A rebranding of Skype Room Systems, the service provides bespoke Teams hardware from partner OEMs. Devices allow meetings to begin with a single touch, a feature Microsoft calls “One Touch Join”. Elsewhere, using Microsoft Teams, hardware will be able to detect open conference spaces. Another new feature is the Teams Meeting button, which will now have an “Add a Room” which makes it easier to link multiple conference rooms in a single meeting....
The artificial intelligence file suggestion feature in chat will allow users to attach and send files to contacts and other meeting participants more efficiently. It works like the suggested replies feature, which surfaces possible responses to messages in the chat. With file suggestions, Microsoft Teams will use AI to detect in a conversation where it may be suitable to share files. When this happens, the AI will suggest sharing files to fit into the conversation....
1 New Features2 More Features “Today we’re announcing a set of new features in Microsoft Teams that make virtual interactions more natural, more engaging, and ultimately, more human,” the Microsoft announcement says. “These features offer three key benefits for people at work and in education. First, they help you feel more connected with your team and reduce meeting fatigue. Second, they make meetings more inclusive and engaging. And third, they help streamline your work and save time....
Aside from that, the app has received several usability improvements. If you’re offline, you’ll still be able to access the sharing link if it’s been generated previously. This is handy if you want to add it to a note or simply have it ready for when you get connection again. The app will also show initials as an avatar replacement. Finally, there have been a number of important fixes:...
The announcement comes from Erik Schwiebert, principal software engineer in the Apple productivity experience group. “The shared code is all C++. Each platform has native code interfacing with the OS (ie, Objective C for Mac and iOS, Java for Android, C/C++ for Windows, etc),” he explained on Twitter. — Erik Schwiebert (@Schwieb) January 18, 2018 Office 2016 for Mac 16.9.0 Changelog The insider update brings significant new features, including the ability to edit with others in real time, automatic savings, and more....
Robot Operating System is a middleware from Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Willow Garage. The purpose of the platform is to deliver optimal performance for robotics-based machines. ROS provides several services to help companies deliver and manage their machines. With the release of ROS on Windows, Microsoft is arguably getting behind robotics at the right time. The industry has enjoyed huge growth in recent years and is swiftly moving beyond a nascent market....
The stock Microsoft Maps app for Windows 10 now gets a new ability to add multiple stops when receiving directions. As mentioned, the update is currently in the Slow Ring of the Windows Insider Program. We don’t expect it to stay there for long, so end users should get the release soon. With this update, Maps moves up to version 5.1703.707.0. It was announced by Jen Gentleman of the Insider team on Twitter....
If you are unfamiliar with Microsoft Viva, it is a new employee experience platform comprised of several components. Microsoft 365 underpins the Viva experience, which aims to provide a suite of tools across learning, resources, insights, knowledge, and communications. Viva Connections is just one component of the platform, which also so far includes Viva Topics, Viva Learning, and Viva Insights. Back in February, Microsoft debuted Viva Learning and at Ignite 2021 in March, Microsoft said Viva would arrive in preview soon....
Via a specially crafted Excel email attachment, attackers can use malicious macro functions and a “complex infection chain” to run the RAT in memory. FlawwedAmmy rose to notoriety during email campaigns in March 2018. It’s thought to have targetted finance and retail and allows full remote access to the PC. Microsoft discovered the campaign with the help of anomaly detection. It says the attack starts with a .xls attachment in with Korean content....
Of course, Microsoft can call on its vast array of Xbox games for Project xCloud. We already know Microsoft Studio games will be available on xCloud. This provides the platform with titles users can’t get anywhere else. But what about other exclusives. Will Microsoft be able to tie up third-party exclusive games that won’t be available on rival platforms? In an interview with Stevivor, Microsoft’s Kareem Choundry says the company is in discussions, but nothing is confirmed....
It will also mean that players DLC will sync across devices. Eventually, that will include the Nintendo Switch, PS4 being the only major console to miss out. Better Together Beta Features This beta doesn’t contain all the features of the final build, with enhanced graphics most notably missing. However, it does have some exciting additions, including the ability to 3D print your creations. Today marks the integration of Remix 3D, which lets users easily share their models to the outside world for printing....
Today, the company has announced Code Builder for the Minecraft Education Edition. This new extension give children an easy platform to learn coding. There is an assistant within the feature within Minecraft that help kids learn. With Code Builder, Minecraft Education Edition users can interact with helper called the Agent. This is a bot of sorts that helps kids execute code instructions from program like ScratchX, MakeCode, and Tynker. By using code, the Agent will create buildings, dance, and face challenges....
However, it seems Mozilla has decided to reverse its decision.TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are back on Firefox 74. If you’re unfamiliar with TLS, it is a cryptographic protocol that gives you that little green padlock in your browser bar. Version 1 of the protocol contains a flaw that lets attackers downgrade user’s security to SSL 3.0 to weaken them, and TLS 1.2 and above generally provides much better security. As such, Mozilla removed support for the older versions, effectively pushing admins to update to the newer builds....
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Though CEO Jensen Huang said last month that its next GPU is a long time away, there have been several hints. Last month, Nvidia tweeted for Alan Turing’s birthday – a reference to its upcoming Turing architecture. Previously, a Lenovo product manager mentioned the GTX 11 series, and leaked GTX 1180 images have allegedly been floating around the web. The apparent engineering samples showcased Micron’s GDDR6 memory that was announced for mass production just a day before....
It is worth remembering this update is for Office apps on Windows 10 from the Microsoft Store. These are essentially mobile applications that are available on PCs in app form. Microsoft developed the apps as part of its Universal Windows Platform (UWP) initiative. Of course, many Windows 10 users who have Office will be using the full desktop suite. In terms of Office UWP, users can now choose colors from a Pen Input Color Selector....
Starting with Navigation, Microsoft has put a new Navigation tree in Power BI Mobile. Users can access the location of their content through a hierarchy system. Finding items within a hierarchy is now simple and can be done in one click. Furthermore, there are also direct routes to both the home page and related content. Microsoft says report pages will be displayed in their entirety under the new Navigation system....
Windows Central confirms that the upcoming Xbox One-family console will get an integrated PSU. Of course, this is hardly a major surprise, but it is welcome nonetheless. Mostly because this means Microsoft has certainly ditched the terrible external power brick forever. Aside from the demise of the external PSU, the report also sheds more light on the potential of Project Scorpio. As we already know, Project Scorpio is a 6-teraflop gaming beast that will bring native 4K gaming to consoles for the first time....
After running the Andy OS installer and declining all offers, it appears to install a program called ‘Updater.exe’ via a false ‘GoogleUpdate.exe’, before setting it to run at startup. According to BleepingComputer’s Lawrence Abrams, GoogleUpdate.exe has a description of “AndyOS Update’ and is code signed by the company, showing that the company either created the file or intentionally signed it. The file’s signature also belongs to Andy Inc., making it likely the company is aware of the process....
The original ruling found Qualcomm guilty of anti-competitive practices. The EU Commission asked the company for information on the matter, but was not given it. In response, the charge was made and the fine set in place. Qualcomm appealed, but lost today. The company was accused of attempting to squeeze British smartphone software company Icera out of the market. Europe’s General Court in Luxembourg was asked to suspend the fine and the ruling, but instead upheld the decision....
