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Valve opens up Team Fortress 2 for beta testing
Valve has decided that their quality assurance team doesn't quite do enough to make sure Team Fortress is perfect. They stated, on the Team Fortress 2 blog, that as much as they change TF2, and... Read...
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Windows Phone 7 'Mango' hits RTM, carriers now testing [Update] Nope
Microsoft’s upcoming Mango release for its Windows Phone platform is the second major update to the platform. Many consumers have been anxiously awaiting the update as it will bring many new features...
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Windows 8: The rigorous testing, stats and assessment console
Microsoft announced some staggering statistics about Windows 7, IE9 and a new feature to Windows 8, Windows Assessment Console. Read more...
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Google rolling out new homepage navigation bar
It looks like Google is testing a new homepage bar that brings it more inline with it's other products in terms of design and functionality. Read more...
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Windows 8 previews tested on over 16 million PCs
Along with the RTM announcement for Windows 8, Microsoft also gave out a few statistics about how many times the platform was tested across its many months of developments and release cycles. Read more...
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HTC offers invites to Windows Phone software + services beta [Update]
HTC has extended an invitation to join a new beta program 'to experience the future of software and services for your Windows Phone today' - but you'll have to hurry... places are limited! Read more...
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Microsoft offers help on testing Windows 8 apps
In a new blog post, Microsoft offers up some advice for Windows 8 app developers on how they can automate the practice of testing their apps before they are released. Read more...
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Facebook wants more employees using Android
Historically, Facebook has given its employees iPhones. But with the explosion of Android devices, they are now looking for employees to switch to Android to better test their Android Facebook apps....
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Xbox One controllers designed to last a decade, or more
Xbox One controllers have been stress-tested to endure being dropped, as well as over 3m button presses, ensuring that they should last ten years - Microsoft's projected lifespan for its new console....
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Facebook testing "satire" tags for news articles from sites like The Onion
In the age of "if it is on the internet, it must be true," many people fall victim to sites like The Onion. In an effort to curb misunderstandings, Facebook is testing a [Satire] news tag on the links...
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OnePlus chimes in on the #bendgate fiasco with a video showing their testing...
OnePlus has posted a video showing the testing process of the OnePlus One, putting it through a series of challenges. One of the challenges includes a "sit test," likely referring to #bendgate. Read...
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Microsoft: 'We can't say a firm date' for when Verizon's Lumia Icon will get...
Denim rolled out to Verizon's Lumia 822 and 928 in December, with the promise of the Icon being updated in "early 2015" - but the Icon's update is still being worked on, with no firm release date set....
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Why the long wait for new Windows 10 Mobile builds? It can't be patched in...
Why does it take so long for new Windows 10 Mobile preview builds to be released? Simple: Windows 10 Mobile can't be patched in the same way that PC builds can, as Microsoft's Gabe Aul noted today....
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Shots fired: Bluboo sets their phone's battery on fire, "won't explode like...
Bluboo, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has put the battery of one of their smartphones through a series of "battery safety tests" all to show that their phones don't explode like the Galaxy Note7....
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South Korean government: Galaxy Note7 hardware not to blame for fires
The government's own independent investigation into the fiery mishaps of the Samsung Note 7 came to a close today. The agency responsible reported that the phone's hardware wasn't to blame. Read more...
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Facebook is testing a 'Messenger' style comments section
Facebook is experimenting with a new interface for its comments feature, bringing the display closer to the Messages graphic format. The tweak shows how the company is moving towards visual synergy....
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Forget dislike; Facebook is testing a 'Downvote' button to moderate comments
It appears that Facebook is testing a "Downvote" button which allows users to mark questionable comments as misleading, offensive, or off-topic. However, it is only intended for comment moderation....
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Galaxy S9+ steals Pixel 2's thunder with best smartphone camera
DxOMark recently awarded the Galaxy S9+ the distinction of being the best smartphone camera in the market, which scored an impressive 99 on their testing while dethroning Google's Pixel 2. Read more...
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Lazy loading now available in Chrome Canary builds, allows faster page loading
Google is currently working on built-in lazy loading capabilities in Chrome, which allow for significantly faster page load times, as only specific website elements will be loaded instead of all. Read...
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Instagram confirms that video tagging is being tested with a small percentage...
Video tagging is a new feature being tested with a some of Instagram's users. However, the capability is currently only usable by users of Instagram's mobile app, not by those using the web version....
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Warshipping lets hackers exploit benign package deliveries to infiltrate...
With Warshipping, a palm-sized single-board computer connected wirelessly to a laptop miles away can be used to infiltrate an enterprise's network essentially gaining access to its critical data. Read...
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Microsoft Weekly: Game testing, Insider updates, and dual screens
As usual, quit a few things happened in the world of Microsoft this week. Patch Tuesday came and went, as did the company's dual-screen focused Developer Day event, and more. Catch up below. Read more...
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Alphabet's Verily establishing Covid-19 testing sites in California
Alphabet's Verily is helping fight the Coronavirus by setting up testing sites in California. It has also created an online tool to help people figure out if they have the disease. Read more...
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Amazon opens up 75,000 more jobs, initial 100,000 have been filled up
Last month, the firm opened up 100,000 jobs amidst increased demand. Now the firm has stated that all those positions have been filled up and a further 75,000 people will be hired. Read more...
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Apple awards $10 million to COVID-19 test maker
Apple has awarded COPAN Diagnostics with $10 million which is expected to boost production of COVID-19 testing kits. COPAN Diagnostics will use the money to develop a million tests per week by July....
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Linux Mint 20 beta images undergoing last-minute tests
The Linux Mint 20 beta ISO images are currently being tested for public consumption. Once released, the public can give last-minute feedback before the official ISOs are made available. Read more...
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SpaceX is planning to build floating spaceports for space travel and...
Elon Musk confirmed that the floating spaceports would be refurbished oil platforms complete with a hyperloop for transportation to and from dry land. They will be intended for the Starship rocket....
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Microsoft is testing a 'Web Capture' feature in Edge Canary
Microsoft is testing a new 'Web Capture' feature in Edge Canary that lets users snip a part of a webpage and either save it or share it. The tool is currently in very limited A/B testing. Read more...
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Microsoft is testing a built-in 'Math Solver' in its Edge browser
Microsoft has begun testing a built-in "Math Solver" in Edge Canary. It allows users to enter equations or just crop them from the screen, with the output showing detailed working for solving them....
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NASA's SLS' core stage to undergo final Green Run test
NASA has announced it'll carry out the final Green Run test for the SLS' core stage. This will be the final core stage test before Artemis I in November which will integrate SLS and Orion. Read more...
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Now TikTok is testing Snapchat-like Stories
It seems like everybody and their uncle is implementing Snapchat-like Stories nowadays. Multiple TikTok users have spotted that the company is currently testing the capability on a limited scale. Read...
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Google releases Android 12 Beta 4, APIs now finalized
Google has released Android 12 Beta 4. The OS has now reached Platform Stability which means that APIs and app-facing behaviors have been finalized. Developers should now focus on testing their apps....
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Twitter has begun testing ads in replies
A Twitter representative has said that the company is testing the insertion of ads in replies to tweets. It's possible that this experience will be opt-in and creators will receive an ad revenue cut....
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You can now test IE mode in Microsoft Edge with Internet Explorer Driver
With the Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retiring and going out of support on June 15, 2022, you'll still be able to use the same IE11 apps and sites in Microsoft Edge with IE Mode. Read more...
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Microsoft has started testing the One Outlook revamp publicly
Microsoft has rolled out its revamped "One Outlook" app to Office Insiders in the Beta Channel. Although it lacks feature parity with the existing offering, there are a bunch of new capabilities too....
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Twitter to offer test-drive experience to iOS users with Try Twitter feature
Twitter is testing out a new way to amplify its app usage, and enhance the Twitter experience for those who are new to the social media platform, by offering a test-drive experience in its iOS app....
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Twitter has started testing editable tweets publicly but wants you to pay for it
Twitter has announced that it has begun testing editable tweets internally, and you may start seeing them on the platform. The feature will be rolled out exclusively to Twitter Blue later this month....
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Twitter assures users that policies haven't changed as it embraces "public...
In its first blog published since the acquisition by Elon Musk, Twitter has assured users and partners that "Twitter 2.0" is on its way to becoming the (safe) town square of the internet. Read more...
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Microsoft explains why it doesn't publish Windows 365 Cloud PC performance...
Microsoft has published an explainer detailing why it does not publish specific performance metrics for its Windows 365 Cloud PC offerings. It does publish relative performance details though. Read...
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GenAI could make software much less buggy by 2028 with better unit tests
Generative AI will be creating most unit tests of software projects in just four years, according to the analyst firm IDC. This could lead to the creation of better tests and consequently better apps....
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