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Microsoft Teams’ new front row layout arrives later this year
Microsoft has been teasing its vision for the future of Teams meetings recently, and it’s now committing to making parts of it a reality this year. Front row is the official name for the new Microsoft Teams layout, which includes methods designed to bridge the hybrid...
Google may be working on an answer to Apple’s device-locating network
Google may be working on turning Android phones into a hivemind capable of finding lost devices, similar to Apple’s Find My network, according to analysis done by 9to5Google. A toggle for the feature showed up in a beta of Google Play Services, with code referencing...
Google’s Gmail gets new collaboration tools in major redesign
Google on Monday announced a major Gmail redesign with a slew of new productivity tools that'll work across the company's other apps, like Docs and Sheets, aiming to turn the service into a hub for planning projects and collaborating with other people.The idea is to...
Microsoft Will Drop Support for Windows 10 by 2025
Microsoft has updated its official documentation to reflect Windows 10’s EOL date. According to the company’s EOL page, Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations will all sunset by October 14, 2025.When Microsoft launched Windows 10, it declared...
Ahead of E3, Microsoft aims to bring Xbox to billions of players with or without consoles
When Microsoft launched its Xbox video game console in 2001, the only place you could play games like its popular space war epic Halo: Combat Evolved was on an Xbox. Today, you can still buy the company's latest devices, the $499 Xbox Series X or entry-level $399 Xbox...
Google commits to work with UK regulator on plan to drop browser cookies
The UK's competition regulator will have a say in Google's plan to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome. On Friday, the Competition and Markets Authority said it's reviewing several commitments from Google designed to ensure that its web privacy efforts won't...
No, Apple’s Private Relay is not a VPN
When Apple announced a trio of new privacy perks for its iCloud Plus subscription service Monday at Apple's WWDC event, the headliner was Private Relay -- a browser-based encryption boost, aimed at the growing number of people who are turning to virtual private...
Audi, Volkswagen data breach affects 3.3 million customers
Audi and Volkswagen have suffered a data breach affecting 3.3 million customers after a vendor exposed unsecured data on the Internet.Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) is the North American subsidiary of the German Volkswagen Group. It is responsible for US...
Huawei officially replaces Android with HarmonyOS, which is also Android
This morning in a livestream, Huawei officially kicked off the launch of Harmony OS, its in-house operating system and (among other things) its replacement for Android. The company announced a new watch, a new tablet, and a new phone powered by HarmonyOS. The company...