Users of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system may notice a big change later this month. The company will be pushing out their new version of Microsoft Edge to all users in January. This isn't an incremental update, it's a wholesale rewrite that marks the end of an era for the firm.
As well as revealing that their Teams collaboration / messaging app is now attracting over 20 million daily users, Microsoft have also gazed into their crystal ball and have outlined some potentially useful new features coming to the software in the coming months.
Avid readers of our blog may have noticed that we haven't yet created an article detailing what new features will be rolling out in what would usually be the next big twice-annual update that is due in early Autumn. There's a good reason for this...
For the first time, Microsoft have announced the number of people currently using their Teams software. This blog takes a look at these figures, and adds some context outlining Microsoft's recent rise from their doldrums at the turn of the decade.
Microsoft is ringing in the changes with their currently unloved Edge internet browser. Edge is the replacement for the once world-conquering Internet Explorer. However, stats suggest it isn't even coming close to reducing Chrome's current stranglehold on the market. So Microsoft is planning to take the best bits of Chrome and turn it into something new. Literally.
In an effort to combat so-called "fake news", Microsoft's Edge browser now displays an ominous warning to anyone that uses it to try and visit the Daily Mail website. We provide details of exactly what the warning says and the Daily Mail's response to this.
Ever been sent a file that you're pretty sure is dodgy, but you want to be absolutely sure you're not ignoring critical data or an important lead without the risk of damaging your PC? A new feature coming in the next Windows 10 update may be exactly what you're looking for
Microsoft are continuing with their intended plan of releasing a sizable "feature" update for Windows 10 every 6 months. The latest of these updates started being made available to users via Windows Update a couple of weeks ago.
If you're an Office 365 subscriber and use Microsoft's Outlook email application, you will soon be getting a new version with some big changes to the interface. We take a quick look at the coming changes including a video that provides a sneak peak at the update.
As we move out of summer, Windows 10 users will be bracing themselves for the second feature update of the year. If all goes to plan, this should be along in the next month or two. We take our now traditional early peek at what new features we can expect to see on our desktops in a few weeks time.
