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Microsoft Wants To Acquire Discord For Over US$10 Billion

Rose Daisley March 24, 2021 No Comments

Discord, a community chat platform for video gamers, is considering offering itself for sale for more than a reported US$10 billion (about AU$13.1 billion). It already has a keen buyer…

Microsoft Delays Windows 10X Again

April Glover March 19, 2021 No Comments

Microsoft’s unreleased Windows 10X operating system for education and enterprise PCs could be delayed even further, according to reports. Rumours are circulating that the tech giant will not be ready…

Microsoft Shuts Down Rumours Of Xbox VR Headset

April Glover March 18, 2021 No Comments

Microsoft has finally put an end to persistent rumours about a virtual reality headset for the Xbox Series X. Gaming fans were given a whiff of the PC giant’s VR…

BREAKING: Outage Nobbles Microsoft 365 Local Users Amid Hack Debacle

David Richards March 16, 2021 No Comments

Businesses in Australia are coming to a grinding communication halt after what appears to be a major outage of Office 365, Outlook, and Microsoft Exchange. ChannelNews has been contacted by…

Windows 10 Update Causing Printer Issue

Rose Daisley March 12, 2021 No Comments

For some users, the March update for Windows 10 has not played well with some printers, with the ‘blue screen of death’ reportedly appearing when attempting to print. So far…

Scale Of Microsoft Exchange Cyberattack ‘Rare And Disturbing’

Computer Daily News March 12, 2021 No Comments

The global cyberattack on Microsoft’s Exchange servers is on a scale rarely seen before, says Michael McKinnon, CIO of Pure Security. McKinnon told CDN the attackers, believed to be state-backed…

Microsoft E-Mail Hack Really Messy, Says Cyber Expert

Computer Daily News March 11, 2021 No Comments

Cybersecurity experts are rounding on Microsoft over the hack of its Exchange Server e-mail system saying the situation is really messy and getting worse. Dozens of Australian companies and organisations…

Microsoft Wraps Up Bethesda Gaming Buyout

Jake Nelson March 10, 2021 No Comments

Game publisher and owner of Bethesda Softworks, ZeniMax Media, has officially joined Microsoft, with the tech giant confirming that some future titles will be exclusive to Xbox and PC. ZeniMax…

Microsoft ZeniMax Deal Gets EU Green Light

Jake Nelson March 9, 2021 No Comments

Microsoft’s $7.5 billion USD takeover of video game publisher ZeniMax is one step closer to completion, with the European Commission giving its tick of approval. The computer giant announced last…

Global Crisis Strikes As Microsoft Attack Spreads To Europe

Computer Daily News March 9, 2021 No Comments

A sophisticated attack on Microsoft’s widely-used business e-mail software is morphing into a global cybersecurity crisis, according to Bloomberg. The news service said that hackers are racing to infect as…