Posts under Microsoft tag.

How to find out if Microsoft Services are down or not

Problems can come uninvited, and the Microsoft authentication issue is a case in point. It recently hit several key services of the company like Office 365, Outlook.com, OneDrive, Skype, XBox Live, Microsoft Azure, etc. The services either stopped responding to […]

How to use the new Microsoft web-based Privacy Dashboard

Microsoft has made some changes to how it collects personal data of users, and how users manage what the company collects. It’s a whole new web-based Privacy Dashboard that works and probably works better than what was available before. For […]

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MSRT adds more Unwanted Software to its detection capability

Sometimes, in addition to the software we want to install, software developers often bundle unwanted programs along with it. Some of them do not stop at this point. They go to the extent of changing your browser settings without seeking […]

How Computer Scientists are working at Microsoft to solve Cancer

Microsoft is the world’s largest software firm and has the best computer scientists you can find from all over the globe. But, a certain group of these experts is working towards a larger and society-centered goal: Solving the problem of Cancer […]

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Why is Microsoft hearting Linux & Open Source now?

There was a time when Microsoft was totally against Open Source software and considered many of them, including Linux, as opponents. However, 2014 saw an event where the stage backdrop said Microsoft loves Linux (with a heart symbol). In the […]

List of best Android apps from Microsoft

If you’re an Android user, then it is clear you have some interest in Microsoft products, unless you’re just here to take a peek at what the software giant is doing. These days, Microsoft is focusing a lot on Android […]

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How does Microsoft make money from Android

Many of us often wonder how Microsoft makes money from Android OS. The revenue probabilities point towards the products that Microsoft creates for Androids. But then, aren’t they freemium goods? I mean, Word for Android or Office for Android and […]

Microsoft Products that failed or were abandoned

If you read our article on failed Google projects, you may be curious about Microsoft. There is not much to add to Microsoft failures as the company has been comparatively persistent. It may sound like a Microsoft fanboy but it […]

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Microsoft Periodic Table: The science of relationships

Microsoft Enterprise has published numerous white papers on business, marketing and customer behavior under the segment ‘Reimagine Marketing’. One of such white papers, with the title ‘The science of relationships’ focuses on the factors that influence customers’ decisions about product […]

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What is Microsoft Regional Director Program

Microsoft Regional Directors are independent technology enthusiasts who engage in dealing with and evangelising one or more of Microsoft technologies in a particular region. It may sound like they are someone who are on the payroll of Microsoft, but that […]

Windows As A Service – A Discussion

After the success of offering Microsoft Office as a Service – in the form of Office 365, is it possible for Microsoft to offer its operating system, Windows as a Service? The article tries to find out answers, while talking […]