The problem was seemingly caused by a patch sent out by Microsoft on October 3. This required patch was sent out by Microsoft to squash a bug between Internet Explorer and printers. It looks like this update is now causing all new problems for Windows users. Indeed, Microsoft was forced to reissue KB4524147. Uninstalling KB4524147 removed the issue but left users open to a printer flaw that needed to be fixed....
One of the most interesting aspects of this agreement is that it brings Charles Simonyi back to Microsoft. He originally joined Microsoft in 1981 and remained with the company until 2002. Simony’s tenure with the company is defined by overseeing the creation of Office apps such as Word and Excel. After leaving Redmond, Simonyi founded Intentional Software. Microsoft’s interest in the company has been piqued by Intentional’s recent developments of productivity apps focused on teams....
Game of Drones was launched this year and allows quadcopters drone racing AI systems to compete against each other. While it has been using AirSim, Microsoft says it has expanded the simulator to improve Game of Drones. AirSim is a Microsoft Research project that allows drone manufacturers and software developers to create robotic autonomous systems. As the name suggests, the platform provides a realistic simulation environment. Designers can use the sim to train their machine learning technology and generate data for analysis....
The company has teamed up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help raise funds for the charitable organization. Microsoft has debuted its “Consoles for Kids” program to help the goal. New Xbox One X consoles with fresh decal designs are now available. These are one-off versions of the console that have been signed by celebrities such as Usain Bolt and The Rock. Developers are also on board with special edition Xbox One X consoles based on major games....
Microsoft brought the feature to its Authenticator app on iOS earlier this year. At the time, the company promised it would also come to the Android variant. After a longer than expected delay, the feature is available. For users who leverage two-factor authentication (2FA) on Microsoft 365, this is a welcome addition. When using the Microsoft Authenticator app, more information about accounts is visible. For example, the phone sing-in tool is shown....
“We believe in supporting and collaborating with the online advertising industry to develop standards that make the digital ecosystem function better for consumers, marketers and publishers.” The Coalition for Better Ads was created by leading trade associations and other companies involved in media and advertising. It promotes consumer rights through pushing for ads to be safe and to improve the user experience. Ads are a way of life online, but they are also hugely controversial....
Chinese regulators have suspended Bing for seven days, citing the service’s auto-suggest ability as the problem. Reuters reports the official Bing China site has confirmed the suspension. Microsoft says it remains committed to providing the search platform in China: “Bing is a global search platform and remains committed to respecting the rule of law and users’ right to access information.” History Bing has fallen foul of China’s fickle, strict, and confusing regulations before....
The latest could see the company bring email intelligence from the assistant to fruition. Sources close to the company told The Verge that Microsoft is testing Cortana integration for Outlook. As Microsoft’s mobile output these days is focused on Android and iOS, the integration would be on those platforms. It would increase emails tasking through intelligence on mobile devices running Outlook. For example, users of the email client will be able to have Cortana read emails too them....
Microsoft announcement came on the same day the Open Compute Project Global Summit 2019 kicked off. “Project Zipline is a cutting-edge compression technology optimized for a large variety of datasets, and our release of RTL (Register Transfer Language) allows hardware vendors to use the reference design to produce hardware chips to allow the highest compression, lowest cost, and lowest power out of the algorithm,” Microsoft said blog post. By open sourcing Project Zipline, Microsoft is allowing developers to create for the service....
That Windows 10 Mobile announcement was Microsoft saying the platform is no longer a focus and no new hardware is coming. With the company already not building new devices, OEMs are expected to leave the platform behind. Microsoft has been clear that it wants to continue to push mobile, but will focus its own services on other platforms. At the summit, Satya Nadella was asked, “Have you given up on smartphone hardware?...
“I’m focused on growing the top-line revenue and accelerating that business and its potential with ours,” she said during the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference. “To add more customers. To increase their impact. To have it grow faster. To accelerate our business. To have the technical integration to deliver customer value…. I’m deeply, deeply focused on driving revenue growth.” Despite this, Hood reiterates that there are no plans to share an accounting team across the two companies....
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare is the Redmond company’s first industry-centered cloud platforms. It leverages tools like Dynamics 365 Marketing, Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Azure IoT. Healthcare organizations can tap into the solution to roll out new patient experiences with a focus on improving patient outreach and satisfactions. Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare expands on Microsoft’s current cloud services to allow faster collaborations amongst teams. By working in Microsoft Teams, the platform makes it easier for organizations to coordinate and communicate....
Discord is a popular chat application in the gaming and streaming community, while also having a presence on social media. It’s like the Slack of gaming, with some amazing features even in its free version. After a recent failed attempt to buy TikTok’s US operations and a rumored interest in Pinterest, Microsoft clearly has cash to burn. Bloomberg reports any acquisition of Discord would cost the company a cool $10 billion....
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 1 is available to download for Windows and Mac. Simultaneously, Microsoft said .NET Core 2.2 is now generally available, while .NET Core 3.0 Preview 1 is also available from today. However, the company has not confirmed when the full launch of VS 2019 will happen. As the name suggests, we know it will be some time during the coming year. As there are plenty of new features to discuss, let’s dive straight in....
1 Windows 10 Build 17004 fixes and improvements2 Known Issues As usual, Insiders are tasked with testing the new features and providing feedback to Microsoft. As we are at the start of a new preview cycle, expect builds to get new features regularly. Windows 10 Preview Build 17004 is not different, coming with several additions. Microsoft has not yet officially announced what Windows 10 version Redstone 4 will become. With that in mind, the new features coming in preview are not the main selling points of what the next platform release will have....
Mobile is an increasingly important part of enterprise, but as users connect to wireless connections, there are obvious risks. Certainly, a breach of a smartphone or tablet via an unsecured Wi-Fi connection could compromise a whole organization. Wi-Fi networks are often a target for threat actors because they are often left unprotected. With Microsoft Defender Mobile Network Protection, customers will get that layer of security. Microsoft says the tool will help to shield corporate networks from attacks that originate from devices....
Though it’s hard to say if coronavirus will still be a concern that far forward, the Minecraft team says planning is next to impossible amid the chaos. With various partners, exhibitors, and producers faced with a loss in productivity, working towards an event in September has proved too difficult. “Right now we can’t meet and collaborate in the way we need to. Without knowing exactly when we can resume planning, we have decided to postpone,” the company explained....
If you are unfamiliar with sets, it is a tabbing system that will work across Windows 10. Essentially a universal tab ability for applications. It works like tabs on a web browser, allowing users to open a tab in an application by clicking a + symbol in the title bar. A new tab will show recent apps, documents, and a search. The concept of using Windows 10 Sets is to be able to multi-task more easily without needing to leave an app you are in....
The latest data from NetMarketShare shows that Chrome now has increased its market share marginally. Last month, the browser at a 59% share, whereas today it has a 59.3%. This rise tallies with Chrome’s general trajectory over the last year, since assuming the biggest overall share. NetMarketShare’s numbers are backed up by StatCounter, albeit with different results. The firm says Chrome’s desktop market share is 63.35%. Both companies gather data differently, with StatCounter only looking at the desktop market....
According to Techdows, a new Office Viewer for Microsoft Edge is currently being tested on the latest browser Insider builds. As the name suggests, the Office Viewer allows users to see Microsoft Office documents within the web browser. Users can currently test the tool on Edge Dev build 92.0.873.1 and newer. This makes viewing documents more efficient because it removes the current Office Viewer extension that is needed on current Edge builds....
