What’s new
Windows Defender to start removing “optimizer” scareware
Windows Defender, the embedded Microsoft anti-malware software in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, will remove “scareware” optimization apps. These programs often offer a free version that purports to find problems and a paid version that can supposedly repair those problems. Frequently, the problems detected by this software are either nonexistent or misleadingly described, spuriously blamed for crashes or poor performance.
You can read more here.
Intel is planning to launch this year smart glasses
Intel is reportedly looking to sell a majority stake in an augmented reality company which it had bought. The plan is to eventually launch smart glasses for consumers this year. The smart glasses codenamed ‘Superlite’ are expected to be made by Taiwanese manufacturer Quanta Computer, the same company that also helps make Apple Watch.
More info are available here.
New products
Huawei P Smart
The phone has a 5.65-inch LCD display, Kirin 659 processor and 3 GB of RAM. It comes with dual main camera with 13 MP and 2 MP sensors and an 8 MP front camera.
More info here.
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YouTube’s live TV service is now available for Apple TV devices
In a tweet telling Apple TV owners to check the App Store, the official YouTube TV account disclosed that its app is now available on tvOS devices. YouTube TV lets subscribers watch more than 40 channels live, with options like CBS, Fox, NBC, CBS, USA and FX.
You can read more here.
Microsoft Office 2019 will only work on Windows 10
Microsoft has announced that Office 2019 will ship in Q3 2018 and it will only be compatible with Windows 10. Microsoft also said that Office 2019 will receive five years of standard support, with an additional five years of extended support.
More info can be found here.
Fun stuff
Artificial Intelligence was used to decode mysteries of the Voynich Manuscript
The Voynich manuscript is considered one of the most mysterious books in the world. The handwritten, 240-page screed, now housed in Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, is written from left to right in an unknown language. According to a press release, the team originally believed that the manuscript was written in Arabic. But after feeding it to an AI trained to recognize 380 languages with 97 percent accuracy, its analysis of the letter frequency suggested the text was likely written in Hebrew.
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