Microsoft has announced that it is launching a lightweight Visio web app for Microsoft 365 commercial customers. As of today, the professional diagramming tool is only available as a standalone application, but the company plans to begin rolling out a ... Read more
Microsoft announced today some important updates for its OneDrive for Mac client, which will soon be optimized for Apple’s new M1-based Macs. Later this year, OneDrive for Mac will run natively on M1-powered Macs and take full advantage of Apple’s ... Read more
Microsoft has announced plenty of new features that are making their way to Teams phones, the dedicated Microsoft Teams certified calling devices from third-party manufacturers. The June 2021 update brings some key improvements such as support for Live Captions, background ... Read more
Prior to the pandemic, Microsoft had already begun shuttering its physical retail presence as it conceded hosting an in-store experience to competitors such as Apple and Samsung, however, it seems the company may be ready to re-enter the fray. After ... Read more
A few days ago Prosus, a European tech investment firm, announced they had entered into an agreement to acquire one of the world's most visited sites, Stack Overflow for US$1.8 billion. The site has become an invaluable tool for developers ... Read more
Microsoft's latest HoloLens customer has already begun shaping the technology roadmap for the next version of its augmented reality platform after a recent in-the-field mini bootcamp. According to Microsoft writer Deborah Bach, Microsoft's partnership with the U.S. Army is quickly ... Read more
Microsoft has released today the June 2021 Patch Tuesday updates for all supported versions of Windows 10, including the freshly-released version 21H1 of the OS. The same KB5003637 patch is available for Windows 10 users already running Windows 10 version ... Read more
Microsoft announced this morning that its popular Outlook mobile app is getting new Cortana-powered voice capabilities on iOS devices. Starting today, Outlook users will be able to schedule meetings, compose emails, search for specific emails, and more. “Today we are ... Read more
Microsoft is once again offering a free 30-day Disney+ trial to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members through its new Perks program. Microsoft previously offered the same Perk to subscribers in select markets back in November, and the Xbox team said ... Read more
The Caves & Cliffs: Part I update for Minecraft is now available on all platforms where Minecraft is available. This is the first part of a major update for the popular sandbox game, with the second part to follow later ... Read more
Microsoft is introducing a new voice transcription option in its unified Office app on Android. This new feature is currently rolling out to Office Insiders and provides an option to capture and transcribe voice recordings on their smartphones. “Whether you ... Read more
This morning, noted Microsoft watcher/Tweeter WalkingCat summed up his mood regarding the June 24th Windows event: mood before Windows event -expectations for the marketing sizzle video = all time high 😍expectations for the actual stuff = not so much 🙃 ... Read more
Microsoft Teams is getting a new attendee reporting dashboard that will allow organizers to view webinar registration and meeting attendance data in a separate tab. Last week, Twitter user Rannei spotted that the feature is currently rolling out in the ... Read more
With Microsoft’s Xbox and Bethesda press briefing now just a couple of days away, the company has just announced a Deals Unlocked Sale starting June 11 through June 17. The company promises up to 75% savings on over 500 Xbox ... Read more
Twitter’s planned paid subscriptions service, Super Followers, has been public knowledge for a while now but specifics have been scarce. That changed today when proven Twitter leaker, Jane Manchun Wong, shared a variety of screenshots relating to the feature’s application ... Read more
Microsoft Launcher updated to Version 6.210402.0.960830 this week on all supported Android smartphones and tablets. This latest app update finally added support for daylight savings, brought new French privacy requirements to the settings, and enabled the ability to delete work ... Read more
The Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7 update has rolled out to Xbox One and Xbox Series X consoles, Windows 10 PCs, and all other supported platforms and matchmaking has now begun. This new season of content follows through with the ... Read more
Apple has just wrapped up its big WWDC introducing keynote, and the company’s FaceTime video calling app was one of the big highlights. Apple launched FaceTime back in 2010 with the iPhone 4 and promised to make it an open ... Read more
Microsoft has released today a new cumulative update with no changes for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. The build 21390.1000 (KB5004071) is just another servicing pipeline test, and the Windows Insider team explained today that more will come in ... Read more
Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service is finally coming to more big screens later this month. Starting on June 23, Stadia will become available on the Google Chromecast with Google TV, Nvidia Shield, Xiaomi MIBOX3 and MIBOX4, and other compatible Android ... Read more
Microsoft has announced that PowerPoint for Windows is dropping support for the Office Presentation Service in favor of new web-based Live Presentations. The company has posted a message on the Microsoft 365 message center notifying that Windows users will no ... Read more