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A Warrior Wanders in Ronin, a Star Wars: Visions Novel – Excerpt

The Ronin made his debut just last week in Kamikaze Douga’s “The Duel,” a stunning short from the Disney+ series, Star Wars: Visions. Now, he’s stepping out in his own book. (Don’t worry. His trusty droid is coming, too.) Star Wars: Ronin: A Visions Novel by Emma Mieko Candon arrives October 12, expanding the world of “The Duel” […]
A new Microsoft Store: What does it mean for you and your business? A lot, actually

Microsoft is launching a new version of its Store with Windows 11. There are lots of changes for consumers and businesses.
New Microsoft analytics tools help identify and understand trends without compromising privacy

Developed to help policy-makers research human trafficking, these techniques for synthetic privacy, casual inference and visualizing complex graph statistics could be useful for many other problems.
Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro Is Oddly Light on Pro Features

The two top-tier iPhones are better than ever, but they’re not as tantalizing as the standard iPhone 13.
The Fallen Star and Other Book Covers Revealed on the Star Wars: The High Republic Show

The High Republic // SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 Plus, get your first look at the Nihil’s Quarren Commander Kara Xoo and the mysterious Doctor Mkampa. A new episode of Star Wars: The High Republic Show has arrived, and this month is filled with first looks at the next wave of book covers in the Star Wars: The High Republic initiative […]
Inside Star Wars: Visions: Meet the Villains

Star Wars is going to a new galaxy of storytelling. Star Wars: Visions, an anime anthology featuring nine shorts from some of the world’s best anime creators, is set to debut September 22 on Disney+. With Inside Star Wars: Visions, StarWars.com will pull back the curtain on the series for exclusive early insights into what might await us. […]
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Strikes Back with New Remake

There are some video games that seem to change everything. Their genre, the art form, what we think a game could be. Orion Kellogg, executive producer at Lucasfilm Games, and Ryan Treadwell, lead producer at Aspyr, consider Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (known to fans as KOTOR) among those rare works. “I was […]
How to Turn Your Favorite Web Apps Into Desktop Apps

Want to access Twitter and Google Chat in a single click? Here’s how to think outside the browser.