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Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it’s working on a new Smart copy feature for its Edge browser. Sumit, a Windows Insider MVP, spotted the new option today on one of his PCs running the latest Canary build 88.0.705.0, and apparently, the feature is gradually rolling out to everyone.

A few days after unveiling its new M1 silicon chip for a select number of Macs, Apple is making news again as it announces new revenue terms for developers in its App Store.

For this episode of the OnPodcast, Arif and Kareem will be talking about Teams' new personal features, talking to our own Laurent Giret about Xbox, and recapping the week's news about Edge, as well as Microsoft's Pluton security chip.

Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. Apple: Windows on M1 Macs “up to Microsoft” Boot Camp is a favourite amongst those wanting to run Windows on a Mac device. But unfortunately,

Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read! GitHub patches “high” severity security flaw after 104 days After 104 days, a patch has been released for a “high” severity security flaw,

Apple has started to transition to using its own Silicon in its range of Mac devices, starting with the M1 chip. Apple promises substantial improvements in performance, at a fraction of the power usage. But Apple’s move to its M1 chip has raised questions about running Windows on a Mac. Normally,

Early in November, Google publicly disclosed a “high” severity security flaw that its Project Zero team had discovered in Microsoft-owned GitHub, after previously having disclosed it privately to GitHub and provided time for the flaw to be patched.

Microsoft has just pushed a new cumulative update for Dev Channel Insiders currently testing the Windows 10 preview build 20262. This update (KB4594431) includes no new features and fixes, and its only purpose is to help the Windows Insider team test its servicing channel.

A new beta version of Word for Windows has introduced a full dark theme, with the previously white page now being much easier on the eyes.

The Xbox team has just announced its 2020 Black Friday deals, which are already live for Xbox games on the Microsoft Store. Starting today through December 3, you can take advantage of up to 55% discounts on over 700 games including the brand new Control Ultimate Edition, FIFA 21, Madden NFL 21,

Earlier this year, Microsoft launched the preview of personal features in Microsoft Teams on iOS and Android, allowing anyone with a free Microsoft account to use the mobile app to communicate with friends and family.

Streamlabs today announced the launch of their own streaming service built around pay-per-view online broadcasts, Lucra. Unlike rival streaming services such as Twitch and Facebook Gaming which enable streamers to broadcast to the general non-paying public,

Microsoft has partnered with King Ice (via GTG) to produce a range of high quality, and pricey, Xbox-themed jewellery for gamers looking to express their love for gaming when out on the town or just hanging with friends. There’s a variety of rings, bracelets,

While fans wait for the next installment in the Halo franchise, Halo Infinite, to grace this new console generation, they can now do so with nifty new Halo toys this holiday season. Just in time for those looking to round out their shopping lists this holiday season,

CrossfireX, an Xbox exclusive title that was expected to be released on Xbox consoles this holiday season has now been delayed to 2021. In a message posted on Twitter a couple of minutes ago,

Microsoft has announced some important updates for its Edge browser and Bing this morning. These new features have been designed to help users save some time and money during this holiday shopping season.

Microsoft Teams doesn’t let you delete chats with your contacts. However, it is possible to “hide” a conversation, removing it from the chat pane while preserving the conversation history. Hiding chats First, find the chat you’re looking for by clicking the “Chat” button in the left sidebar. Next,

From updates to Teams and OneDrive, there was a lot that was added to Microsoft 365 in November. Here's a look at what you need to know.

One YouTuber recently explained why it's not all so bad to use Windows 8.1 as a main operating system in 2021.

Two of Microsoft's products have made Time magazine's best inventions of 2020 list. It includes both the Surface Duo as well as the Xbox Series S.

It’s been a year today since Google launched its new Stadia game streaming service, and the company is doing something special to celebrate its first anniversary. Destiny 2, a launch title for Google Stadia is going completely free-to-play today at 9 AM, no Stadia Pro subscription required.

Ever heard of Microsoft Yammer? It's a social networking tool to help you connect and engage with people across your organization, and today, we'll be going hands-on with it.

Microsoft Teams has support for “presence statuses” which let you signal your availability to your colleagues. Teams will automatically switch you between statuses based on your usage of the app – you’ll appear as Away when the app’s been in the background for a while,

Microsoft has rolled out a new feature for Word for Web that should make it possible for the users to embed interactive web content within documents. In a recent tweet, Microsoft EDU Product Manager, Mike Tholfsen announced the rollout of the new feature worldwide.

Setting a Microsoft Teams status message is a good way to keep your coworkers informed of where you are and what you’re doing. Regularly updating your status message can avoid endless “what are you working on” messages,

Microsoft is one of the early supporters of the Mac’s transition to Apple Silicon, and the company confirmed yesterday that its new Edge browser will soon support the new Macs using Apple’s ARM-based M1 chip.

The popular Fortnite video game received two significant changes this week. The first was a revamp of the in-game store’s design which now flows vertically instead of horizontally.

Build 88.0.702.0 is now live for Edge Insiders in the Dev channel. This latest build updates the icons in the web browser to be more in line with Microsoft’s modern design aesthetic, improves coupon discovery, adds the ability to screenshot an entire website via Web Capture,

Star Wars: Squadrons is set to get two updates before the end of the year which will add a new map and two new ships to the video game. This is a surprise to be sure but a welcome one for players who had been told since well before Squadrons launched that no content updates […]

An unfortunate turn of events for Japan-based game company Capcom points to a positive for Xbox fans this console generation as a new data leak hints at the end of the Sony exclusivity window for the Street Fighter franchise. Earlier this week,

Microsoft has just released the Windows 10 preview build 20262 for Insiders in the Dev Channel. This is another build coming from the new FE_RELEASE development branch, and once again it only brings some bug fixes but no new features.

Here's a wide-angle look at what reviewers are saying about Apple's new M1-powered Macs.

Microsoft has quietly launched the public preview program for Microsoft Teams, which was announced earlier this month. Microsoft MVP Randy Chapman noticed that Office 365 Admins can now allow users to try out unreleased features on the Teams desktop or web client.

OneNote makes it simple to take notes and collate information. Unfortunately, managing notebooks themselves can quickly become unwieldy, due to the limited notebook management capabilities of the OneNote apps. Renaming an open notebook is one common task which can be more troublesome than it seems.

Google announced yesterday that its popular Chrome browser was getting "the largest gain in Chrome performance in years,” which is a big deal for a browser known for being a resource hog.

It’s been a week now since some Edge Insiders started to see new rounded corner icons, and the company has now officially unveiled new Fluent Design updates for its Edge browser. Microsoft says that it has begun rolling out the first phase of the new icons, giving Edge a bit of a refresh.