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Personal assistant Cortana is coming to iPhone and Android, Microsoft reveals
Microsoft’s mobile, multi-platform vision continues as the company announced that at the end of this year its virtual assistant, Cortana, will be coming to iPhone and to Android phones as early as June. The app will work similar to how it does on a Windows Phone, with a few features missing. It will at least ...
Microsoft releases updated Spotify-esque Music App for Windows 10
As part of the Windows 10 Technical Preview Microsoft has unveiled a new preview of its music app, and we’re not the first to say, it looks not unlike the Swedish music streaming service, Spotify. The screenshot, which showed up on an Xbox support page, shows a much darker theme than the previous preview version of the ...
3 reasons why Microsoft’s Edge browser is way superior to Internet Explorer…and might give Google something to worry about
Formally known as Project Spartan, Microsoft’s Edge (default browser for Windows 10) is currently available in the Windows 10 Technical Preview as part of the Windows Insider Program. According to Microsoft the browser is still a bit rough around the edges (excuse the pun), although its performance has already started people talking about a new ...
Microsoft gives Outlook.com a facelift and adds myriad new features to make your Inbox more hospitable
Tons of new features have been added to Outlook.com as part of an expansive update, including a bunch of new themes, ways to make your inbox more manageable, collaboration features, improvements to the calendar, as well as using Skype from email, and simplified file sharing in OneDrive. The update is now available as a preview ...
Cutting the cord: Xbox One now has an over the air TV tuner for the nation that loves its television
Xbox users in Canada and the US can now watch live TV with Microsoft’s new over the air TV tuner. The tuner, made by Hauppauge, a US firm that manufactures electronic video hardware for personal computers, will set you back $59.99 (although you must also buy the antenna, so make it $99.99 offered as a ...
A familiar experience: Microsoft releases preview of Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Android phones
In line with Microsoft’s quest to put Office everywhere, Microsoft has rolled-out preview versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Android phones. This follows last January’s official release of Office for Android tablets, and prior to that Office apps for iPhone, which have proved to be a hit with consumers. By joining the Microsoft Office ...
Microsoft pits its own staff against the rest of the world’s public in global Solitaire tournament
On June 5th Microsoft will pit its best Solitaire players (staff players) against the rest of the world to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Windows game, and anyone can join the tournament. Before challenging public aficionados of the game Microsoft will first hold an internal competition to find the company’s top solitaire whizzes (already in ...
Microsoft’s winning hybrid, the Surface 3: Can it really replace the laptop?
We’ve talked about the popularity of Microsoft’s new laptop/tablet hybrid, the Surface 3, which has pretty much garnered positive reviews across the entire stratum of the tech media. The device, powerful enough to take care of all your non-pro requirements, and cheap enough (starting at $499) to please most thrifty consumers, has already become another ...
Beware of bad grammar! New anti-hacking technology needed as Microsoft fights back at sophisticated ‘hide in plain sight’ Chinese cyber thugs
FireEye Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center have reported how a Chinese hacking group, APT (advanced persistent threat) 17, used Microsoft’s IT support TechNet blog for its Command-and-Control (CnC) operation. The hacking group has already accrued some degree of infamy after reportedly hacking Asian companies and governments for a number of years, as well ...
Windows 10 editions revealed to the public
While we’re still waiting for the official release date of Windows 10 Microsoft has made public the full list of editions, which should become available this summer in 190 countries across the world. The editions are: Home, Pro, Mobile Pro, Enterprise, Education, Mobile Enterprise, and IoT Core. Home is, unsurprisingly, the consumer desktop version that ...
