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Microsoft Off To New High, With Oz HQ In North Sydney

Computer Daily News July 24, 2019 No Comments

Microsoft Australia is looking to move its Australian HQ from the current – and now ageing – North Ryde building to the more central North Sydney arena. It has booked…

Microsoft Q4 Revenue Up 12%, Xbox Slumps

Roma Christian July 19, 2019 No Comments

Microsoft’s cloud computing business has continued to drive earnings, with Q4 revenue up 12% year-on-year to US$33.72 billion – blowing past analyst expectations. Adjusted earnings also trumped investor forecasts (US$1.37/share…

MS Word Passes 1 Billion Android Installs

Jack Gramenz July 17, 2019 No Comments

Microsoft Word has been installed on more than 1 billion Android devices, making it one of the rare apps not made by Google or Facebook to reach the milestone. While…

Microsoft Word For Android Installed More Than 1bn Times

Computer Daily News July 17, 2019 No Comments

Microsoft Word for Android has been installed more than one billion times, according to the Google Play Store. Microsoft’s other office apps, including spreadsheet app Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and OneDrive,…

Government Signs Microsoft To Run Cloud Over 98 Agencies

Computer Daily News July 17, 2019 No Comments

The Morrison Government has signed a three-year agreement with Microsoft Australia in a bid to streamline cloud access for 98 federal agencies. The new agreement, negotiated through the Digital Transformation…

Windows 10 To Embrace Alexa Over Cortana

Jack Gramenz July 16, 2019 No Comments

Future builds of Windows 10 will allow third-party digital voice assistants to be accessed from the lock screen, further signalling a drift away from Microsoft’s own Cortana assistant. The next…

Microsoft Patent Xbox Phone Controllers

Jan Arreza July 10, 2019 No Comments

Microsoft is experimenting with Xbox controllers designed specifically for tablets and phones – attaching to the sides of devices to provide a similar experience to Nintendo Switch’s JoyCons. Microsoft Research…

Microsoft Australia Wins Massive Cloud Order From Coles

Computer Daily News July 10, 2019 No Comments

Coles has adopted Microsoft Azure as its cloud platform of choice, saying the move will accelerate its digital transformation, transform the shopping experience for customers, make life easier for team…

HP & Dell Exit China, Lenovo Refuse To Comment

David Richards July 4, 2019 No Comments

Three weeks after Acer CEO Jason Chen revealed to ChannelNews that Acer was considering a move away from manufacturing PC’s in China, US Companies HP and Dell have said that…

Retailers Banking On PlayStation 5 In 2020, More Speed & 8K Streaming

David Richards July 1, 2019 No Comments

Retailers are banking on Sony’s next-generation PlayStation 5 generating big revenues when it is launched next year despite a move to PC gaming by consumer’s who in the past have…