Month: August 2022
Using a Bluetooth headset on Microsoft Teams is getting a lot easier at last
Audio player loading… Making sure you’re fully engaged with your Microsoft Teams call is set to get a lot simpler thanks to a new feature coming to the platform. The company is rolling out an update to its video conferencing service that will make it easier than ever to control aspects…
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This iPhone Flip patent would solve our biggest foldable phone concern
Audio player loading… If you’re considering buying a foldable phone, your biggest concern is likely its durability – these fancy flexing mobiles surely can’t survive too many folds before breaking, right? Well, foldables have come on leaps and bounds since the original Samsung Galaxy Fold, but it’s clearly something that…
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The figures that show why Microsoft is so worried about Office macros
Audio player loading… New ransomware figures from Venafi and Forensic Pathways have shed some light on to why Microsoft is currently so worried about the security of Office macros. Over the course of five months (November 2021 to March 2022), the two companies analyzed 35 million dark web URLs, including…
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Meta sued for violating patient privacy with data tracking tool
Facebook’s parent company Meta and major US hospitals violated medical privacy laws with a tracking tool that sends health information to Facebook, two proposed class-action lawsuits allege. The lawsuits, filed in the Northern District of California in June and July, focus on the Meta Pixel tracking tool. The tool can…
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‘A bomb-tastic comedy of errors’ – critics can’t make up their minds on Bullet Train
Audio player loading… The first reviews for the Brad Pitt-starring Bullet Train have surfaced online – and critics are fairly unanimous in their appraisal of director David Leitch’s high-speed action romp. Based on the novel Maria Beetle (published in English as Bullet Train) by Kōtarō Isaka, the movie follows Pitt’s…
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Microsoft is cutting back on refreshing its data center hardware
Audio player loading… Microsoft has announced that it wants to extend the lifespan of its cloud servers from four years to six years. In a recent earnings call, Amy Hood, Microsoft’s chief financial officer, said she believes the move could save the tech giant $3.7 billion in its 2023 financial…
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