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Xbox ‘Keystone’ Streaming Replaced By Samsung Xbox Deal

Swagatalakshmi Roychowdhury October 28, 2022 No Comments

Microsoft has opted to release an Xbox app for Samsung TVs instead of the online-only Xbox streaming device. At a recent Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live Conference, Xbox boss Phil…

Only 20% Of PC Users Updated To Windows 11

Nathan Jolly March 3, 2022 No Comments

Since its October 5 release, Windows 11 has been adopted by less than 20 per cent of Windows users. While 21 per cent of Windows 10 users installed the Windows…

Microsoft Defender For Cloud Will Support Rivals Google, AWS

Nathan Jolly February 24, 2022 No Comments

Microsoft is expanding its Defender For Cloud product to protect users of Azure competitors Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services, in its bid to become the premier cloud security system.…

Microsoft To Let Users Log in Without Passwords

Jake Nelson September 16, 2021 No Comments

Microsoft has taken a step towards a “passwordless future”, giving users the option to replace passwords on their Microsoft accounts with biometric or authenticator login. With weak passwords the entry…

Huge Vulnerability: Microsoft Cloud Customers Exposed

Jake Nelson August 30, 2021 No Comments

Microsoft Azure is facing another security headache, with customers of flagship database service CosmosDB – including Fortune 500 firms – being urged to immediately rotate their access keys to guard…

Chromebooks To Lose Microsoft Office Apps

Jake Nelson August 30, 2021 No Comments

Microsoft is dropping support for its Office apps on Chromebook and will push users onto its web services. The company will pull the Android versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, and…

Microsoft Jacks Up Software Subscription Rates

Jake Nelson August 20, 2021 No Comments

Microsoft is hiking prices on its 365 subscription services for business and commercial customers. While consumer and education users will escape the increases for now, prices for business and enterprise…

Samsung’s New Foldables Improve Microsoft Integration

Jake Nelson August 12, 2021 No Comments

Samsung’s new foldable phones will have a deeper integration with Microsoft Office, Teams and Outlook, thanks to apps tailored to the devices. The Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3, announced…

Microsoft Suspends Windows 365 Free Trials After One Day

Computer Daily News August 10, 2021 No Comments

Cryptocurrency miners are suspected of being behind Microsoft’s cancellation of a free two-month trial for Windows 365. The Azure cloud-based virtual PC running Windows 10 was only on offer or…

Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes To PC, But Still Not To Oz

Jake Nelson August 10, 2021 No Comments

Microsoft has brought Xbox Cloud Gaming to Windows PCs, with a beta available through the Xbox app – but there’s still no sign of it for Australians. Available to Insiders…