Microsoft to rebrand some Office 365 commercial plans as ‘Microsoft 365’
When Microsoft first introduced "Microsoft 365" a few years ago, the term meant something very specific. Microsoft 365 (M365) was a subscription bundle of Windows 10 Enterprise, Office 365 and Enterprise Mobility + Security. As of today, that specific definition no
The new technology that could turn your small business into international companies.
Advancements in machine translation technology are helping consumers, gamers and small businesses Money talks, and soon it will be easier to understand. Language barriers can hinder international commerce, but that problem is increasingly being solved by machine-based translation programs, which are becoming
Microsoft is bringing its antivirus software to iOS and Android
New Defender mobile apps will be available later this year Microsoft is planning to bring its Defender antivirus software to Android and iOS later this year. The software giant is developing apps for both mobile operating systems that are designed to
Amazon’s Worst Nightmare Comes True: Microsoft Azure #1 among CIOs
Among 100 CIOs at large global companies, Microsoft Azure has become significantly more popular than Amazon’s AWS as the public-cloud infrastructure of choice, according to a Goldman Sachs survey. While Goldman Sachs emphasised that the survey measures volumes of workloads rather
Microsoft’s new Edge Chromium browser launches on Windows and macOS
Microsoft is officially launching its new Edge Chromium browser today across both Windows and macOS. A stable version of the browser is now available for everyone to download, just over a year after the software maker revealed its plans to switch to
Microsoft finished its best year in a decade
2019 Was the best year for Microsoft. It’s been six years since Satya Nadella became Microsoft’s CEO. Under his leadership, the tech giant had its best since 2009. In 2019, the company won a major government contract and saw companies adopting its
Microsoft makes Python available on Azure in South Africa
As a result, developers can now build their serverless functions using Python 3.6, based on the open-source and cross-platform Functions 2.0 runtime, and publish to a Linux-based hosting platform in Azure. This ensures an end-to-end experience for Python developers without
MICROSOFT WANTS EVERYONE TO FOLLOW ITS LEAD WITH ITS NEW MOBILE DESIGN
earlyNearly a decade ago, Microsoft launched its Windows Phone platform with the promise that its software would free users from their phones. The first big ad campaign showed people engrossed in their devices at clubs, restrooms, and even on a roller coaster, while
Minecraft is still the biggest game on YouTube by tens of billions of views
Fortnite may have dominated gaming conversations in 2019, but there’s one game that remained king on YouTube: Minecraft. YouTube unveiled viewership stats for some of its biggest games in 2019 in its new Rewind video, ranging from Roblox to Minecraft. Roblox videos brought in 29.6 billion views, Grand
Microsoft is Storing Source Code in an Arctic Cave
In case, you know, the apocalypse happens. North of mainland Norway, there's a secret cave stuffed with seeds for the most important plants to humans—just in case nuclear warfare or a biological weapon destroy all of our natural crops—and stacks and