Microsoft will start rolling its Outlook for web redesign to the general public following a long testing phase where you could opt in to try it out, with all the bells and whistles as well as bugs and unpolished features. In light of increasing competition from Google with its Gmail suite, as well as others, […]
Microsoft’s upcoming next-gen “Project Scarlett” console may be getting all the attention, but a new report from Thurrott claims that the company is also working on a lower-cost, streaming-oriented device like targeted at those who can’t or won’t pay what will likely be a high up-front cost for Scarlett. In a new video, Thurrott’s Brad […]
President Donald Trump called for a tariff on Chinese-produced goods back in May, and the Chinese government threatened to put a tariff on US goods in retaliation. At the G20 summit in Japan last week, Trump made interesting comments on partially reversing the Huawei ban, and a possible truce in the ongoing trade war. According to […]
Microsoft’s Your Phone app can now mirror notifications from your Android phone. The feature is now rolling out broadly to all Your Phone users, allowing you to keep your phone firmly on your desk and deal with notifications on your PC. Once you sync an Android phone with the app, you can read and reply […]
Microsoft this week took to social media to share a teaser for the “all-new Windows 1.0” complete with MS-DOS executive and clock. https://twitter.com/windows/status/1145731141695168512?s=21 Accompanying the teaser is short 13-second video that spans through the Windows logos in reverse chronological order, from Windows 10 back through Windows 1.0. Microsoft hasn’t mentioned much else about the teaser […]
Microsoft committed to a biannual major release schedule for Windows 10 back in 2017, and now it confirmed that the “19H2” update set to roll out later this year “will be a scoped set of features for select performance improvements, enterprise features and quality enhancements.” Microsoft says it will use servicing technology to deliver the […]
Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana could be split off from Windows 10 to become its own separate app. As highlighted by The Verge, Microsoft has added a standalone beta version of Cortana to the Windows Store that is now available to download and try. This move suggests that Microsoft will choose to update the voice assistant […]
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have joined forces to tell the U.S. government that its newly-proposed tariffs on goods imported from China would hurt consumers, put jobs at risk, and stifle innovation, according to a joint letter sent by the companies to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. In the joint letter dated June 17, […]
Microsoft today announced OneDrive Personal Vault, a new security layer on top of its OneDrive online file storage service that adds additional security features to keep your files save. The security features ensure that the only way to access these files is with a strong authentication method or two-step verification, which can include a fingerprint […]
At the beginning of June it was revealed that Microsoft’s next Surface device codename Centaurus could be a dual-screen device. But the big update news is that this Surface could be a folding device. Rumors about a dual-screen tablet have been circulating since last year, and the company reportedly showed a similar device to employees […]
Bill Gates, the primary founder of Microsoft talked about his mistakes. It was impressive to see him go ahead and share his biggest mistake while leading Microsoft. Gates was talking to Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz at an event hosted by Village Global. Gates shared details about his biggest mistake. While disclosing the issue, he also […]
While Slack just made a successful debut onto the stock market, news has surfaced that Microsoft actively bans the use of Slack for its employees, as reported by GeekWire. They have also obtained a document that outlines “prohibited and discouraged” software and technology. While Microsoft’s Teams is Slack’s foremost competitor in terms of collaborative chat […]
You can now download a preview version of the new Windows Terminal app from the Store on Windows 10! Microsoft released this application on the evening of June 21 after a listing showed up earlier that day. After downloading the Windows Terminal app from the Store, you can take advantage of all the new features […]
Microsoft has expanded the reach of its Chromium-based Edge browser to one of its most important audiences: namely, people who have to use older versions of Windows. Microsoft has released Canary channel preview builds of Edge for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users. They’re rough around the edges like most pre-release software. The […]
Microsoft is offering a 15-inch Surface Book 2 configuration for $1,999 a full $500 less than the previous entry point. As you’d expect, the price cut does come with a few trade offs. The $1,999 version has 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD. It includes a seventh generation Intel Core i5 processor, a step […]