Kareem Anderson
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Microsoft and AMD have been getting cozy recently as the two have seemingly announced chipset partnerships across a wide range of flagship devices and services from gaming consoles to cloud servers. Today, March 15, 2021, the two are back at … Read more
In an effort to defend its position amid growing financial concerns from international and domestic journalism compensation, Google penned a blog post attacking Microsoft. Google’s SVP of Global Affairs, Kent Walker recently published a piece titled “Our ongoing commitment to … Read more
As Microsoft continues to evolve its app developer vision from Metro to UWP to PWA’s, so too goes its vision of distributions. Today, March 11, 2021, Microsoft notified customers that it will no longer have apps that will “be available … Read more
Microsoft issued an update to its recent March Cumulative Update for its Exchange Server platform aimed at patching four critical vulnerabilities that have recently become exploits. Today’s March 9, 2021, update follows a previously issued emergency patch for its 2013, … Read more
The reporting on Microsoft’s latest Surface Laptop 4 has been a rollercoaster of speculation and the latest tidbits about the device seemingly contradict a crowd favorite hope for the laptop. A couple of weeks ago, we reported that the Surface … Read more
Sadly, for anyone who bought into the idea of a Cortana-laden future of home sensors and speakers, Microsoft has all but ended that vision. For devices imbued as smart devices through the power of Cortana have been depowered over the … Read more
Lenovo sent me a ThinkPad C13 Yoga Chromebook last week and after 7 days of playing with it, I can immediately see the appeal of the operating system for the average computer user and, I have already found some problematic … Read more
Despite the spotlight being on Google regarding anticompetitive business practices here in the US and abroad, Microsoft felt it was time to step back in the antitrust arena to offer its two cents on the matter. According to Axios reporting, … Read more
After about eighteen hours of confusion, we’re finally getting the real story behind what Microsoft’s latest visual update to its app store represents. Midday yesterday the Twitter handle @Alumia_Italia posted a gif that showed a visually improved version of the … Read more
Lenovo announced its ThinkPad X1 Fold over a year and a half ago, and since then, nothing meaningful has occurred in the space. Sadly, Microsoft abandoned the sector of foldable screen support with its famed Windows 10 X being put … Read more
Microsoft and Google are amongst the two companies that mirror each other most in the tech industry. Both software companies offer a portfolio of products that are seemingly carbon copies of one another such as Gmail and Outlook, Google Docs … Read more
Microsoft has been mum on the release of a Surface Laptop 4, let alone the existence of the device at all. The global pandemic had put traditional hardware release schedules on their heads in 2020 and as a result, some … Read more
The rising tide of PC sales during the pandemic helped lift the boats for Windows PC manufacturers, Apple MacBook sales, and even the adoption of ChromeOS. According to market research firm IDC, Google’s 10-year old operating system just surpassed Apple’s … Read more
Microsoft announced today that it’s launching a new website creation service intended to help small businesses “expand their digital marketing efforts, allowing them to grow their business.” The Digital Marketing Center isn’t necessarily a new idea coming from Microsoft and … Read more
Over the past couple of years, Microsoft has attempted to put the screws to Google through public statements and private lobbying while the company fends off several antitrust cases globally. Fortunately, for Google, the time has come to enact a … Read more
Starting at $1,847.40 Intel’s Ultrabook push has been humming along at a successful clip for the last ten years as its requirements have reduced the weight of laptops, extended battery life, introduced new and modern I/O, and refined display technology … Read more
The Surface Pro 7+ is not the flashiest upgrade from Microsoft, but it is a device that checks a lot of boxes fans have been clamoring for from Microsoft’s flagship computer. While retaining an arguably dated chassis, the Surface Pro … Read more
Lenovo has been in the lab cooking up some compelling ThinkPad offerings for 2021 for its various audiences that include the budget conscious through the mobile power user. Announced today are refreshes to the company’s flagship X13, X13 Yoga, its … Read more
While Microsoft does own and operate a search engine and advertising platform, the company’s public involvement in the conversation regarding a proliferation of disinformation has been seemingly minimal. However, it seems the company is becoming relatively proactive in combating disinformation … Read more
Microsoft is closing the book on its internal investigation of the now infamous SolarWinds phishing attack that’s affected hundreds of US companies. While early on it had been identified that the nation-state attack first wormed its way through the use … Read more
Microsoft is in the midst of rolling out information regarding its latest productivity software in Office 2021. Among the bread crumbs released thus far, Microsoft just unveiled that Office 2021 will come with both a cloud-based consumer channel as well … Read more