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5G is expected to change the world, but right now, the deployment of that new technology has been slow and uneven—especially in the United States. In 2020’s Fastest Mobile Network tests, we found that existing 5G networks were difficult to pick up, and in many cases, were actually slower than current 4G LTE service. It […]

Available now for Mac, PC, iOS, and Android Zoom’s end-to-end encryption (E2EE) has arrived, letting both free and paid users secure their meetings so that only participants, not Zoom or anyone else, can access their content. Zoom says E2EE is supported across its Mac, PC, iOS, and Android apps, as well as Zoom Rooms, but […]

We caught up with Henk Boelman, Microsoft AI MVP and Cloud AI Architect, to learn more about what’s exciting in AI, his favorite features in Microsoft Cognitive Services and Windows IoT and the latest updates on his upcoming day-long hands-on lab for Live! 360… Source: https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2019/08/16/microsoft-ai-qa.aspx

PyOxidizer aims to solve complex packaging and distribution problems so that developers can put their efforts into building applications instead of juggling with build systems and packaging tools. Source: https://hub.packtpub.com/introducing-pyoxidizer-an-open-source-utility-for-producing-standalone-python-applications-written-in-rust/

Developer tooling specialist JetBrains is reporting on its new survey that delves into many aspects of software development, including programming languages, wherein it dubbed C# the “most-loved” language according to one metric. Source: https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2019/06/18/jetbrains-survey.aspx

The Python Extension for Visual Studio Code — installed more than 9.3 million times — has received an update that closes some 70 issues. Among those called out for special attention in the June 2019 release announcement is a plot viewer for the Python Interactive window. Source: https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2019/06/26/vscode-python-update.aspx

Engineers boost potential for creating successor to shrinking transistors. Scientists offer a solution to the fast-approaching physical minimum for transistor size: a multi-value logic transistor based on zinc oxide, capable of two stable intermediate states between 0 and 1. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190529180242.htm

The tech industry is finally waking up to the fact that people care about their privacy. But current solutions all come at too high a cost in money or time to the end user, according to security expert Max Eddy. Source: https://www.pcmag.com/commentary/368490/online-privacy-is-a-right-not-a-luxury

Antivirus software is critical for every PC. Without it, you risk losing your personal information, your files, and even the cash from your bank account. We’ve tested more than 40 utilities to help you pick the best antivirus protection for your computers. Source: https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/256703/the-best-antivirus-protection

In the early days of computing, programmers shared software to learn from each other and evolve. Though the open source notion gradually moved to commercialization, the attention that free software gets is significant. Netscape was a pioneer in publishing the source code for their free software suite. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) of 1998 is […]