Category: Microsoft
1 in 4 always allow access to microphones, webcams
Almost a quarter (23%) of online users always give apps and services permission to access their microphone or webcam, according to a global study of 15,000 people conducted by Kaspersky. However, overall awareness of webcam security is high, with nearly six-in-ten (59%) worried that someone could be watching them through their webcam without them knowing,…
What It Means To Be a Microsoft Certified Partner
Microsoft is a huge company, but they can’t do everything themselves. Through the Microsoft Partner Network, they’re able to gather help from other companies and let them take on the title of Microsoft Certified Partner (MCP). Any company or organization with this badge of honor isn’t just a partner of Microsoft, but a close connection…
Microsoft MB-210 Exam and All Essential Details That Can Form Your Opinion Regarding It. Add Some Practice Tests to Your Study Plan and Turn Your Career on Right Path!
Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Sales Functional Consultant Associate is one of the most popular and sought-after credentials in the IT sector. A lot of specialists strive to obtain it in order to verify their skills in sales. These professionals perform the tasks of implementing solutions that increase the overall lifespan of the business sales. They…
Gates: Windows Mobile would have beaten Android
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says we would all be using Windows Mobile today instead of Android if an antitrust case had not been lodged against it in the late 90s. The billionaire admitted he became distracted by the lawsuit brought up by the US Justice Department in 1998, allowing rivals to get ahead of the…
Iranian hackers targeted US presidential campaign – Microsoft
Microsoft has said that hackers linked to the Iranian government have targeted a US presidential campaign, as well as government officials, media targets and prominent expatriate Iranians. Overall, the hackers attempted to access 241 accounts — four successfully — though none of those penetrated was associated with presidential campaigns or current or past US officials,…
Microsoft boss says calling Surface Duo a phone is ‘limiting’
The boss of Microsoft’s Surface devices says the company does not call its new Surface Duo a phone because that is a “limiting word”. Microsoft unveiled the phone-sized Duo – which has two 5.6-inch screens on a 360-degree hinge which can make and receive phone calls – at an event earlier this week. Not due…
Will.i.am claims Microsoft copied his headphone design
Will.i.am has accused Microsoft over the design of its new headphones, claiming the firm copied his own audio product. The American musician criticised the PC maker on Twitter and Instagram, saying that he approached Microsoft in hopes of collaborating four years ago. This hurts…An African American start up struggling to inspire innercity kids with tech,…
Microsoft announces foldable Surface Duo smartphone
Microsoft is re-entering the smartphone market with a dual-screen foldable handset. The Surface Duo is the tech giant’s first smartphone since the Microsoft Lumia 650 in 2016, when the company appeared to give up on mobile because of intense competition from iOS and Android. At an event in New York, Microsoft showed off the pocket-friendly…
Microsoft to unveil new Surface devices
Microsoft will announce a range of new devices later on Wednesday, with a new dual-screen Surface tablet device reportedly set to be among the unveilings. The computing giant is also widely expected to announce a new version of its Surface Pro laptop-tablet hybrid, as well as preview the next version of its Windows operating system.…
UK businesses must get serious about AI to compete globally – Microsoft report
Businesses in the UK need to move beyond tinkering with artificial intelligence (AI) and get on with seriously harnessing the technology at scale to compete on the global stage, a report by Microsoft has said. The tech giant has found that organisations already using AI at scale are performing better than those which are not,…