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Bala Yogesh August 18th, 2020 5:22 PM 5 COMMENTS

Microsoft Set to Bid Farewell to Internet Explorer, Legacy Edge in 2021

Microsoft on Monday said that the Internet Explorer 11 users will either witness “degraded experience” or will face connectivity issues when connecting to Microsoft 365 apps and services beginning November, 2020. The company said that the Microsoft Teams web app will not support Internet Explorer 11 from November 30, 2020 with the remaining Microsoft 365 apps and services halting support to Internet Explorer 11 on August 17, 2021. Microsoft said... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 29th, 2020 9:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Unveils Family Safety App for iOS and Android with Content Filters

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the launch of its Microsoft Family Safety app for iOS and Android platforms. The company said that the Family Safety app is designed to aid users in protecting their family’s digital and physical safety. The app offers weekly digital activity reports along with enabling users to limit screen time for certain activities. Further, the company said that the users can set web and search filters on... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 11th, 2020 1:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Teams Gets New Features, Allows Up To 1000 Participants in a Call

Demand for video calling apps is soaring at the moment. Competition for Zoom is increasing day by day. Google Meet from Google, JioMeet from Reliance Jio, and Microsoft Teams from Microsoft are gaining a lot of traction. Microsoft Teams has just got a new update and brings in a fantastic set of features to make your video calling experience smoother than ever. Microsoft is all about innovation since its inception.... Read More

Shrijan Soni June 27th, 2020 3:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Closes More Than 80 Retail Stores

The American multinational technology company, Microsoft has announced that it will shut down its retail stores and switch the entire operations online. As per a statement released by the tech giant, Microsoft will close down more than 80 retail stores across the globe and step into a new approach to retail operations. Microsoft will just operate in four locations and operate them as experience centres. The company also stated that... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 15th, 2020 4:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Surface Duo Could Ship Ahead of Samsung Galaxy Fold 2

Microsoft Surface Duo, a foldable device from Microsoft will reportedly start shipping in less than two months. The company was initially scheduled to launch the device for the 2020 Holiday season. However, Zac Bowden of Windows Central said in a tweet that Microsoft now intends to launch its first foldable device ahead of the second generation Samsung Galaxy Fold. While Samsung has not officially listed a launch date for Galaxy... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 4th, 2020 7:39 PM 1 COMMENTS

Over 1 Billion Windows 10 Users Around the World to Receive New Web Browser

Microsoft, the Redmond based tech giant has started to roll out its new Chromium based Edge browser to Windows 10 users through automatic updates. The company has published various support articles that highlight that the automatic update would be available to Windows 10 users between versions 1803 to 2004. The Chromium based Edge browser had its stable release in January but the company chose to not bundle it with the... Read More

Bala Yogesh May 20th, 2020 3:45 PM 3 COMMENTS

Microsoft Unveils New Features for Edge, Add-ons Set for Significant Update

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that its Edge browser would receive several new features in the upcoming months including Pinterest integration on Collections, sidebar search and automatic profile switching option. The company announced the new features at Build 2020, its annual developer conference that commenced on Tuesday where Microsoft shared several new elements that would be introduced on its products including Edge. The new Microsoft Edge browser is built on Chromium... Read More

Bala Yogesh May 7th, 2020 6:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Updates Surface Lineup, New Models Listed in India

Microsoft on Wednesday launched the latest generation Surface devices including Surface Go 2, Surface Book 3 and Surface Headphones 2. The company has also introduced the Surface Earbuds and two accessories including Microsoft Ergonomic Desktop, a split keyboard with a mouse and Microsoft Bluetooth Desktop, a compact Bluetooth keyboard with mouse. Microsoft said that the new Surface devices and accessories are designed to aid users “work, learn, connect and play... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj June 19th, 2019 6:16 PM 1 COMMENTS

Microsoft to Stop Pushing Updates to Windows 7 Users from January 14, 2020

Microsoft on Wednesday said its Windows 7 operating system would not get security and technical updates from January 14, 2020, onwards and users should shift to its latest software. Microsoft also said that it is working with computer manufacturing companies like Dell and HP for making devices available at affordable prices and also working on options to roll out buyback or exchange offers. "Support for Windows 7 will close on... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj June 12th, 2019 5:09 PM 1 COMMENTS

Apple iCloud Now Available for Windows 10 Users from Microsoft Store

Apple's iCloud is now available for Windows 10 users to download from the Microsoft Store. The offering introduces a new iCloud Drive experience for Windows 10 users powered by the Windows technology to boost users' offline productivity and allow quick file exchanges on iPhone's iOS, Giorgio Sardo, Engineering General Manager for Microsoft 365 Developer Ecosystem wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. With the iCloud for Windows app and iCloud... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj June 1st, 2019 10:11 AM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Warns Nearly 1 Million Computers are Still at Risk Globally

Microsoft has warned that nearly one million computers globally are still at risk of malware attack similar to WannaCry that spread worldwide in 2017, causing billions of dollars in damage. The software giant recently discovered "wormable" vulnerability in Remote Desktop Services for Windows that can automatically spread. The company has issued its second advisory, urging users to update their systems to prevent the "BlueKeep" malware attack, Engadget reported on Friday.... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj May 31st, 2019 12:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Brings Xbox Game Pass Service to Windows 10

Software giant Microsoft is bringing its traditionally console-centric subscription service Xbox Game Pass to Windows 10. The company is promising a new, "curated library" with more than 100 titles from various third-party developers including Bethesda, Deep Silver, Devolver Digital, Paradox Interactive and Sega, Engadget reported on Thursday. Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox, also confirmed the company's "intent" to make first-party exclusives available through the new PC-specific Game Pass on the... Read More