San Francisco : Microsoft has released the test version of its “Your Phone” app for Windows 10 that is being designed to mirror a phone straight to desktop, with texts, photos and notifications. The test app has rolled out for “Insiders with Android” testing devices first. “Need to add a photo to your presentation? Want […]
San Francisco : Microsoft is reportedly working on launching its “Movies & TV” app — only available on Windows-based platforms like Windows 10 PC, Xbox and Windows 10 Mobile — on Android and iOS-based platforms. According to a report in Windows Central late on Thursday, “Microsoft is building these apps to give consumers more of […]
Redmond (California) : Alarmed by the mammoth spread of fake news, tech giant Microsoft is working round-the-clock on building “trusted” algorithms to control false news on its platforms like Bing Search engine and professional networking website LinkedIn. According to David Heiner, Strategic Policy Advisor at Microsoft, the problems Facebook and YouTube are facing with fake […]
Redmond (Washington) : At a time when data privacy is making headlines the world over, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Monday reiterated that the company is determined to ensure consumers’ data and is building secure solutions towards preserving data privacy. Delivering the keynote address here on the first day of Microsoft’s “Build 2018” developers’ conference, […]
San Francisco : Microsoft is working on to fix crashing and freezing issues with Google’s Chrome browser with its new “Windows 10 April 2018” update which could be ready for next week’s scheduled patch. “The software maker was forced to delay rolling out its Windows 10 April 2018 Update due to Blue Screen of Death […]
San Francisco : Microsoft is geared to unveil a slew of new features for its Outlook desktop app, Outlook for Android and iOS apps and the its Outlook.com webmail service this week, the media reported. The software giant’s new Outlook features are primarily aimed at business customers — an area that its traditional Outlook desktop […]
San Francisco : After Google and Facebook replaced the ‘pistol’ emoji with a ‘water gun’ emoji, Microsoft on Thursday tweeted that it is planning to do the same. “We are in the process of evolving our emojis to reflect our values and the feedback we’ve received,” Microsoft tweeted alongside a “water gun” emoji. In a […]
San Francisco : Privacy experts have criticized Microsoft over the changes it made in its service through which the company has the right to review user’s content without their consent. The new rules prohibit users from using Microsoft’s services to “publicly display or share inappropriate content or material” including “offensive language” and nudity, Fortune reported. […]
San Francisco : Microsoft is offering up to $250,000 for identifying bugs that are similar to the “Meltdown” and “Spectre” CPU flaws. The offering is part of Microsoft’s new limited-time bounty programme for “speculative execution” side channel vulnerabilities. “This new class of vulnerabilities was disclosed in January 2018 and represented a major advancement in the […]
