Microsoft announced earlier this month that 300 million devices are running Windows 10 – a faster adoption rate than either of the two previous Windows versions. (Reuters) Since last summer, …
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Microsoft joins Google & Facebook to extend Internet in remote areas of Africa, India
Microsoft is making grants to small businesses that provide online access, software or related services in places like Africa, India and rural Maine. (Reuters Photo) Microsoft has joined other tech…
With HoloLens, Microsoft aims to avoid Google’s mistakes
The HoloLens traces its lineage to Kinect, an add-on for Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console that was introduced in 2010. (Reuters) When Google introduced its Google Glass smartglasses four years…
Microsoft sues US over secret demands for customer data
Microsoft says in a lawsuit filed today that authorities demanded customer information more than 5,600 times in the last 18 months. In nearly half those cases, a court ordered the company to keep t…
Microsoft’s Edge browser will soon put Adobe’s Flash on a leash
It’s no secret that Flash is on its way out – after all, it’s pretty much a web security nightmare, not to mention the page loading and performance issues it can cause – and…
Embedded Power BI Microsoft cloud apps could all turn into platforms
Introduction and APIs It’s less than a year since Microsoft launched the current version of Power BI, its self-service business analytics cloud service. The service gets weekly updates &ndash…
Microsoft boasts that Edge is the browser to use if you want security
Web browser security is a major concern – with plenty of infections occurring due to careless surfing or vulnerabilities in add-ons – so it’s not surprising to hear that Microsoft…
Microsoft’s Bing is experimenting on you
Introduction and zero blame policy Want to build a service that keeps adding new features and fixing bugs and generally getting better? The biggest problem might be your most experienced people, wh…
India to get updated version of Cortana this summer: Microsoft
India will be among a select group of 13 nations where an updated version of Microsoft’s digital personal assistant will roll out later this summer as part of the Windows 10 anniversary updat…
Microsoft will bake ad blocking into its Edge browser
Microsoft is planning to build ad blocking directly into its Edge browser on Windows 10, and that integration will be coming soon. This fact was revealed at the company’s Build conference in …