At Build 2017 conference, Microsoft demoed Presentation Translator add-in that that lets you add live subtitles to your presentation. As you speak, Presentation Translator allows you to display subtitles directly on your PowerPoint presentation in any one of more than 60 supported text languages. I

Long time foe of Microsoft’s Windows Defender anti-virus, Kaspersky, has been removed from the US gove ments approved vendors list after conce s were raised that the software provided by the vendor could allow the Kremlin access to the US gove ment’s secure computer systems. The vendor list rela

[embedded content] Microsoft today released a new app called Seeing AI which can change the lives of blind and low vision community. This app is built on ongoing research work at Microsoft which uses the power of AI to open up the visual world and describe nearby people, text and objects. Blind and

At an AI event in London, Microsoft today a ounced a new program called AI for Earth which will use the power of AI to solve global environmental challenges. AI for Earth will offer non-gove mental organisations and other groups access to AI tools and services and technical support to enable them

Nyko Technologies, the rather inventive accessories manufacturer, today a ounced the launch of the Intercooler Grip for Xbox One, a high-quality cooler attachment for controllers with built-in fans and its own rechargeable battery. With a low profile design that fits comfortably in the hands witho

Microsoft is today a ouncing a major update to its Paint 3D app in Windows 10. The company is introducing updates to the Magic Select feature, along with a new feature which a lot of classic Paint users will love. The improved Magic Select feature will help users be a bit more creative. Users can

[embedded content] Outlook’s mobile app is getting a huge boost on Android and the iPhone. Redmond today a ounced a couple of major changes coming to Outlook on Android and iOS that’ll radically improve the app. Design improvements are a major part of the new Outlook updates, but Microsoft is also

This year’s Dream.Build.Play contest is back! Dream.Build.Play is one of the long-ru ing indie game development contest. Developers need to build a game and submit it by December 31 in one of the following four categories to take part in this contest. They can also use middleware like Unity, Cocos

Azure SQL Data Warehouse is a cloud-based, scale-out database capable of processing massive volumes of data, both relational and non-relational. Microsoft is now increasing the compute scale of Azure SQL Data Warehouse by threefold. They have increased it from 6,000 Data Warehouse Units to 18,000 D

Giant Sparrow’s critically acclaimed title, What Remains of Edith Finch, will be coming to Xbox One on July 19. The game, which is published by A apu a Interactive, is currently available on PlayStation 4 and PC. The title will cost $20 when it launches next Wednesday. [embedded content] The game

Microsoft today released a new firmware update for Surface Pro 4 devices. This new update enables support for new Surface Pro Type Cover and Surface Pro Signature Type Cover. It will appear as Surface – Keyboard – 1.1.504.0 in the Windows Update History page. You can download this update via Windows...

At the launch of their new Latitude 2-in-1 business laptops, Dell released some statistics which confirmed that the day of the stodgy business laptop was coming to an end. “Commercial PCs are seeing a real renaissance in design, with form-factors like the 2-in-1 that we could only dream about just

Invites for Tom Clancy’s The Division’s Public Test Server have started rolling out to Xbox One and PS4 console users in Europe, with invites heading to the America’s tomorrow, July 12. The PTS, which has been available for PC gamers since September of last year, will allow console users to try out

As part of its Prime Day sale, Amazon is now offering up to 30% off select Seagate Hard Drives. You can now get Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB Portable Drive for just $59.99. It is just 12.1 millimeters thick and supports USB 3.0 co ectivity for fast file transfers. It also comes with Seagate Dashbo

Windows Phone 8.1 is officially dead today. Microsoft is dropping mainstream support for Windows Phone 8.1 today, more than 3 years after it was initially released. The majority of Windows Phone users are ru ing a device powered by Windows Phone 8.1, which is mainly due to the fact that Microsoft

Microsoft is today releasing another cumulative update to Windows 10: build 15063.483. The update is available as KB4025342 from Windows Update on all Windows 10 machines ru ing the Creators Update. As per usual, the latest cumulative update for Windows 10 doesn’t include any major new feature and

[embedded content] The Notifications tab on LinkedIn helps users in getting timely and relevant updates about their professional network where they can see activity about them, the content they have shared, and their co ections. LinkedIn team today a ounced several new features to improve the over

It looks like a fan favorite is now backward compatible. Larry Hryb, better known as Major Nelson to the Xbox community, revealed that Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon and F1 2014 will be backward compatible today. In Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, the titular organization defends a

In the day and age of Wa aCry and Petya taking down major companies and gove ment utilities, one would have thought no-one needed to be convinced about the importance of timely patching of Windows PCs, from Windows XP all the way up to Windows 10. That is, of course, unless you are a columnist fo

Microsoft is closing down its Surface Hub manufacturing plant situated in Wilsonville, Oregon. The company is laying off a total of 124 workers as part of the closure — with 61 employees leaving on the 8th of September. The software maker will lay off the other 63 employees in the coming months, re