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CES 2018: ASUS announces new laptops, all-in-one PCs and a gaming laptop powered by Windows 10

2018-01-10 KENNETH 0

CES 2018: ASUS announces new laptops, all-in-one PCs and a gaming laptop powered by Windows 10 Today at CES, ASUS announced exciting new laptops and all-in-one PCs powered by Windows 10, and showed their Always Connected PC announced last month: the ASUS NovaGo, designed to deliver impeccable connectivity to keep you in touch around the home, at the office and on-the-go. Let’s take a look at these devices: ZenBook 13 The revolutionary ZenBook 13 is a laptop that’s ultralight, ultrathin and ultrapowerful. It’s the first-ever ZenBook to be constructed from magnesium-aluminum alloy, a super-strong and super-light material that’s 33% lighter than the standard alloy used in laptops. It’s built to give you the ultimate mobility, featuring a feather-light 985g all-metal chassis and all-day 15-hour battery life. Powered by Windows 10, it arrives with features built-in such as Windows Hello and your digital personal assistant Cortana** for more efficient and productive computing. ASUS X507 ASUS [ more… ]

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Cortana coming to more devices in 2018 through Devices SDK and new reference designs

2018-01-10 KENNETH 0

Cortana coming to more devices in 2018 through Devices SDK and new reference designs 2017 was an exciting and productive year for Cortana — from launching the Harman Kardon Invoke intelligent speaker, releasing our Skills Kit, and introducing many new features and capabilities — we continue to grow the Cortana ecosystem to help people get things done across work and life. To kick-off 2018, we’re making it easier than ever for OEMs and developers to build for Cortana with the Cortana Devices SDK. Just last week, Johnson Controls announced the new Cortana-enabled JCI Glas thermostat, built using the Cortana Devices SDK. We’ve also partnered with industry leaders including Allwinner, Synaptics, TONLY and Qualcomm, to develop reference designs for new Cortana experiences. Sign up today to start building with the Devices SDK and bring Cortana to your very own designs or [ more… ]

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Monitoring NGINX

2018-01-09 KENNETH 0

Monitoring NGINX Setting up a monitoring tool for NGINX is an important part of maintaining website operations. Proper NGINX monitoring can reveal a lot of useful information about the underlying application performance. There are quite a few monitoring systems out there suitable for the task; the first step, however, is to enable metric collection in NGINX. Using the stub_status Module There’s a module for NGINX called ngx_http_stub_status_module (or simply stub_status) that exposes a few important metrics about NGINX activity. To check if your NGINX build has the stub_status module, use nginx -V: nginx -V 2>&1 | grep –color — –with-http_stub_status_module Our NGINX builds already include the stub_status module. Check this page for the available Linux packages. Otherwise, you have to rebuild nginx from source, adding the parameter –with-http_stub_status_module to the configure script. As the next step, enable the stub_status module [ more… ]

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CES 2018: Acer unveils new Swift 7, Nitro 5 Gaming laptop and more

2018-01-09 KENNETH 0

CES 2018: Acer unveils new Swift 7, Nitro 5 Gaming laptop and more Acer Swift 7 At just 8.98 mm thin, the new Swift 7 is powered by Windows 10 and designed for mobility, with an ultraportable design, all-day battery life, and a personal, trusted 4G LTE connection. The Acer Swift 7’s unmatched slim design is only the beginning of the new features available with the device. Blazing-fast 4G LTE connectivity keeps you productive; it’s especially useful for professionals who want to eliminate tedious wireless connection problems on the road so they can stay focused on the task at hand. In addition to a Nano SIM card slot, the Swift 7 features eSIM technology, allowing download and activation of eSIM profiles. The Swift 7 ships with a Transatel profile provisioned with up to 1 GB of free data to help [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Get started with the Mixed Reality Viewer app

2018-01-09 KENNETH 0

Windows 10 Tip: Get started with the Mixed Reality Viewer app As part of our mission to bring 3D and mixed reality to everyone, we launched Mixed Reality Viewer with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update in October.  With Mixed Reality Viewer, you can see 3D objects – either from the Remix3D.com community or your own creation from Paint 3D – mixed into your actual surroundings through your PC’s camera.  It’s easy and fun, and all you need to get started is a device with a camera running the latest Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. With the Mixed Reality Viewer, you can experience the power of 3D and mixed reality, no headset required. Mixed Reality Viewer is a perfect tool when you need to visualize space and dimension, experience something up close, or when you just want to inject some [ more… ]