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Washington: Microsoft has finally announced the retirement of its oldest browser, Internet Explorer. After 27 years of service, the app will finally retire in peace. It was first released in 1995 as an add-on package for Windows 95. Later, the company began providing the browser for free as part of the package. Let’s take a […]

New Delhi: Microsoft has announced a massive line-up of new games for Xbox lovers in the next 12 months that features highly-anticipated titles like Starfield, Forza Motorsport, Diablo 4 and Redfall. The upcoming franchises also offers unique titles like Pentiment, High on Life and Ravenlok. With Xbox, you have more ways to play those game […]

San Francisco: Microsoft has detected and disabled a previously undocumented Lebanon-based activity group that is working with other actors affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to attack organisations in Israel. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) named the group ‘Polonium’. The tech giant suspended more than 20 malicious OneDrive applications created by Polonium actors, […]

Hyderabad: Are you periodically forced to buy a new laptop because the technology – hardware or software – in your current laptop is no longer supported even though it’s fully functional? The Microsoft Windows operating system is estimated to power about 90% of world’s personal computers today. Newer versions of Windows appear every couple of […]

San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday slammed billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates after a report claimed that the Microsoft co-founder poured millions into attacking Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Far-right publication Breitbart News claimed that hundreds of millions of dollars flew from Gates’ foundation to 11 of the 26 organisations that “signed an open […]

San Francisco: With an aim to create next-gen experiences, tech giant Microsoft has announced that it is sharing new updates to Windows 11 and the Microsoft Store for developers. The new updates include app-building tools to enable developers to take their existing code and make it incredibly compelling on Windows, new ways to reach and […]

By Aditya Deshbandhu Ghostwire Tokyo is a beautiful looking ray-tracing experience that I have spent the last two months mastering and examining in great detail. Probably the last Bethesda game that is available on Sony consoles (due to the Microsoft acquisition), Ghostwire is limited to the PS5 and Windows for the time being and shows […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows 11 preview build for Insiders in the Release Preview channel, which brings a couple of new features that were previously in testing in the Developer and Beta channels. According to Windows Central, the build in question is 22000.706, and features the new Windows Spotlight […]

San Francisco: Instead of a Microsoft Surface Duo, the tech giant’s founder Bill Gates has revealed he uses Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 as his daily smartphone. During a Reddit AMA this week, Gates finally confirmed which smartphone he uses, 9To5Google reported. As per the report, it comes as no surprise that Gates uses an […]

New Delhi: Gaming lovers went through a rough patch when Microsoft Xbox services suffered a massive outage that stopped them from launching Cloud games. Microsoft later fixed the issue that lasted for several hours late on Sunday. The Xbox Live outage stopped some players from launching cloud games, playing digital games and making purchases from its […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has open-sourced the code for the 27-year-old programme, 3D Movie Maker, after a user asked for it on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Foone, whose Twitter profile said they are a “hardware and software necromancer”, asked the tech giant for the source code to the programme so they could expand and extend […]

London: Billionaire Bill Gates has warned that Covid pandemic is far from over, with the worst remaining yet to unfold. Stressing on the need for increasing global surveillance, the Microsoft founder and philanthropist warned of the likelihood of an even more fatal and transmissive variant of Covid, the Financial Times reported. Gates stated that even […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has reportedly launched a new feature for Office Insiders that will allow iPhone users to listen to documents with their screen locked. According to Windows Central, the Insider version of Word on iOS now supports listening to documents even when a device’s screen is locked. Additionally, the Insider Office Mobile app […]

Hyderabad: After Microsoft and Amazon announced their largest campus outside of their headquarters, another tech giant is all set to open its campus in Hyderabad. Sundar Pichai-led Google has announced that it will be setting up its largest campus in India at Hyderabad. The campus will be spread across 7.3-acres in Gachibowli’s Financial District. The […]

New Delhi: As gaming gets mainstream, more than 10 million people have streamed games over Xbox Cloud Gaming to date, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said. He said that billions of hours have been played by subscribers over the past 12 months, up 45 per cent. Many of Xbox most popular titles, including Flight Simulator, […]

San Francisco: Users will soon be able to download Microsoft teams from its online store that comes built into Windows, according to an update from the company. Microsoft’s work and collaboration communications app has not been available in its own store to date. It either had to be downloaded from the web or installed alongside […]

New Delhi: Microsoft India on Wednesday announced two new initiatives to help startup entrepreneurs innovate and grow in the country. Under the Microsoft AI Innovate initiative, the company will introduce its second cohort of startups, as well as a new hackathon for startups to provide resources and support to developers for creating digital solutions. Microsoft […]

Hyderabad: Paving way for future policy launches and proving that the State is always at the forefront of using emerging technologies will be the launch of SpaceTech Framework through Metaverse. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Telangana government is all set to launch its SpaceTech Framework through a Metaverse platform that has been developed by Hyderabad-based […]

San Francisco: Microsoft is planning to introduce advertisements in its free-to-play Xbox console games, the media reported. A report in Insider, quoting sources, claimed that the ads will not disrupt the game and would rather appear on a billboard in a racing game. Microsoft is also concerned that the ads could “irritate” players, and is […]

San Francisco: Mozilla, the firm behind the popular web browser Firefox, said that Microsoft took a step in the right direction regarding default browser choice but that there is more to be done. Earlier this month, Microsoft rolled out an optional cumulative update for Windows 11 that made it easier to change the default browser […]