Software : No Windows 8.1 Update 2 coming says Microsoft

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No Windows 8.1 Update 2 coming says Microsoft Posted: Microsoft has confirmed that it will not be releasing a second update for Windows 8.1, instead focusing on its regular monthly update process that includes security and non-security items. Brandon LeBlanc, Microsoft's Chief Blogger, also swiftly renamed the commonly known "Patch Tuesday" update day to "Update Tuesday" to highlight its wider remit. "Examples of some of these non-security updates are the Windows Store Refresh in May and the June update to OneDrive to improve your control of sync," LeBlanc added. He detailed what updates were to be expected for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 from August 12, in the same blog post. Few updates For the latter, other than the usual security updates, there will be fixes to improve performance and reliability but nothing for system APIs, which means that there won't be any need for re-certification or re-validation. As for Windows 8.1, the three highlighted improvements were for the precision touchpad (adding new end-user settings), Miracast Receive and minimising login prompts for SharePoint online. TechRadar Pro recently reported that rumours at Microsoft pointed out that there wouldn't be a Windows 8.1 Update 2 and Microsoft might even hand out Windows 9 (AKA Threshold) for free to selected users. Now check out what we expect Windows 9 to be

Google finally adds easy Gmail unsubscribe button Posted: Having to hunt around in chain letters and spam emails for an "unsubscribe" button is a pain, which is why Google has added a new easy unsubscribe button to Gmail messages. Gmail parses through an email for an unsubscribe link, and if it finds one displays it next to the sender's address at the top. Clicking the unsubscribe link at the top takes you to the same place, but you don't have scroll through another email full of Target ads or "HOT DEALS WONT LAST!!!!!" first. "If you're interested in the message's content, it won't get in the way, and if not, it'll make it easier to keep your inbox clutter-free," Google wrote on the Gmail Google+ page. So don't delay, act now As nice as this addition is, it won't help when it comes to legitimate spam that doesn't feature an unsubscribe link at all. In addition it only applies to messages that are categorized as Promotions, Social or Forums messages. But Google's right in that it does make the Gmail experience just a little bit easier all around. "Making the unsubscribe option easy to find is a win for everyone," Google wrote. "For email senders, their mail is less likely to be marked as spam and for you, you can now say goodbye to sifting through an entire message for that one pesky link." Google toiling away on gaggle of new Gmail features

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