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Microsoft to shut down Skype after more than two decades
Microsoft to shut down Skype after more than two decades! Microsoft has officially announced that it will shut down Skype, marking…
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Microsoft Under Siege: US Antitrust Probe Targets Tech Giant
Microsoft, one of the world’s most influential technology companies, is facing a sweeping antitrust investigation in the United States. Federal…
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ACSA: SA airports remain unaffected by Microsoft outage
Following a massive global outage that affected banks, airlines, telecoms, and even retail stores believed to have been caused by…
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Airlink confirms no flights delayed as a result of Microsoft’s global outage
Airlink has confirmed that none of its flights have been grounded or delayed as a result of Microsoft’s global outage.…
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Hellblade 2 Receives Big Visual Upgrade Since Gameplay Reveal
A new side-by-side video comparatively shows that Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 has seen a substantial graphical upgrade since its first…
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Xbox Game Pass loses two games in February
Microsoft has revealed the first two games leaving Xbox Game Pass in February 2024, with one of them departing on…
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Chinese hackers breached US govt email accounts: Microsoft
Chinese-based hackers seeking intelligence information breached the email accounts of a number of US government agencies, computer giant Microsoft said.…
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US judge pauses Microsoft’s Activision buy
A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Microsoft from completing its $69-billion buyout of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, a…
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Google to show off AI and Pixel gadget innovations
Google is expected to enrich its popular online services with more artificial intelligence on Wednesday as it scrambles to catch…
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Google, Microsoft top expectations as AI rivalry heats up
Google parent company Alphabet beat market expectations in the first quarter of 2023 with a net profit of $15 billion,…
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Microsoft is experimenting with a Windows gaming handheld mode
Microsoft is exploring early concepts around a Windows handheld mode for devices like the Steam Deck. A leaked video posted…
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Halo Veteran Jospeh Staten Leaves Microsoft
Joseph Staten, the Halo veteran brought on board by Microsoft to creatively direct Halo Infinite, has left after nine years…
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Google and Microsoft are bringing AI to Word
Google and Microsoft are on a mission to remove the drudgery from computing, by bringing next-generation AI tools as add-ons…
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Google opens chatbot Bard for testing in US and UK
Google on Tuesday invited people in the United States and Britain to test its AI chatbot, known as Bard, as…
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Microsoft applies AI powers to Excel, Outlook
Microsoft pressed on with its AI revolution on Thursday, announcing that it would apply the powers behind ChatGPT to its…
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Microsoft scrambles to fix global outage
US tech giant Microsoft said on Wednesday it was working to fix a networking problem that had left users across…
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Microsoft says it will axe 10,000 employees over poor economy
Microsoft said it would lay off 10,000 employees in the coming months as the economic downturn continues to punish US…
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Here are 17 jobs you can apply for: Microsoft and Google hiring in South Africa
Google and Microsoft are advertising a combined 17 jobs in South Africa, including travelling data centre technician and cloud solution…
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Microsoft earnings fall short as computer sales sag
Microsoft on Tuesday said that its earnings in the recently ended quarter fell shy of expectations as personal computer sales…
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Netflix partners with Microsoft to offer cheaper streaming plan
Netflix will work with Microsoft to launch a cheaper subscription plan that includes advertisements as the streaming giant fights to…
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Microsoft says it addressed corruption allegations in Middle East, Africa
Microsoft, accused by a former employee of paying bribes in Africa and the Middle East, said Saturday it has already…
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Windows 11 will get new features in small regular updates
Microsoft’s spring update to Windows 11 is now officially live. New features include the first Amazon apps, a revamped taskbar,…
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Microsoft hires Apple engineer to design server chips
Microsoft Corp. lured away a veteran semiconductor designer from Apple Inc. as it looks to expand its own server-chips efforts,…
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Microsoft desperate to keep users on Edge
Microsoft has intensified its campaign to discourage Windows users from downloading Google’s Chrome browser, according to a Neowin report. Prompts…
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Windows 11 Start menu changes
Microsoft isn’t ready to backtrack on Windows 11’s major design changes yet, but at least it’s testing out a few…
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Microsoft has made the HoloLens 2 available in South Africa
Microsoft has made the HoloLens 2 available in South Africa, bringing mixed reality to local enterprises across various sectors. Mixed…
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New media player for Windows 11
Microsoft is working on a new Media Player app for Windows 11. It’s in testing right now for Windows Insiders…
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Microsoft’s Xbox backward compatibility program returns with 76 new games
Microsoft put its Xbox backward compatibility program on hold two years ago, but it’s returning today for a final update…
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Microsoft has announced that it will drop extended support for Windows 7 next year
Microsoft has announced that it will drop extended support for Windows 7 on 10 January 2023. While home users have…
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Microsoft gives users 10 days to downgrade from Windows 11
Microsoft began rolling out its Windows 11 upgrade to compatible computers last month, and those unhappy with the changes will…
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Microsoft launches cheapest Surface Laptop
Microsoft has launched its cheapest Surface laptop yet — the Surface Laptop SE — starting from $249 in the US…
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All you need to know about Microsoft Surface Laptop 4
Microsoft has launched another high-end professional laptop in South Africa — the Surface Laptop 4. Microsoft South Africa modern workplace…
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Microsoft closes on Apple in race for world’s most valuable listed firm
The drop in Apple Inc.’s shares in premarket trading Friday is putting Microsoft Corp. on pace to become the world’s…
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Android apps start arriving on Windows 11
Microsoft has started rolling out integrated Android app support to Windows 11 Insiders. The feature was one of the major…
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Microsoft testing fix for AMD performance issues on Windows 11
A new Windows 11 update appears to have fixed some of the performance issues on PCs running AMD Ryzen processors.…
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Microsoft could be working on its own chip to take on Apple
Microsoft could be taking a page from Apple’s playbook and working on its own chips for Surface devices. Tech publication…
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Here are all the details you need about Windows 11
Microsoft started rolling out Windows 11 on Tuesday. The company says the new operating system offers several improvements over its…
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Everything you need to know about the new Microsoft Surface Pro 8
Microsoft is hosting a Surface hardware event on September 22 to reveal a new range of computing devices based on…
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You don’t need a password for your Microsoft account anymore
Microsoft has announced it will no longer require users to have passwords to secure their accounts. In a post on…
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Microsoft Windows 11 Release Date Announced
Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 11, will officially launch on 5 October 2021. In a blog post on Tuesday, Windows…
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Windows 11 to support older Intel hardware
Microsoft has added several older CPUs to its list of supported processors for Windows 11. The new operating system is…
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Millions of Microsoft-stored records mistakenly exposed
Some 38 million records stored on a Microsoft service, including private information, were mistakenly left exposed this year, security firm…
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All you need to know about Windows 11 New features
Microsoft has rolled out several changes and fixes in the latest update to the preview build for Windows 11. Windows…
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Microsoft is advertising many new positions in South Africa
Microsoft is advertising many new positions in South Africa, including customer support, engineering, and security jobs. Microsoft was founded in…
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Microsoft launches Windows 365
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Windows 365, the company’s new cloud service for its desktop operating system. Windows…
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Billionaire Bill Gates left Microsoft board amid probe into relationship with staffer
Bill Gates left the Microsoft board in 2020 as the board pursued an investigation into the billionaire’s romantic relationship with…
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Bill Gates and Melinda Gates headed for divorce after 27 years
Co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates, and his wife, Melinda French Gates, said on Twitter on Monday that…
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New Windows 10 icons revealed
Microsoft is rolling out a number of changes to Windows 10 that aim to update the interface of its native…
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Microsoft in talks to buy Discord
Microsoft Corp. is in discussions to purchase video game-focused chat platform Discord for more than $10 billion. Citing sources familiar…
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Microsoft warns of new ransomware threat
Microsoft Corp. has detected and blocked a “new family of ransomware” that was being used against servers that still hadn’t…
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