Surface Pro X review
Published in Reviews
Saturday, 21 December 2019 14:20

Surface Pro X review


Review:
Qualcomm (Microsoft) SQ1 ARM SoC inside

The day has finally arrived. A high-end design based on Qualcomm’s promising 8CX processor is finally shipping. Two weeks ago, it started shipping in the US, and just a few days ago the first systems shipped to customers in Europe.

Microsoft 365 suffers OneDrive and SharePoint outages
Published in Cloud


Microsoft 365 is more like 364

Software king of the world Microsoft has apparently been working overtime to create a sequel to Office 365 called Office 364.

Microsoft licensed to export 'mass-market' software to Huawei
Published in News


Chinese Windows are probably safe

Microsoft said it has been licensed by the US government to export software to Huawei, which experts assume is Windows.

Cortana mobile app joins Clippy
Published in News
Tuesday, 19 November 2019 11:37

Cortana mobile app joins Clippy


Vole gives up on Cortana  mobile voice assistant

The Cortana mobile app is going the way of all Microsoft’s assistants.

Microsoft improves EU privacy rules
Published in Cloud
Monday, 18 November 2019 11:01

Microsoft improves EU privacy rules


Discovered it was breaking GDPR

Software King of the World Microsoft is updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with European Union institutions failed to protect data in line with EU law.

Amazon appeals Microsoft's Jedi contract
Published in News
Friday, 15 November 2019 12:24

Amazon appeals Microsoft's Jedi contract


Declares war on the Pentagon

Amazon is going into battle with the Pentagon over the Jedi Cloud military tech contract awarded to Microsoft.

Microsoft to obey Californian privacy law across the US
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"Fiercest and most sweeping data privacy regulations" in the US

Microsoft said that it will honour the "core rights" provided to Californians through the state's landmark data privacy law and expand that coverage across the entire United States.

US claims it has enough antitrust laws to bring down big tech
Published in News


Just does not use them


The US Justice Department antitrust chief said that existent US antitrust laws were “flexible enough” to address the harm caused by technology companies, in the face of growing criticism that such laws cannot tackle tech monopolies.

Python eats Java
Published in News
Monday, 11 November 2019 10:36

Python eats Java


Most popular on Github

Python has climbed over once-dominant Java to become the second most popular language on Microsoft-owned open source code sharing site GitHub.

Microsoft antitrust case killed Windows phone
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 07 November 2019 09:36

Microsoft antitrust case killed Windows phone


Gates claims he was distracted

Software King of the World Sir William Gates III has suggested that Windows could have been the world’s dominant mobile operating system had it not been for the antitrust case the US Justice Department brought against Microsoft.