Tag: microsoft
SwiftKey Keyboard Gets Cursor Controls in Beta
Microsoft's SwiftKey keyboard has finally gained support for the much-needed cursor control gesture in the latest beta update version 7.6.2.4. While Android users had...
Microsoft’s Dual-Screen Android Phone ‘Surface Duo’ Goes Official at $1,399
Microsoft first revealed that it's making an Android phone, that too a dual-screen one, at its Surface hardware event earlier last year. Now, after...
Microsoft PowerToys 0.20.0 Adds a System-Wide Color Picker on Windows 10
Microsoft has released an update to PowerToys today. Among other changes, the new update adds a system-wide color picker that lets you seamlessly extract...
Microsoft in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Buy TikTok’s US Operations: Report
Microsoft is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire the US operations of viral video-sharing app, TikTok. The app is currently owned by Chinese tech...
Microsoft Widely Launches Family Safety App on Android and iOS
Microsoft first announced Family Safety back in March and made it available in preview on Android and iOS this May. The Redmond giant is...
How to Enable Two-factor Authentication on Microsoft Account
Microsoft recently released a report at the RSA Security Conference and revealed a startling figure. Engineers at Microsoft said that 99.9% of hacked Microsoft...
Microsoft Turns Its AI Virtual Chatbot Xiaoice Into an Independent Company
Other than the Mountain View-based tech giant, Google, Microsoft also works on developing AI systems and chatbots. We have seen the company's Chinese chatbot,...
Microsoft Caught Adding Bing Search Through Outlook on Android
Microsoft's Bing is arguably the least favorite child in the world of search engines, but the company has no plans of giving in. In...
Microsoft and Google Collab Makes It Easier to Publish PWAs on Play Store
Microsoft has partnered with Google to enhance the quality and availability of Progressive Web Apps (PWA) on Google Play Store. Over the weekend, the...
Microsoft and Bridgestone to Develop Real-Time “Tyre Damage Monitoring System”
The Redmond-based software-makers, Microsoft teamed up with one of the biggest tyre manufacturers of the world, Bridgestone to develop the world's first tyre damage...
Microsoft’s Your Phone App Will Soon Let You Delete Phone’s Photos on the PC...
Microsoft's Your Phone app is probably one of the most convenient tools for Android phone and Windows PC users. It enables you to sync...
Microsoft’s AI Journalists Confused Two Mixed-Race Singers of British Pop Band
Microsoft recently laid-off about 50 contract journalists who curated stories for the company's news website, MSN.com to deploy an AI for their tasks. Microsoft...
Microsoft Working on New Sticky Notes Features for Windows 10
Microsoft is apparently preparing to release an improved version of Sticky Notes on Windows 10. As spotted by Aggiornamenti Lumia, the app will gain...
Microsoft Wants to Put AI in Charge of Curating Stories Instead of Journalists
We saw experts saying that AI and robots will take over many human jobs in the future. Even philanthropist and Microsoft founder, Bill Gates,...
Xbox Store Redesign Leaked in Images and Hands-on Video
Microsoft is planning to revamp the Xbox store for consoles to match the aesthetics of the Xbox app beta on PC. The UI of...
Microsoft Blocking Windows 10 May 2020 Update on Some PCs Following Critical Issues
Microsoft is blocking the Windows 10 May 2020 Update on a large number of devices after discovering a series of critical issues. The company...
Microsoft Eyes Massive $2 Billion Investment in Jio Platforms: Report
After picking up an investment from Facebook, Reliance Jio now seems to be on the radar of every investment firm. This subsidiary of Reliance...
Build 2020: Microsoft Is Adding Support for Linux GUI Apps to Windows 10
At its Build 2020 developer conference, Microsoft announced plans to add support for Linux GUI apps in Windows 10. With this addition, full-fledged Linux...
Surface Hub 2S Now Available in India
Microsoft has today launched the Surface Hub 2S in India. The product was initially announced in April last year in the US.
Surface Hub 2S...
Microsoft Progresses in 64-Bit Windows App Emulation for ARM PCs
Late last year, Neowin reported that Microsoft is working on bringing 64-bit emulation to ARM PCs running on Windows 10. A recent GitHub commit...