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Here is how you can enable and use Windows Sandbox feature for virtualization in Windows 10 May 2019 Update version 1903

Here's how you can download and install Windows 10 May 2019 Update version 1903 without waiting for the roll-out.

Mozilla has released Firefox 67 with a number of performance improvements, privacy updates and other new features.

Microsoft has started the official roll out of Windows 10 May 2019 Update version 1903 to all users, including businesses and home users. The update will be rolling out gradually via Windows Update. This is the 7th major update to Windows 10 and ships with a number of design and productivity updates as well as new featured like Reserved Storage and Windows Sandbox.

Microsoft announced Edge for Mac at Build 2019. This new Edge is a revamped version of Microsoft’s browser in which they are replacing its underlying framework with Chromium. This means that it will look and work a lot like Google’s Chrome browser but with Microsoft’s own features on top. It also means that Microsoft will be releasing a browser for macOS after 15 years. We …

Valve’s Steam Link app has finally been approved by Apple and is available in the App Store for both iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Using Steam Link, gamers can stream games over local networks from Windows PC or Mac to iOS devices. The app also supports controllers MFi controllers as well as Steam Controller, allowing gamers to connect them to their iOS devices and get …

Microsoft has announced a new feature for Excel, which will let users scan a printed table and import it into a spreadsheet. Microsoft is taking advantage of artificial intelligence and using image recognition to enable quick data import via smartphone cameras. This feature will be available for Excel app for Android and iOS.

Unicode Consortium has approved 2019’s final list of Emojis with 230 new characters. Deaf person, ringed planet, blood drop, people holding hands and more are the new emojis that users will get to compose expressive text messages with. In addition, new birds, animals, worship places, food, clothing, updates to older emojis with new colors and more have made their way in the updated Emoji 12.0 specs. …

In its latest update, Skype has released a new background blur feature for video calls on desktop. Users on Skype (version 8) on Windows, Mac and Linux and Skype (version 14) on Windows 10  can enable background blur when on a video call with friends, family, boss, clients or potential business partners. The feature works just like the background blur feature in Microsoft Teams.

EA and Respawn Entertainment have released a new game called Apex Legends. This new battle royale game takes place in the same universe as Respawn’s Titanfall. It is free to play and available on PS4, Xbox One and Origin on PC.