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Create the perfect presentation for Pop this Father’s Day Sometimes a tie is exactly what Dad wants for Father’s Day, but not very often. Plus, it isn’t likely to convey to your father how much he means to you – Dad jokes and all. But a PowerPoint presentation that you personalize with photos and videos of your times together, all set to a recording of one of his favorite songs? That might just make him really happy and serve as something you both can enjoy for years to come. Head over to the Windows Home and Family Resources Blog to download the “Business of Fatherhood” PowerPoint template and get tips about how to personalize and present it to him and share over social media. The post Create the perfect presentation for Pop this Father’s Day appeared first on Windows Blog. [ more… ]

Lenovo Flex 5G PC to be available in the US starting June 18 To empower mass adoption of ultra-fast, low-latency laptop connectivity, Lenovo is partnering with Verizon, EE, Sunrise and CMCC. These mobile network operators are committed to making 5G computing a reality for consumers around the world. These collaborations follow the unveiling earlier this year of the Lenovo Yoga 5G (known as Lenovo Flex 5G in the U.S.) — the world’s first 5G PC in market [1]. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform, this convertible laptop with Windows 10 delivers high-speed 5G network connectivity (through a 5G service provider) – up to 10 times faster than 4G [2]. Thanks to that platform, you can stay online with up-to-24-hours battery life [3]. When secure, stable Wi-Fi isn’t available, the 5G network provides faster and more reliable connectivity [ more… ]

Introducing Windows Insider Channels Hey Folks! Today, we’re excited to announce some changes to the way we release new builds to all Windows Insiders. We are transitioning and converting our current ring model, based on the frequency of builds, to a new channel model that pivots on the quality of builds and better supports parallel coding efforts. In addition to this change, Insiders will also find similar offering names and expectations across Windows and Office programs and soon Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Teams. Our goal is to not only make it clearer for existing Insiders to choose the experience that’s right for them, but also for new Insiders to pick the right channel as they join. The Insider community is very important to us all and we’re working to align how all our Insider programs work better together across Microsoft. [ more… ]

Announcing Windows Community Toolkit v6.1 We are thrilled to announce today the next update to the Windows Community Toolkit, version 6.1. This release was made possible with help and contributions from across our developer community. While a ‘minor’ release, it is jam-packed with new controls, helpers, and improvements to the whole toolkit suite! See more details on these new features below. Introducing the TokenizingTextBox It may look like an AutoSuggestBox at first, but it allows the user to choose more than one option. Once the user has selected one, it ‘tokenizes’ it and provides them a clear indication of their selections which can be manipulated easily afterwards. Unparsed entries can also remain as text, it is great for a variety of scenarios including picking contacts and categorizing items. This has been one of our more highly requested controls for the [ more… ]