Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board
Microsoft announced on Friday that Bill Gates is leaving the board, effective Friday. Gates is also stepping down from his position on the board of Berkshire Hathaway.
Microsoft ‘to replace journalists with robots’
Microsoft is to replace dozens of contract journalists on its MSN website and use automated systems to select news stories, US and UK media report. The curating of stories from news organisations and selection of headlines and pictures for the MSN site is currently done by journalists. Artificial intelligence will perform these news production tasks, […]
Idoko EnencheThe best Microsoft Surface Pro deals for year 2020
It took long time for Microsoft to finally commit itself to making real PC hardware (its successful run with the Xbox notwithstanding), but when the software giant responsible for the Windows OS unveiled its Surface device lineup, it proved beyond doubt that an old dog can learn new tricks. These cutting-edge Surface 2-in-1 laptop/tablet hybrids quickly earned […]
RemilekunHow to make Windows 10 look more like Windows 7.
As most Windows 7 users know – and if they don’t yet, Microsoft will nag them about it soon – Windows 7’s support stops in January 2020. After that, there will be no more security updates, except for companies that pay an annual fee that doubles every year. This is a powerful incentive to migrate from Windows […]
How to clean up your Windows 10 for smooth operation of your machine
These days, a relatively clean and uncomplicated Windows 10 system disk might be home to more than 150,000 files and 90,000 folders. A more complex, application-heavy system disk might contain between half a million and a million files. That’s a lot of files! Indeed, not all those files need be kept around. Thus, it’s a good idea […]
What are the differences between Microsoft Office 2016, 2019 and Office 365?
Microsoft Office may be the de facto productivity tool for millions of workers worldwide, but it’s no monolith. Rather than a single, towering smooth-black Office, there’s a whole Stonehenge of options: Office on the iPhone, on iPad, Office on Android smartphones, Office on personal computers, Windows and macOS, Office with a handful of applications, Office […]
Windows 10 release channel: How to choose rightly
Once upon a time, making a choice about how you updated Windows was easy: Let Microsoft decide. The company had a release cycle, and you went along for the ride. Those days seem so quaint now. Today there are multiple versions of “rings” and “channels,” with what seems like impossible-to-understand nomenclature. Should you update Windows 10 […]
5 Things to Know Before Replacing a MacBook With the Surface Laptop
Microsoft interestingly chose an education-focused event to launch the newest member of the Surface series of computers: the Surface Laptop. It was interesting because almost everything about the Surface Laptop spells premium; from the laser-cut Alcantara material that wraps the keyboard and trackpad, to feats like implementing the thinnest LCD touch module in a laptop […]