Zoom Says It Has Stopped Sending User Data to Facebook
Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other video conferencing apps are reporting record growth as millions of people are pushed to work and hang out from home. However, it turns out not every app is made...
View ArticleMicrosoft Reports 775% Surge in Cloud Demand – Teams, Xbox Services Optimized...
Microsoft has reported a 775 percent increase in cloud usage during the ongoing crisis that has put hundreds of millions of people under lockdowns and self-isolation. The company reports usage...
View ArticleOut-of-Band Windows 10 Update Released to Fix Internet Connectivity Issues...
Last week Microsoft confirmed that some Windows 10 devices were experiencing internet connectivity issues when using manual or auto-configured proxy, especially with a virtual private network (VPN)....
View ArticleApparently Microsoft’s Claim of 775 Percent Surge in Cloud Services Wasn’t...
Yesterday we reported that Microsoft has suggested it has experienced a 775 percent surge in cloud services as hundreds of millions of people are forced indoors in the ongoing global health crisis...
View ArticleMicrosoft Says TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 Will Soon Be Disabled by Default
Microsoft had announced in 2018 that the company will disable Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 by default in its browsers. However, the Windows maker is postponing this plan, which was...
View ArticleMozilla Launches New Fund – Promises to Award up to $50,000 Each to Tech...
Mozilla has today announced a COVID-19 Solutions Fund as part of the Mozilla Open Source Support Program (MOSS). The browser maker is looking to find open source technology projects fighting the...
View ArticleNo New Windows 10 Build Will Be Released This Week Due to a Blocking Bug
Microsoft has said that it won't be able to deliver a new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build to its Fast ring Insiders this week. The company said that it has discovered a flight-blocking bug during its...
View ArticleFacebook Tried to Buy Surveillance Technology Used to Spy on Apple Users
NSO Group, a notorious Israeli cyberarms dealer, has claimed in a court filing that in 2017 two Facebook reps had approached the firm to buy the rights to use certain functions of Pegasus, a tool that...
View ArticleWho Knew Microsoft Will be Winning at User Security & Privacy With Its Video...
Microsoft isn't a company people usually associate with user privacy and security. For years after the release of Windows 10, we saw several examples of the Redmond tech giant trampling on user...
View ArticleFirefox 75 Is Out for Desktop With Faster Search Experience and Improved...
Firefox 75 is now out, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The latest browser from Mozilla brings a redesigned address bar with search improvements and some performance enhancements. While many...
View ArticleMicrosoft Releases Script to Help You Securely Fight COVID-19 With...
Last month we shared how you can donate spare processing power to the Folding@Home project to help beat COVID-19. Since then several scammers have exploited the popularity of this computing project...
View ArticleMicrosoft Buys Corp.com to Keep It Safe From Criminals – Potentially Spent...
Microsoft has apparently scooped up the domain corp.com to keep it from falling into the hands of attackers. The domain went up for auction at a starting price of $1.7 million when it was listed by...
View ArticleGet Dual-Mode Xiaomi Mi Wireless Mouse for $21.99
Similar to many products from the company, Xiaomi Mi Portable Mouse is also designed taking inspiration from Apple's design aesthetics. Featuring a minimal design, Xiaomi Wireless Mouse features...
View ArticleWindows 10 Build 19603 Is Out with File Explorer Integration in WSL & Storage...
Microsoft has finally delivered a fresh new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build to those in the Fast Ring. The company couldn't release this build last week due to a blocking bug. Windows 10 Build 19603...
View ArticleMicrosoft Shows Off New Windows 10 Start Menu Design
It's now been quite a few months since we first started to hear about Microsoft exploring a modern take on Windows 10 Start Menu. Earlier this year, we saw reports that the company could move away...
View ArticleMicrosoft Reportedly Delays Windows 10X Powered Dual-Screen Devices Beyond 2020
Microsoft was looking forward to push us into a new era of computing with its foldable devices powered by a new expression of Windows 10. Calling it Windows 10X, the company has been redesigning the...
View ArticleWindows 10 Version 2004 Build 19041.173 (KB4552455) Is Out
Microsoft has released a new cumulative update to the upcoming Windows 10 version 2004 (20H1). The update is available for Windows 10 Insiders in the Slow ring. Named as the Windows 10 April 2020...
View ArticleMicrosoft Is Now Offering Its Employees and Their Dependents Drive-Through...
Microsoft has taken several steps since the COVID-19 pandemic turned into a global health crisis to not only take care of its own employees but offer solutions and free services to enable work from...
View ArticleNo New Emoji in 2021 as Pandemic Is Also Delaying the Release of Emoji 14.0
After disrupting just about everything, the ongoing pandemic has managed to affect even emoji... The Unicode Consortium has issued a statement saying that the group is delaying the new version planned...
View ArticleMicrosoft Delays the Scheduled End of Service Date for Windows 10 v1809
Microsoft has announced today that the company is delaying the scheduled end of service date for Windows 10 October 2018 Update, version 1809. This extended support plan will apply on all the...
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