How to Reserve for your free Windows 10 Upgrade this July 29

Reserve now for your free Windows 10 Upgrade this July 29, 2015! you can easily reserve for your windows 10 update just follow this Steps.


For Windows 7 and 8

1. Go to my Computer > Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Update.

2. At the upper left panel of the Control panel, simply click Check for updates, then simply click Install Updates.

After the updates are installed, the Get Windows 10 app should be installed on your computer. This app lets you reserve your copy of Windows 10. Here's how.

Click the Windows icon on the system tray.

Click Reserve your free upgrade.

Enter your email address to receive confirmation of your reservation.

Now you'll see a message that says your upgrade has been reserved. There's a Cancel reservation button on the bottom left here. You can click that if you wish to cancel your reservation.

If the Get windows 10 App didn't appear try to visit the Microsoft Faq Page for help and for more information.

U.S. senators try to block extension of bulk data collection

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Republican Rand Paul interrupted debate in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to make a speech opposing legislation that would extend U.S. spy agencies' collection of Americans' telephone data.

The Kentucky lawmaker, a 2016 presidential candidate, ended his roughly 10-and-a-half-hour speech just shy of midnight. As the hours passed, he was joined by other legislators, including Democrat Ron Wyden, who also want to convince the Senate not to extend provisions of the USA Patriot Act that provide the legal basis for the collection of billions of telephone call records.
"We shouldn't be so fearful that we're willing to relinquish our rights without a spirited debate," Paul said.
Paul was also joined by a laudatory Ted Cruz, who is also running for the White House, before yielding the floor at around 11:50 p.m.
Although Republicans control both the Senate and House of Representatives, lawmakers have been unable to agree on how to deal with the June 1 expiration of the provisions.
The data collection programme was exposed two years ago by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Opponents say it infringes on Americans' privacy rights, whilst supporters see it as a means to protect the country from security threats.
If Congress does not pass legislation to continue or reform current surveillance powers before leaving town on Friday for a 10-day recess, legal authorities used to collect the data will lapse. It is unclear if Congress would be willing to put new powers in place.
The House voted 338-88 last week to approve another bill, the USA Freedom Act, which would end bulk data collection and replace it with targeted information retrieval. President Barack Obama would sign the measure into law if it reaches his desk.
The legislation has yet to be voted on in the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he favoured renewing the Patriot Act as is, calling it essential to the safety of Americans.
Paul and Wyden promised to block even a short-term extension of the programme.
McConnell said on Tuesday the Senate had "an obligation" to address the expiration and would deal with it this week. He said he would allow a vote on the USA Freedom Act.
An official who has followed congressional discussions on the issue said that, given the political complications, he did not see how it would be possible for Congress to approve any surveillance legislation before June 1.

source: uk.reuters

Google's Driverless Cars to Leave the Nest

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Google on Friday announced it will begin testing prototypes of its fully autonomous self-driving cars on public roads. The vehicles won't roam too far from their Mountain View, California, home -- but this latest phase of testing could be critical both for cultivating positive consumer perceptions, and influencing future legislation affecting the nascent sector.

Google previously had leaned heavily on modified Lexus RX450h SUVs to conduct its research into autonomous vehicle technologies. The SUVs have logged a close to a million miles of autonomous driving on test tracks and public roads since the start of the project, and they have been traveling roughly 10,000 miles each week, Urmson said.

Mountain View residents needn't worry about driverless cars flying around their neighborhoods at high speeds. The Google cars will operate at a "neighborhood-friendly" top speed of 25mph, and they'll have driver on board -- as well as a removable steering wheel, accelerator pedal, and brake pedal -- should manual operation be warranted, the company said.

In the coming years, Google wants to launch pilot programs so that it can learn more about how people would use driverless cars. For now, though, the company wants to gauge public perception of the vehicles and discover challenges unique to driverless cars.

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source: TheTechNews

MAJOR WINDOWS 10 'REDSTONE' UPDATES TIPPED FOR 2016

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The final version of Windows 10 isn’t even available yet, but talk of what comes next is already popping up. Microsoft reportedly has two major updates to Windows 10 slated for 2016 that will parallel the release schedule for Windows 10 this year.

Codenamed "Redstone"—a nod to Minecraft, which Microsoft now owns—the two updates will show up around June and October of 2016, accordingon reports by Neowin’s Brad Sams and ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley. Sams and Foley are both well-known Microsoft watchers with a strong track record for leaks based on information from sources inside the company.

MINECRAFT WIKI

Source: Minecraft

Redstone as a crafting material in Minecraft.

It’s unknown at this point what specific features the Redstone updates will be packing. That’s because Redstone will include features that don’t make it into the final version of Windows 10, which is slated to launch this summer. Foley reports, however, that Redstone will also include “support for new classes of devices that aren’t already part of Windows 10.”

The impact on you at home: Redstone is not expected to turn into a new version of Windows. Instead, the updates will be more along the lines of Microsoft’s service packs that add new features to an existing version of Windows. It’s not clear, however, if one of the Redstone updates will ultimately be named Windows 10.1 in Windows 8.1-like fashion or if Microsoft will revert to its traditional service pack terminology.

Insider to continue

Sams predicts that rumors about the features Redstone has on tap should start showing up in the summer. Windows fans, however, may not need rumors to find out what’s coming. Microsoft will apparently continue the Windows Insider testing program for Redstone updates. The Windows Insider program is currently being used for the Windows 10 Technical Preview.

For now, however, Microsoft is focused on getting Windows 10 ready to ship in the coming months. To that end, Sams reports the company is already working with the final version of Windows 10 and is focusing on bug fixes prior to its release.

Billboard Awards to show Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey, Kanye

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mariah Carey hitting high notes. Taylor Swift debuting a star-studded music video. And  Kanye West possibly rushing the stage.

Those are the things Billboard Music Awards hosts Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen are most excited when it comes to Sunday’s show in Las Vegas.

The night will feature a number of moments that could dominate Instagram and other social platforms Monday morning. Swift will debut her music video for "Bad Blood," which will feature actresses Lena Dunham, Mariska Hargitay, Ellen Pompeo and Jessica Alba, as well as musicians like Kendrick Lamar, Ellie Goulding and Hayley Williams of Paramore, among others.

Swift will debut her music video for “Bad Blood,” which features Lena Dunham, Mariska Hargitay and Kendrick Lamar. She is also the lead nominee with 14 nominations.

Sam Smith follows behind Swift with 13 nominations. The British crooner won't attend the show Sunday because of vocal-cord issues. He also cancelled his weekend performance at the Rock in Rio USA Festival in Las Vegas, which starred Swift and Bruno Mars on Friday and Saturday.

The 2015 Billboard Music Awards will air on ABC at 8 p.m. Eastern. For top Billboard 200 album, Swift's "1989" will battle efforts from Smith, Sheeran, Maroon 5 and Pentatonix.

Performers also include Meghan Trainor, Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Fifth Harmony, Hozier, Fall Out Boy and Jussie Smollett and Bryshere "Yazz" Gray from the hit series, "Empire."

Presenters include Idina Menzel, Khloe Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Prince Royce.