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Microsoft's Windows 10 Spring Creators Update – Interesting Facts about the latest Update Release Next month Microsoft Windows 10 Spring Creators Update will be released and these are some interesting facts about it. Avid Reg readers will be aware of what's forthcoming for the Redmond operating system. If you're just tuning in, well, see the aforementioned link, and strap in for these highlights. When the OS upgrade is released proper, we'll be on the scene with the full details. In the meantime, here's your need to know: Microsoft reckons the operating system will take, on average, 30 minutes to install, which is much shorter than usual The OS will feature a thing called Timeline, which presents a summary of what you've been up to over the past 30 days, with on-screen links to apps and documents You can share files with physically nearby devices using a wireless feature called Nearby Share Shell and other bits and pieces of the d

CRYPTOCURRENCY INFO SOURCE 1 INFO SOURCE 2 A cryptocurrency (or crypto currency) is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses cryptography to secure its transactions, to control the creation of additional units, and to verify the transfer of assets. Cryptocurrencies are a type of digital currencies, alternative currencies and virtual currencies. Cryptocurrencies use decentralized control as opposed to centralized electronic money and central banking systems. The decentralized control of each cryptocurrency works through a blockchain, which is a public transaction database, functioning as a distributed ledger. Bitcoin, created in 2009, was the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Since then, numerous other cryptocurrencies have been created. These are frequently called altcoins, as a blend of alternative coin. DEFINITION According to Jan Lansky, a cryptocurrency is a system that meets all of the following six conditions: •    The system does not require a centra