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A post on the Windows blog outlines changes to servicing and support of Windows and Office. The post states that Office 2019 will only be available to Windows 10, or the next long-term servicing version of Windows Server. Support will be shorter than normal well, Instead of the normal 5 years...

http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/01/29/rumor-suggests-microsoft-has-considered-acquiring-ea-valve-pubg-corp Did Y'all hear about this? what do you think about this possibility?

Congress has some questions about Meltdown and Spectre, and they are calling out those involved. Members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce have drafted letters to the heads of several companies involved in the security flaw. The companies whose CEO's received letters are; Apple, Amazon...

With the latest Windows Insider build of Windows 10, Microsoft has killed off "Windows HomeGroup." Originally a part of Windows 7 in 2009 and continuing until now, HomeGroup was a way to share files and devices between computers on your network. This change will go live in the Spring 2018 update...

In a blog post today, Microsoft that it will be rolling out "Windows Diagnostic Data Viewer" with the April feature update. The tool is available to insiders now, allows you to see and search all Windows diagnostic data that’s in the cloud related to your specific device. Good move on...

Microsoft is unveiling 10 new Windows 10 devices for schools starting at $189, challenging the Chromebook to keep teachers and students using Windows. The least expensive if the group is the Lenovo 100e, which is an 11.6" rugged laptop, with an unspecified Intel Celeron Apollo Lake processor, 2...

A report from BleepingComputer states that Microsoft is resuming the rollout of security updates for AMD devices to patch the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. Microsoft had halted the rollout for AMD-based machines on January 9th, after their patch left users with PCs that were crashing...

http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-meltdown-spectre-patch-new-updates-bring-fix-for-unbootable-amd-pcs/

A series of images posted on Chinese site Baidu reveal what is said to be a new version of the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller. According to the leaker, is said to have a 3-profile switch, as well as Bluetooth with support for Windows 10, USB-C, and three-level Hair-Trigger locks. The images also...

Unless Microsoft decides to extend the deadline again, today is the last day to upgrade to Windows 10 for free using the assistive technologies loophole. January 9th Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 8.1, and moving it to "extended support" meaning it will get only security updates...

I know all you guys out there at UC Berkeley are nodding your heads saying, "How could AI NOT be smarter than a Stanford grad?" but I digress. The basis of the headline statement lies in a Stanford University Reading and Comprehension testing database. AI technologies from both Alibaba and...

When this flaw came about we were still freaking out about Y2K ending the world. Well, Y2K turned out to be about as bad as the new ice age in the 70's. But unlike the new North American Ice Age, Global Warming, Polar Ice Cap Destruction, and Global Warming, Microsoft has actually fixed this...

There has been a lot of discussion about Spectre and Meltdown since last week and now Microsoft has something to say about Windows Systems performance after patching. In general, our experience is that Variant 1 and Variant 3 mitigations have minimal performance impact, while Variant 2...

Not really sure how this is much different from just having an Alexa spying device just sitting by your PC as there does not seem to be much added functionality, but now you now. Thurrott has the goods from CES. Check out the video. If you are looking for Alexa to control your PC, that...

You may have seen that Microsoft has halted distributing security patches related to GPZ Variant 1 (one of the variants of Spectre) due to the update causing some older AMD systems to get into an unbootable state. Wanted to make it clear this patch is to address GPZ Variant 1 (one of the...

Over at answers.microsoft.com there's a long thread where Athlon CPU users are experiencing issues with the Meltdown/Spectre patch. KB4056892 appears to prevent a boot of the system after the patch is installed. In some instances a complete reinstall fixes the issue, but the update will once...

Rhino Labs has discovered a new way to get your Windows credentials using the subDoc feature of Microsoft Word. The bad guys insert a sub-document into a Word file from a server out on the internet. This sub-document tricks the PC into giving up the NTLM hash needed for authenticaton. Once...

Up until now it's taken breweries up to 24 months to develop a new beer for the market. One of the reasons is it the time it takes for humans to run tests on the liquids to detect flavors and aromas in the new brew. In order to reduce this time (approximately 30% of total time) Carlsberg is...

Microsoft has released an emergency update to their malware protection engine that most users should get automatically. What makes this so funny is the fact that what's supposed to protect your system has to be fixed to protect itself. Anyway, it could have been worse if MS called this a...

https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/22/microsoft-sued-over-hololens-patent-infringements/ Microsoft's HoloLens has hit a legal speed bump. The mixed-reality device, which is gaining traction with businesses, is at the center of a patent infringement lawsuit filed by HoloTouch. The...

Patch Tuesday problems roll out, with a new acknowledgment from Microsoft about a dot matrix printer bug, continued reports of Win10 1703-to-1709 upgrades, one unconfirmed report of a forced 1607-to-1709 upgrade, and a memory violation error with CDPUserSvc. I posted an article on Friday that...

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/buy?&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=AID%5BAllocadiaActivityID%5D_SEM_xrBWg1E7&ocid=Push_sem_pmc_pma_GOO_Push_microsoft%20hololens At least they won't be sold out soon :)

According to Microsoft, demand for the Xbox One X is right where they anticipated and the excitement for the product is high. Of course they won't compare it to other consoles. Anyway, shortages are expected in some regions, but this is to be expected with the launch of a new product like the...

I know there are a lot of you out there that love to play PUBG on the PC and I'm sure you console gamers have been a bit jealous. No need to be jealous anymore because the Xbox One is going to get PUBG as a console launch exclusive on December the 12th. One good thing about this in my mind is...

Microsoft has received a patent for a plug receptacle for an electronic device. Basically it allows for a 3.5mm headphone jack without taking up a lot of space inside the phone. It operates by expanding to the front, back, or both sides of the receptacle. I know there are still a lot of...

After 7 years of love and hate Microsoft is stopping production on the Kinect. Kinect’s creator, Alex Kipman, and Matthew Lapsen, the general manager of marketing for Xbox Devices in an interview with Fast Company. Microsoft has been slowly de-emphasized over the years with the removal of the...

There's a newly discovered unpatched attack method out there that exploits a built-in feature of Microsoft Office. Apparently it is currently being used in various widespread malware attack campaigns. This new method uses DDE and doesn't require a macro to work. The way to protect yourself is...

A post-intrusion technique developed by researchers at CyberArk Labs called BoundHooking allows attackers to exploit a feature in all Intel chips introduced since Skylake. The attack technique allows for the execution of code from any process without detection by antivirus software or other...

Looks like Microsoft has released a new update to the Xbox dashboard today. I don't currently play on a console system so I'm interested in what the console gaming community thinks about this new update. But I will say it looks pretty good to me. Customize Your Home: The first thing Insiders...

I honestly did not even know this was a thing till cageymaru pointed me to it, but it seems as though Microsoft has been talking at Sony a long time about getting cross-play enabled with XBone and PS4. Quite frankly, I doubt this would ever happen as Sony does not seem like the type of company...

Just preordered one of these as my Christmas present to myself. Early hands on reviews are good and I'm interested in the 'inside out' tracking system. https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/3/16413968/samsung-microsoft-windows-mixed-reality-headset-oculus-rift-comparison-hands-on...

Sad news for the dozens of you out there using Groove Music. Microsoft is shutting down the service soon and will migrate users to Spotify starting December 31. Customers will not be able to purchase songs and albums on the Windows Store. An update is scheduled to roll out next week for Windows...

Any fighting game fans holding out for a Steam release will not have to wait anymore. Microsoft Studios has finally released Killer Instinct on Steam. Developed by Iron Galaxy, this reboot of the franchise brings the classic arcade fighter into the modern era. Previously available for free on...

Although the Ford Motor Company is still using clay models for designing prototypes of its future cars, the company does not shy away in embracing newer tech. Ford is now using augmented reality in part by way of Microsoft's HoloLens. The partnership is being billed as another helpful tool in...

Public availability of Microsoft's take on VR is just over 6 weeks away. With 5 major brands expected to release HMDs this year, coupled with support for Steam content, does MS have a shot at this market? Though apparently not achieving the titular "Mixed Reality" at launch (at least not from...

Those of you who haven't gotten yourself a brand new original Xbox One can stop looking. Microsoft has officially ended the sale of the older model. You can still pick up an Xbox One S and the upcoming Xbox One Pro, but the company stopped the manufacture of new Xbox One consoles a few months...

Microsoft has announced that Crackdown 3 has been delayed until Spring 2018, claiming that the development teams need extra time in order to ensure a quality gameplay experience. I can't say I'm all that surprised. The game was first announced at E3 2014, targeting a release at the 2nd half of...

Microsoft is claiming that seven out of ten Windows 10 users have opted for the full telemetry settings since the Creators Update. What the blog post from Marisa Rogers, Windows Privacy officer fails to notice, is that means 29%, or 145 million people didn't just click through the default...

For the first time in 20 years, Microsoft is updating the Windows Console. The new color scheme is made more legible for modern displays with higher contrasts. Users will need a clean install of build 16257 to test out the implementation. This revamp is a part of Microsoft's planned Fall...

In a brief Blog post today, Microsoft has announced the "Windows Bounty Program." Microsoft have been offering bug bounties since 2012, but are now extending the program to all features of the Windows Insider Preview including Windows Defender Application Guard, and Edge. I was not aware of...