Plex finally gets live TV support, coming to Windows 10 and Xbox One

It's a little way off yet for Windows fans, but one of the best home entertainment services around just got even better.

Live TV support is something that has been sorely missing from Plex, not least because you've been able to record TV for a while now with its DVR feature. That always required using the web app to browse and schedule recordings, but that's all about to change.

Plex is now bringing live TV channels and a front-end to its DVR to all of its client apps. It's a staged rollout, with Android TV and iOS mobile apps the first to get the new features, but from there one-by-one the rest will follow.

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The Long Journey Home is like being stuck in the backseat on a return road trip

The Long Journey Home is a resource management, sandbox universe space adventure game. It should be a game right down the alley of most science fans, but unfortunately, falls a little short of reaching home.

The Long Journey Home is a game that puts the player in control of a science expedition ship that was testing out mankind's first jump drive. Of course, like most things we humans try to do in video game stories, something went wrong and we find ourselves drifting in space with the goal to return to Earth. That's the mission here; to do whatever is necessary to get the ship and its crew safely returned to Earth.

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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Everything we know so far

The Fall Creators Update, Microsoft's next major update for Windows 10 is now in development. Here's everything we know so far.

Updated May 31, 2017: New features were introduced with the latest Insider Preview builds.

Microsoft is now hard at work developing the next major update for Windows 10. Dubbed the "Fall Creators Update," it is expected to launch in early Fall 2017 and will focus on a whole bunch of new improvements for Windows 10 users.

Of course, if a feature is coming in the Fall Creators Update, Insiders will likely have the chance to play with it before the official launch in October/November. So, what do we expect to see show up in the Fall Creators Update for PC?

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Microsoft Excel formulas and features that you need to know

Microsoft Excel is ubiquitous, but it's far more than a simple spreadsheet app — a huge array of powerful features lay within its cells.

There are thousands of Excel tools at your disposal, so where should you start? Let's take a look at some of the basic formulas and advanced features of Microsoft Excel.

• SUM, COUNT and AVERAGE
• Adding IF
• Proper, UPPER and lower
• Search with VLOOKUP
• CONCATENATE
• Creating 3D Maps
• Freezing panes in Excel
• Using Pivot Tables
• Generating a Waterfall Chart
• Conditional Formatting

Basic Excel formulas

Before you attempt to hit the ground running, it's advisable to have a look at some of the basics to get you started.

The order and layout of a function and its arguments are known as the syntax. With Microsoft Excel, functions are built-in formulas which initiate the requested action on the information found in your worksheet. Formulas in Excel start with an equal sign (=), then continues with either a function name (SUM, COUNT, IF) or math operators and numbers. If we were to dissect this formula:

=COUNTIF(A1:E1, "Forecast")

We can break a formula down into the following parts:

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Carphone Warehouse stops selling Lumia, surprises no-one

In a move that, frankly, surprises no-one, Britain's largest phone retailer has stopped selling Microsoft Lumia phones.

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How to use the Remix 3D community in the Paint 3D app on Windows 10

How do I add 3D models to Paint 3D?

Microsoft showed off some impressive mixed reality demonstrations at Build 2017, one of which included 3D models being worked into videos and projects in the upcoming Story Remix app. While the app isn't arriving until the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you can still get a taste of the Remix 3D community through the Paint 3D app.

There is already a ton of 3D models available, and you can even upload your own models to the collection. Here's how to get the most out this awesome community!

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ASUS's new ZenScreen is the USB-C second screen you didn't know you needed

The latest 15.6-inch ASUS ZenScreen connects to your computer, tablet or phone... and props up using a pen.

Plugging a second display into your laptop is nothing new. Even smartphones have had the ability to hook up to a TV or monitor via MHL for years. But ASUS's latest ZenScreen MB16AC display, shown at Computex 2017 in Taipei, takes this concept to the next level, with a lightweight, super-portable 15.6-inch panel with some innovative stand options.

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