New Surface Laptop firmware update improves battery reliability

Surface Laptop users are getting a firmware update today that improves battery reliability but not necessarily improving battery life.

“Today we’ve released a new firmware update for Surface Laptop,” Microsoft’s Brandon Records writes. “This update includes new firmware for Surface System Aggregator Firmware which improves battery reliability.”

Surface Laptop, which shipped with Windows 10 S boasted up to 14 hours of use on that specific version. The update should be visible and available via Windows Update. You can also access it here the Surface Laptop Drivers and Firmware download set..

Source: Thurrott.com

‘Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2’ gets first trailer

If you haven’t seen the 2012 Disney film Wreck-It Ralph, the story followed a pair of classic arcade game characters who were looking for the purpose behind their programming and somehow ended up discovering more about themselves in the process. What happens when they end up being hooked up to the internet for the very first time? That’s the premise behind Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2. We have Ralph (played by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) on another adventure but this time in the expansive, somewhat dangerous, and incredibly addictive World Wide Web. As The Verge points out, it looks like the film carries on with the nice undercurrent of satire with this film and we’re excited to see it. It hits theatres on November 21, 2018.

Twitter introduces new Bookmarks feature

Ever liked a tweet just so you could read later what the attached link says but don’t necessarily agree with the tweet’s content? Now, you don’t have to have to like weird or sketchy tweets with a new Bookmarks feature. As the name suggests, it’ll let you save a tweet for later reading. Twitter explains in a press release: "To bookmark a Tweet, tap the share icon under the Tweet and select, 'Add Tweet to Bookmarks.' To find it later, tap 'Bookmarks' from your profile icon menu. You can remove Tweets from your Bookmarks at any time." The feature is rolling out to iOS and Android apps, Twitter Lite, and mobile.twitter.com.

Source: Mashable

Kristen Wiig tipped to take on villain role in ‘Wonder Woman 2’

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If rumours are anything to go by, it seems Warner Bros. has their eye on actress and comedian Kristen Wiig to take on the villain role in the upcoming Wonder Woman movie. Wiig is being tipped to be the top choice to play Cheetah in the sequel but Warner Bros. isn’t commenting on the possible casting news. The movie is slated for a November 1, 2019 release so finding someone to fill in an important role is key.

According to insiders, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has always had Wiig on top of her list to play that part and she has let the actress know before she left to scout for locations for the film. Wiig reportedly had a recent meeting with top execs from Warner Bros. about this project. Guess we’ll find out soon enough if the next Wonder Woman film has found its baddie.

Source: Variety