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To some, poaching an egg may seem like a maneuver best left to the professionals, which is why the internet is brimming with tips and tricks to make the task “easier.” But the easiest egg-poaching method is also the simplest. There’s no need for vinegar or a whirling, swirling water vortex—all you need is fridge-cold…

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Microsoft unveiled a big education push exactly a year ago today, and for 2019, the software maker is equally committed to challenging Chromebooks in a variety of ways. Like last year, Microsoft is introducing a range of Windows 10 devices for education, with one priced at $189. There are seven devices in total, including two new 2-in-1 devices from Acer and Lenovo that start at less than $300. Acer, Dell, and Lenovo are also offering more affordable 13- and 15-inch laptops in the $300 range.

Microsoft has been working on a physical programming language for children who are blind or visually impaired. Dubbed Code Jumper, it allows children to learn coding by connecting physical blocks together. Each block is around the size of a softball, and brightly colored. There are different sizes for different commands, and children can connect them together to build a program.

The deputy chief executive of the National Transport Authority has backed the rollout of safe cycling infrastructure for commuting use in all urban areas of Cork.

Bakery chain Patisserie Valerie has collapsed into administration, putting up to 2,800 jobs at risk.

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As the eldest daughter of the President of the United States, Ivanka Trump is no stranger to the spotlight. Everything from her marriage to her parenting to her style is constantly under worldwide scrutiny.

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A PHARMACEUTICAL boss has ridiculed claims medicine will be in short supply under a no deal Brexit and said it will not impact his British patients.

Eighty-seven people, 70 of them students, were Tuesday rescued after their two buses got stuck in heavy snowfall, police said.

A Hong Kong-headquartered fintech is to establish its ­European headquarters in Edinburgh, providing a fresh boost for Scotland’s fintech community.

The Microsoft Classroom Pen will be available only as part of education bundles, but the company is considering a wider release.

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Compared to the original RAZR device, the changes that are visible show that screen and buttons have been replaced with a single long, folding screen.

Microsoft is aiming to make Windows Ink more useful for kids with the Classroom Pen, a new Surface Go stylus that's easier for smaller hands to hold. It's shorter than the current Surface Pen at four inches long, and there's also a slot at the end fo...

Back in 2017, Microsoft unveiled Project Torino, a unique physical programming language that taught visually impaired kids the basics of coding. It was a huge step forward for accessibility, but it was also just an experimental program limited to the...

• Bill Gates is currently the world's second richest person with an estimated net worth of over $96 billion.
• In 1975, childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft and went on to create the operating system for IBM's first personal computer. 
• Although Gates loves his luxury vehicles, he says his primary concerns are global warming and putting an end to polio. 

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Kenny Jackett will ring the changes once again for the Checkatrade Trophy.

The Greek Parliament's defense and foreign affairs committee approved by majority on Tuesday afternoon the name deal signed between Athens and Skopje.

A ‘RECKLESS’ flying fanatic has been fined £2,000 for flying a model aircraft near Heathrow Airport days after more than 1,000 flights were grounded by drone sightings at Gatwick. George Rusu, 38, flew the 1m-long Tundre aircraft on a field near a runway at Heathrow, Britain’s busiest airport, on Christmas Eve. Just days earlier Gatwick Airport […]