Microsoft Has Reportedly Killed the HoloLens 3 Project

And similar to Google Glass, HoloLens is turning out to be a major flop. On the other, you have people who want to continue focusing on HoloLens' business audience. There are also some who want to meet the project’s military contract. Chesnot/Getty Images All this has led to a lot of in-fighting as each side struggles to gain control over HoloLens. The situation has led to low company morale, with people leaving Microsoft....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Joseph Lewis

Microsoft Is Struggling to Squash a Windows 10/11 Bug

Microsoft then patched it again in January 2022, but this second fix was also found to be ineffective. Third Time Lucky The bug was discovered by security researcherAbdelhamid Naceri, who thendismissed Microsofts patchesas ineffective. Kolsek explains that a lot of time usually passes between identifying a vulnerability and delivering a fix. John M Lund Photography Inc / Getty Images 0patch also helps secure popular but unsupported versions of Windows, such as Windows 7....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Frank Moon

Microsoft Lays Off Around 1,000 Across Multiple Divisions

Microsoft is cutting jobs but will continue to hire in “key growth areas,” a company spokesperson confirmed to CNET on Tuesday. The move comes as consumerdemand for tablets and PCs cools, and as tech companies brace for a broader global economic downturn. Though Microsoft did not confirm the number of jobs it cut, the layoffsaffected nearly 1,000of itsapproximately 221,000 employeesacross the organization, including in theXboxgaming division, according tomultiplereports. Citing a need for structural adjustments after an evaluation of its business priorities, Microsoft is the latest tech firm to cut staff in the face of slowing growth....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Danielle Smith

Microsoft Now Owns Activision Blizzard: What It Means for Your Favorite Games

It was something of an epic quest just for Microsoft to get here in the first place. Microsoft had earlier reached a 10-year deal to bring theCall of Duty series to Nintendoconsoles. It’s unknown yet if any other games will be coming to the Switch. There are already multiple ways this will happen. Ubisoft has the rights to license the games individually to third-party streaming providers as well. From a development perspective, the acquisition has the potential to prevent indie games from being made....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Robert Knight

Microsoft Office Free Trial: What You Need to Know

A Microsoft 365 subscription also includes apps to edit Microsoft Office files on mobile devices.AndroidandiOStablets and phones are supported. A new account can be created from the Microsoft Account page. You cannot sign up for the Microsoft 365 trial twice. After you create an account, visit theTry Microsoft 365 for Freepage and selectTry 1 month free. PressNexton the first page. Choose a payment method. Optionally uncheck the promotional email option if you don’t want those....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Nicole West

Microsoft Outages Show Why Governments Need to Ditch Big Tech

The tech world tends towards consolidation, with buyers and users settling on one or a few main options. YouTube for video, Amazon for shopping, Google for search, and so on. Shouldn’t companiesand governmentsuse more reliable, less centralized software? Oopsy daisy.Shekai / Unsplash “Standardization is a key component in not only efficiency but also in security. Monoculture Security is boring, and not just for you and me. Standardization makes things easier....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Holly Arnold

Microsoft plans to give $1,500 pandemic bonus to employees worldwide

Microsoft is giving employees a $1,500 pandemic bonus this year for the “unique and challenging fiscal year that Microsoft just completed,” according to a report published Friday bythe Verge. The report, which cites an internal memo, says the bonuses will be disbursed to all employees below corporate vice president level that started on or before March 31, 2021, including part-time workers and those on hourly rates. Employees based in the US, as well as internationally who meet that criteria, will be eligible for the bonus....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Rhonda Lee

Microsoft Reportedly Removing Some Users From Windows Insider Program

Despite these requirements, many were able to install Windows 11 via the Windows Insider program without meeting them. Microsoft Microsoft

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 20 words · Amy Figueroa

Microsoft Reveals Surface Go 3 and Ocean Plastic Mouse

That, and its new Ocean Plastic Mouse which is made from 20% plastics pulled from the ocean. If nothing else, it’s definitely a step up from the Surface Go 2’s 8th generation processor. It also utilizes Dolby Audio, just like the Go 2. Microsoft The new Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse is a bit more of an enigma, performance-wise. Presumably, it’s on par with any other Microsoft mousenothing groundbreaking but perfectly serviceable....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Jenny Hardy

Microsoft rolling out two-factor authentication

On April 17, Microsoft did just that. The company is calling this security process “two-step verification.” Microsoft is making available two-step verification across all products and services accessible via a Microsoft Account. This includes Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox, Outlook.com, SkyDrive, Office, and more. Therollout will be happening over the “next couple of days,“according to the company. (Microsoft Account is the new name for Microsoft’s Live IDs.) Microsoft posted the two-step verification process will workon The Official Microsoft Blog on April 17....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Cynthia West

Microsoft Streamlines Word, Excel, PowerPoint Mobile Apps

Why Do You Care: Creating and editing Office documents on your iPhone just got a little less complex. Microsoft Office mobile apps got a facelift which streamlined the previous five tabs at the bottom to just three. you could Add a Place here, too. The interface changes just a little bit if you haveiOS 13’sDark Modeenabled.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Megan Garcia

Microsoft takes wraps off Vista for business

NEW YORK–Vista may be ready for businesses, but are businesses ready for it? The company said it will make Vista and Office 2007 available to consumers worldwide on January 30. /2300-1016_3-6139696.html “This is the biggest launch in the company’s history. Ballmer alluded to the many delays. “It’s an exciting thing to finally be here. That’s all I’ll say about the past,” he said. The announcement is more likely to mark the start of serious testing within companies, analysts said....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · William Avery DDS

Microsoft Teams Gets New Personal Features

“Lets face it, organizing plans with friends and familyeven something simplecan often be a giant pain. Microsoft

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 17 words · Tracy Zimmerman