Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
Tech News : OpenAI And Microsoft
OpenAI and Microsoft have announced that they are extending their partnership to work on more AI research and development. What Is Open AI? OpenAI is a San Franciso based research organisation/capped-profit company that develops and promotes âfriendlyâ AI. Their research focuses on creating and promoting advanced AI technologies (including machine learning, robotics and natural language…
Read MoreTech News : Excel Collaboration Now Easier
Microsoft Excelâs new @mentions feature allows users to create, assign, and track tasks in a workbook, thereby making collaboration in Excel easier. Added To Roadmap 2020Â The @mentions feature, which was added to Excel for the web in 2020 and added to the Microsoft 365 roadmap in January 2021, has been made popular through its…
Read MoreTech News : New Microsoft Update Enables ‘Reactions’ In Outlook
With the next update, as part of Microsoftâs 365 roadmap, Outlook users will soon be able to âreactâ to Outlook emails without sending or receiving incremental emails. Like Emojis The Microsoft âReactionsâ feature will enable Outlook users to choose a thumbs up, laugh, heart, celebrate, or shed a tear reaction to emails. As well as applying…
Read MoreTech News : Apple, Google and Microsoft In Password Collaboration
Apple, Google and Microsoft have announced that they are joining forces to support a common passwordless sign-in standard that will allow websites and apps to offer consistent, secure and easy sign-ins across devices and platforms. The Problem With Password-Only  Relying on password-only authentication is known to present many risks and challenges such as managing multiple…
Read MoreTech News : Microsoft’s Self-Updating Emails
As part of its roll-out of the collaborative working âLoopâ app, Microsoft has announced that as part of its â365 Roadmapâ, self-updating Loop elements can now be included in Outlook emails. What Is Loop? In November 2021, Microsoft unveiled its âLoopâ collaborative app which it described as âa flexible canvas with portable componentsâ designed for assisting with…
Read MoreTech Insight : How To Stay Focused Among The Chaos
In this insight, we look at some of the Microsoft Windows features that can be used to minimise distractions and help you to stay focused. Minimise Interruptions, Stay Focused  Being able to stay focused during work can help productivity, keep a flow, and can help improve the quality of your output. Finding ways to minimise…
Read MoreTech News : Microsoft Halts Sales In Russia
In response to the invasion of Ukraine, Microsoft has suspended all new sales of Microsoft products and services in Russia. Other Aspects Of Its Business Too  Microsoft has described how it has been âhorrified, angered and saddenedâ by the âunjustified, unprovoked and unlawful invasion by Russiaâ which has led to its decision to suspend sales to Russia. In addition…
Read MoreTech News : Microsoft Delays Price Increases (For 2 Weeks)
Microsoft has announced that higher demand for cloud services resulting from home and hybrid working is the reason why it will delay its planned commercial price increases for Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft 365. Two Week Grace Period  An announcement posted in the âPartner Centerâ section of Microsoftâs website states that the commercial price rises announced back in…
Read MoreFeatured Article : Microsoftâs March Commercial Price Increases
With Microsoft poised to increase its first substantive commercial pricing increase for Microsoft 365 since the company launched Office 365 a decade ago, we take a look at the added benefits and value and the justification behind the price changes. Six Months Ago Microsoft made its official announcements about which prices it would change and…
Read MoreTech News : New Lease of Life For Microsoft Paperclip ‘Clippy’
Following a vote of likes via Twitter and Instagram, Microsoft says it will be bringing back âClippyâ the paperclip virtual assistant, but in as new, friendly-looking Emoji. Clippy From 1997 and until the mid-2000s, Microsoft Office users were used to seeing a paperclip symbol popping up on the screen to give help and advice about…
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