The NBA is integrating NBA League Pass and NBA TV – its direct-to-consumer subscription services – into the app, providing a more aggregated user experience. NBA League Pass comes in both a standard and premium tier, costing $14.99 per month... Read More
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Netflix named Microsoft as its partner for its ad-supported service. The “Stranger Things” streamer, which has been struggling to retain and add subscribers, announced in April that it was planning on rolling out an ad-supported tier... Read More
Last year saw a significant decrease in “critical” security flaws in Microsoft software and a drop in overall vulnerabilities, according to a report released Friday by security firm BeyondTrust. The firm’s... Read More
Microsoft has reportedly agreed to take out gaming giant Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion all-cash deal, marking Microsoft’s costliest acquisition in history — and perhaps its most important in recent history. The proposed deal... Read More
Workplace from Meta (formerly Facebook) will now integrate with Microsoft Teams. Teams and Workplace users will be able to check Workplace from their Teams navigation page and livestream Teams video calls into the Workplace app. The goal is to... Read More
Windows operating system and Office productivity suite have always been top performers on any software piracy platforms. So, it’s no wonder that Microsoft, the developer of both products, works hard to establish anti-piracy measures. In a... Read More
Microsoft will no longer support the Internet Explorer web browser, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday. The 25-year-old application will be supported for just one more year, and will be retired as of June 15, 2022. The newer Edge... Read More
Last year, Microsoft announced several commitments to address racial inequities. Among those was a commitment to establishing strategies to strengthen Black and Brown communities. That’s when Microsoft created the Nonprofit Tech Acceleration... Read More
The new offer – Azure for Operators – is said to “provide operators with the agility they need to rapidly innovate and experiment with new 5G services on a programmable network.” There are a lot of moving parts here and the story... Read More
Late Monday evening, we got our first purported look at the Xbox Series S, the long-rumored cheaper version of Microsoft’s upcoming next-gen Xbox Series X console, and if that $299 price is the real deal, it could just be Microsoft’s ace in the... Read More
Cloud gaming remains one of the mobile industry’s most exciting and highly anticipated use cases. The success of this next generation gaming method depends on low latency and high-speed data rates over a smooth, fast internet connection – but... Read More
Microsoft this week detailed its legal efforts to seize domains related to a “sophisticated, new phishing scheme” that’s taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to attack customers in 62 countries. “Our civil case has... Read More
Xbox may be interested in buying the company behind Batman: Arkham Knight, Mortal Kombat, and the Lego game series. AT&T has reportedly been considering selling off Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, which it wholly owns as part of... Read More
Earlier this week, Microsoft unveiled a new global digital skills initiative in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the wave of job losses worldwide. The initiative was launched in partnership with LinkedIn Learning and GitHub. It offers a range... Read More
Spike Lee will participate in a live conversation about his 1989 film, Do the Right Thing, on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. The discussion will stream on American Film Institute (AFI) Movie Club’s YouTube channel. American Film Institute... Read More