The Verge

JUNE 28, 2021

Microsoft keeps hinting at an October release date for Windows 11. The software giant teased an October date several times during its Windows event last week, including one instance where a Microsoft Teams message says “excited to turn it up to 11. can’t wait for October!” Microsoft’s first October hint.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

JULY 19, 2021

Microsoft last week introduced Windows 365 , a new service that lets the company cut partners out of the money-making loop by providing virtual PCs to customers. To read this article in full, please click here

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The Verge

JUNE 18, 2020

The service will initially be powered by Xbox One S consoles in server blades in Microsoft’s datacenters, but the software giant is planning to upgrade this hardware next year. The company is currently testing an xCloud client for PC that will stream Xbox games to Windows 10 PCs, but it doesn’t support PC games just yet.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Come on, how much has really changed in Windows 11 vs. Windows 10? Stratvert is a former Microsoft program manager who left the company to focus full-time on his work as a YouTube creator, producing how-to videos about software and services from Microsoft and others. 5 Awesome Windows 11 Features you should use.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

A variety of new hardware updates are expected from Microsoft. Like in previous years, Microsoft is getting into the mix with its forthcoming Surface event , where we anticipate the company will announce a slew of products during its livestream presentation on Wednesday at 11AM ET / 8AM PT. Image: Microsoft.

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Network World

AUGUST 5, 2019

Back when this blog was dedicated to all things Microsoft I routinely railed against the spying aspects of Windows 10. Well, apparently that’s nothing compared to what enterprise security, analytics, and hardware management tools are doing. The company issued a report and warning last week.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 5, 2024

of Commerce will lead a delegation of companies to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), taking place in Las Vegas next Tuesday through Thursday. The delegation of six companies includes robotic barista maker Artly — a Seattle-based startup founded in 2020 in a bid to use tech to make the perfect cup of coffee — and others.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 8, 2024

In a bold move that promises to redefine the way users interact with their computers, Microsoft has announced the integration of a dedicated Copilot button on the keyboards of its Windows PCs. Supply chain attacks: Since the hardware button is a physical component, its supply chain could be targeted. Myriah Jaworkski , Esq.,

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The Verge

JUNE 14, 2021

Gaming peripheral company Turtle Beach announced at E3 2021 that it’s getting into a new product category: flight sim hardware. The company is launching the VelocityOne Flight system for $350, and it’s compatible with PC and Xbox consoles via USB. This hardware doesn’t feature force feedback or rumble. Turtle Beach.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2021

Microsoft’s big security push is complicated Microsoft has had six years to prepare for the launch of Windows 11, but the company is still struggling to explain its new hardware requirements. It’s an unusual surprise if you purchased a new PC for Windows 10, or perhaps you have a perfectly capable machine that’s even older.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Citing currency fluctuations, Microsoft is all set to increase prices of its on-premises software, online services and Windows licenses in India by up to 11%. The change will see India prices for commercial on-premises software rise by 4.5%, Microsoft said in a blog post.

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GeekWire

MAY 6, 2021

Each console is sold at a loss, and the profit from the project for Microsoft comes entirely from software sales. in Q3 gaming revenue, 232% growth in hardware sales. While it recently announced that it will reduce that cut to 12% for publishers who ship games for the Windows 10 store, the Xbox remains at a 70/30 split.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2021

The 7-inch device will play the latest AAA games, and because it’s a PC, you’ll even be able to install Windows on it. Steam Deck is a PC so you can install third-party software and operating systems,” says Valve, which means this hardware isn’t locked down in the way we’re used to seeing from tech companies.

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GeekWire

MARCH 21, 2024

(Microsoft Photos) Microsoft unveiled what it described as its first AI-powered Surface PCs for businesses, the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6, with Intel Core Ultra processors and Neural Processing Units that the company says will power advanced artificial intelligence applications and experiences. billion in the six months ended Dec.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

JULY 17, 2023

I still remember when noted tech consultant Mark Minasi used to joke that Microsoft wrote software for the Fortune 499 — every major Fortune 500 company except Apple — which meant that for many years consumer and home users were just along for the ride with Microsoft’s big-enterprise goals. This is true more than ever with Windows 11.

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TechSpot

JUNE 1, 2020

This helps the company identify potential conflicts with certain hardware/software and address them before rolling out the upgrade to these machines. Microsoft staggers its feature updates, with some users getting them many weeks after others.

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The Verge

APRIL 29, 2021

Microsoft is shaking up the world of PC gaming today with a big cut to the amount of revenue it takes from games on Windows. The software giant is reducing its cut from 30 percent to just 12 percent from August 1st, in a clear bid to compete with Steam and entice developers and studios to bring more PC games to its Microsoft Store.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A Google-commissioned study cited on the page says its manufacturer partners build hardware that uses 46 percent less energy than competing products. This post comes from VP of Chrome OS John Solomon, who wrote how the company also “worked with these same partners to make Chromebook components interchangeable, reusable and safely disposable.”

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Unfortunately, Nreal’s software doesn’t fulfill its hardware’s promise. My review unit came preinstalled with a smattering of full mixed reality apps alongside a variety of apps (like Wikipedia, YouTube, and some Chinese video portals) you could pin as mixed reality windows. The biggest problems, however, were software-related.

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The Verge

JULY 14, 2020

Kano is releasing a second-generation model of its buildable Windows 10 PC, which keeps the $299.99 The overall form factor — a convertible 2-in-1 tablet with an attachable keyboard that also doubles as a protective case — is the same as last year’s model , but Kano has made big improvements to the internal hardware.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Amazon Photo) At a company famous for turning doors into desks, it only made sense for Amazon’s cloud division to find its first desktop productivity device in one of its consumer division’s existing streaming media products. Muneer Mirza, AWS general manager of End User Computing.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 15, 2016

Here is how Microsoft describes themselves: Microsoft Corporation is engaged in developing, licensing and supporting a range of software products and services. The Company also designs and sells hardware, and delivers online advertising to the customers. Time to Patch Your Windows (krebsonsecurity.com). Got Microsoft?

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The Verge

JANUARY 25, 2022

This is now Microsoft’s second quarter of Windows 11, and Windows OEM revenue has increased by 25 percent in Q2, year over year. Windows Commercial products and cloud services revenue also increased 13 percent. Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue is also up by 8 percent after the company set a record $3.6

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The Verge

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Microsoft’s head of gaming and Xbox, Phil Spencer, has hinted that the company is planning TV streaming sticks for its xCloud cloud gaming service. Spencer also teases the potential for an “Xbox Game Pass Platinum” with guaranteed access to new Xbox hardware. The idea of an Xbox game streaming TV stick isn’t a new one for Microsoft.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The same interplay between hardware and software that has led to such huge successes on the iPhone and iPad has now come to the Mac. Apple’s software is designed to make the most of that hardware. It’s Apple’s first-generation processor, designed to replace the chips in Apple’s weakest, cheapest laptops and desktops.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 30, 2020

You’ll have to wait a bit longer for Panic’s odd little handheld: In an update published today , the company announced that Playdate will slip from its original 2020 window and now ship in early 2021. Teenage Engineering co-designed the Playdate and it bears many of the company’s minimalistic touches in a bright, playful yellow.

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GeekWire

MAY 12, 2020

Some of the vintage hardware used by Steven Sinofsky to help refresh his memory of the early PC era while researching his new book (with help from his cat, Zozo, on the keyboard). But the hardware and software were just the start of his tech forensics. The machine on the left is a rare IBM PC XT/3270. and Word 1.0

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

Microsoft wants to make Windows 11 more flexible and open We’ve got a special episode of Decoder today — I’m talking to Satya Nadella, the CEO and chairman of Microsoft. And I definitely wanted to know about the decision to run Android apps on Windows. Nadella also mentions “aggregators” in the context of the Windows store.

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Dataconomy

JUNE 22, 2023

The initial response in these instances should be to deploy a reliable RAID data recovery software to retrieve as much of the lost data as possible. One software that can potentially rise to this challenge is the Stellar Data Recovery Technician , designed to provide a robust solution in such cases.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 2, 2024

A recent example is Windows Server 2012, which was sunsetted by Microsoft in October 2023. Despite this sunsetting, companies still run the platform, primarily because they want to defer investing or can’t afford to invest in the upgrade. Windows Server 2012 is not alone. that don’t mean much to key financial decision-makers.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Google is hiring an “Augmented Reality OS” team focused on building software for an “innovative AR device,” according to job listings spotted by 9to5Google. The team is led by Mark Lucovsky, who announced he’d joined the company this week.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

… Read More Amazon to add commercial breaks to Prime Video shows and movies Amazon is ready to interrupt Prime Video programming to bring commercial breaks to its streaming shows and movies, the company announced Friday. … Read More Amazon to hire 250k U.S. … Read More Amazon to hire 250k U.S. … Read More .

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GeekWire

AUGUST 17, 2020

Microsoft’s chief product officer, the longtime leader of its Surface hardware group, was named Monday morning to the Sonos board of directors, giving the high-tech speaker and audio technology company a board member with deep experience across devices and software. Sonos, based in Santa Barbara, Calif.,

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GeekWire

JULY 25, 2023

Glowforge co-founder and CEO Dan Shapiro with the company’s new Aura laser printer/engraver at the startup’s office in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood. The unit looks like a little droid and can replace the need to run a tube out an open window. But we’re on our way.”

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Leaked slides published by VideoCardz call the device a “Snapdragon G3X Handheld Developer Kit,” suggesting it will primarily be aimed at software developers and manufacturers to help them build their own software and hardware powered by Qualcomm’s mobile gaming technology.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Microsoft is holding a Surface event on September 22nd , where “the company will talk about devices and Windows 11.” With Windows 11 set to debut on October 5th, we’re expecting to see four new Surface devices showcasing all the latest software features in the new OS. It won’t be all Windows 11, though.

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The Verge

MAY 26, 2020

Fujifilm has released new software that lets you use certain X-series and GFX-series mirrorless cameras as ultra-high-quality webcams. Canon has already released a similar webcam utility for many of its digital cameras, and it’s possible to make other companies’ cameras work as webcams with a little extra hardware.

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