Microsoft retires Skype Classic on September 1 2018
The Microsoft Skype team announced today that it started to roll out an updated version of Skype 8.25.0.5 that will replace Skype Classic (version 7.0). Microsoft reveals in the announcement that any […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates July 2018 release overview
It is July 10, 2018 today and that means it is time for our monthly Microsoft Patch Day overview. Microsoft releases security updates for company products on the second Tuesday of each […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates June 2018 release overview
It is June 12, 2018 and that means it is time for another Microsoft Patch Day overview. Microsoft releases security updates for its products on the second Tuesday of every month. The […]
Amazon launches Free Games with Prime on Twitch
I have to admit that I did not pay a lot of attention when Amazon announced Twitch Prime some time ago even though I'm an Amazon Prime customer. Amazon acquired the game […]
Apple drops Windows XP and Vista iTunes Store support
Apple announced recently that it would introduce security changes to the iTunes Store on May 25, 2018, which prevent PCs running Windows XP or Windows Vista from using the store. Windows XP […]
Microsoft Security Updates February 2018 release
Microsoft released updates for the company's Windows operating system, Microsoft Office, and other company products on today's February 2018 Patch Day. Our overview lists all important information to make it as easy […]
Microsoft releases out-of-band security updates to address Intel bug
Microsoft released out-of-band security updates for Windows yesterdays that address a recently revealed major security bug in Intel, AMD and ARM processors. The updates are filed under the IDs KB4056888 , KB4056890. […]
Microsoft Office January 2018 Patch Day
Microsoft released updates for Microsoft Office 2013 and 2016 yesterday on the January 2018 Office non-security Patch Day. Microsoft reserves the first Tuesday of the month for the release of non-security patches […]
Yahoo Search becomes unusable because of ads
If you visit Yahoo Search right now from a location in the United States, the chance is high that you get more ads on the search results page than organic results. A […]
Google Plus has a massive spam problem
Remember Google Plus? Google's answer to Facebook that did not really meet the company's expectation even after forcing most sites and websites to integrate it in their sites? I use Google Plus […]
Use Google Maps Go as a lightweight alternative to Google Maps
Google unveiled Android Go some time ago. Android Go is an optimized version of Android designed specifically for low-end devices and infrastructure. As is the case with these "lite" versions, they are […]
Amazon Music Storage subscriptions are being retired
Amazon announced recently that the company's Amazon Music Storage subscription plans are being retired. The service allowed Amazon customers to upload music to the company's cloud infrastructure. Free users could upload up […]
Microsoft Security Updates December 2017 release
This overview offers information on security updates and non-security updates that Microsoft released for Windows, Office and other company products in December 2017. The guide is divided into different parts: it starts […]
Microsoft Garage releases Outings travel discovery app
Microsoft Garage released Outings a new travel discovery application for Google Android and Apple iOS devices recently. Outings: Discover Beautiful Places serves two main purposes: first, as a travel discovery app to […]
Microsoft Office December 2017 Patch Day
Microsoft released updates for Microsoft Office 2010, 2013 and 2016 on the December 2017 Microsoft Office Patch Day. The company releases non-security updates for supported versions of Office on the first Tuesday […]
Skype: no more Facebook sign-ins
Microsoft announced today on a Skype support web page that it plans to disable the use of Facebook accounts to sign in to Skype in January 2018. Skype customers who sign in […]
How to zoom YouTube Videos
Most video players that you run on desktop PCs and even many mobile media players support zooming. You can zoom any video that you play in these players using built-in controls. In […]
Word, Excel and PowerPoint Viewers are being retired
Microsoft maintains a list of viewer applications for some of its Microsoft Office applications that Windows users may run to read documents without having Office or a compatible third-party Office solution installed […]