Microsoft 2017 Layoffs Confirmed, 3,000 Jobs Cut from Sales Business
Microsoft 2017 layoffs will include 3,000 employees leaving from the sales and marketing business. The announcement comes as part of the company’s restructuring of sales towards the cloud.
John McAfee and Intel Reach Settlement Over Naming Lawsuit
John McAfee and Intel have been battling over whether the businessman could use his name on new project after his McAfee anti-virus software was sold to Intel in 2010. The two parties have now agreed to an out-of-court settlement.
Microsoft Explains OneDrive SD Card NTFS Requirement and Confuses Everyone
The company says the NTFS requirement for OneDrive users has always been there, but it simply forgot to create a warning message. However, many users insist the mandatory format was only introduced last week.
Xbox One X is “Significantly more powerful than PS4 Pro” Confirms Crackdown 3 Developer
Sumo Digital, the company behind the upcoming open-world action game says Xbox One X is much more powerful than PS4 Pro and describes the different as night and day.
Microsoft Workplace Analytics Office 365 Tool Moves to General Availability
Workplace Analytics gives organizations with Office 365 enterprise the ability to gather data on employee activity and gives them insight in how to improve productivity.
Nokia Mercury Discovered: A Surface Mini Beating Tablet that Never Happened
Cancelled when Microsoft purchased the Lumia brand, the Nokia Mercury was a small Windows 8 tablet with a slick design and solid specs.
Xbox One X Early Benchmark Shows Beginning of Scaling to 4K
A benchmark for the Xbox One X shows how the console can upscale older Xbox One games to 4K. The console is expected to deliver better performance than the results show, but early tests are encouraging.
Fingerprint Sensor Market Becoming Ultra-Competitive, Resulting in Falling Prices
As the fingerprint sensor is about to go through a major change with all-screen devices, the maturing market has become so competitive that some manufacturers will be forced out unless the bring down prices.
HoloLens Feature Could Transform Media Interactions
A new “inspirational” HoloLens feature can view item on a real page or online and provide links to detailed information, shopping, or media that will be presented in mixed reality environments.
Apple Tax Case: U.S. Asks Europe’s Highest Court to Intervene
Apple was previously found guilty of receiving tax breaks in Ireland and ordered to pay billions of dollars. However, the U.S. government has reportedly sought the intervention of the General Court to help Apple win its appeal.
Ukraine Police Seize M.E.Doc Files as Nyetya Malware Spread from Company’s Updates
Authorities and security companies have found a backdoor in M.E.Doc’s recent updates that spread the Nyetya attack to machines around the world.
Microsoft Teams for Android and iOS Gets More Storage Options, Private File Sharing, and...
The update puts Microsoft Teams for Android at version 1.0.0.2017062601 and iOS at 1.0.15. It adds Norwegian and Thai language options, as well as the ability to reply from notifications.
Tencent Limits Honour of Kings Gaming for Addicted Kids
Kids in China are becoming too addicted to Honour of Kings, the current biggest mobile game on the market. Developer Tencent says it will now limit the time younger gamers can play the game.
Microsoft’s ‘Trainwreck’ Skype Update Leads to 1.5 Star Rating on App Store
Skype has always been a bit of a mixed bag on mobile. In the past, there have been issues with performance, crashes, and general usability. With the new experience that rolled out last month,...
Xbox Gamerscore 11-Year Leader Points to Marriage for Losing First Place
Stallion83 is no longer the top achievement getter as his Xbox Gamerscore has been overtaken by smrnov. After a decade-long lead, Stallion blames the loss on his recent marriage.
Standalone Samsung VR Headset Includes Visual Camp’s Eye-Tracking Technology
The Exynos VR III will allegedly feature a hexacore processor, foveated rendering, hand gesture support and voice recognition. It won't require an external device to run.
China’s Latest Wave of Internet Censorship Leads to Growing Concern for Online Creators
China's latest Internet censorship regulations are causing significant worry among the country's filmmakers, bloggers, and educators. June has seen a crackdown on celebrity gossip sites, video content, and online streaming to restrict 'inappropriate content'.
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Germany Sets up 24/7 Command Center to Combat G20 Summit Cyberattacks
German intelligence agencies have established significant cyber security methods ahead of the July 7th G20 summit, including penetration testing and teams of experts. It mirrors the significant police presence that will make an appearance during the event.
Microsoft Informs Employees of Large Sales Re-Organization following Layoff Rumors
Microsoft has confirmed a restructure of its sales and marketing organization via internal memos to employees. There is yet to be an official mention of layoffs.
Microsoft Incurs OneDrive User Anger with NTFS Requirement for SD Cards
The company has mysteriously made a change to OneDrive that means there is a NTFS storage requirement that means external SD card storage has become useless in many cases.