Microsoft Office once had an unquestioned stranglehold on the world of productivity suites and programs. However, the subscription model and the high price of Office 2019 have given rise to a bevy of options that fall outside Microsoft’s banner. The best alternatives to Microsoft Office allow users the freedom to create and edit, and many […]
Mixed-reality platform, Microsoft Mesh, will allow people to join and share the same virtual experience wherever they are in the world. The system was announced at the company’s Ignite digital conference, earlier this month. While augmented reality overlays virtual objects in front of you, mixed reality allows the user to interact with what they can […]
Enlarge Getty Images Tens of thousands of US-based organizations are running Microsoft Exchange servers that have been backdoored by threat actors who are stealing administrator passwords and exploiting critical vulnerabilities in the email and calendaring application, it was widely reported. Microsoft issued emergency patches on Tuesday, but they do nothing to disinfect systems that are […]
Enlarge / We’re not sure why Chromium-based Edge’s branding seems so thoroughly wet. Microsoft This week, Microsoft announced several more features trickling down to Edge Stable from its Beta insider channel. These features include Startup Boost, Sleeping Tabs, Vertical Tabs, and a more navigable History dialog. The company also announced some welcome interface tweaks to Bing—which […]
Enlarge Getty Images Microsoft is urging customers to install emergency patches as soon as possible to protect against highly skilled hackers who are actively exploiting four zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server. The software maker said hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government have been using the previously unknown exploits to hack on-premises Exchange Server […]
Microsoft has announced the next major stand-alone version of its popular non-subscription-based Office suite. Bringing with it true dark mode support in Excel and Word, Office 2021 is now officially set to hit PCs and Macs later this year. Though Microsoft isn’t getting into the full details or availability of Office 2021 at the moment, […]
Enlarge Drew Angerer | Getty Images The hackers behind one of the worst breaches in US history read and downloaded some Microsoft source code, but there’s no evidence they were able to access production servers or customer data, Microsoft said on Thursday. The software maker also said it found no evidence the hackers used the […]
In a Windows Hardware Certification blog post, Microsoft has finally acknowledged this year’s first major Windows 10 update, currently code-named 21H1 and scheduled for release later this spring. Though the Windows Insider team (which releases beta versions of Windows) hasn’t yet talked about 21H1, the Hardware Certification blog post suggests that Microsoft will indeed stick […]
The home screen in the Office app for iPad has two tabs: one for recent files (which also includes notes) and one for files shared with you. It also has an interface for creating new documents in any of the supported apps. Samuel Axon As seen in the iOS app, the Actions panel gives easy […]
Best Buy/Microsoft We’ve seen the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 discounted before, but it’s rare to see it for $ 360 off. This discount really stands out, even amongst these other Surface Pro Deals. Right now, at Best Buy, you can score a brand-new Microsoft Surface Pro 7, with black type cover, for only $ 599, […]
Data: Meet ad creative From TikTok to Instagram, Facebook to YouTube, and more, learn how data is key to ensuring ad creative will actually perform on every platform. Register Now In a post on its AI research blog, Microsoft today detailed a new language system, Speller100, that the company claims is one of the most […]
Enlarge / The Xbox Series X, which launched in November. Sam Machkovech Microsoft delivered its earnings report for Q2 2021 yesterday, and the company has continued its sprint of very strong quarters, again driven primarily by Azure and the cloud. But that same old story isn’t the only one here: the report also tells us […]
Enlarge / Hacker attacking server or database. Network security, Database secure and personal data protection Getty Images DDoS-for-hire services are abusing the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol to increase the firepower of distributed denial-of-service attacks that paralyze websites and other online services, a security firm said this week. Typically abbreviated as RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol is […]
Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge browser is getting one of its biggest updates since it was introduced out of beta last year. Version 88 of the browser now finally supports history and tab sync across devices and also sports some new themes and a password generator. A feature long available on Google Chrome, the new support […]
If you’re in the market for a new laptop, now’s the time to snag a killer discount on the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3. Originally priced at $ 999, the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 now goes for $ 799 with free delivery and free returns at Amazon. Financing options are available with approval for the Amazon […]