Microsoft Windows latest: Cortana app out, adverts in
Get Help? Yes, we highly recommend it, Redmond
OSes02 Jun 2023 | 87
Microsoft Teams
The world of work is broken and it's Microsoft's fault
Employees are wasting literal days on meetings and email – but in rides AI like a knight in shining armor, right?
Offbeat10 May 2023 | 59
Microsoft may charge different prices for Office with or without Teams
How to appease antitrust regulators by looking like you're doing something
Storage05 May 2023 | 32
Microsoft not a Teams player as admin center, 365 service suffer partial outage
Final update It’s not the caching. There’s no way it’s the caching. It was the caching
SaaS20 Apr 2023 | 22
Microsoft adds chatbots to Teams for the Pentagon
Yes, DoD admins, your users can ask for this now, but make sure your bots are in compliance
Defense Tech Week04 Apr 2023 | 4
China somehow got through COVID without MS Teams but – phew! – it's arrived
Microsoft's cloudy pal 21Vianet upgrades to M365
Software03 Apr 2023 | 11
BROADER TOPICS
Microsoft promises it's made Teams less confusing and resource hungry
Aimed to make it twice as fast, more consistent and happy running on more hardware
Software28 Mar 2023 | 122
Microsoft dips Teams in the metaverse vat with avatars ahead
Can't be bothered with cam? Replace yourself with a 3D diligent worker
SaaS15 Mar 2023 | 29
Microsoft rolls out tools and improvements to make its stuff more accessible
Inclusion is good business
Software10 Mar 2023 | 2
US defense forces no match for the unstoppable fiend known as Reply-All
As 13,000 officers managed their inboxes, a certain Chinese balloon floated across Montana …
Software14 Feb 2023 | 54
Warning: Microsoft Teams Free (classic) will be gone in 2 months
You may have already known this... but did you know you'll lose data migration unless you switch to paid?
Applications07 Feb 2023 | 53
Microsoft injects AI into Teams so no one will ever forget what the meeting decided
In the virtual corporate world, slackers have nowhere to hide
SaaS02 Feb 2023 | 61
Microsoft to move some Teams features to more costly 'Premium' edition
Wants around $10 a month for stuff you get free today, plus plenty more new features
Software11 Jan 2023 | 152
China's Hisense bakes Teams into Android-powered commercial displays
Sees collaborationware as its route into foreign markets
On-Prem09 Jan 2023 | 12
Where are EU going with that Teams antitrust probe? Microsoft wants a word
Updated Software behemoth reportedly wants a chat with the regulators – on the other side of the pond this time
SaaS13 Dec 2022 | 25
Microsoft reportedly mulls a does-everything 'super app' to expand mobile search
Trojan horse could bring more users to Teams, grow advertising, because Windows users just looooove MS ads
Software07 Dec 2022 | 66
Exchange Online and Microsoft Teams went down in APAC because Microsoft broke itself
Updated Legacy process overwhelmed infrastructure, brought ten hours of trouble
SaaS02 Dec 2022 | 34
Microsoft makes a game of Team building, with benefits
Solitaire and Minesweeper coming to Windows giant's software
Software17 Nov 2022 | 20
Microsoft feels the need, the need for speed in Teams
Desktop app buckles up for faster switching between chats or channels or join a meeting
Applications04 Nov 2022 | 52
Microsoft's Windows 10 Patch Tuesday update crashes OneDrive
The software giant expects a fix, but not until at least next week
Storage28 Oct 2022 | 16
Why are PC webcams crap? Lenovo says it knows the reason
Canalys Channels Forum Can expensive tech save this reporter's ugly mug? Not likely
Personal Tech21 Oct 2022 | 62
Microsoft and Meta promise facehugger PCs piping cloud desktops into VR headsets
Poll Who exactly asked for this? Can you explain how it works? Or why?
Personal Tech12 Oct 2022 | 39
Fake sites fool Zoom users into downloading deadly code
Ah, the human touch
Security22 Sep 2022 | 5
Microsoft low code branches into lightweight GUI widgets
Building features into Teams, Outlook without JSON coding possible with new Cards play
Applications20 Sep 2022 | 8
Automating Excel tasks to come to Windows and Mac
Not just for the web anymore: Microsoft Office Scripts coming for the macro-managers among us
Applications13 Sep 2022 | 42
Microsoft warns of bugs after nation pushes back DST switchover
Some of the hardest things in programming: Handling times and dates
OSes07 Sep 2022 | 75
Microsoft extends Teams into VMware and Citrix VDI
Users will now be able to blur or replace their backgrounds during video meetings or calls
Virtualization02 Sep 2022 | 6
Microsoft to drop price for Teams Rooms, add free Basic tier for SMBs
Hardware still required – plus tolerance for visiting the office and remote collaboration
On-Prem18 Aug 2022 | 9
Barclays inks multi-year deal with Microsoft, starts rolling out Teams
Deployment plan includes unified data governance platform Purview
SaaS09 Aug 2022 | 16
Microsoft's Teams goes native on Apple, retains a human touch
There'll be a welcome in valleys of Wales for language translation
Applications04 Aug 2022 | 18
Microsoft Teams outage widens to take out M365 services, admin center
Updated Remember: telephones exist, are handy for collaboration, and usually work
SaaS21 Jul 2022 | 51
Slack to increase prices for Pro customers
Freebie users to get 90 days of message history and file storage
SaaS19 Jul 2022 | 12
60 million in the Matrix as users seek decentralized messaging
Slacked off and fed up with Teams? Want to escape the clutches of big tech? Element thinks so
Networks15 Jul 2022 | 42
Microsoft slows some hiring for Windows, Teams, and Office
'Making sure the right resources are aligned to the right opportunity' ahead of next fiscal year
Software27 May 2022 | 8
American Airlines decides to cruise into Azure's cloud
So that's who to blame when its IT crashes, huh?
PaaS + IaaS19 May 2022 | 10
Email out, Slack and Teams in for business communications
For the first time, more respondents indicate a preference for instant messaging, says SWZD
Networks10 May 2022 | 47
Alibaba opens DingTalk collaboration tool to enterprises and developers
Teams-like application boasts 500 million users, but Microsoft has more active users
Software28 Mar 2022 | 2
Microsoft Teams unable to send and receive calls for some after update
Updated If you need to skip meetings, here's an excuse: You installed version 1.5.00.2164
Applications15 Feb 2022 | 51
Microsoft tweaks Teams and Viva to help bridge gap between frontline workers and their managers, among other things
Want a pay rise and paid leave? Can't help you there. Need better workplace tech? Walk this way...
Off-Prem12 Jan 2022 | 21
Google advises Android users to be careful of Microsoft Teams if they want to call 911
Woman tells El Reg she discovered the bug during a granny emergency
Software09 Dec 2021 | 109
Microsoft's Teams Essential tier seems designed to coax people on to Business Basic
Looks like good value, but sorely lacking in some important areas
SaaS01 Dec 2021 | 23
Teams has a mute button all of its own in taskbar of latest Windows 11 preview build
Another way to make sure the yawns don't get through
Off-Prem04 Nov 2021 | 9
What a Mesh: Microsoft puts Office in the Loop, adds mixed reality tech to Teams
Ignite Vid chat app gets 3D virtual meetings while users hope for more reliable connections
Applications02 Nov 2021 | 41
Better late than never: Microsoft rolls out a public preview of E2EE in Teams calls
Only for one-to-one voice and video, mind
Security22 Oct 2021 | 7
Microsoft Teams leaves users hanging on the telephone after PSTN integration goes wobbly
The number you have dialled has not been recognised
Networks07 Oct 2021 | 10
What have the Romans ever done for us? In ServiceNow's new Rome release, replaced intranets, for one
Adds Teams integration for new ‘Employee Centre’, automated automation for service desk
SaaS16 Sep 2021 | 1
Microsoft adds hybrid meeting features to Teams, including interruption-detecting AI
Companion mode? We've got that too says Google
Off-Prem09 Sep 2021 | 18
Full Stream ahead: Microsoft will end 'classic' method of recording Teams meetings despite transcription concerns
'All meeting recordings will be saved to OneDrive and SharePoint' from 16 August
Software05 Aug 2021 | 45
Windows 11 gets chatty as Teams integration turns up
There is no escaping Microsoft's messaging platform
OSes21 Jul 2021 | 35
There's no 'Skype' in Teams: Microsoft lets signing key for its Debian Skype repository slip gently into the night
Summer Solstice: A time for dancing, druids, and certificate errors
Security22 Jun 2021 | 13
Fluid components and custom scenes: Microsoft pitches developers with new tools for Teams
Build Updated Toolkit, new Developer Portal, custom Together Mode themes ... but not what users ask for most
Software25 May 2021 | 7
Fancy trying to explain Microsoft Teams to your parents? They may ask about the new Personal version
Late to the party, but free tier for multi-person vid chats handily tops Zoom
Software18 May 2021 | 42
Microsoft reassures Teams freebie fans: We're not going to delete all your data, honest
The bug: IF Tier = Free THEN PRINT "Can we offer you an upgrade?"
SaaS05 May 2021 | 11
Where meetings go to die: Microsoft Teams outage lets customers skip that collaboration call they've been dreading
Updated Another month, another Teams TITSUP*
SaaS27 Apr 2021 | 26
Element rolls out bridge for Microsoft Teams to cross into Matrix's encrypted comms land
Exclusive For a small fee, of course – and no video or voice yet
SaaS14 Apr 2021 | 2
Microsoft promises end-to-end encrypted Teams calls for some, invites you to go passwordless with Azure AD
Ignite When there are passphrases, there is inherent risk, says Redmond
Security03 Mar 2021 | 23
Microsoft Teams still on mute: Vid conf system crashes, 'potential networking issue' blamed
Updated So, Zoom again then?
Software17 Feb 2021 | 11
Smells like Teams spirit: New platform Viva builds in all the tools Microsoft thinks staff need to succeed
Hello lonely. Let's get you feeling productive
Software04 Feb 2021 | 10
There's no 'I' in Teams so Microsoft issues 6-month warning for laggards still on Skype for Business Online
The axeman cometh
SaaS02 Feb 2021 | 39
Windows 10 ends the year with more than half of PCs on a 2020 flavour
In brief Also: Hints of Windows 10X, and don't press that red button, Dougal
Software04 Jan 2021 | 11
Microsoft adds Breakout functionality to Teams that Zoom has had for ages – and people still don't like it
In Brief Also: PowerShell Crescendo, Visual Studio Code C++ on Pi, and a milestone for SharePoint
Software14 Dec 2020 | 16
Internet Explorer fails to make the cut, banished from Microsoft Teams for good
Someone needs to make a 'Best viewed with anything but IE' badge for websites
Software30 Nov 2020 | 34
Biting the hand that feeds IT
