Microsoft NFL Surface Deal Extended
There may have been a hiccup or two in the partnership, but both Microsoft and NFL plan to continue their Surface deal. The two organizations have extended the partnership. …
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Facebook App Disappears From Microsoft Store
Not the news you want to start the week with! The official Facebook app is nowhere to be found on the Microsoft Store, not via search, or via a …
Microsoft All Set For A Datacenter Region In Spain
Microsoft has made official plans to open a datacenter region in Spain, alongside an expansion of its partnership with Telefonica that will enable it to deliver more capabilities from …
Google Scaring Edge Users Away From Chrome Extensions
Well, this is alarming! Why would a market leader try to persuade users this way? Google apparently does not mind, as it has been found trying to divert folks …
Microsoft Defender Coming To iOS, Android This Year
Microsoft is bringing its antivirus technology to iOS and Android. Microsoft Defender coming to guard these two platforms is all part of the company’s broader Microsoft 365 strategy. The …
Microsoft Nukes Another Windows 10 Update
Who knew releasing OS patches could be such an ordeal? Well, it is. Microsoft has made another fumble, this time with a Windows 10 security update, which the company …
How To Install Windows 10X On PCs
Or, you know, actual hardware. Windows 10X is shaping up to be one of the most exciting releases of the operating system in recent memory, and things have picked …
Hack Allows Windows 7 To Receive Updates Beyond Retirement
Did not see this coming! Windows 7 is no longer receiving security updates as of January 14, the date when Microsoft officially pulled the plug on the classic OS …
February Patch Tuesday Fixes 99 Vulnerabilities
Now, that’s what you would call massive! Microsoft has just released the Patch Tuesday cycle of updates for the month of February, and this collection comes with nearly a …
What Exactly Is This New Project Newsbar App?
And why exactly? There are times when a name is a dead giveaway, and this is one such occasion. Still, some official details about this new Project Newsbar app …
Bing Search Breaks Down Windows Search
Oops! The search feature bundled with Windows 10 is down. As a matter of fact, Bing Search went down a few hours ago, and it took Windows Search along …
Botched Windows 10 Update Causes Internet, Sound Issues
Oh boy, here we go again! There is talk of another botched Windows 10 update in the wild, which is causing internet and sound issues for users who deployed …
Google Wants To Play Nice With Microsoft Office
Trojan horse approach? I like it. Google, it is being said, will play nice with Microsoft Office. And this change in attitude is in hopes to entice customers into …
You’ll Soon Be Able Uninstall Paint, Notepad, And WordPad
Well, this took its sweet time coming. But Microsoft will finally let you uninstall certain baked in apps in Windows 10, namely Paint, Notepad, and WordPad. This welcome change …
Windows 10 Build 19028 Lands In The Fast Ring
It’s Tuesday. And as is custom, we have a new Windows 10 build vying for our attention. This time around, Microsoft has made available build 19028 in the Fast …
Facebook Wanted To Hire Microsoft Cloud Chief Scott Guthrie
It appears that Facebook was this close to recruiting Scott Guthrie, the Microsoft cloud chief. The social network really wanted to snap him away from the Redmond based technology …
Microsoft Unveils More AMD Powered Azure VMs
Boy, 2020 sure could be a banner year for AMD! The chip giant has been securing wins left and right. And this latest one, of Azure VMs, is about …
Endpoint Manager Here To Modernize IT Management
Microsoft unveiled a metric ton of improvements to its business solutions at the Ignite conference. The highlight of which is Endpoint Manager, a new solution designed to simplify IT …
Azure IoT Central Amped Up With New IoT Capabilities
Microsoft has unveiled a whole array of upgrades to its Azure IoT Central platform that it launched in 2017 to make it easy for enterprises to connect IoT-enabled devices. …
Microsoft Azure Growth Rate Slows
As if anybody really expected anything different. After growing by leaps and bounds over the past few years, the Microsoft Azure platform saw its growth rate dip a bit. …
Microsoft Buys Mover To Simplify Cloud File Migration
Another week, another Microsoft acquisition. This time, the Redmond based software titan has added cloud file migration service Mover to its portfolio of acquisitions. This is a startup that …
Windows 10 No Longer A Cornerstone For Microsoft
Who would have guessed! For four years Microsoft has been saying that Windows 10 is a cornerstone product, the very foundation of its ambitions. But the company no longer …
Microsoft Hikes Licensing Costs For Its Software On Rival Clouds
Expected? You bet. Microsoft has made some licensing changes recently, changes that make its software more expensive for customers on rival clouds. As in, those that rely on AWS, …
Codenames Of Next Windows 10 Versions Confirmed
Windows Next. While Microsoft may, so far, have remained mum on the codenames of the next features updates for Windows 10, some new intelligence surfaced recently. The ones that …
Microsoft Releases Fresh Windows 10 20H1 Preview ISOs
Fresh ISOs for everyone! Microsoft has today released new ISO images for Windows 10 20H1 previews, allowing users that want to move in with a fresh install the ability …
Azure Archive Storage Prices Drop By 50%
Hook me up with a couple of zettabytes! Microsoft continues to make updates to its cloud service almost every week, and this time Azure Archive Storage pricing got a …
Windows 10 Getting A Cloud Recovery Option
Wonder why it took so long for Microsoft to build this functionality? Things are still in the leak stage right now, but there are hints of a cloud recovery …
Microsoft And Oracle Join Forces
Who’d have thought? Microsoft and Oracle have entered into a strategic cloud partnership, where the two technology giants will intertwine their cloud computing services by combining forces. The big …
Microsoft Teams Is Down Again
That time of the month again? Microsoft is no stranger to service outages in its Microsoft 365 offerings, and this time Microsoft Teams is the latest one to be …
Forced Windows Updates Don’t Make Sense, Microsoft Proves
There is quite a bit of commotion against forced Windows updates, ever since Microsoft outlined this strategy around the launch of Windows 10 on that fine July day in …