Tech and Gadget Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla come together to end TLS 1.0 | Industry Oct 17, 2018 Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla have announced a unified plan to deprecate the use of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 early in 2020. TLS (Transport Layer…
Tech and Gadget Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, dies aged 65 | Computing Oct 16, 2018 Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates, has died. He was 65. Allen’s company Vulcan said in a statement that he…
Innovation Microsoft shows the impact of user feedback on shaping Windows 10 | Innovation Oct 14, 2018 Samer Sawaya, a senior program manager lead for Windows Feedback, posted a blog last Friday saying user feedback collected was “a key part of design…
Computing Microsoft Is Pushing New Blockchain ID Products (But There’s Pushback, Too) | Crypto Oct 14, 2018 Microsoft is moving to turn blockchain-based decentralized identity from a lofty aspiration into a business line. In a white paper posted this week,…
Innovation Microsoft gets Edge browser up to speed, improves UI, as Windows 10 nears launch | Innovation Oct 13, 2018 Windows 10 Build 10158 was delivered on Monday to the inner circle of the Windows Insider Program, giving them the opportunity to download and…
Tech and Gadget Grab bands together with Microsoft for an AI-enhanced customer experience | Digital Asia Oct 13, 2018 The Southeast Asia online-ride hailing service Grab has jointly announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. The companies have entered…
Tech and Gadget Microsoft open-sources its patent portfolio | Industry Oct 13, 2018 Several years ago, I said the one thing Microsoft has to do — to convince everyone in open source that it’s truly an open-source supporter — is stop…
Tech and Gadget Microsoft moves key technologies, including Cortana, from research to product groups | Industry Oct 12, 2018 Microsoft is doing a bit of a reorg shuffle, yet again. This time, it’s the company’s AI + Research Group shedding some of its technologies and…
Computing Microsoft has fixed that file-deleting bug in the Windows 10 October 2018 Update | Computing Oct 11, 2018 After having to embarrassingly halt the rollout of its big new October 2018 Update for Windows 10 late last week – just days after its original…
Cyber Security Microsoft October Patch Tuesday Fixes 12 Critical Vulnerabilities | Cyber Security Oct 10, 2018 Microsoft has just released its latest monthly Patch Tuesday updates for October 2018, fixing a total of 49 security vulnerabilities in its…