“Starting April 21, Microsoft’s Office 365 personal and family subscription suite will be renamed Microsoft 365 in a move that heralds an effort by the company to win over more consumer users.”
Microsoft takes on Gmail with this blockbuster update for Outlook
“Microsoft broadcast a surprise software stream yesterday where it unveiled a swathe of new features for its fleet of programmes ranging from Microsoft Teams to Word. The upgrades are especially poignant given much of the world is working from home at the moment because of the coronavirus pandemic.”
Microsoft shares guide for using Microsoft Teams for to implement Remote Learning
“With the coronavirus pandemic only just getting started, it is increasingly likely that educational institutions will be closed for expended periods. Many schools and universities are turning to remote learning, and one tool ready-made for the job is Microsoft Teams for Education.”
Microsoft Teams goes down just as Europe logs on to work remotely
“Microsoft’s chat and communications tool, Microsoft Teams, is down across Europe this morning. The outage started just as thousands of workers started to sign into the service and attempt to work remotely amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.”
Microsoft Confirms Takedown Of ‘Most Prolific’ Hacker Network: Millions Of Users Affected
“Microsoft and partners have announced a major breakthrough in the fight against hackers today (March 10), with the takedown of the prolific Necurs botnet. This automated network infected as many as nine million computers, used as endpoints to distribute dangerous emails and malware.”
With Patch Tuesday arriving tomorrow, get Windows Automatic Update under control
“December was a remarkable patching month. For those of you who use Windows Update, there were few surprises. (Manual updaters had it rough, though.) If you’ve been following along, you’ve already installed the December updates. Great.”
Microsoft Your Phone app now lets you see all your Android notifications on PC
“Microsoft’s Your Phone app has been available on Windows 10 for a while, doing a solid job of enabling cross-platform connectivity between Android phones and your PC.”
Microsoft Releases Defender Anti-Virus For Macs
“Microsoft has confirmed that it is bringing Defender to the Mac, with the anti-virus software being renamed from the more familiar Windows Defender name.”
A first look at Microsoft’s new Chromium-powered Edge browser
“Microsoft is rebuilding its Edge browser on Chromium. The software maker has been testing versions of this browser internally at Microsoft, and now The Verge has secured an exclusive first look at the early work thanks to a source who wishes to remain anonymous.”
Windows Defender for Chrome and Firefox requires Microsoft Edge
“Microsoft has given its best, and sometimes its worst, to put its Internet Explorer past behind it and push Microsoft Edge to its users. It has failed and is reworking Edge to use Chrome’s engine instead.”
