Microsoft brings Bing AI chatbot to mobile apps, Skype

Microsoft has announced the arrival of its new Bing preview experience, now available on Bing and Edge Mobile apps. Additionally, the firm has integrated Bing into Skype. Earlier this month, they unveiled the AI-powered Bing and Microsoft Edge, describing it as “your copilot for the web.” Continue reading “Microsoft brings Bing AI chatbot to mobile apps, Skype”

Microsoft to bring Xbox PC games to NVIDIA GeForce Now, Call of Duty games to Nintendo with 10-year deal

Microsoft and NVIDIA have signed a 10-year agreement to make Xbox PC games available on NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW cloud gaming platform, which has a membership of 25 million people in more than 100 countries. In 2022, Microsoft joined forces with Meta to bring Teams, Windows 365, and Xbox Cloud Gaming to Quest devices. Continue reading “Microsoft to bring Xbox PC games to NVIDIA GeForce Now, Call of Duty games to Nintendo with 10-year deal”

Microsoft limits Bing AI Chats to 5 replies to improve user experience

Microsoft recently launched its AI-powered Bing search engine, Edge web browser, and integrated Chat, referred to as Your Copilot for the Web. Now, the firm has announced updates to chat based on feedback from testers worldwide. Continue reading “Microsoft limits Bing AI Chats to 5 replies to improve user experience”

Microsoft now supports Windows 11 on Apple M1 and M2 Macs through Parallels

Microsoft has announced that Parallels Desktop version 18 is licensed to run Arm-based versions of Windows 11 Pro and Windows 11 Enterprise on Apple M1 and M2 computers. However, it does not support all Windows 11 features. Continue reading “Microsoft now supports Windows 11 on Apple M1 and M2 Macs through Parallels”

Microsoft to bring ChatGPT Bing AI to Android and iOS soon

Microsoft has begun the global rollout of the new Bing search engine, powered by ChatGPT, to a select group of early testers. The initial preview of Bing has been successful on desktop, and sources indicate that it will also become available on Android and iOS platforms in the near future, as stated in an email sent out by Microsoft today and reported by WindowsLatest. Continue reading “Microsoft to bring ChatGPT Bing AI to Android and iOS soon”

Windows 11 Insider Preview brings copy 2FA codes from notifications, Tabs in Notepad and more

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 Insider Preview builds 22621.1255 and 22623.1255 (KB5022918) for the Beta Channel, as well as Insider Preview build 25295 for the Dev Channel, today. Continue reading “Windows 11 Insider Preview brings copy 2FA codes from notifications, Tabs in Notepad and more”

Microsoft introduces new Bing search engine and Edge browser powered by ChatGPT

Microsoft has released a new version of Bing, incorporating AI technology similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. This marks a significant shift in the search engine market and a competition with Google, who recently introduced their own AI service called “Bard”. Continue reading “Microsoft introduces new Bing search engine and Edge browser powered by ChatGPT”

FTC is suing Microsoft to block its $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard purchase

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint on Thursday to try to stop Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard. They say that if Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard, competitors will lose access to popular games like Call of Duty, which will hurt them. Continue reading “FTC is suing Microsoft to block its $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard purchase”

Microsoft partners with Meta to bring Teams, Windows 365 and Xbox Cloud Gaming to Quest devices

Today, Meta announced a collaboration with Microsoft to add fresh content to its metaverse hardware projects, featuring Windows apps as well as Teams integrations. Starting with Teams, Office, Windows, and perhaps even Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft will deliver its most popular services to Meta’s Quest VR headsets. Earlier today, Meta introduced the Quest Pro VR headset. Continue reading “Microsoft partners with Meta to bring Teams, Windows 365 and Xbox Cloud Gaming to Quest devices”

Netflix partners with Microsoft for ad-supported subscription plan

Netflix announced in April that it is planning to offer an ad-supported subscription plan to its customers. This action follows the firm’s downward trend in subscriber growth. The streaming giant lost 200K subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, which is a huge blow. As a result, the company is expected to take some serious actions in the future. Continue reading “Netflix partners with Microsoft for ad-supported subscription plan”

Windows 11 Subsystem for Android updated to Android 12.1

Support for Android apps was added to Windows 11 to make it easier for users to download and run Android apps on a Windows PC. Several new features and an upgrade to Android 12.1 have been added to the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) as part of Microsoft’s latest release. Continue reading “Windows 11 Subsystem for Android updated to Android 12.1”

OPPO India and Microsoft team up for OPPO Elevate Program 2nd edition

The Chinese smartphone company OPPO has made clear its intention to collaborate closely with Indian startups lately. Through the government’s Invest India programme, it is already partnering with a number of them. And the company stated that, as part of the second edition of its OPPO Elevate Program, it will collaborate with Microsoft to train and develop startups that have the ability to bring about the industry’s future significant technical advancement. Continue reading “OPPO India and Microsoft team up for OPPO Elevate Program 2nd edition”

Microsoft Teams now available on the Microsoft Store

To make things easier for users, Microsoft has finally added its Teams app to the Microsoft Store. The app was first mentioned in the Microsoft 365 roadmap a few weeks ago, and now it’s finally available in the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 and 11 users. Continue reading “Microsoft Teams now available on the Microsoft Store”

Microsoft announces new Windows 11 accessibility features

Microsoft has announced many new accessibility features that coming to Windows 11 at its Accessibility Summit 2022 keynote. The company is apparently preparing Windows 11 22H2 for RTM this month, and it is now nearing general release. Among the new features are a more immersive Focus experience, system-wide live captioning, more efficient voice access tools, and more realistic Narrator voices. Most of these new features to make Windows more accessible have already been tested by Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channel versions. Continue reading “Microsoft announces new Windows 11 accessibility features”

Microsoft’s ‘Your Phone’ PC app for Android revamped as ‘Phone Link’

Microsoft’s Your Phone app, which links Android phones with Windows PCs, has recently undergone a huge revamp. The app will now be renamed “Phone Link” and will have a new style that matches the Windows 11 interface. Continue reading “Microsoft’s ‘Your Phone’ PC app for Android revamped as ‘Phone Link’”