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Friday, January 24...
Microsoft Releases First Development Software for
Upcoming Surface Duo Smartphone
Microsoft
released its first preview toolkit for the upcoming Surface Duo smartphone.
The Android-powered, folding smartphone still has no release windows, but the
Windows maker is already attempting to help developers design software that can
take advantage of its dual displays. The new download includes both Java
frameworks and emulation for the device's unique dual-screen design. While it is
very early days for the hardware, as well as any software designed for it, this
release is a necessary first step in developing apps that can run natively on
the unit. Microsoft also noted that it will publish a pre-release version of its
full developers kit in the "coming weeks."
Google Brings AI to Task of Collecting Users' Previous Search Results
Google debuted a new way for users to look
back at their own search histories on mobile devices. The company announced a
revamped Collections tab in its mobile search services which will provide
grouped pages within its historical results. The company introduced Collections
in 2019, but is now applying AI technology to the feature in order to
automatically collated the user's previous searches into easier to use groups.
The company also revealed that its AI will use the information provided by the
searches located in each group to offer suggestions on what the user might want
to look for next, while also providing a way to share entire collections. The
new and expanded Collections feature can be found within the aforementioned tab
in the Google App, or within the Google.com menu sidebar.
CenturyLink Awarded New Service Agreement by Department of Defense
CenturyLink announced that it has been
awarded a major contract with the US Department of Defense via the General
Services Administration's (GSA's) Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS)
program. Under the terms of the deal, CenturyLink will provide virtual private
networking (VPN), Internet, voice, and video services to more than 85 Department
of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) locations around the globe. The agreement
has a base period of one year, with 12 additional one-year extensions available.
This news comes on the heels of CenturyLink's recent signing of a $1.6 billion
agreement with the US Department of the Interior, which was also awarded through
the GSA's EIS program. No financial value for the latest signing was disclosed.
....Michael Gariffo, Faulkner Information Services
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