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  • Microsoft is attempting to get more game developers to utilize Azure 

    Microsoft is attempting to get more game developers to utilize Azure 

    In a bid to get game creators to join its Azure cloud computing service, Microsoft, known for products like Office 365, has introduced a range of numerous new programs and services aimed exclusively at gamers.  The first one is Microsoft’s Azure Game Development Virtual Machine, which enables game creators to test and produce games in…

  • Microsoft introduces ‘Unsupported Hardware’ watermark on Windows 11 

    Microsoft introduces ‘Unsupported Hardware’ watermark on Windows 11 

    In February, Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel received a preview edition of Microsoft Windows 11 that included a new “feature” that displayed a watermark on any computer that did not satisfy Microsoft’s stated requirements of the system. To be explicit, this covers virtual machines as well.  At the time, it appeared like this was…

  • Apple’s cloud service iCloud along with other Apple services is down 

    Apple’s cloud service iCloud along with other Apple services is down 

    It was not just you, for millions of people, over a handful of Apple products were unavailable, including Apple’s Cloud Service iCloud and SMS Service iMessage.  On the technology company’s system status webpage, 11 disruptions were listed, including podcasts, music, and games. It stated that Apple was looking into the problem and that services may be…

  • 3rd-party apps can no longer be used for interaction in Snapchat

    3rd-party apps can no longer be used for interaction in Snapchat

    Snap has apparently revised its Snap Kit guidelines, which allow app developers to incorporate different parts of Snapchat into their own apps, in reaction to many lawsuits being filed after some youngsters committed suicide after being harassed on social media platforms.  According to a news site, Snap will no longer enable Snap Kit developers to…

  • Microsoft advises users that it is time to quit using Internet Explorer 

    Microsoft advises users that it is time to quit using Internet Explorer 

    Microsoft has once again asked people to avoid using its outmoded Web Browser, which is nearing the end of its lifespan.  The corporation has informed people once more that Internet Explorer 11 will be phased out of Windows 10 in June this year, with Microsoft Edge taking its place.  Nevertheless, it appears that certain people…

  • Microsoft Teams suggested replies can be useful in replying to messages

    Microsoft Teams suggested replies can be useful in replying to messages

    A new upgrade to Microsoft Teams may make responding to difficult messages much easier than ever before.  The business communication platform is focusing on an update that will include “suggested responses” in Microsoft Teams chats.  While widespread on Gmail, SMS services, and other platforms, the recommended response’s function will assess the context of the prior…

  • Microsoft upgrades its products to support hybrid work environments 

    Microsoft upgrades its products to support hybrid work environments 

    Microsoft was among the first corporations to advise other companies that the epidemic would permanently alter work patterns. 2 years later, the company has supported remote work in its services as well as in practice in terms of how and where its workers complete their job. It announced modifications to Microsoft Teams, Office 365 apps,…

  • Microsoft is trying out ads for its products in the Windows 11 File Explorer

    Microsoft is trying out ads for its products in the Windows 11 File Explorer

    Microsoft’s modernization of File Explorer in Windows 11 has been met with mixed reactions, but the corporation is also looking into new methods to commercialize the operating system. A new Windows 11 preview build (22572) shows indications that File Explorer may soon offer adverts for Microsoft applications and services in the form of suggestions. Microsoft…

  • Web hosting service bans Russian users, stating Ukraine as the reason 

    Web hosting service bans Russian users, stating Ukraine as the reason 

    Namecheap, a domain and web hosting service, is discontinuing all operations to its Russian-based customers in response to the Kremlin’s attack on Ukraine.  “Regretfully, due to the Russian president’s crimes and breaches of human rights in Ukraine, we will no longer be supplying services to clients registered in Russia,” the service, based, located in the…

  • Russian malware assaults are targeting hackers that are pro- Ukrainian

    Russian malware assaults are targeting hackers that are pro- Ukrainian

    Ukrainian sympathizers, are you planning to cyber-harass Russia? Experts are advising that malware, masquerading as a pro-Ukraine cyber-tool, is making waves and will attack you instead.  A threat intelligence organization revealed a campaign it saw on Wednesday where a malicious attacker was providing an allegedly distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) tool on an SMS Service called Telegram,…