(Image credit: Shutterstock / monticello) Microsoft is making a number of improvements to inking in Edge to give those using a stylus or Surface Pen a better writing experience in its browser. The software giant decided to make the changes to its browser after receiving feedback from users regarding how writing on PDFs in Edge felt a bit jittery.
The company is following in the footsteps of Amazon Web Services, which went on a similar hiring spree last year. Microsoft has picked up four former state CIOs and one city CIO to fill various roles. Following in the footsteps of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft has spent the last several months hiring former state and local government CIOs.
Every once in a while, you come across some story about chatbots. These tend to range from fun stories about how someone makes a chatbot to make some interaction more efficient to some large company making a chatbot that turns out to be horrifically...
Organizations adopting Microsoft 365 in the cloud can seamlessly access, share, and download protected documents from Microsoft Teams for secure collaboration Seclore, provider of the industry's first, open Data-Centric Security Platform, announced seamless integration with Microsoft Teams. Organizations with a remote workforce that rely on Microsoft Teams for a centralized workplace for collaboration, can add best-in-class Encryption and Rights Management to ensure automatic protection of sensitive data shared and accessed from Microsoft Teams. Seclore for Microsoft 365 offering allows organizations to automatically add persistent, granular usage controls to sensitive documents worked on in Microsoft Teams channels.
Energy consumption by the new Xbox gaming console could cost new owners of the Microsoft device more than $500 million on their electricity bills over the next five years, according to a new report by the National Resources Defense Council.
Cybercrime , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime North Korean APT Group Apparently Involved Microsoft researchers now believe that a North Korean hacking group that the company calls "Zinc" - which is better known as the Lazarus Group or Hidden Cobra - likely was responsible for targeting vulnerability researchers in an attempt to steal information via a backdoor.
Microsoft overhauled its Remote Desktop application for Android last year, complete with a new rendering engine, support for Windows 10 virtual desktops, and more. Microsoft has now released another major update, this time focused on Chromebooks and other devices with physical keyboards.
Microsoft Surface devices are not everyone's cup of tea. Each product that comes out, is strictly for a particular set of audience. In the rather well-balanced spectrum of Surface devices, Microsoft has something for almost everyone. And for travellers or students who want the Surface experience at an affordable price, Microsoft has launched Surface Go 2.
Returning to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic will be no less than visiting one of the wonders of the world for some Microsoft workers who will be treated to a swanky new workplace just outside New Delhi.
To say that Microsoft performed well in the last quarter is to say nothing. If we ignore all the secondary factors, then in the case of MSFT, revenue is the key factor determining its...
Microsoft has announced plans to make its new Application Guard upgrade available for more of its users. This clever security software ensures all files and documents downloaded to your PC are checked for viruses, worms, or other kinds of malware before they can do any lasting damage.
The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Tesla, Inc. (TSLA). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.
Microsoft's Azure cloud for hosting web sites and applications will replace the Office productivity software as the company's largest source of revenue at some point in 2022, Piper Sandler analyst Brent Bracelin predicts. It would be a striking milestone, underscoring the Microsoft's successful transition from on-premises software to cloud-based services since Satya Nadella took over from Steve Ballmer in 2014.
Microsoft this week announced the top non-Microsoft applications used in 2020 that tapped the Azure Active Directory identity and access management service, based on entries in its Azure Marketplace online store. The findings can be found in a 19-page report, "The State of Apps by Microsoft Identity," which can be downloaded here.
Confluent, the company of the founders of Apache Kafka, recently announced a new strategic alliance between them and Microsoft to enable a more integrated experience between Confluent Cloud and the Azure platform.
Because Microsoft announced its quarterly earnings this week, this edition of Short Takes looks exclusively at the results across all of the software giant's major business units. Note: On Tuesday, Microsoft reported that it earned a net income of $15.5 billion on revenues of $43.1 billion for the quarter ending December 31, 2020.
DETROIT, Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sift, a modern people directory focused on humanizing and connecting enterprise organizations, announced today the availability of its enterprise software for Microsoft Teams. Sift's application brings critical people details into Teams to enrich remote collaboration and organizational understanding. According to a recent Gallup poll , 58% of U.S.
The internet is buzzing over a new technology created by Microsoft developers that could make it possible to have a virtual conversation with a deceased loved one (well, kind of).
Microsoft Corp. stands to become the Netflix Inc. of gaming, according to analysts. Shares in Microsoft soared to a record high of more than $240 on Jan. 27, the first day of trading after the company reported record financial results.
One year after pledging to become carbon negative, Microsoft's greenhouse gas emissions are shrinking. The tech giant still has a long way to go to reach its environmental goals, and the carbon-removal technologies it needs to meet them are still developing.