Russian hackers have launched several cyber-attacks against Ukraine, allegedly supporting Moscow’s military operations and cyber-propaganda campaigns, Microsoft said in a report released today. The incidents reported in the report, some of which have not been disclosed to date, suggest that cyberattacks have played a more important role in this war than was known to the […]
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Microsoft showed a colorful task manager for Windows 11
Microsoft continues to improve its latest Windows 11 operating system. A major update with many big and small improvements will be available for Windows 11 as part of the Sun Valley Update 2 (version 22H2). As the release date approaches, Microsoft has begun hinting at what users might see in the fall. So, during a […]
Microsoft has released a Windows 11 update that needs to be installed manually
Microsoft has released an update for its latest Windows 11 operating system. Windows 11 KB5012643 (build 22000.652) is an optional update. It is not installed automatically, but is available through Windows Update (Windows Update) and for manual download from the Microsoft Update Catalog. The update brings a huge list of fixes and improvements. In principle, […]
The Xbox Series consoles managed to overtake the PlayStation 5 and even the Nintendo Switch as the top-selling consoles in the first quarter.
After more than a year and a half since their launch, the Xbox Series game consoles have finally managed to outdo their competitors and become the top-selling consoles on the market. Thanks to the high availability of Microsoft consoles in March, according to the NPD Group, it was the Xbox Series that became the market […]
Xbox Series X with 40 GB of storage. As it turned out, the development kit differs from the serial console not only in design
As you know, consumer game consoles differ from developer kits, and not only externally. The latter usually have more ports and sometimes slightly different characteristics. So, only now it became known that the Xbox Series X developer kit has much more memory than a serial console. The device, known as the XDK, was acquired and […]
Google Play access tool for Windows 11 actually turned out to be malware
One of the main innovations of the latest Windows 11 update is native support for Android apps. However, many were not very happy with the limited list of applications that can only be downloaded by the Amazon Appstore. Against this backdrop, a third-party Powershell Windows Toolbox was released that allowed users to directly access the […]
Microsoft will stop supporting one of the versions of Microsoft Office in a year
Microsoft has announced the imminent end of support for the Office 2013 suite of office applications, released more than nine years ago. This version of Microsoft Office debuted in July 2021, the release took place in January 2013, and the version of Microsoft Office 2016 became its successor. According to the official documentation, Office 2013 […]
The Xbox Seris X and Seris X outsold the Xbox One. Microsoft has sold nearly 14 million next-gen consoles
Microsoft has sold 13,867,499 next-gen game consoles since the Xbox Series S and Series X launched, VGChartz, which ranks game console sales across multiple manufacturers. And they diverge better than the Xbox One. If we take the same time intervals, then in the same 17 months, Microsoft once sold 11,480,703 Xbox One. It turns out […]
Advertising of real products will fall into the game universes. Microsoft may run ads in free Xbox games
Microsoft is working on an advertising assistance program for developers of shareware (free-to-play) games for Xbox consoles. This was reported by BusinessInsider. According to the source, companies will be able to buy advertising space on virtual billboards. It’s not yet clear exactly how the system will be implemented, whether it will extend to characters and […]
Green light in investments over 1.2 billion euros from Microsoft and TERNA Energy
Two new Strategic Investments over 1.2 billion euros were approved today (15/4/2022) by the Interministerial Committee on Strategic Investments. These are the investment “Investment in Data Centers in Greece” of Microsoft Hellas and the investment “Hybrid River Dam Project (Amari)” of TERNA Energy. These strategic investments are expected to create 410 new jobs. In more […]