One of the biggest question marks surrounding the fate of the planet’s coastlines is dangling from its underbelly. The melting of the Antarctic ice sheet has long been a relatively minor factor in the steady ascent of high-water marks, responsible for about an eighth of the 3 millimeters of annual sea-level rise. But when it comes to climate change, Antarctica is the elephantine ice sculpture in the boiler room. The ice sheet is so massive that its decline is, according to the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment , “the largest potential source” of future sea level rise. Accurately forecasting how much of it will be unleashed as seawater, and when that will happen, could help coastal communities plan for surging flood risks. A study published Aug. 14 in Earth System Dynamics — one that took more than 2 years and 50,000 computer simulations to complete, combining information from 26 atmospheric, oceanic, and ice sheet models from four polar regions — … [Read more...] about Antarctic Riddle: How Much Will the South Pole Melt?
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Satya Nadella: Windows is the “socket” for subscriptions like Microsoft 365 and Xbox Game Pass
The big picture: Windows is no longer what motivates Microsoft's vision for the software-driven world. Instead, it's become a simple vehicle for selling subscriptions to the company's services, including a subscription for running Windows itself in the cloud. As the PC market's continued growth is not guaranteed, the focus is now on extracting the most out of the existing user base. Over the past several years, Windows has faded into the background at Microsoft, with cash cows like Office 365 , Azure , and Xbox rising to the top of the priority list. With the PC becoming a mature market with little room for growth, the Redmond giant gradually turned its focus to making its software and services available on as many platforms as possible to overcome this limitation. When the pandemic forced many to work and study from home, Microsoft scrapped its plans for a cloud-first, lightweight Windows 10X operating system. Instead, the company baked it into the full-fat Windows and … [Read more...] about Satya Nadella: Windows is the “socket” for subscriptions like Microsoft 365 and Xbox Game Pass
Citrix partners with Microsoft on Windows 365 integration
In context: One of the longest running, and yet least understood, partnerships in the tech world is between Microsoft and Citrix. For more than 30 years, the companies have worked together to help deliver business applications and desktops to a wide variety of devices over a broad range of network connections. Yet, despite this shared goal, it seems like there has been an underlying question about the relationship between the two companies for a good portion of those three decades. The problem stems from the fact that Citrix built much of its early business on extending core capabilities for Windows, and many of those extensions were eventually subsumed by Microsoft into subsequent versions of the platform. As a result, the perennial question seemed to be: when would Microsoft just buy Citrix? Thankfully, the two companies continued to find ways to partner with each other at both a technology and business level, and this latest news makes it clear that the relationship between … [Read more...] about Citrix partners with Microsoft on Windows 365 integration
Samsung Galaxy M13 with Exynos 850 launched: Specifications, price
Samsung has quietly announced the rumoured Galaxy M13 . The Galaxy M13 has been doing the rounds of the internet lately, revealing the specifications and design of the smartphone. However, now the smartphone has been officially listed on Samsung’s official website. Samsung’s Galaxy M13 features a 6.6-inch IPS LCD Infinity-V display with FHD+ resolution. Under the hood, Samsung’s in-house Exynos 850 chipset powers the smartphone. The Galaxy M13 comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB/128GB of internal storage, with expandable storage up to 1TB via a microSD card. The Galaxy M13 boasts a 5,000mAH battery and supports 15W fast charging. It runs OneUI Core 4.1 based on Android 12 out-of-the-box. The smartphone comes with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and Samsung Knox. Further, it has Dolby Atmos support. Connectivity options include a dual-SIM card slot, LTE (14 bands), GPS, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a USB C port for charging and data transfer. … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy M13 with Exynos 850 launched: Specifications, price
app: Google Play Store adds new app Compatibility section: What it means for Android users
Google Play Store has recently made the redesigned web version of the app widely available. Apart from the wider release of the redesigned version of the app store, Google has also added a new Compatibility section for app listings on Android . This section named “Compatibility for your active devices” is now available at the bottom of the “About this app” section of the app listing in Google Play Store on Android devices. The section has not been rolled out for everyone as the Compatibility section is still not visible for some handsets. According to a report by 9to5Google, the app Compatibility section is available on devices running version 30.6.16-21 of the Google Play Store. Google Play Store app Compatibility section availability Users will only be able to see devices that are linked to their Google Account and have been active in the last 30 days. This section is available at the bottom of the “About this app” section of the app listing. Google Play … [Read more...] about app: Google Play Store adds new app Compatibility section: What it means for Android users