Articles tagged "Microsoft"

The Oppo Developers Conference took place in the past few days, and one of the final announcements was the support of Phone Link and Link to Windows. The feature was previously available only to select Samsung and Honor devices, as well as the...

Back in January of 2022, Microsoft announced its plans to acquire Activation Blizzard in a transaction valued at $68.7 billion – the largest deal in the gaming industry. The deal didn’t exactly go as planned with regulators from the US, the EU and...

The Microsoft Surface Duo released in September 2020 will no longer receive software updates. This includes Android version upgrades and security patches. The Surface Duo was launched with Android 10 out of the box and came with the promise of...

A district judge allowed Microsoft to acquire Activision, denying the preliminary injunction request by the FTC (Federal Trade Commission). Judge Corley of the District Court for the Northern District of California said they were satisfied with...

Microsoft finds itself in yet another legal hurdle as the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has appealed for an injunction to temporarily block its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The FTC appealed the decision to block the proposed...

Microsoft has announced a new variant of its affordable Xbox Series S console. The new model features 1TB of storage compared to the 512GB on the standard model. The new model also has an all-black finish with a matching black controller that should...

Microsoft has managed to assuage the EU’s concerns about its acquisition of Activision Blizzard King and it received the green light. The $68.7 billion deal still has hurdles to clear, e.g. it was recently blocked by the UK regulator, the FTC in the...

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ruled against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition deal of Activision Blizzard Entertainment. As per the CMA, the potential deal for Blizzard Entertainment would make Microsoft a dominant player...

Microsoft will gradually push a free Windows 11 update to the HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset. The update will assure continued platform support, monthly security service updates, and optimized performance. Among the new features are...

Only a few months ago ChatGPT was launched and it changed many people’s perception of what AI can do. That was based on GPT-3.5 from OpenAI, which was also integrated into Microsoft’s Bing and Skype, Edge too. Now the company has confirmed that it...

Two weeks since the launch of its AI-based Bing chatbot, Microsoft is now bringing the functionality to mobile and Skype. First of all, the feature is being added to the Bing iOS and Android app. Users invited to the preview would be able to tap...

It has been over a year since Microsoft announced its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. This has been met with resistance from rivals such as Sony and regulators from the EU, the UK, the US and more. Microsoft has proposed a...

Microsoft's acquisition of Activision has been a hot topic for the last year or so, but regulatory hurdles are still preventing the two companies from finalizing the deal worth $68.7 billion, which is the biggest takeover in tech history. The latest...

After its recent $10 billion investment in OpenAI, Microsoft is now overhauling its Bing search engine and Edge browser with a next-generation OpenAI large language model. Bing and Edge will now tap into OpenAI’s infrastructure to give you...

Last January Microsoft offered to buy Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal, but that's still facing various issues and it's not finalized. The latest obstacle comes from the EU commissions, which isn't convinced the acquisition will do the...

To say that Microsoft misread the market with its Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 devices would be a definite understatement. Just as devices with folding screens have started to become prevalent, Microsoft went a totally different way by betting on...

More than a decade ago, Microsoft announced Windows 7 and it has been one of the most popular revisions of the OS ever. In fact, many skipped Windows 8 and 8.1 and moved to Windows 10 directly. Those that stayed behind should know that today marks...

Back in September, Microsoft pulled SwiftKey out of Apple's App Store after an official statement, leaving many disappointed because it was one of the better alternatives to iOS' default keyboard. Well, it seems that the company has changed its mind...

You may have heard the tragic story of the Microsoft Kin devices – a whole new mobile platform was launched and discontinued in just 48 days. Today we want to revisit one of Microsoft’s slightly more successful mobile projects. Granted, that's one...

Microsoft has started rolling out the iCloud Photos integration for the Windows 11 Photos app. The feature is available via an update to the Photos app available on the Microsoft Store. In order to use this feature, users will also need to...