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Microsoft tests Windows Search without all the ads and fluff

Microsoft is testing a cleaner version of the Windows 11 search menu that strips it of recommended content and ads. In a blog post on Monday, Microsoft announced that it's rolling out the decluttered Search Box to Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel as the company looks to regain trust with users and fix Windows. One of the biggest changes is a revamped search homescreen that displays only your recent searches. Currently, when you open the search menu, it shows your recent searches alon

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OnePlus is reportedly bailing on the US

OnePlus and its parent company, Oppo, plan to announce in the coming days that OnePlus brand will be leaving the US and European markets, according to a machine translation of a WinFuture report. Should the exit actually happen, it will mark a conclusion to months of rumors about the future of OnePlus. Android Headlines said in January that OnePlus was being "dismantled," though OnePlus, in a statement at the time, said that "OnePlus North America continues to operate, with full guarantee of us

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A two-pack of DJI’s most capable wireless mics just got its first price cut

The full DJI Mic 3 kit in its charging case. Smartphones these days have incredible cameras that are capable of taking smooth, sharp video, but the microphones are often lacking, to say the least. A wireless lavalier microphone can dramatically improve the audio quality of your videos, whether you’re the only one talking, or if you’re getting audio from multiple people. The DJI Mic 3 is one of the best options, and it’s currently discounted to $219 (usually $259) at several retailers, includi

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AWS Database Blog

Rebuild large indexes on Aurora PostgreSQL with Blue/Green Deployments

In this post, we show how to rebuild large indexes on Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL by combining Amazon Aurora Blue/Green Deployments with Aurora Optimized Reads. By performing the reindex on the green (staging) environment with a Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe)-backed instance class, the sort phase uses fast local storage instead of Amazon EBS over the network, and you avoid impacting production workloads.

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