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Google Plus new feature ‘Collections’ under testing

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | April 26, 2015

Folks using Google Plus are offered a way to connect with friends and family, explore their interests and do lot more. The site has evolved into a pretty good social network with changes always underway to make it more acceptable. […]

Now you can access Microsoft OneNote on Apple Watch

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | April 22, 2015

A new app update to Microsoft OneNote app for iPhone and iPad brings support for OneNote on Apple Watch. OneNote is a popular note taking application by Microsoft generally bundled with the Office suite. In accordance with Microsoft CEO’s Mobile […]

WhatsApp calling for iPhone arrives

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | April 22, 2015

WhatsApp, the popular mobile messenger has updated its iOS application with voice calling feature. The calling feature update was first released yesterday (21 April 2015). Earlier this year, CEO of WhatsApp announced about WhatsApp getting calling feature in CES 2015 event. […]

Microsoft’s first Flagship Store in Asia Pacific to be in Australia

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | April 21, 2015

Microsoft has announced that its first flagship store in Asia Pacific is going to be located in Sydney, Australia. This is the first time Microsoft is launching its store outside North America. As of now, Microsoft has over 110 physical […]

Microsoft and Interpol partners to tackle Simda network

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | April 14, 2015

Microsoft has joined hands with a group of leading IT  and security companies like Kaspersky Lab, TrendIn a global operation coordinated by the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore, Trend Micro and Japan’s Cyber Defense Institute, in collaboration with […]

Open Source is no longer taboo to Microsoft, according to Mark Russinovich

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | April 4, 2015

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been the historic closed-software producer in the world, with its proprietary products, services and now online services. However, along with being the doyen of paid-for-software services, the company has also significantly contributed to the development of […]

Microsoft launches Biz4Afrika SME Portal

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | April 3, 2015

Microsoft has ambitious plans to reach out to African businesses. The company announced on Thursday the launch of its new business portal Biz4Afrika to connect entrepreneurs in Kenya. At the launch the software-giant reiterated that the platform would be a […]

EU’s prepares to file Antitrust Suit against Google

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | April 2, 2015

Europe’s competition regulator is preparing to file charges against Google Inc in the antitrust investigation over the next few weeks. If charges were filed against Google Inc, this would be the EU’s highest-profile antitrust suit since its lengthy campaign that […]

Facebook invading Privacy, Tracks all visitors in breach of EU Law

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | April 2, 2015

According to a news report, Facebook installs cookies on the users’ computers and tracks their internet use, even after the user has logged out, opted out of tracking or deleted the Facebook account Facebook, like any other website, does this […]

Amazon launches Home Services

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | March 31, 2015

Amazon the biggest e-tailer on the planet launched Amazon Home Services on Monday, a handpicked marketplace for household chores and services. The list includes an array of services ranging from Tech Support to Goat grazing. Amazon Home Services Amazon Home […]

Xbox One April update available for Preview

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | March 23, 2015

The latest round of Xbox One April update has already started rolling out. The update is coming in two different waves and the first wave is already available for preview, says Major Nelson. Xbox One April Update As always this […]

Microsoft add Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian languages to Translator

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | March 21, 2015

Microsoft Translator now supports 50 languages with three new languages added to the list. Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian are the three languages recently added to the list of Microsoft Translator’s support languages. Primarily spoken in South East Europe, Italy, and […]

Autodesk Tinkerplay is now available in Windows Store

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | March 18, 2015

Making the project models for your kids now becomes easier. The latest app Tinkerplay helps you making the custom 3D models. With the help of a 3D printer and the Tinkerplay app, you can create the 3D models of different […]

Microsoft bring specialized medicine to remote areas

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | March 13, 2015

Microsoft in collaboration with the Botswana Innovation Hub has launched a new TVWS pilot project names Project Kgolagano. The word Kgolagano literally means, ‘to be connected’. The project is aimed to bring telemedicine services to the remote areas via internet […]

Microsoft rolls out Lumia Denim Update for Lumia 920 in several more regions

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | February 27, 2015

Just a day after releasing it for Lumia 925, 920 and 820 in India, Microsoft has now started rolling out the Lumia Denim update for the Lumia 920 to several other countries including Greece, Netherlands, Norway and the UK. The […]

Bing Maps start showing Movie set locations

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | February 19, 2015

Movie fans can now explore the area around their favorite movie scenes, may it be the famous cliff jump scene from the movie Six Days and Seven Nights or the iconic steps at Philadelphia Museum of Art from the movie […]

Cortana Predicts Results Of Premier League Matches

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | February 5, 2015

While Microsoft’s search engine Bing is predicting the results of 57th Grammy Awards, company’s digital assistant Cortana is foretelling the result of Premier League Matches. As posted by Katie Stainer on Microsoft’s news blog, Cortana, the virtual assistant of Microsoft can […]

Bing predicts the results of the 57th Grammy Awards

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | February 4, 2015

There are still three days left for The Annual Grammy Awards event, but Microsoft’s Bing Search engine is ready with its Grammy awards predictions. It is not for the first time for Bing as it has done this in the […]

Former Opera CEO to launch Vivaldi web browser

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | January 28, 2015

Just a few days after the announcement of Microsoft’s new web browser Spartan, we have a new offering from the former CEO of Opera, Jon Ton Tetzcher. After being away from Opera for four long years, Jon Ton Tetzcher is […]

Twitter Rolls Out New Feature “While You Were Away”

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | January 25, 2015

Twitter is rolling its new feature ‘While you were away’. As the name suggests, this feature shows you a recap of all the tweets posted while you were not on Twitter. The recap of important tweets will be displayed with […]

Work Folders Now Available For iPad

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | January 21, 2015

  Microsoft has released the Work Folders feature for iPad. Previously available only for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 8.1 RT, Work Folders app is now available for free download in Apple AppStore. With Work Folders, users can store and […]

Microsoft releases Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | January 17, 2014

After months of beta testing and experimentation, Microsoft has finally released the much awaited feature for Windows Azure, Hyper-V Recovery Manager. Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager Through Hyper-V Recovery Manager, you can make realtime asynchronous copy of Virtual Machines (VMs) […]

Bing Translator for Windows 8.1 gets speech input, updates Windows Phone app too

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | January 16, 2014

Much like its Windows Phone counterpart, the Bing Translator app for Windows 8.1 too will now help you translate one language to another. Thanks to a recent major update, the speech-to-speech feature has been added to the application with support […]

Radionomy officially confirms that it has bought Winamp

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | January 14, 2014

A few days ago we reported that ever so popular media player Winamp may have been bought by an online streaming service Radionomy. After days of silence, today, the company confirmed that it has in fact acquired Winamp. So finally, […]

Registration is now open for Microsoft’s BUILD 2014 Developer Conference

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | January 14, 2014

Microsoft’s iconic BUILD Developer Conference is now, or will be in a few hours will be open for registration. Depending on your geographic location, the timing may differ. Microsoft’s website says it will be open the registration at 9AM PST, […]

GoDaddy teams up with Microsoft to help small businesses by offering Office 365

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | January 13, 2014

Redmond giant, Microsoft and leading web-domain registrar and web hosting service provider GoDaddy have teamed up for a long-term strategic partnership. GoDaddy will now be offering Office 365 as a core service to all small businesses. This feature has been […]

Syrian Electronic Army hacks Microsoft MSFTNews Twitter account

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | January 12, 2014

Just a few hours ago, we saw Microsoft’s Xbox Support Twitter account being hijacked by Syrian Electronic Army, and now Microsoft’s News Twitter account, @MSFTnews has gone down the same path. Microsoft hasn’t yet acknowledged either of the hack attacks, […]

Microsoft’s Xbox Support Twitter account hacked

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | January 11, 2014

Just a few hours ago, I wrote about LinkedIn’s security breach, now we have another one going down the same road. Microsoft’s Xbox Support Twitter account has reportedly been hijacked by Syrian Electronic Army. Although Microsoft has, what it seems gained […]

Sony wants to make Windows Phone, awaits Microsoft’s decision

By SusannahLindsay@TWCN | January 11, 2014

Sony is interested in making Windows Phones. The Japanese manufacturer is in talks with Microsoft to make an arrangement. The two have worked in the past, and although it didn’t really work out, the former believes that this collaboration will […]