another MCU timeline. It had generally been assumed that Natalie Portman’s time in the MCU had come to an end; she and Marvel had parted ways after 2013’s Thor: The Dark World, and she didn’t even return to shoot new scenes for Avengers: Endgame. Then, to the surprise of the entire fanbase, Marvel used San Diego Comic-Con 2019 to announce that the character of Jane Foster is returning to the MCU....

Duchess Meghan Markle will be joining an emergency royal family meeting via a phone call. Meghan will take the call in Canada, where she and husband Prince Harry will be spending their time after stepping down as senior Royals. The Royal Family are going through a transitional phase, but have long been viewed as indispensable in the UK, holding up centuries of customs and pride. That said, Markle has felt the brunt of criticism aimed at the Royals recently....

Microsoft Office Insider Program The Windows Insider program works so well that the company is offering something similar to Microsoft Office called the Office Insider program. Early this year, Microsoft launched a public preview program for the latest version of its productivity suite Office 365/Office 2016. It allowed users the opportunity to test run some of the new features included in the suite, such as Tell Me, Realtime Collaboration, Colorful Theme, Outlook Attachments and Groups, Skype for Business, and enhanced BI Tools....