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The Windows 10 Technical Preview Expires In 196 Days

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Downloading the Windows 10 technical preview? You won’t be able to use it  past two weeks after April Fool’s day next year . That’s jolly, because the consumer-facing preview that will follow the current build will be out long before then. But it’s worth keeping in mind: Microsoft is working towards a mid-year release of Windows 10, so the April date is in within that range, but doesn’t mean altogether too much on its own. You could speculate that the operating system likely won’t come out  before  that date, but at some point you leave the arena of reasonable speculation and start talking to yourself.

Next-Generation Email Platform Inbox Rolls Out Open Source Apps, Details Its Hosted API Pricing

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Inbox , the email startup founded by Dropbox and MIT alums offering modern APIs that allow developers to build new applications on top of email’s aging underpinnings, is today taking steps to make it even easier for developers to get started with the launch of open source email apps. The company is also announcing the pricing for its hosted version of the Inbox API for the first time publicly.

Why Google's next big thing could be a warp-speed supercomputer

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It depends on mind-bending physics and ultra-cold temperatures but quantum computing could bring about a new era in processing power that promises to revolutionize everything from artificial intelligence to high finance. The field of quantum computing is still in its infancy but it was given a sizable boost when Google announced in September that it is partnering with experts from the University of California Santa Barbara to develop quantum computing technology as part of its Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab team . The project also sees Google pairing up with NASA and the  Universities Space Research Association  to create technology that could become the world's fastest supercomputer.