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Microsoft Teams Calls will soon include end-to-end encryption

Microsoft promised in March that End to End Encryption would be available in Microsoft Teams soon, and today the company has finally provided an update on the feature's debut. End-to-end encryption encrypts data at its source and decrypts it at its...

Brown Wolf · 03 June 2021 · 3.4K

Microsoft Teams now has various status options

Microsoft has added yet another feature to Teams that have been highly sought. ‘In a meeting,' ‘Presenting,' ‘In a call,' ‘Out of office,' ‘Be right back,' and many other status options have been added to Teams by the software giant. Furthermore, Tea...

Brown Wolf · 04 June 2021 · 382

Why Windows 95 is AWESOME (History and Features)

Happy birthday Windows 95. You introduced the world to the Start menu and so much more. Man, they grow up so fast. So today to celebrate this amazing occasion, we're going to time travel and take a look at the history and some of the features of one...

Alex · 24 August 2020 · 385

Will There Be A Windows 12?

When Microsoft released Windows 10 in 2015, it was widely reported that the company was calling it the 'last version of Windows', leading to widespread confusion. In 2021, Microsoft proceeded to announce Windows 11, which turns out was actually promp...

Jacob Enderson · 07 February 2023 · 351 · 1

A New Chip From...Microsoft?!

When it launched, Windows 11 confused a lot of people over it's requirement that your PC have a security chip called a TPM, or a Trusted Platform Module. But now, Microsoft wants to transition away from the TPM and instead implement its own security...

Alex · 22 February 2022 · 174

New Microsoft updates cause Windows machines to crash

Microsoft's updates have caused a variety of problems for users in recent times, and now it turns out that June's patch Tuesday updates are causing machines to crash. This is due to an error in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service process,...

Alex · 25 June 2020 · 175

PC vs Mac - The Answer

Coke or Pepsi? McDonald's or Burger King? Subway, or starvation? Classic debates such as these are not just the domain of the food industry as today, we're going to cover the age old question. PC or Mac? It can be difficult to get an objective answe...

Alex · 01 April 2021 · 197

Registration for Microsoft Inspire 2021 is now open

Microsoft Inspire 2021 was supposed to begin registration in June a long time ago, when the dates were first announced in February, and now the tech giant has kept its word. You may register for the virtual event, which will take place from July 14 t...

Brown Wolf · 09 June 2021 · 205

Microsoft Surface Book 3 - Laptop or Tablet? Why Not Both!

Laptop or tablet - why not both? This is the Microsoft Surface Book 3, a premium device that can be either. It’s available in a smaller 13.5” size, or larger 15” model which has the option of higher end specs, and is what I’ve...

JT · 21 September 2020 · 157

Epic v. Apple trial is over. Here’s everything we learned

It's been over nine months since Epic sued Apple for violating antitrust law and the trial has just wrapped up. We've explained the background of Epic versus Apple in another article, but to recap, last year Epic decided to bypass Apple's in-app pur...

Den W. · 2 years ago · 150

Microsoft Edge Canary brings new flag to improve font rendering

Microsoft today unveiled a number of new features for the Edge browser's font rendering technology, including contrast enhancement, text gamma correction, and more. Edge Insiders can get these updates right now in the newest Edge Canary versions. Ac...

Brown Wolf · 03 June 2021 · 146 · 1

1 In 5 Steam Users Are Now Using Windows 11

As the most widely used operating system on Steam, Windows 11 has passed Windows 10. Steam players have become 2.5 times more likely than they were annually ago to be using Glass doors 11, and they are also twice as likely to have done so in the pas...

Alex · 22 August 2022 · 199

Benefits of Using Time Tracking in Microsoft

Microsoft is an essential tool for businesses that want to be efficient and grow. But there are other tools that you need to use together with it to increase productivity. For instance, when using Microsoft, you might need time-tracking tools to ensu...

Alex · 12 August 2022 · 126

How Big Tech Became So Powerful

Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft combined are worth about 9 trillion U.S Dollars, which is way more than the entire GDP of Japan. But how did these companies get so freaking big? Let's have a quick look at how each one of these tech Tit...

Jacob Enderson · 29 November 2021 · 108

Christmas update for Windows: Microsoft fixes 6 critical vulnerabilities

Microsoft traditionally ends the last Patch Tuesday of the year with fewer patches for Windows, Office & Co. This is also the case this year, although the number of closed security holes has rarely been so high. In addition, however, there are always...

Jacob Enderson · 14 December 2022 · 106

Microsoft's Pushy Web Browsers

Nobody likes pushy notifications from software, but I got to give Microsoft credit for positively turning this into an art form. Like when you go to install Google Chrome, Windows might hit you with zingers like, "That browser is so 2008," or, "'I ha...

Alex · 04 February 2022 · 107