Microsoft has partnered with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to build agri-tech solutions. The collaboration was facilitated through Microsoft's 4Afrika Initiative. It's main aim is to support AGRA’s digital transformation in a bid to improve food security for 30 million farming households across 11 countries by 2021. ...
Microsoft is set to launch its Xbox Series X console on November 10th for $499 with additional Xbox series X All Access program for 24 months through the Xbox All Access program. Pre-orders for the new X console will begin on September 22nd. The Xbox All Access bundle splits the cost ...
Tech giant Microsoft has confirmed ongoing talks with ByteDance to acquire its popular social media app TikTok's US operations. TikTok is on the verge of being banned by the US government primarily due to suspicion that the company is likely to share user data to the Chinese government. This is ...
Microsoft is rolling out a completely rebuilt experience on its digital store for Xbox that is designed to be faster, safer, easy to use and offers more straightforward navigation than the previous models. The new Microsoft Store app for Xbox will roll out to some Xbox insiders on August 5th ...
Microsoft has launched a Family Safety app dedicated app for iOS and Android that will help parents and guardians manage kids screentime and app usage. The app was first announced in March by the company. Microsoft Family Safety app will also sync time limits across Windows, Xbox, and Android for ...
Samsung Electronics Co. and Microsoft Corp. have announced a global collaboration focused on digitally transforming the real estate development and property management industries. The collaboration will team up smart appliances and digital cloud technologies to drive improved building operations and maintenance. Along with creating better experiences for both service technicians ...
Microsoft is reportedly taking on zoom with 49 on-screen video callers on its roadmap to match Zooms current limit. Microsoft has been constantly working every day to improve the video calling while striving to take lead in facilitating smooth working and learning as people strive to adjust to the COVID-19 ...
Microsoft will start allowing users without an internet connection and those with low bandwidth connectivity to read chat messages on its remote working platform Teams, making it easier for users to continue working no matter where they are. The announcement is part of a more comprehensive upgrade program aimed at ...
Microsoft has announced earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. the company posted $35.0 billion of revenue for the quarter. Compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year, Microsoft has recorded a 15 percent increase. Net income for the quarter increased by 22 per cent to $10.8 billion. ...
Microsoft will be unveiling its new Microsoft personal together with family subscriptions to replace the current office 365. The plan will be available as of 1st April 2020. Both the personal and family option will include access to office alongside other new features that will be rolled out. The personal ...
Tech companies including Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, WeChat, TikTok and others have partnered with WHO for a hackathon. The partnership will promote the development of software to take on the challenges related to the Coronavirus pandemic. The #BuildforCOVID19 hackathon was announced yesterday and will begin accepting project submissions on Thursday. The hackathon ...
Microsoft has announced that it will avail its hub for teamwork in Office 365, Microsoft Teams, for free to the public to enable remote working with COVID-19 continuing to impact people and countries around the world. Many companies have been in the recent day's are exploring remote work options. In ...
Microsoft, through it's Game Stack Team, has announced it's pulling out of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco following the Corona Virus concerns. The event was to happen from March 16th to 20th. Instead, Microsoft will be moving their sessions in an online-only event. The online event is ...
Google is highlighting 62 new emoji that would be coming to Android 11 set to be launched towards the end of this year. The new emoji will be available with Android 11, as well as the company’s five contributions to the 2020 set. Google and Microsoft partnered to sponsor a ...
Windows 7 finally gets to an end after 10 years. Microsoft ended its support on January 14th 2020. After this, your computer will still function but Microsoft will no longer provide any technical support. There will be no, software updates and security updates or fixes. Up to today, millions of ...
Close to a year ago, we heard Microsoft making plans of turning its services and products into Progressive Web Apps, but it soon seemed like a far cry, until now. Microsoft has disclosed its plans and is apparently converting both Outlook.com and Outlook for the Webmail services into Progressive Web ...
The US trade ban against Huawei forced the manufacturer to ditch Google apps on new phone models, and at the same time affected the brand’s computer business. Huawei couldn’t pre-load Windows and other Microsoft software on its Matebook laptops and hybrid devices. But some good news has emerged, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to Reuters that Microsoft’s ...
Microsoft’s LinkedIn is finally moving its platform to Microsoft’s cloud. Despite being owned by Microsoft for a few years now, LinkedIn continues to operate in an independent way. And since there was no pressure from Microsoft to use Azure, LinkedIn continues to build and maintain its own compute infrastructure. Since ...
Microsoft is planning to double the number of people that can participate in a Skype group video call. The software maker is testing a new change to Skype that will raise the limit from 25 people all the way up to 50 participants. This is definitely a change that will help ...
Microsoft will sponsor this year's Technology category in the BAKE Awards 2018 as the awards hit their 7th year. This is the third time Microsoft is supporting BAKE awards. It did in 2012, 2015 and now 2018. Confirming the development to the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE), Sebuh Haileleul, Microsoft General Manager ...
Microsoft is reaching out to students globally to help build the next big technology company with its Imagine Cup Challenge which has run for 15 years already. This year, Microsoft is especially looking for innovations in AI, Big Data and Mixed Reality as well as normal web and mobile innovations in ...
Microsoft has announced that Skype will offer end-to-end encryption for audio calls, text, and multimedia messages through a feature called Private Conversations. Skype will employ open-source Signal Protocol to implement the encryption, which is set up so that only the devices sending and receiving communications in a conversation can hear or view ...
Countries across Africa and Europe are putting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the heart of their own national development plans in a bid to drive economic growth and reduce inequalities. According to the United Nations, to date, 64 countries have voluntarily reported on their implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the ...
Microsoft Philanthropies has launched a new arm dubbed to fulfill its three-year commitment to donate $1 billion in cloud computing resources to help non-profit organisations digitally scale their impact and better serve public good. The firm added that it now aims to triple the number of non-profits served over the ...
Kenya has over 45 million people but15% of the Kenyan population is comprised of people living with disabilities according to the National Council for Persons with Disabilities. In a move to make the 15% population skilled and employable, Microsoft in partnership with inABLE Friday opened an assistive technology computer lab ...
Microsoft has opened application for its Dream.Build.Play 2017 Challenge. The challenge is aimed at pushing game makers to maximize their creativity and create experiences that engage gamers from across the world. This competition is open to all creators, working solo or in teams of up to seven. Create a Universal ...
Microsoft and PayPal have announced a partnership that would enable peer-to-peer payments on the Skype mobile app. With the new Send Money feature, users in 22 countries users will be able to use PayPal directly from their Skype mobile app to seamlessly send money to other Skype users. The feature also includes options ...
Microsoft is building its datacentres in Africa in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa to deliver cloud services, including Microsoft Azure, Office 365, and Dynamics 365 among others. With initial availability anticipated in 2018, the new cloud regions will offer enterprise-grade reliability and performance combined with data residency to help ...
Following the success of the 2016 “Recruitment Day” which held on the 3rd and 4th of November 2016, Microsoft and Gr8jobsng partner once again and for the second edition of the “Recruitment Day” for 2017. As companies that are passionate about reducing the unemployability of youth and unemployment rate in ...
Microsoft East Africa is looking for entrepreneurs to join its Microsoft’s #Insiders4Good East Africa Fellowship to help bring their ideas to life. The 25 #Insiders4Good Fellows will receive Windows hardware and software during the 6-month mentorship program plus tailored technical and strategic mentorship from both local and international leaders to ...
