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Microsoft's 50th Anniversary + Copilot event started April 4 and we reported live from its campus in Washington.

Learn about calorie and step tracking, and how to boost accuracy Fitbit devices encourage movement and wellness, but just how ...

This means the device wouldn't run Windows apps ... the Microsoft Band, there was the Xbox Joule. This was a prototype fitness watch incubated by the Xbox team that was supposed to sync with the ...

There has been uncertainty about the popular video app after a law ... visas of Mexican band members after cartel leader’s face was projected at a concert Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at ...

Microsoft is currently testing a pair of new apps — including one that the company previously decided to stop using due to a lack of interest. The two new apps are People and File Search.

In May, Microsoft plans to roll out a new Windows scheduled task that launches automatically to help Microsoft Office apps load faster. The company says the "Startup Boost" task will launch in ...

Microsoft is planning to improve the startup speed of its Office apps, starting with Word in May. The launch times of Office apps will improve thanks to a new scheduled task that will run silently ...

Microsoft has published new out-of-band (OOB) updates for both Windows 11 and Windows 10 today. This is sort of a hotfix update following the April 2025 Patch Tuesday which was released earlier ...

The out-of-band (OOB) updates only need to be installed by impacted organizations, and can be downloaded and installed from the Microsoft Update Catalog. “The issue is that the setting to audit ...

At the event, Microsoft is showcasing the AI-powered companion app, Hayat. With a focus on mental health and personalization, the app integrates with Apple Health and features natural language search, ...