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WHAT IS  NEW IN  ANDROID STUDIO 4.0        1. MOTION EDITOR   This is so cool! If you've ever worked with  MotionLayout before you know that it can be  a pain to work with. This MotionEditor  makes the use of it much easier by showing   you the animations already in the editor.  2. LAYOUT VALIDATION   You probably know how much of a pain it is to design layouts that look great on every screen you support. In AS 4.0, you can see all different screen sizes with your layouts at the same time to compare them. 3. CPU PROFILER UI UPGRADES The CPU profiler of Android Studio got a design upgrade! It is now separated from the main profiler in Android Studio for a better and more precise analysis. You can also create groups for specific recordings.  4. LIVE LAYOUT  INSPECTOR   The layout inspector now has a live feature! You are now able to see live values from  your views and where they came from ...

First Class TypeScript Support We want Deno to be applicable to a wide range of problem domains: from small one-line scripts, to complex server-side business logic. As programs become more complex, having some form of type checking becomes increasingly important. TypeScript is an extension of the JavaScript language that allows users to optionally provide type information. Deno supports TypeScript without additional tooling. The runtime is designed with TypeScript in mind. The  deno types  command provides type declarations for everything provided by Deno. Deno's standard modules are all written in TypeScript.

Apple has quietly adjusted the pricing for RAM upgrades in the entry-level $1299 MacBook Pro. Until today, Apple had charged $100 to upgrade from 8GB of RAM to 16GB of RAM, but now that upgrade costs $200 in the United States. As first noted by MacRumors, the change also applies to other countries; in Germany, the price has doubled from €125 to €250. In the United Kingdom, the upgrade price has doubled from £100 to £200. It’s not unusual at all for Apple to adjust build-to-order configuration pricing for the Mac lineup. Most recently, Apple drastically lowered Mac SSD pricing last summer while also introducing new storage configurations. These fluctuations in component pricing are generally due to changes in supply and demand. For example, it’s possible that Apple’s supplier for entry-level MacBook Pro RAM is experiencing disruptions, whether it be because of COVID-19 or other changes. Apple refreshed the MacBook Pro lineup last month, bringing the new Magic Keyboard design and perform...

Deno ships as a single executable with no dependencies. You can install it using the installers below, or download a release binary from the releases page. Shell (Mac, Linux): $ curl -fsSL https://deno.land/x/install/install.sh | sh PowerShell (Windows): $ iwr https://deno.land/x/install/install.ps1 -useb | iex Homebrew  (Mac): $ brew install deno Chocolatey  (Windows): $ choco install deno Scoop (Windows): $ scoop install deno Build and install from source using  Cargo $ cargo install deno See  deno_install  for more installation options.

Dynamic languages are useful tools. Scripting allows users to rapidly and succinctly tie together complex systems and express ideas without worrying about details like memory management or build systems. In recent years programming languages like Rust and Go have made it much easier to produce sophisticated native machine code; these projects are incredibly important developments in computer infrastructure. However, we claim it is still important to have a powerful scripting environment that can address a wide range of problem domains. JavaScript is the most widely used dynamic language, operating on every device with a web browser. Vast numbers of programmers are fluent in JavaScript and much effort has been put into optimizing its execution. Through standards organizations like ECMA International, the language has been carefully and continuously improved. We believe JavaScript is the natural choice for dynamic language tooling; whether in a browser environment or as standalone proces...

In a statement published on its Android developer website, Google noted, “We are excited to tell you more about Android 11, but now is not the time to celebrate." “We are postponing the June 3 event and beta release.” Google previously announced that Android 11 launch event will take place on June 3 via an online event due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, given the situation across the world is still the same the tech giant has decided to delay the launch and also the beta release of Android 11. Google believes that this is not the time to celebrate. In a statement published on its Android developer website, Google noted, “We are excited to tell you more about Android 11, but now is not the time to celebrate.” “We are postponing the June 3 event and beta release.” As noted earlier the launch event of Android 11 was originally scheduled for this week via a virtually meet. In an official tweet, Google noted that it will announce more details about the new version of Android “soon”...

Maharashtra on Saturday notched 99 new Covid-19 deaths, down by 17 from the highest 116 fatalities of May 29, to touch 2,197 deaths, while the number of patients crossed 65K, health officials said. Today's toll includes 81 deaths in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region alone, the worst-hit in the country, besides 2,940 new positive cases recorded in the state today. This comes to roughly one death every 15 minutes, and an average 123 new cases notched every hour, in the state. Maharashtra has been recording 75-plus fatalities and new patients over 2K daily for the past five consecutive days, with the last highest figure of 3,041 infections recorded on May 24. With 99 fatalities, the state death toll has touched 2,197 while the total number of coronavirus patients increased from yesterday's 62,228 to 65,168 today. Here's the full list of containment zones in Thane as per the data released by Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC): 1. Karanti nagar Galli No.14 near saraswati School Rabo...

Under the Union Home Ministry’s new guidelines for phased re-opening of areas outside containment zones the night curfew will begin at 9 pm and end at 5 am. Night curfew in areas outside containment zones to combat Covid-19 will remain but with a lesser number of hours under restriction under Unlock 1. The Union home ministry’s new guidelines on Saturday for phased re-opening of areas outside containment zones makes a concession for night curfew by reducing the hours of restriction to eight from 12. “Night curfew shall continue to remain in force, on the movement of individuals, for all non-essential activities. However, the revised timings of the curfew will be from 9 pm to 5 am,” the home ministry said in the Unlock 1 announcement. Only essential and emergency services are allowed during the curfew hours. Night curfew had been introduced in the fourth phase of the lockdown earlier this month to restrict movement of people to contain the spread of Covid-19. The curfew hours were 7 pm ...

Sony is finally opening-up on its next-gen console, PlayStation 5, after having kept mum for most of the year. With a game reveal showcase now confirmed for June 4, we can expect further news to start flowing in. While next week’s showcase is sure to give us something about the console itself, do not expect too much. Sony is bound to continue keeping its cards close to its chest. However, Sony PlayStation’s CEO, Jim Ryan, did touch upon a few elements regarding the console in a sit-down with gamesindustry.biz. The reports, mostly unconfirmed, about PlayStation 5 have surely given the console’s loyal community a bit of anxiety. The first half of the year has more or less been about how Sony has run into trouble due to the pandemic ravaging our globe. Be it a possibility of a delay, or the disturbance in the production capacity of the new console, the news was pretty grim until this month. The biggest letdown was perhaps the news report claiming the launch price of the console could be a...

One industry that has boomed exponentially due to the worldwide lockdown is- video calling & conferencing apps. Zoom is currently the most popular name in the market. Although there have been issues with it, still users are bound to install Zoom with most companies, schools and organisations favouring it. Google Meet is another name that is working to make the most of this period. Its downloads are increasing and slowly it is being trusted by people across the world. To expand its audience, Google Meet has launched a new video ad focusing its “Free for all” feature. The campaign comes at a time when users are raising privacy concerns over Zoom. Also, Google Meet released a blog post that shows that since January, Meet’s daily usage has grown by 30 times. The blog post focuses on privacy, security and it is hosting 3 billion minutes of video meetings while adding roughly 3 million new users every day. The post also mentions that Meet’s daily meeting participants surpassed 100 millio...

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Railway ministry said tatkal quota will be restored for 200 special and 30 Rajdhani-type trains. Tickets for these trains can be booked 120 days in advance The changes shall be implemented with effect from 08:00 hrs of train booking date of 31 May 2020 onwards Railway ministry on Thursday said that tatkal quota will be restored for 200 special and 30 Rajdhani-type trains. Tickets for these trains can be booked 120 days in advance. It also allowed booking of parcel and luggage in these passenger trains, an indication that the operation of the national transporter is slowly inching towards normalcy, after over a two-month long lockdown. “Ministry of railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period (ARP) of all specials (trains) notified from 30 days to 120 days. Booking of parcel and luggage shall be permitted in all these 230 trains," an official statement said. “The changes shall be implemented with effect from 08:00 hrs of train booking date of 31 M...

Coronavirus Lockdown 5.0 Guidelines: Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to chief ministers on Thursday to take stock of the Covid-19 situation on ground, and sought their views on the extension of lockdown beyond May 31. With just a day left, India is set to enter phase five of its nationwide lockdown imposed due to the  coronavirus   pandemic . Lockdown 5.0 is likely to see  further whitelisting of activities   that were not allowed in the previous phases including opening of malls, multiplexes, places of worship, and dine-in restaurants,  the Indian Express  has learnt. And the 7 pm to 7 am curfew and curbs on inter-state movement might also see some changes subject to states agreeing to them. Besides this, the government may also consider relaxing night curfew hours based on suggestions from health experts. However, based on suggestions from various states, strict curbs are likely to continue in containment zones, and “there will also be s...