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Microsoft is releasing a new Windows 11 update, KB5013296. It targets PCs registered in the Insider Program’s DEV and BETA channels.

Within a few hours, Microsoft released several new updates. KB5013296 is a bit special. It is only offered as part of the Windows Insider Program. More specifically, it is an update for the current preview 22581 of Windows 11, which is currently offered through these two distribution channels.

The installation allows the operating system to evolve into version 22581.200. This build number is important. It makes sure everything went well. We can find it by launching “winver.exe” with “Run” (WIN+R).

Windows 11 and KB5013296

KB5013296 brings nothing new. This is a cumulative update to test the servicing pipeline. That explains the company

“We’re starting to roll out Cumulative Update KB5013296 (Windows 11 Build 22581.200). This update contains nothing new and is intended to test our maintenance pipeline for builds in the dev and beta channels. »

All the fixes and improvements announced with build 22581 are clearly offered here. On the other hand, be careful. History shows that this type of update, which usually doesn’t bring anything new, is likely to cause problems. For example, the release of Windows 10 Build 21292.1010 caused x64 emulation to fail on ARM PCs.

What functionality is missing in WhatsApp to make it a dynamic and attractive application? Emoji reactions? Well seen ! That could change in a few months…

A first test is used

If you can’t quickly post a reaction to a message on WhatsApp, you’ll have to send an emoji as a separate reply or write an often pointless reply. And that’s not very practical or attractive…

Present on Facebook Messenger, Twitter, or Viber, this feature may be minimal, but it can greatly impact engagement rates. Remember that using WhatsApp is very relevant in your marketing strategy.

But that could change in a few months as the app tests functionality on some users.

This first test will be conducted 7 months after its announcement. In August 2021, she actually announced that she was working on emojis that you can place on a message to express emotions.

Originally, WhatsApp had been working on a message that should be displayed if the user is using an outdated version of the app that doesn’t support receiving reactions. In this case, the user won’t be able to see the reaction, but will see a different message asking them to update the app to see the reaction:

Now WhatsApp is offering the feature to some beta testers on the beta version of WhatsApp for Android 2.22.8.3!

By long-pressing a received message, the feature allows users to respond with one of six emojis: thumbs up, heart, crying, laughter, shocked face, or folded hands (usually meaning “thank you”).

On Facebook, these 6 emojis help better understand what users are feeling and why they are feeling it.

We use emojis all the time to express ourselves and translate our emotions into a digital format. Reactions are how Facebook and other social networks help facilitate this emotional conversation online.

According to research by the Facebook team, the emotional experience accounts for half of customer loyalty to a brand, while psychological loyalty accounts for about a third.

The power of emoji reactions in digital marketing

With the right strategy, you can use them to increase the impact of your content marketing campaign. In fact, using emoji reactions can have several benefits:

• Greater Visibility;
• A higher commitment;
• A real-time measurement of his target’s reaction;
• Incredible business impact in understanding customer sentiment.

With these goals in mind, consider implementing specific strategies to incorporate response into your content marketing campaign.

On Facebook for example:

• Try to elicit a specific Facebook reaction rather than a like
• Use a contest or poll to encourage the use of feedback.
• Use feedback as a form of objective feedback.

Coming soon to iOS and desktop?

In addition to showing up on Android, there are signs that emoji reactions will also be rolling out to WhatsApp’s iOS and desktop apps. As of early January, WhatsApp’s beta app on iOS has had settings to control “reaction notifications.” Additionally, a similar setting appeared in the beta version of the desktop app earlier this month.

It seems only a small subset of users currently benefit from this option. But everyone should be able to see the reactions soon.

After all, it’s in your best interest to adapt to the new feature as quickly and creatively as possible.

If you can’t respond to messages, don’t worry: a future update will surely help preserve the feature!

Source: Wabetainfo

Studio Beenox, an Activision subsidiary, is expanding its presence in Quebec and opening a new office in Montreal. This is the Quebec-based studio’s second major expansion in less than two years.

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To date, the studio has over 400 employees, including nearly 150 who have been hired since last year. Beenox’s arrival in Montreal will allow the studio to ramp up the pace of its ongoing development projects for the Call of Duty franchise.

The Beenox team has been actively supporting Activision’s flagship series for several years, most recently creating new content for each new season of Call of Duty: Warzone and collaborating on the development of a new mobile experience in Call of Duty: Warzone Duty.

“We want this studio to attract new talent locally and internationally, in addition to contributing to the development of Montreal’s ecosystem,” said Nour Polloni, Studio Director at Beenox. This new Montreal studio will allow us to enrich our areas of expertise and expand our creative engine. Our priority will be to find a space conducive to inspiration and the creation of new ideas, but also to collaboration, learning and building strong relationships within our teams.”

Beenox has about fifty new employees in the greater Montreal area and the team is currently hiring. Programming, design, art and mobile team positions are now open and ready for new applications.

The location of the new premises will be announced in a few months. Visit the Beenox website to view Montreal expansion job openings.

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Apex Legends news has been going well for the past few days. With the Warriors event and Xbox Series X tweak arriving today, let’s take a look back at one of the biggest leaks in gaming history that surfaced on Reddit last week. Obviously, Respawn Entertainment and EA have big plans for the next two years.

Nine new legends and new cosmetics

At the heart of this list of leaks is undoubtedly the reveal of nine Legends never before seen in Apex Legends. Of these nine legends, only one benefits from a visual and it’s about a defensive man called Newcastle (expected for Season 13). Two other defenders also join the roster and are named Uplink and Catalyst, the latter possessing never-before-seen building skills.

Recon devotees will be delighted to discover Scryer and Vantage, two new Legends joining the category. Conduit, Caliber, and Phantom are the next three Legends listed for the Support class. Finally, we can discover Jester, who doesn’t have his own icons yet, but could be a legend of recognition.

These leaks also reveal new cosmetic items, including a legacy for Valkyrie (new set and attack animations). For the upcoming Collector’s Event, all Legends will receive a “Rebelfeed” skin inspired by Rebel outfits. Outside of this Collector Event, five legendary skins for Ash, Loba, Valkyrie, Caustic, and Crypto are planned for release in Bangalore, along with a vanity skin set. Finally, note that Valkyrie and Wraith are entitled to new poses.

A new Battle Royale map and five new Arena Mode maps

Skins aside, it’s obviously the maps that are the most eagerly awaited by the community and it seems that the teams at Respawn Entertainment still have great projects at this level. The most important news is undoubtedly the battle royale map called “Divided Moon”. The latter will take place in space, even if the first renderings are still very simple.

Arena mode also benefits from five new maps from the Titanfall universe. The only one revealed so far would take place in a Hammond Robotics factory, which is where most of the Titan mechas in Titanfall come from. Finally, some changes would be made to two existing maps: Storm Point, Kings Canyon.

New weapons and a game mode inspired by Capture the Flag are coming soon

These big leaks also revealed the existence of new weapons that could be added to Apex Legends in the near future. These include an Energy Assault Rifle called “Nemesis”, a new Autobow called “Scorpion”, an LMG called “Maelstrom” and an Energy SMG called “Gemini”. Akimbo energy cannons named “Fanatic” are also listed.

Finally, a new game mode could be integrated very close to Capture the Flag, and Respawn Entertainment seems set to continue that momentum, as evidenced by today’s return of Control mode. The shooting range training mode is also getting an overhaul with new weapon challenges and an infinite ammo feature with custom challenges.

As with all leaks, this information should be taken with a pinch of salt, but full details of the leaks are available on Reddit with supporting images and excerpts. If this information holds true over time, Apex Legends players can rejoice at the many projects in Respawn Entertainment’s pipeline.

Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment will release an optimized version of Apex Legends on PS5, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. We explain how to install this update.

Apex Legends is finally going into the next generation. in the A tweet posted on March 29th, Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts confirm that Battle Royale will receive an update for the PS5, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X consoles as part of the Warriors Collectible Event. The mission is scheduled for March 29th.

If you already play Apex Legends on your PS5, Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X thanks to backwards compatibility, don’t miss the opportunity to install the version specially optimized for your console. How it works ? The process varies from platform to platform.

Apex Legends just keeps getting prettier on PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X

Switch from the Xbox One version to the Xbox Series

Thanks to Smart Delivery technology, everything runs automatically on Xbox. In short, if you already have the Xbox One version of Apex Legends installed on your Xbox Series S or your Xbox Series X, the update will download itself. “Regardless of generation, the best version on your console is automatically offered – you don’t have to do anything,” explains the Respawn Entertainment tweet.

Switch from the PS4 version to PS5

Nothing is automatic on PlayStation 5, however. You need to make sure you follow several steps:

• Go to the game icon that appears on the home screen (if the PS4 version is installed on your PS5);
• Next to “Play Game” is an icon with three small dots. Click on it and then click “Select Version” to start downloading the PS5 version;
• Delete the PS4 version (once the PS5 version is installed).

Of course, if the PS4 version is not installed on your PS5, you can download the PS5 version directly.

Installer for the PS5 version of Apex Legends // Source : Capture PS5

What are the improvements?

A few weeks after the launch of the other smartphones of the Redmi Note 11 series in France, Xiaomi has finally launched one of the most powerful models: the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G. It is available now from EUR 339.90.

When it presented the Redmi Note 11 in France at the beginning of the year, Xiaomi didn’t immediately launch the 5G version with us. Now it’s done, because the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G is now available in France from 339.90 euros in the version with 6 GB RAM and 64 GB memory.

There is also a version with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage for EUR 369.90 and a version with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage for EUR 399.90. The smartphone is available from most usual dealers in Germany three colors: graphite grey, glacier white and ocean blue.

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What technical characteristics for the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G?

Unlike other Redmi Note 11 series smartphones, the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G is, as the name suggests, 5G compatible. In fact, it is powered by a Snapdragon 695 5G processor engraved in 6nm. The smartphone is equipped with a 6.67 inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120 Hertz and an impressive maximum brightness of 1200 nits.

The Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G is powered by one 5000mAh batterybut is particularly compatible with the Charge Rapide 67W which charges the smartphone to 50% in just 15 minutes. On the photo side, the smartphone relies on a three-camera configuration with a 108 MP main sensor, an 8 MP ultra wide-angle sensor and a 2 MP macro sensor.

It is worth remembering that if you find the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G too expensive, although it offers excellent value for money, you can always resort to an almost identical smartphone: this Poco X4 Pro 5G. The latter offers the same technical sheet but is only available from 299 euros, 40 euros less than the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G. The main differences are in the design and tracking of updates, which should be a bit slower on the Poco.

TikTok is the most popular application in the category of today smartphone entertainment. However, ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok, recognizes that success is never eternal and that a serious competitor can appear at any time. In order not to lose its leading position, TikTok keeps innovating … The last idea is to offer the possibility of finding a video that we have previously watched in For You.

TikTok will soon offer video history

At the stage of Experiment For a small group of users in the United States, in the near future, TikTok wants to offer all its followers a section that automatically summarizes all the videos we’ve already seen in the “For you” feed.

The goal behind this idea is to make it easy to find a video that went a little too fast due to a accidental updateor a video that we liked but is already far down the scroll.

This non-revolutionary functionality is nonetheless eagerly awaited by hundreds of millions of TikTok users around the world. With all the videos that are present in the entertainment application, you have surely felt the need watch a video you saw on the same day, several hours earlier.

According to Hammod Oh (the TikTok user who presented this novelty in beta version), the function will be implemented directly in the the settings the app.
Here is the route he took to access his story:

• On your profile
• Press the hamburger menu at the top right
• Tap Settings and privacy

#Tick Tock is testing adding a watch history feature in the app pic.twitter.com/zFLn6uYSUr

– Hammod Oh (@hammodoh1) March 26, 2022

At the moment, TikTok has not shared any information on the release date of this novelty. What is certain is that the entertainment app is constantly looking for new ways enrich the user experience.
The success of TikTok today is impressive over a billion users and hundreds of millions who log in every day to scroll through videos.

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