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Google Cloud
Telecom
1 min read

China Mobile International launches iSolutions

China Mobile International has launched a new cloud network integration solution in Hong Kong designed to provide multinational enterprise customers with self-service deployment capabilities. The new iSolutions offering will also allow customers to manage all…

IOS12
General
1 min read

Outlook for Android and iOS gaining Fresh Feature

Microsoft is bringing support for a new feature to Outlook for mobile – Actionable Messages. The new feature will be available once the latest update goes live in the App Store and Google Play Store, and it’s meant to allow Outlook users to act fast while on…

Microsoft Store Front
General
2 min read

Microsoft does something Unexpected

You didn’t have to be a techie, a fan boy or wealthy investor to enjoy the two-horse race last year between Apple and Amazon. Both companies were neck and neck in a race to be the first publicly traded U.S. firm to reach a trillion dollar valuation. Last…

View Android Notifications
Electronics
1 min read

View Android Notifications on your Windows 10

Last month, we told you that Microsoft was testing phone screen mirroring between Windows 10 and a limited number of Android handsets. The feature uses Wi-FI and Bluetooth to allow Android apps to appear on your Windows 10 PC. Originally, mirroring apps was a…

BMW recall
Telecom
2 min read

Microsoft, BMW team up to drive industrial IoT adoption

Microsoft and BMW have teamed up on a new initiative that they say will speed up the adoption of industrial IoT solutions. The two announced at Hannover Messe earlier this month that they plan to develop an Open Manufacturing Platform (OMP) aimed at enabling…

Forza Street
Electronics
1 min read

Microsoft to bring its best car racing game to Phones

Microsoft has just announced that its best car racing franchise will make its debut on mobile later this year. The game is called Forza Street and seems to be part of Microsoft’s best-selling racing franchise, and, more importantly, will be free-to-play. As a…

microsoft
Telecom
1 min read

Microsoft said to be prepping its own AirPods challenger

We know that Amazon is working on a pair of wireless earbuds that are supposed to offer better sound at a cheaper cost than Apple’s very popular AirPods. Now, according to Thurrott, it appears that Microsoft will also take a shot at Apple’s AirPods with its…

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Telecom
1 min read

Cloud fueled data center spending growth to $150b in 2018

Synergy Research Group (SRG) says a 30% spike in public cloud spending the data center hardware and software market grow to $150 billion in 2018. In addition, the requirement for ever-richer server configurations also drove up enterprise server average…

Surface pro
Electronics
1 min read

Microsoft reportedly builds Surface Pro prototypes

Microsoft has apparently become more serious about offering at least some versions of its Surface Pro tablets powered by ARM-based processors. Right now, the Surface Pro 6 runs on an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processor. According to Thurrott, Microsoft has…

verizon
Telecom
1 min read

Verizon launches collaboration service in 80 markets

US-based telecommunications operator Verizon has launched a new collaboration service which will enable the company’s network customers to integrate their voice infrastructure to a Microsoft Teams environment across 80 markets. The new service will take…

Microsoft Launcher scaled
General
1 min read

Microsoft Launcher major update brings widget redesign

Microsoft is making major changes to its Android launcher, many of which have been tested for about a month in the beta channel. Most of the new features and improvements are cosmetic, but there are some important under the hood enhancements included as well.…

OneDrive
Electronics
1 min read

OneDrive for iOS update brings deeper functionality

In between bug squashing and adding new features, OneDrive benefits from a steady flow of updates meant to enhance user experience. The latest update brings support for specific features aimed at iPhone users like Siri Shortcuts. You can turn on shortcuts by…

app installs
General
1 min read

Skype automatically answers calls on Android due to a bug

If you’re using Skype for your day to day communication with friends, co-workers or business partners, there’s a high chance that you’ve been affected by a nasty bug that makes the app automatically answer all calls on Android devices. Microsoft is probably…

Google App
General
2 min read

Google yanks controversial app from the Play Store

Axios revealed last week that Google has removed the Living Hope Ministries app from the Google Play Store. Those who installed the app could listen to recordings of sermons and view texts of devotionals for men, women, parents and their children. However,…

Surface Phone
Electronics
2 min read

Microsoft’s foldable ‘Surface Phone’ could be back

The foldable Microsoft device that was dubbed “Project Andromeda” and believed to be the Surface Phone, was put on hold last summer by Microsoft. But a recent patent published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) spotted by Windows United…