Microsoft
- Aug- 2022 -25 August
U.K.’s Competition Regulators Could Further Expand Investigation in Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition Deal
A while back Microsoft made a move to acquire Activision, for a mind bending sum of $68.7 billion. Sadly for Microsoft, regulators around the world are starting to get getting worried about tech monopolies. And there’s good reason for it too, just these four companies, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have…
- Jul- 2022 -30 July
After Bethesda and Activision, Microsoft is Still Looking Forward to More Studio Acquisitions for GamePass
Microsoft has made substantial investments in their Xbox division in the recent months. The Redmond giant spent $7.5 billion in cash to acquire ZeniMax Media, the holding company behind many prominent studios including iD Software and Bethesda. That’s not all, Microsoft also acquired Activision in a whopping all-cash transaction valued…
- 27 July
Microsoft to Hold Ignite 2022 in An Effort to Revive In-Person Tech Events
The first Microsoft tech event to take place in person since the more than two-year-old coronavirus outbreak is scheduled for October. The annual Microsoft Ignite conference for programmers and IT workers will be held in Seattle from October 12 to 14. Microsoft warns that “space will be limited.” https://twitter.com/MS_Ignite/status/1552307855688089603 Ignite…
- May- 2022 -16 May
Microsoft is Developing a New ‘Wallpaper Engine’ Like Tool for the Xbox
Dynamic and interactive wallpapers have been around for a while, and were a rage in the early days of Android. Obviously the trend has settled since, except among Steam users armed with Wallpaper Engine. Among one of the most used apps in steam, Wallpaper Engine is a Windows application that…
- Nov- 2021 -3 November
Microsoft Loop is the New Hybrid Workspace Of Tomorrow Built on the Back of Microsoft’s Fluid Framework
Microsoft announced its Fluid framework last year and gradually started rolling it out to its suite of Office apps. Fluid, as the name suggests, aimed to offer a fluid and seamless hybrid-workplace experience that synchronized data across apps and devices, allowing teams to easily collaborate on projects. Today, at the…
- Sep- 2021 -9 September
Microsoft Start, The Company’s Rebranded News Service, is Here To Provide The News You Care About
Today, Microsoft announced in an official blog post that its rebranding its MSN and Microsoft News service to Microsoft Start. This “new” news feed aims to provide you with the latest breaking news along with updates on topics you find interesting. While Microsoft News will be entirely replaced with Microsoft…
- Jul- 2021 -20 July
Windows 11 Now Officially Supported With New Nvidia Game Ready Driver
Windows 11 is now officially supported by Nvidia with the release of driver version 471.41, making it the first WHQL driver on the platform. Users were also able to use driver version 471.11 with Windows 11, which was Windows Display Driver Model 3.0 compliant, although this wasn’t an official release…
- Nov- 2020 -26 November
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop 4 Latest Images Leak Online Confirming Specifications And Dimensions?
Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Pro 8 as well as the Surface laptop 4 have leaked online in the form of images. They confirm the dimensions as well as the basic specifications of the premium tablet and laptop. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 tablet and the upcoming Surface Laptop 4 have appeared in…
- Oct- 2020 -31 October
Microsoft Windows 10 Driver Update Changes Format For Detection And Installation Of Manual And Automatic Drivers
Microsoft Windows 10 is about to undergo yet another change in the way drivers are detected, downloaded, and installed. The system will now be extra cautious particularly about plug-and-play peripherals. The change comes after Microsoft separated drivers into ‘Automatic’ and ‘Manual’ categories. Earlier this year, Microsoft made a change that…
- 11 October
Microsoft Will Sync Clipboard To The Cloud For Windows 10 And Android In SwiftKey Keyboard?
The rather humble Clipboard feature in Microsoft Windows 10 is about to get a major feature update that would boost copy-paste capabilities across devices. The feature will essentially allow Android smartphone and Windows 10 OS desktop users to access copied data across their devices through the cloud. Microsoft is attempting…
- 10 October
Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming xCloud On iOS iPhones, iPad Possible As Service To Adopt Web-Browser Approach?
Microsoft might have managed to bypass Apple Inc.’s strict App Store policies and ensure the Xbox Cloud Gaming service xCloud becomes available on iPhones and iPads when it launches. Instead of battling Apple’s strict policies for the App Store, Microsoft appears to be developing a complete web-based platform that could…
- 6 October
Microsoft Releases Optional Update For Windows 10 That Fixes Internet Connection, Speed And Reliability Issues
Microsoft has released a new Optional Update for Windows 10 that attempts to address a long-standing issue with the operating system in regards to a stable internet connection. The update should fix connection problems with both Wi-Fi as well as wired Ethernet connections. Windows 10 OS users now have an…
- Sep- 2020 -30 September
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Retail Edition Final Specifications, Features, Price And Availability Leak
Microsoft’s upcoming mid-range Surface Laptop, branded as Microsoft Surface Laptop Go specifications, features, price and, availability has leaked online. Retail listings have revealed all the important aspects that make the Surface Laptop Go an aggressively priced, well-balanced, lightweight and versatile laptop for office-goers and college students alike. Microsoft Surface Laptop…
- 27 September
New Xbox App on iOS Allows Streaming Xbox One Games to iPhone
Earlier this week, a report indicated that the new Xbox app would have support for Xbox games streaming to iPhone. The new app can be downloaded in beta mode. But this capability isn’t the same as the xCloud streaming game service of Microsoft. Rather, it lets you stream games…
- 25 September
Windows 10 on ARM Will Be Able To Run 32-Bit and 64-Bit Applications With New Drivers
The experimental Windows 10 of ARM (WoA) project is about to get an exponential increase in app compatibility. Microsoft appears to be ready with 64-Bit Emulation in Windows 10 for ARM. This means the platform will be able to emulate not just 32-Bit Applications, but also 64-Bit Applications. Windows 10…
- 17 September
Microsoft Windows 10 Update Delivery And Packaging Technique To Get Combined Service Stack Updates And Cumulative Updates
Microsoft has been trying to optimize and improve the Windows 10 update compilation and delivery for quite some time. The latest change to the Windows Updates involves combining the Service Stack Updates and Cumulative Updates. These two were delivered separately, but Microsoft has decided to jointly deliver them to further…
- 8 September
Xbox Series S Will Cost $299, Supporting Up to 1440p at 120 FPS
The much anticipated and rumored Xbox Series S is now official. The console will be priced at $299/£249.99 and will feature next-gen performance. The size of the console is really small, and Xbox claims that its the smallest Xbox Ever. In contrast to Xbox Series X, the Series S is 60%…
- 8 September
Xbox Series X Price and Release Date Leaks
Microsoft continued to delay the revelation of its next-gen console. As a result, many leaks have been surfacing. Last week, Cavie, a Twitter tipster, said that Pringles leaked the Xbox Series X price for South Africa. It was accidental though. Pringles promoted a competition that allows consumers to win an…
- Aug- 2020 -3 August
Cortana Voice Assistant Support to be Withdrawn for Android and IOS early next year, Microsoft announces
Microsoft Cortana voice assistant support will no longer be available for Android, iOS, and some other platforms after the beginning of 2021, a recent announcement by the company revealed. Prior to this, the first move on this front by the company will be made on September 7, according to which…
- Jul- 2020 -2 July
Microsoft Issues Patches To Fix Two ‘Critical’ Security Bugs Inside Windows Codecs Library
Microsoft has released patches for two serious security vulnerabilities in the Windows 10 codecs library. These fixes are part of unscheduled updates and are mandatory. They address two security flaws with RCE (Remote Code Execution) capabilities. The flaws affect both the Windows 10 client and server versions. Microsoft published details…
- 1 July
Microsoft Lumos Is Now Open-Source Allowing Monitoring Of Web App Metrics And Quick Detection Of Anomalies By Eliminating False Positives
Microsoft has opened up access to ‘Lumos’, a powerful Python library for automatically detecting and diagnosing metric regressions in “web-scale” applications. The library has reportedly been very active inside Microsoft Teams and Skype. Essentially, a highly powerful and intelligent ‘anomaly detector’ is now open-sourced and available for web developers to…
- 1 July
Microsoft Surface Pro With Faster Snapdragon 8cx ‘Plus’ Spotted In Leaked Benchmark Indicating Arrival Of New ‘Refreshed’ Edition?
The current-generation Microsoft Surface Pro X has a custom ‘Microsoft SQ1’ SoC, which is essentially based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx. The core processor within the SQ1 operates at a base frequency of 3.0GHz. A just leaked benchmark of possibly a prototype of Microsoft Surface Pro X multi-form-factor Windows 10…
- Jun- 2020 -22 June
Streaming Platform Mixer is Closing Down, Shroud and Ninja Might Transfer to Facebook Gaming
Microsoft released Mixer, a streaming service to directly rival Twitch, Youtube, and Facebook gaming back in 2016. The service remained under the radar for its debut initial year until the big news arrived. Famous Fortnite player Ninja announced his transition from Twitch to Mixer, and his first stream on the…
- 20 June
Microsoft Windows Defender System Guard Will Now Protect System Integrity At The UEFI BIOS Level With New Enhancements And Cloud Processing
Microsoft has introduced UEFI Scanner for the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) platform. The Microsoft security product will attempt to verify and guarantee the integrity of systems at a UEFI BIOS level. Windows Defender ATP is a preventative and post-detection, investigative response feature to Windows Defender. It will now…
- 18 June
Microsoft’s xCloud Streaming Service Will be Upgraded to Xbox Series X Hardware by 2021
The upcoming console generation may be the last of its kind as major stakeholders in the gaming industry are pushing the cloud gaming technology. Sony had its cloud gaming service called PS Now since the start of PS4. The service was not in usable condition when it first launched, but…
