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1 Windows, Surface, and Xbox2 Cloud and Office The company’s Q3 2019 earnings show total revenue of $30.6 billion (up from $26.9 billion a year ago) and net income of $8.8 billion (up $7.4 billion YoY). A bubble of rejuvenation that has surrounded Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella shows zero signs of bursting. Thanks to another landmark quarter, the company’s stock soared to over $130 per share, a record amount. Cloud continued to drive Microsoft’s growth, but all areas performed well, including a boost for Windows....

One of the things users seem to have to give up in order to store on OneDrive is their privacy. This is mostly a problematic thing, but in one case Microsoft’s snooping has yielded some positive results as a company found a pedophile who has since been charged. Of course, under Microsoft’s terms and conditions for using OneDrive, there are certain restrictions on what content you can store. When you sign up for the service, it is also an agreement that the company can check your content to see if it complies....

SurfaceConstellations provides a modular system through a connected hardware platform. At its core, the system allows multiple devices to be linked to efficiently create new cross-device workspaces. Many professionals will be used to working in a multi-monitor environment, but Microsoft’s platform goes beyond a multi-screen experience. By creating a multi-surface experience, the platform can provide more flexibility. For example, it hosts a huge library of 3D-printed link modules highlighting some setup designs and strategies....

The change was introduced with Skype version 8.61 across platforms. This update also adds a couple of new features, including the 3×3 grid for 9 participants during a video call. Furthermore, users can now share files directly from File Explorer. Elsewhere, other new tools have been added. For example, moderated chats are now available, while users can also change their background. However, the biggest change is what’s happening under the hood of Skype....

If you are unfamiliar with Movies Anywhere, it is a Disney owned streaming service. With that in mind, it is obvious the Microsoft Store would highlight Disney movies compatible with the platform. However, Disney changed the service two years ago to allow streaming of content from other studios. That means the Microsoft Store is also highlighting content from Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Sony, and Warner Bros. Finding if a movie is eligible is as easy as looking for the Movies Anywhere logo on a Microsoft Store listing....

If you’re unfamiliar with RDCMan, it is an application that gives users the ability to remotely connect from Windows PC to Windows PC using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). It was originally part of the Windows Live Experience and used internally within Microsoft. The tool received a dedicated website for third-parties around 10 years ago. While it was a standalone tool not bundled with Windows, RDCMan became popular when it was initially released....

If you own a Surface Laptop 2, you can still use your device but will no longer receive updates the hardware. The move is in line with Microsoft’s usual Surface support cycle. Normally a Surface device gets update support for four years following launch. One exception was the Surface Pro 3 with eight years of support. It is also worth noting, this end of support is not related to Windows....

April was a particularly busy month for Microsoft Teams, with new abilities lading across devices, education, free Teams, and the standard Teams platforms. So, without out further to do, let’s jump right in and see what is new in Microsoft Teams over the last month. Meetings The popular Meetings feature on Teams got some important changes, including the ability to share system audio within a meeting on the web. Microsoft also added new tools for presenters to use, and introduced automatic music detection to combat background noise:...

This week, the company has launched Microsoft Teams for the Surface Hub. It’s been a long time coming considering Teams has been available globally since March 2017. Let’s not forget the Hub is Microsoft’s core piece of enterprise hardware. Teams is the company’s workplace chat and collaboration service, a Slack competitor that is also integrating Skype for Business. So, it’s good that Microsoft Teams is finally available on the Surface Hub....

With this release, To-Do is not gaining any new features. We are getting the usual improvements and bug fixes, while users will now see the List Picker after creating a new Microsoft Account. The company says it has also made some tweaks to the UI of SSO account picker. Here are the bug fixes included in this release: Do not pre-select text when it is shared to New To-Do extension Load more Overdue suggestions when the current page is hidden Positioning of Sign Out button in settings Steps: Do not allow to swipe steps in multi select mode...

Several engineers and developers working at the Redmond giant will help developers learn more about creating the next generation of intelligent apps. That includes enterprise-grade solutions that use the latest AI and Machine Learning techniques. During the Workshop there will be a keynote talk on Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence vision, followed by technical sessions on the following subjects: “New Artificial Intelligence / Cognitive Apps Deep Learning Applied Machine Learning for Developers Big AI, i....

With Cortana in Microsoft Translator, users can leverage the assistant to automate tasks. For example, start or enter conversations in several supported languages. To get underway, start by using “Hey Cortana, start a conversation in Translator”. The feature is currently supporting Chinese Simplified, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. In terms of Windows Ink, users can write texts with mouse or touch input and have it directly translated through Microsoft Translator....

1 Windows 102 Mac and iOS3 Android Windows 10 The biggest changes come, naturally, to Microsoft’s OS. The UWP Remote Desktop app has several tweaks and features that make for a better experience. Firstly, users can now have multiple concurrent connections, presented in a new management interface that makes them easy to switch between. Users can see active connections and disconnect or connect them on the fly. Microsoft has built on this with new resolution and scaling options to accommodate apps with specific requirements or keep the resolution of the remote machine....

Remote Desktop is now on Version 10.1.1149.0. As mentioned, the standout new feature is the ability to copy files. Specifically, users can now copy files from local and remote PCs. Elsewhere in the update, Microsoft has opened the app to allow users to access remote resources with their email address. It is worth noting this feature will only be allowed with admin permission. Other new abilities added to the app include a choice to change the account assigned to a resource feed....

Indeed, Microsoft appears to have some big changes in store for Windows Camera through the next Windows 10 upgrade due this spring. Of course, Windows Insiders are tasting those abilities in previews through the Redstone 4 development branch. Through Windows 10 Preview Build 17074, Microsoft has added seven new interface features. The result should hopefully be a more intuitive Windows Camera application and more customizable. In the build release notes, Microsoft points out the app gets “core architecture changes to the product....

In a blog post, Microsoft explains how it uses a “two-hone immersion cooling” method by dipping servers into a liquid that does not damage electronics. The liquid carries heat away from components and then boils. By using a cooled condenser lid on top of the tank, the boiling water turns to vapor before changing back to liquid and being redistributed. This is a closed look cooling system, according to Christian Belady, vice president of Microsoft datacenter advanced development....

One new tool that Microsoft engineers are working on for Chromium is a change to the current spellchecking tool. Currently, Chromium uses Hunspell, but in a commit, Microsoft proposes using its own Windows spellchecker: “This CL aims to implement windows spellchecker integration in Chromium project, so that user can switch to use windows spellchecker or hunspell spellchecker at run time. “We need to implement platform agnostic interfaces to integrate windows spellchecker into Chromium....

It will feature CVP of the business applications group, James Phillips, who will guide users through release wave 2. Along with other experts, he’ll be answering common questions, demonstrating the practical advantages of the features and how to implement them. “Learn the skills needed to adapt to rapidly changing business requirements, better understand your customers, and confidently implement the new technologies to enable the growth and evolution of your business,” said Miguel Martinez, senior program manager, Microsoft....

Microsoft and Princeton argued the termination of the program harmed so-called DREAMer immigrants and education institutions that rely on their contributions. In a win for Microsoft, students, and Princeton, the federal court this week agreed that the termination of DACA was wrong. As such, the judge said the program should be fully restored, although the implementation of the ruling is delayed for 90 days. Microsoft president Brad Smith commented on the victory and spoke of the importance of DACA: “DREAMers grew up in this country, attended our schools, pay taxes and contribute to our communities....

In a blog titled “Minecraft and NFTs,” the Microsoft-owned developer takes a firm stance against NFTs, saying “integrations of NFTs with Minecraft are generally not something we will support or allow.” “To ensure that Minecraft players have a safe and inclusive experience, blockchain technologies are not permitted to be integrated inside our client and server applications, nor may Minecraft in-game content such as worlds, skins, persona items, or other mods, be utilized by blockchain technology to create a scarce digital asset,” Mojang says....