Tag: Microsoft

March 20, 2023

TypeScript 5.0, an update to Microsoft’s strongly typed JavaScript variant, is now available as a production release, Microsoft announced March 16. With the upgrade, TypeScript has been rebuilt to use ECMAScript modules. TypeScript 5.0 also modernizes decorators for class customization. […]

March 17, 2023

Recently, Microsoft released .NET 8 Preview 2, which is a quick follow-up to the larger Preview 1 release. With the promise of monthly releases, developers can look forward to an array of additional features in the coming months. Preview 2 […]

March 17, 2023

Microsoft appears to be testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for Edge, according to screenshots pulled from a beta build of the browser. The feature, which the screenshots say is strictly for internal testing, was unearthed by Twitter user @thebookisclosed, who […]

March 16, 2023

Microsoft’s second preview of its planned .NET 8 software development platform spruces up the ASP.NET Core web framework with a high-performance grid component and enhanced WebAssembly performance. Microsoft .NET 8 Preview 2 was unveiled March 14 and is downloadable from […]

March 7, 2023

On Monday, Microsoft bundled ChatGPT-style AI technology into its Power Platform developer tool and Dynamics 365, Reuters reports. Affected tools include Power Virtual Agent and AI Builder, both of which have been updated to include GPT large language model (LLM) […]

March 6, 2023

Microsoft announced today that Outlook is now free for all Mac owners. Previously, users would need a Microsoft 365 subscription to use the email client app. With Microsoft Outlook for Mac, you can manage multiple accounts in a single app, […]

February 28, 2023

Microsoft has announced that its Azure Application Gateway, a cloud-based solution that provides secure, scalable, and reliable access to web applications, now supports mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS) and Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP). The mTLS support ensures that both […]

February 28, 2023

Last week Microsoft released the first look at the upcoming .NET version, featuring several ASP.NET Core-powered web development advancements. The .NET 8 version has a particular focus on enhancing ASP.NET Core features. Recent advancements will focus on areas like Blazor […]

February 28, 2023

If you’re one of the people who use a PC and an iPhone and have always wanted to use iMessage on your Windows machine, today is a small step in that direction. In a blog post, Microsoft announced that it […]

February 27, 2023

Microsoft earlier this month started rolling out a controversial “feature” that adds a watermark to systems that do not meet Windows 11’s requirements. The scope of Microsoft’s rollout was initially unclear but it now seems that users deploying a TPM […]

February 13, 2023

Microsoft is finally getting ready for software “dribbles.” First announced last year (and expected last November), the company is set to unveil how IT admins can control incremental changes planned for Microsoft software and for Windows. The new mechanism, currently […]

February 9, 2023

The Adobe and Microsoft cosy-up continues with the upcoming integration of Adobe Acrobat technologies within Microsoft Edge. Users can already use the browser as a free PDF reader, admittedly with limited functionality. However, the tool is set to get a […]

February 7, 2023

Microsoft released the KB5021751 update in January, explaining that it was to “help” the company identify how many users were still running unsupported or soon-to-be-unsupported versions of the Office productivity suite. Microsoft was seemingly searching for info over users of […]

January 26, 2023

If you think your co-workers might have been talking about you in secret, a new Microsoft Teams feature might be able to solve the problem for good. Some users of the popular video conferencing service will soon be able to […]

January 20, 2023

Managing your meeting workloads and time for work could soon be a lot easier for Outlook users thanks to a new update. The email client is working on a new feature that will allow users to create their own specific […]

January 19, 2023

Microsoft has revealed on the softwares’ official product pages that it will stop directly issuing licenses for Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Workstation. The disclaimer states that January 31, 2023, is the last day consumers can download the operating systems […]

January 13, 2023

The first Patch Tuesday of the year from Microsoft addresses 98 security vulnerabilities, with 10 classified as critical for Windows. One vulnerability (CVE-2023-21674) in a core section of Windows code is a zero-day that requires immediate attention. And Adobe has […]

January 13, 2023

This week signals the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 support. After years of extended security updates, no more bugs or security holes will be patched in the venerable operating systems. Windows 7 had a good […]

January 12, 2023

Microsoft has announced it will be introducing a new, low-cost subscription tier to its Microsoft 365 product bundle. Called Microsoft 365 Basic, the new tier will be priced at $1.99 per month, or $19.99 per year, and will be globally […]

January 11, 2023

Teams Premium, a new tier of Microsoft Teams first announced at the company’s Ignite event in October, is set to be generally available from February this year. Operating in public preview since December, the Premium version of the collaboration application […]