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Xbox Will Get Discord Voice Chat Soon

Movindu Bandara — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 07:30:09 +0000

Who really is ready for Discord? Discord Voice Chat will be coming to the Xbox platform, and Microsoft and the Xbox team have announced that it will begin rolling out to Xbox Insiders today by becoming to the general public "soon."

For example, the update will be accessible to "select" Insiders today and to more Insiders in the upcoming weeks. You may "directly initiate group calls or voice channels to chat with anyone on Discord from your console."

Halo Infinite multiplayer matches are intended to be played with friends on PC and consoles. With your friends, are you exploring new biomes in Minecraft? Do you see them already playing a cross-play game? Join their voice channel and have a chat as you all play.

When the function becomes available to you, you must link your Discord account with Xbox in order to start using it. To do this, press the Xbox guide button, go to Parties & chats, and then select Try Discord Voice on Xbox.

However, it becomes a bit unclear after that. To connect to a Discord Voice Chat via your gaming console, you first must scan a QR code on your phone, establish up a two-way link between both the Discord and Xbox apps, and then use the Discord app's "Join on Xbox" feature. At least, that's the general feeling we have of the instructions so far.

Below are a few screenshots showing the feature in use

Source: PureXbox and Xbox News

Microsoft Teams was unavailable for users worldwide

Movindu Bandara — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 03:32:45 +0000

Teams and Office 365 were two of the affected Microsoft services, the company announced.

Europe and Asia are being impacted by a Microsoft Teams outage, according to a tweet from a Microsoft account.

We’re investigating an issue with Microsoft Teams impacting Europe and Asia. For more details please follow TM252802 in the admin center.

— Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) April 27, 2021

"We have verified that this problem affects users everywhere. In order to identify the problem's underlying cause, we are examining recent changes and monitoring telemetry.

On social media, people complained about issues with the desktop application for the video conferencing tool, which works on Windows 10 and MacOS.

Users began reporting login and server problems at around 10:30am GMT, according to DownDetector.

Other Microsoft services, such as its cloud computing platform Azure or gaming service Xbox Live, did not appear to be affected by the problem.

A Microsoft spokesperson said, "We have resolved an issue that affected access to Microsoft Teams for some customers and services are now running normally." They did not provide any detail about what the issue was.

On April 2, the Azure Portal and Azure services faced problems that caused all of the software giant's products to go down, including its gaming platforms, Skype, and OneDrive.

However, because the Microsoft Exchange business accounts were not yet transferred to Azure, they were untouched.

Source: Yahoo!

Explore Hyundai's N concepts for electric and hydrogen cars

Movindu Bandara — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:47:36 +0000

The Ioniq range of electric cars from Hyundai was only recently introduced, but the attention-grabbing style quickly captured the attention of the public. The company has now introduced two new concept cars for "N-Day" that further develop that design theme under the Ioniq N performance brand ("N" for "Never Just Drive").

According to Hyundai, the RN22e is an electric sports car with the letters RN meaning for "rolling lab" and N concept. It clearly uses the Ioniq 6's body, and it also uses the Ioniq series' standard E-GMP battery and motor platform. As a performance concept, though, it takes advantage of the highest specification possible, much like the Kia EV6 GT, which is powered by two motors that provide a combined 577 horsepower and 546 pound-feet of torque and a 77.4 kWh battery. Additionally, it has racing upgrades like 15.75-inch rotors and four-piston brake calipers.

The term "rolling lab" denotes the existence of some experimental activities. Like torque steering in an all-wheel-drive vehicle, Hyundai is looking into ways to use regenerative braking to alter how the car handles. Hyundai is using a system called N Sound+ to inject artificial noises and even vibrations via the chassis because one criticism of EVs is that they lack the potent sounds and feel of ICE vehicles.

In comparison, the electric/hydrogen Hyundai N Vision 74 concept could hardly be more different. As the title suggests, it is based on Giorgetto Giugiario's 1974 Hyundai Pony Coupe concept car. Furthermore, it includes comparable pixelated lights and other features from the more modern Pony 45 idea.

The N Vision 74 has an even higher spec sheet, as its huge wing and aggressive appearance would indicate. 670 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque are produced by two rear electric motors, which also support torque vectoring. It carries a 62.4 kWh battery pack, an 85 kWh fuel-cell stack, and a 4.2 kg (10 pound) hydrogen fuel tank. According to Hyundai, this would provide a 373-mile total range.

The N Vision 74 appears to be more of a concept car and styling test vehicle than anything Hyundai will ever manufacture. However, for those who enjoy the egg-like design, the RN22e definitely appears to be a workable performance variant of the Ioniq 6. Aside from concept cars, Hyundai is planning to launch the Ioniq 5 N, which was spotted earlier this year in camouflage, as its first high-performance N-brand production car next year.

Source: Engadget, CNET and Move Electric

Microsoft is returning the Blue Death Screen to Windows 11

Movindu Bandara — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:30:36 +0000

According to reports, Microsoft intends to replace the new Black Screen of Death (BSoD) in Windows 11 with the previous Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) (BSoD). If you encountered a serious error while upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11, you may have noticed that the traditional blue screen had been replaced by a black one. This is because Microsoft decided to shut down the old and update the experience to match the new logo design.

The Blue Death Screen appears when the system encounters an uncontrollable fault. When an error occurs, the screen turns blue, creating a dump file on the computer and displaying an error code that network administrators can use to analyze and resolve software and hardware issues.

The blue screen bug (also known as bug check) first appeared in the 1990s with the release of Windows 3.0, and while it has evolved since then, Microsoft has always kept it blue. It was later updated to black for Windows 11 before returning to blue.

Source : Tech News - Uvindu Bro.