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There are a number of rumors regarding Xbox Scarlett, including its cost, launch date, and confirmed games. Hence, in order to clear the air once and for all, here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Xbox Scarlett. The Xbox Scarlett is the upcoming generation of gaming consoles from Microsoft. The Xbox Scarlett will […]
According to Microsoft, unprotected servers can spread viruses and malware over the network without the user’s interaction. Microsoft is warning users to update their Windows 10 operating system immediately to protect themselves from critical vulnerabilities. According to the company, unprotected servers can spontaneously spread viruses and malware over the network, meaning without the user’s intention. […]
Update — With this month’s patch Tuesday updates, Microsoft has finally addressed this vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-1162, by correcting how the Windows operating system handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC). A Google security researcher has just disclosed details of a 20-year-old unpatched high-severity vulnerability affecting all versions of Microsoft Windows, back from Windows […]
After using iPhones for a while, I realized there aren’t many big differences between iOS and Android left when it comes to everyday usage. Of course, both of them have a different UI and set of features. But a few big problems have already been fixed. For example, the popular apps are now omnipresent; iOS […]
Microsoft has released a new update for its recently launched Windows Terminal preview app. In what appears to be the biggest update to the app, the Windows-maker company has added plenty of exciting features. Microsoft released the Windows Terminal application during its annual developer conference this year, and it combines the best of Command Prompt […]
If you have recently purchased Microsoft Office from a genuine Microsoft reseller, the process of installation is as easy and simple as running an executable file on your PC. But when your products are downloaded from third-party stores you may feel difficulty installing them along with tiring error codes and some other daunting challenges. Although, […]
A new Windows malware in Play – SystemBC. While finding and removing malware on your computer system may indeed be a joyous moment, there’s a new malware out there that will give you a headache instead. To know why, a dive through is needed into SystemBC, a malware written in C++ that has been discovered […]
A couple of days back Microsoft released a 30-second video of a guy comparing the pros and cons between Apple’s MacBook Air and its own Surface Laptop 2. But who would have thought that the company would leave no stone unturned when it comes to taking a dig at Apple? Microsoft says it went all […]
Windows Phone (WP) is widely assumed to be one of the biggest failures of Microsoft. It is so big that the company is now putting the last nails in WP’s coffin. Tech experts across the globe have given various theories on how WP ended up that way. It’s commonly said that the lack of app […]
Microsoft is on the verge of making a much-needed shift in the Windows-as-a-Service (WaaS) model it has adopted since the release of Windows 10. In 2017, Microsoft started issuing bi-annual feature updates to Windows 10 users: one in Spring and another in Fall. But while doing so, the company created problems for itself and its […]
Microsoft has partnered with Elon Musk co-founded OpenAI and invested $1 billion in the venture to create Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) with advanced AI capabilities. Both Microsoft and OpenAI have joined hands to build a hardware and software platform, which will involve Microsoft’s Azure to develop Azure AI supercomputing technologies. Additionally, Microsoft will be OpenAI’s […]
Microsoft has been working on a lot of technologies, one of them being the Holoportation. After several years of work, Microsoft has demoed the tech, suggesting that it’s in the final stage of development. The company showed off its technology at the Inspire 2019 event, which was able to depict a holographic avatar of a […]
When it comes to whether or not a user is being tracked on the web, the answer is yes, and this even includes the various pornographic websites a user visits. According to a study, various major tech companies such as Google, Facebook, and Oracle can track users when they visit a porn website, even if such […]
According to network security specialists, thousands of cyberattacks compromised the information security of more than 10k Microsoft customers last year. Most of these malicious activities were reportedly carried out from countries such as North Korea, Iran and Russia. Microsoft’s corporate vice president for customer trust and security, Tom Burt, mentioned on the company’s official blog […]
It’s hard to argue with German authorities when their people’s privacy is concerned. On many occasions, Germany has valued its people’s rights on the Internet over striking deals with multinational data-sucking corporations. The German privacy watchdog has now banned Microsoft Office 365 in the state of Hesse over privacy concerns. In its statement, HBDI (Hesse […]
Microsoft has open-sourced TensorWatch, a debugging and visualization tool aimed at reducing the complexities of artificial intelligence projects. It focuses more on one crucial part of the development process in particular and that is debugging. Getting rid of errors is one of the most time-consuming jobs in software projects. Especially when it comes to AI […]
IT security services specialists report that the German Commission for Data Protection and Freedom of Information has stated that Microsoft services Windows 10 and Office 365 systems do not meet sufficient requirements for use in academic institutions in the state of Hesse. As reported, this decision has to do with the telemetry that these two […]
You might be living in 2019, using a modern computer with state of the art software. But there are times when technology does not want you to forget the oldies. One such instance is when you’re visiting a website and it only works with Internet Explorer due to compatibility issues. So all you can do […]
A widespread fileless malware campaign called Astaroth spotted with the “lived off the land” method to attack Windows users with advanced persistent technique to evade the detection. Microsoft uncovered this fileless malware using anomaly detection algorithm and the observation of sudden spike in the use of Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool to run the […]
In a recent blog post, the Microsoft Defender ATP research team issued a warning about a harmful file-less malware campaign called Astaroth. The team got alert when they noticed a sudden huge spike in the usage of the WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-Line) tool during the month of May and June 2019. They had deployed […]
Microsoft has disclosed that a new bug in its Windows 10 OS could mess up with the VPN services running on your machine and show the error code “0xc000005.” As per the support page, it’s present in the Remote Access Connection Manager (RASMAN) service that’s required by the VPN services to function properly. The bug […]