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Up to 4.78mn Xbox accounts proactively suspended: Microsoft transparency report
San Francisco: Microsoft has released its first Digital Transparency Report for the Xbox gaming platform, in which it revealed that the company took proactive action against throwaway accounts that violated its community…
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Paul G. Allen’s painting collection fetches historic $1.5 billion at Christie’s
Late Paul. G. Allen collection of paintings has surpassed all previous auction records in history by securing $ 1.5 billion. It is considered to be one of the largest and most exceptional…
- World
Microsoft to extend free technology support for Ukraine throughout 2023
San Francisco: Microsoft on Thursday said it will extend technology support free of charge for Ukraine throughout calendar year 2023. Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, said that the company…
- Technology
Microsoft to keep ‘Call of Duty’ on PlayStation forever
San Francisco: Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has announced plans to keep the ‘Call of Duty’ game on PlayStation forever. Spencer had recently discussed the future of the first-person shooter game in…
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Microsoft rolls out new feature to MFA app, prevents spam attacks
San Francisco: Microsoft has rolled out a new feature to its multi-factor authentication (MFA) app, Microsoft Authenticator, to prevent spam attacks. According to ZDNet, the company has rolled out ‘number matching’ in…
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Microsoft claims Xbox Game Pass profitable, despite slow growth
San Francisco: Microsoft has claimed that the Xbox Game Pass is profitable, despite a slow subscription growth. According to The Verge, about 15 per cent of the company’s total Xbox content and…
- Technology
Microsoft’s net profits down 14% as PC sales decline
San Francisco: Microsoft has reported 14 per cent decrease in its net profit for its first quarter of 2023 (July-September period) while revenues went up 11 per cent amid global decline in…
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Microsoft starts rolling out Android 12L for Surface Duo, Duo 2
San Francisco: Microsoft has started rolling out Android 12L to the Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2, to build stronger connections between Windows 11 PC and the Duo devices. Aligning visual languages…
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Microsoft to bring Xbox mobile store, challenging Google & Apple
San Francisco: Microsoft is working on an Xbox mobile store to compete with Play Store and App Store. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is currently looking into Microsoft’s acquisition of…
- Technology
Microsoft introduces 4 tools to empower creators
San Francisco: As the content creators’ economy grows, Microsoft has launched four new practical tools for content creators to unleash their creativity. The new tools are called Microsoft Designer, Microsoft Clipchamp, Microsoft…
- Technology
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro ditches 3.5mm headphone jack
New Delhi: Tech giant Microsoft has joined the growing list of companies to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack from its Surface Pro 9 laptop. The Surface Pro 8 had the headphone jack…
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Microsoft brings animated avatars to Teams in metaverse push
San Francisco: Microsoft has announced to bring your digital avatar right into its video conferencing software ‘Teams’. With the new update, the company will bring ‘animated avatars’ to Teams in its premium…
- Business
Microsoft, Meta partner to deliver immersive experiences in VR
New Delhi: Microsoft and Meta have partnered to deliver immersive experiences in VR. This collaboration will bring Teams and Microsoft’s other productive tools to VR headset, and Meta gets a partner in…
- Technology
Microsoft discloses 85 vulnerabilities, no fixes for Exchange Server bugs
New Delhi: Microsoft has disclosed 85 vulnerabilities across its products in its October security update, including one that has been exploited in the wild and the other listed as publicly known. Of…
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Microsoft reveals dedicated Xbox game streaming device
New Delhi: Phil Spencer, Microsofts head of Xbox, has revealed a dedicated Xbox game streaming device on Twitter. On Spencer’s tweet, the device can be seen on the top of his shelf…
