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Microsoft Surface Pro 9, Surface Studio 2 Plus unveiled; prices start from $999
13Oct By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft Surface Pro 9, Surface Studio 2 Plus unveiled; prices start from $999

[ad_1] Microsoft has unveiled the new Surface Pro 9, Surface Studio 2 Plus, and Surface Laptop 5. Check key specs and prices here. Microsoft has announced three new Microsoft Surface computers - Surface Pro 9, Surface Studio 2 Plus, and Surface Laptop 5 at its live streamed event a few days back. The tech giant has also unveiled other updates to Windows 11, new AI platforms for creativity, as well as an Audio Dock.The Surface Pro 9 has arrived with both ARM and Intel variants, whereas the Surface Studio 2 Plus is a refreshed version of the Studio 2 that was launched back in 2018 with updated features. Check out key specs of the Surface Pro 9, Surface Studio 2 Plus, and Surface Laptop 5. Microsoft Surface Pro 9The Surface Pro 9 comes with the most significant upgrades this year. The d...
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45% users send confidential business data via Microsoft Teams, says Report
10Oct By adminNo Comments
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45% users send confidential business data via Microsoft Teams, says Report

[ad_1] A new study claims that almost half (45%) of the users send “confidential and sensitive” information via Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams users have been putting too much faith in the app. A recent study has revealed that almost half of Microsoft Teams users are using the platform to share crucial business data. Hornetsecurity, a cybersecurity firm in its recent study said that nearly 45% of Microsoft Teams users communicate “secret and sensitive” data over the platform. They also said that nearly 51% users were found exchanging “business-critical” information, while nearly 48% admitted to sending a message via Microsoft Teams that they should not have. Attackers prefer to use their own, non-work-issued device (51%), instead of a company-issued one (29%), while sharing sensi...
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Warning! Maggie malware has affected 250 Microsoft users; What should you do?
6Oct By adminNo Comments
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Warning! Maggie malware has affected 250 Microsoft users; What should you do?

[ad_1] A new malware named Maggie has affected around 250 Microsoft systems. Here’s all you need to know. A new hazardous malware has been found by security researchers, which is targeting Microsoft SQL servers. Sadly, this backdoor malware named Maggie has already contaminated hundreds of Microsoft users all over the world. Security researchers Johann Aydinbas and Axel Wauer from the DCSO CyTec have spotted this malware which is more prevalent in South Korea, India, Vietnam, China, Russia, Thailand, Germany, and the United States. Security experts say that it is controlled through SQL queries that command and interact with the files of the system. The more worrying part is that it doubles as a bridgehead into the server's network environment.The analysis of the malware has revealed t...
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Is Confident About Activision Deal
23Sep By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Is Confident About Activision Deal

[ad_1] Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company will be more ‘deliberate’ in hiring as it weathers downturn. Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said he's confident the company can gain regulatory approval for its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. even in the face of an in-depth regulatory probe in the UK. “Of course, any acquisition of this size will go through scrutiny, but we feel very, very confident that we'll come out,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. Nadella's prediction puts him at odds with investors' skepticism about the deal. While Activision rose Thursday, outperforming a slump in tech stocks, Wednesday's close of $75.32 still left the company more than ...
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Windows 11 2022 is rolling out; Know how to download here
21Sep By adminNo Comments
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Windows 11 2022 is rolling out; Know how to download here

[ad_1] Windows 11 2022 Update is rolling out now. It has come with features like systemwide live captions, voice access to control PCs, Smart App control for added security and more. Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 11 2022 (version 22H2) to the public. The new version has brought updates to the Start menu as well as tabs in the File Explorer window. The update also comes with exciting features like systemwide live captions, voice access to control PCs, Smart App control for added security and much more. Microsoft has announced the new update via a blog. The new Windows 11 2022 Update is rolling out in 190+ countries. Windows laptop and PC users running Windows 11 can update their devices by opening the Windows...
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Forget hardware, Google wants user data, Pixelbook laptops to Pixel phone notwithstanding
18Sep By adminNo Comments
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Forget hardware, Google wants user data, Pixelbook laptops to Pixel phone notwithstanding

[ad_1] Yes, Google does make hardware and we have seen them in the form of Pixelbook, Pixel phones or even Chromebooks, but hardware is just not central to the big profit picture that Google is actually painting. For Google, it is not the gadgets that are important, it is the user data and for that its software is doing a fine job even as other hardware companies do the hard work or making and selling their products on which Goggle software is riding. They are also taking the risk of making products that may or may not sell, but that is something that Google does not need to worry about.What Google is doing making hardware is to test the waters with its software and perhaps even gently prod manufacturers down pathways that they should go. Then Google sits back and c...
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Claim of TikTok Breach Spotlights Viral App’s Lure as Target
6Sep By adminNo Comments
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Claim of TikTok Breach Spotlights Viral App’s Lure as Target

[ad_1] TikTok, the short-video platform has come under the fire over its data security issues. TikTok, the short-video sensation that's among the world's most downloaded apps, is coming under increased scrutiny about its data security as it guards the personal information of over a billion users.On Monday, several cybersecurity analysts tweeted about the discovery of what was purportedly a breach of an insecure server that allowed access to TikTok's storage, which they believe contained personal user data. Only days earlier, Microsoft Corp. said it had found a “high-severity vulnerability” in TikTok's Android application, “which would have allowed attackers to compromise users' accounts with a single click.” ByteDance Ltd.'s ...
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Visually Impaired Software Engineer Bags Rs 47 Lakh Package From Microsoft
30Aug By adminNo Comments
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Visually Impaired Software Engineer Bags Rs 47 Lakh Package From Microsoft

[ad_1] The fresh graduate has received an offer from Microsoft.Indore: A 25-year-old visually impaired software engineer from Madhya Pradesh has received a job offer from IT giant Microsoft with an annual package of Rs 47 lakh, an official said on Tuesday.Yash Sonakia earned his B Tech degree in 2021 from Indore-based Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS), a government-aided autonomous institute, an official from the institute said.The fresh graduate has received an offer from Microsoft for an annual salary package of Rs 47 lakh, he said.Talking to PTI, Sonakia said he has accepted the offer and will join the company's Bengaluru office soon as a software engineer, though initially he has been asked to work from home.Mr Sonakia lost his eyesight to glaucoma ...
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“Largest In History”: Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen’s Art Collection Up For Auction
26Aug By adminNo Comments
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“Largest In History”: Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen’s Art Collection Up For Auction

[ad_1] New York: Christie's announced plans on Thursday to auction off the art collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, which it estimated to be worth more than $1 billion.The November auction of more than 150 pieces spanning 500 years of art history will be "the largest and most exceptional art auction in history," Christie's said in a statement.The works will include "La montagne Sainte-Victoire" by French painter Paul Cezanne, valued at more than $100 million, the auction house said.It is holding the auction with the late billionaire's estate. Christie's said all proceeds will go to charitable causes, as per the wishes of Allen, who was an avid art collector, innovator and philanthropist."To Paul, art was both analytical and emotional. He believed that art expressed a uniqu...
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