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- Microsoft Teams can now blur backgrounds during video calls, thanks to AI 2018/09/25
Microsoft Teams can now blur backgrounds during video calls, thanks to AI TNWMicrosoft's Slack competitor Teams now used by 329k organizations, as tech giant adds new tools GeekWireSatya Nadell … - Microsoft Monday: Announcements At Ignite Event, Skype For Alexa, New Dynamics Business Applications 2018/09/25
Microsoft Monday: Announcements At Ignite Event, Skype For Alexa, New Dynamics Business Applications ForbesMicrosoft has a digital coworker it wants in your business: Cortana The RegisterMicrosoft w … - Microsoft (MSFT) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know 2018/09/24
Microsoft (MSFT) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know Zacks.comFull coverage - Microsoft Ignite 2018: Windows Virtual Desktop, Office 2019 and everything else just announced 2018/09/24
Microsoft Ignite 2018: Windows Virtual Desktop, Office 2019 and everything else just announced CNETMicrosoft Was Resting on Its Laurels. Then This Book Helped Reset Its Culture FortuneFull coverage … - What to expect from Microsoft's October 2 Surface event 2018/09/24
What to expect from Microsoft's October 2 Surface event Digital TrendsFull coverage - Plantronics' Elara 60 Series mobile phone stations support Microsoft Teams 2018/09/24
Plantronics' Elara 60 Series mobile phone stations support Microsoft Teams VentureBeatFull coverage - Microsoft demonstrates Surface Hub 2 and its rotating display 2018/09/24
Microsoft demonstrates Surface Hub 2 and its rotating display The VergeMicrosoft adds delayed gratification to the Surface Hub 2 line The RegisterMicrosoft's massive Surface Hub 2 whiteboards w … - Microsoft's AI tech will aid humanitarian efforts 2018/09/24
Microsoft's AI tech will aid humanitarian efforts EngadgetMicrosoft launches $40 million AI for Humanitarian Action initiative VentureBeatMicrosoft to invest $40 million in AI technology for hu … - Microsoft CEO: Incumbent on tech industry to create opportunity in every economy 2018/09/24
Microsoft CEO: Incumbent on tech industry to create opportunity in every economy CNBCFull coverage - Microsoft's globally distributed data shack Cosmos DB shoots for sky. Or at least 5 nines 2018/09/24
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Office 365 Blogs
- A new vision for modern work management with Microsoft Project 2018/09/25
Announcing the next generation of Microsoft Project—empowering teams to work the way they want while enabling organizations to get the results they need. The post A new vision for modern work manageme … - Start using Microsoft 365 to accelerate modern compliance 2018/09/25
As privacy regulations continue to evolve, Microsoft 365 provides more AI-powered, user-centered, and integrated solutions to help you accelerate compliance. The post Start using Microsoft 365 to acce … - Your favorite email app, Outlook mobile, adds new enterprise information protection and mobile management capabilities 2018/09/25
To serve an ever more mobile and distributed workforce, today we are announcing new, advanced enterprise information protection capabilities for Outlook mobile with support for Microsoft Information P … - Lilly envisions a workplace where internal and external collaboration help enable innovation and accelerate time-to-market for new medicines 2018/09/24
“Microsoft 365 security features help improve how we meet data privacy and quality requirements. 'Security and quality by design' is one of our IT strategy principles, and the Microsoft Clou … - Office 2019 is now available for Windows and Mac 2018/09/24
Today, we are announcing the general availability of Office 2019 for Windows and Mac. Office 2019 is the next on-premises version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, Visio, Access, and Publi … - Goodyear mobilizes with Microsoft 365 to lead in a new mobility ecosystem 2018/09/24
With Microsoft 365, Goodyear associates stay connected and access shared content from anywhere, at any time, on any device, which allows the manufacturing leader to innovate with greater speed. The po … - Microsoft Search—cohesive search that intelligently helps you find, discover, command, and navigate 2018/09/24
We’re bringing new experiences to Microsoft Search into the apps you use every day. The post Microsoft Search—cohesive search that intelligently helps you find, discover, command, and navigate appeare … - Microsoft 365 adds modern desktop on Azure 2018/09/24
Today, we are announcing Windows Virtual Desktop—the best virtualized Windows and Office experience delivered on Azure. The post Microsoft 365 adds modern desktop on Azure appeared first on Microsoft … - Bringing AI to Excel—4 new features announced today at Ignite 2018/09/24
AI-powered features for Excel, including new data types, dynamic arrays, Ideas, and more, will help you expedite data analysis and make better decisions. The post Bringing AI to Excel—4 new features a … - 10 new ways for everyone to achieve more in the modern workplace 2018/09/24
Today, at the Microsoft Ignite Conference in Orlando, Florida, we are introducing new capabilities in Microsoft 365 that make it possible for every person to do their best work. The post 10 new ways f …
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- Forza Horizon 4 Xbox One Review: it’s a winner! 2018/09/25
Forza Horizon 4, the latest entry in the open world racing game series is one of the most anticipated Microsoft games of the year, and it’s a winner. - Call of Duty exclusivity on Playstation is now only 7 days 2018/09/24
Instead of the two to four-week windows Sony or Microsoft have been enjoying for some time, Activision is setting its Sony Black Ops 3 exclusivity for a short seven days, before releasing it on the Xb … - Office 2019 for Windows an Mac is now generally available for commercial volume license customers 2018/09/24
Office 2019, the new perpetual version of Office for Windows and Mac is now available for customers who are not ready yet to move to Office 365. - Ignite 2018: Get training on Microsoft technologies for free with Microsoft Learn 2018/09/24
At launch, the new website features more than 80 hours of learning content for Microsoft products such as Azure, Dynamics and PowerBI, and everything is completely free. - Ignite 2018: Microsoft shows off Surface Hub 2 running latest WCOS software 2018/09/24
Today at Ignite during the “Transform your Workplace with Microsoft 365” session, Microsoft showed off some of the capabilities the Surface Hub 2 for the first time publicly. The device is slated to b … - Ignite 2018: Windows heads to the cloud with Azure Virtual Desktop 2018/09/24
Today at Microsoft Ignite, the company announced an Azure version of “Windows Virtual Desktop,” calling it “best virtualized Windows and Office experience delivered on Azure.” With a cloud based virtu … - Ignite 2018: Microsoft announces new Open Data Initiative in partnership with Adobe and SAP 2018/09/24
The three companies have teamed up to create the Open Data Initiative, a new partnership aiming to give customers more control over their data. - Ignite 2018: Microsoft retires StaffHub to be replaced with Home and Shifts 2018/09/24
At Ignite 2018, Microsoft is making a number of Microsoft 365 announcements, including an “out with the old, in with the new” item involving Microsoft StaffHub. The first-line worker app that was in … - Ignite 2018: The return of Clippy? Microsoft introduces new AI-powered “Ideas” feature in Office 2018/09/24
Artificial intelligence was a big topic during Microsoft’s main Ignite 2018 keynote this morning, and the company unveiled a new AI-powered Ideas feature in Office that will provide you intelligent su … - Ignite 2018: Microsoft talks a lot about AI, and a lot about Azure – here’s what you need to know 2018/09/24
Today in Orlando at Ignite, Microsoft’s annual conference for IT Pros, as expected much of the focus wasn’t on Windows or Surface or Xbox, but on the new stars of a new generation, AI and Azure. Micro …
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- Microsoft demonstrates Surface Hub 2 and its rotating display 2018/09/24
Microsoft is demonstrating its Surface Hub 2 hardware for the first time today. The software maker used a Surface Hub 2 during a keynote at the Microsoft Ignite conference today. It’s the first time w … - Microsoft launches Office 2019 for Windows and Mac 2018/09/24
Microsoft is releasing Office 2019 for Windows and Mac today. The update is designed for businesses and consumers that haven’t opted into Microsoft’s Office 365 service with monthly feature updates. O … - Microsoft brings OneDrive Files On-Demand to the Mac 2018/09/24
Microsoft is bringing its OneDrive Files On-Demand feature to macOS. OneDrive beta testers will be able to get access to the feature today, which lets OneDrive users use placeholders for files instead … - Microsoft is building LinkedIn into Outlook and other Office apps 2018/09/24
Microsoft is planning to more deeply integrate LinkedIn into the company’s Office apps. While we saw some LinkedIn integration in Word last year, Outlook will be updated to include information about c … - Microsoft Search will power search results across Office, Windows, and more 2018/09/24
Microsoft is unveiling an ambitious effort to overhaul its search experience in Office, Windows, Bing and more today. Dubbed Microsoft Search, the new search experience will first start appearing on B … - Microsoft alters Surface Hub 2 hardware, delays new software features to 2020 2018/09/24
Microsoft is unveiling hardware changes to its Surface Hub 2 today. The software giant first unveiled its 50-inch display earlier this year, with a promise of a 2019 release. While the hardware will n … - Skype calling is coming to Amazon’s Alexa devices 2018/09/21
Microsoft and Amazon are continuing their close partnership by bringing Skype calling to Alexa. Devices like Amazon’s Echo range will be able to access Skype’s basic calling, and Alexa-powered hardwar … - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 review: 4K gaming is here, at a price 2018/09/19
Next-generation GPUs for next-generation PC gaming Nvidia’s next generation of graphics cards is finally here, and it comes with big promises. The RTX 2080 is supposed to be up to 75 percent faster th … - Microsoft backs off from Windows 10 ‘warning’ about Chrome and Firefox 2018/09/17
Microsoft started testing a warning for Windows 10 users last week that displayed a prompt when Chrome or Firefox was about to be installed. The software giant is now reversing this controversial test … - Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 2 may come in a black variant 2018/09/16
Microsoft could be preparing to return to a black color for its upcoming Surface hardware. While the software giant originally launched its Surface RT in a black “VaporMg” magnesium alloy, the company …