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Microsoft Network Engineer accused of being linked with Reveton Ransomware

By Ayush Vij | April 15, 2018

Raymond Uadiale, a 41 years old Network Engineer who has been working at Microsoft in the Seattle area, has recently been accused of being linked to the Reveton Ransomware exploit. The exploit freezes the victim’s computer and forces them to […]

Files App on iOS now fully supported by Microsoft Office Apps

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | April 12, 2018

Microsoft has updates the Office Suite for iOS and now Word, Excel and Powerpoint are updated to the latest 2.12 version. The new update brings in a new set of features that will allow iOS users to use the Office […]

Windows 3.0 File Manager goes open-source; now works with Windows 10

By Ayush Vij | April 10, 2018

For those who have been using Windows for a while, you might remember a file manager that came with Windows 3.0. This first debuted in 1990 with the release of Windows 3.0 itself. When Windows NT 4.0 was brought into […]

Office 365 gets Ransomware protection and other capabilities to protect against Cybercrime

By Karan Khanna | April 8, 2018

Microsoft is taking security seriously. As part of an upgrade to Office 365, its constituents are getting several capabilities to protect against Cybercrime. For instance, OneDrive is introducing a new feature that makes recovery from Ransomware attacks easier. Files Restore is […]

Microsoft’s new Full Duplex Voice Sense will help usher a new wave of innovation for chatbots

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | April 6, 2018

Digital assistants like Cortana and Google Assistant have greatly improved over the recent past. However, the chatbots or even digital assistants lack when it comes to contextual conversation. As Microsoft rightly puts it the conversation with digital assistants is more […]

Google bars cryptocurrency mining Chrome extensions

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | April 6, 2018

Google has banned all Chrome extensions manufactured to mine cryptocurrency from its Chrome web store with immediate effect. The company said that there has been a rise in the malicious extensions being registered on the Chrome store. These banned browser […]

Mozilla has announced Firefox Reality, a web browser for Mixed Reality headsets

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | April 6, 2018

Mozilla has always been at the forefront when it comes to offering innovative new features to enrich user experience. The Quantum engine powered Mozilla Firefox is exceptionally fast and intuitive to use. Mozilla has now announced that it will be […]