Microsoft announces ‘Surface hardware event’ for October
Microsoft has announced that its annual fall Surface event will take place next month on October 12 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. According to the website, “watch live to see…
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Microsoft is releasing Microsoft Teams, which is optimised for Apple Silicon
Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Teams has been optimised for Apple Silicon and the new update is now rolling out to customers after undergoing beta testing. Microsoft Teams has gone…
Microsoft will by default start blocking Office macros on July 27
After quietly undoing the change earlier this month, Microsoft announced this week that it will soon start by default disabling Visual Basic Applications (VBA) macros in Office products. The technology…
Microsoft beats Comcast and Google to an agreement to deliver ads on Netflix
The firms revealed on Wednesday that Netflix had hired Microsoft to supply the advertising technology for the expected ad-supported tier of the streaming service. Prior to Microsoft winning the deal,…
Microsoft is improving the latency of Xbox Cloud Gaming and adding mouse and keyboard support
The Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) service, which streams Xbox games to TVs, PCs, mobile devices, and other devices, is getting ready to add mouse and keyboard capabilities. The tech giant…
Microsoft will retire Internet Explorer browser and redirect users to the Edge
Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer, its much-maligned legacy internet browser, would be phased out nearly 27 years after it first appeared on desktop PCs in 1995. The desktop app…
Microsoft says that Windows 11 is ready for broad deployment
Microsoft declared on its release health information website that Windows 11 is now ready for broad deployment in commercial contexts. Anyone with a PC that satisfies the Windows 11 minimal…
Microsoft’s new Windows prompts attempt to stop users from installing Chrome
Microsoft has never been a fan of Windows users installing Chrome instead of Edge, but the company has recently ramped up its efforts to encourage users to stick with the…
The new ‘Buy now, pay later’ feature in Microsoft Edge is the definition of bloatware
Last year, Microsoft unveiled its all-new Edge browser, which is driven by the open-source Chromium engine rather than the proprietary Microsoft rendering engine used in the previous edition (and Internet…
Microsoft surpasses Apple to turn into the world’s most valuable company
Microsoft passed Apple in market cap on Friday, making it the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, after Apple missed profit expectations on Thursday. The company posted solid outcomes yet…