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You can now ditch the password for your Microsoft account

Microsoft has announced it’s giving users the option to remove the password for their accounts and use another sign-in method instead. It was first…

Clippy returns! Microsoft reveals new backgrounds for Teams

Microsoft has revealed a collection of nostalgic backgrounds for Teams, including one that features the old Office assistant Clippy. The company announced the backgrounds…

14% of South Africans are still running Windows 7 – Kaspersky

Despite support for it ending last year, a portion of South African PC users are still running Windows 7 OS on their devices, according…

Windows 10 ‘Cloud Recovery’ could be a huge life saver come 2020

Microsoft is working on a cloud recovery and reinstall feature for Windows 10, this is according to details stemming from the latest Windows 10…

Microsoft says farewell to Internet Games on Windows XP, ME and 7

Microsoft is bringing support for its Internet Games to an end on Windows XP, Windows ME and Windows 7. The games include Backgammon, Checkers,…

Microsoft’s Windows 1.0 teaser was all for a Stranger Things 3 app

Last week Microsoft confused its followers on social media when it seemingly went back to 1985 and announced the upcoming release of Windows 1.0….

Microsoft confuses followers by releasing ‘all new’ Windows 1.0

Microsoft transformed into the 1985 version of itself across social media on Monday when Windows posted a throw back video showing off the very…

New WhatsApp for Windows app is in development, report suggests

WhatsApp insider blog WABetaInfo revealed in a tweet on Tuesday that the chat messaging service is developing a new desktop WhatsApp app for Windows….

‘Small number’ of Boeing’s computer systems hit by WannaCry malware

Remember WannaCry? It was 2017’s big security story, infecting more than a quarter-million Windows computers at its most prolific point. But its prominence died…

WannaCry ransomware infects a quarter million computers in 150 countries

WannaCry wins 2017’s prize for most ominously named ransomware, and it has seemingly lived up to its name. A worldwide attack involving the ransomware…

Windows Vista: Microsoft’s hated but daring OS is shutting down for good

It’s finally here. Today is the final day that Microsoft will support Windows Vista. From 12 April, Windows Vista will effectively be disowned by…

South Africa in last place for ‘digital civility’ – study

A new study conducted by technology giant Microsoft, marking Safer Internet Day (7 February), found that South Africa was ranked last out of 14…

Ookla debuts Speedtest desktop app for Windows, Mac OS

Great news for those of you too lazy to open a web page. Ookla, the company behind popular internet benchmarking tool Speedtest, has this…

10 simple Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts worth remembering

Windows 10 has been out for a while now, but there are still quite a few things to like about the new Microsoft update…

User takes Microsoft to court over Windows 10 upgrade, wins $10 000

Scores of people have been complaining about the questionable ways Microsoft imposes Windows 10 on them. Now, one woman has won a court battle…

‘Glorious Windows’ is a nightcore track made with Windows alerts

There’s nothing more annoying that Window’s notifications sounds, especially if said sounds mark a particularly significant system error. But although they do tend to…

Microsoft Q3 results see Surface continue climb, WP fall

Microsoft has revealed its financial results for the third quarter of its 2016 fiscal year. And it’s more of the same for the Redmond…

Will the Surface replace laptops or fizzle out as another fad?

Over the years, we’ve seen several technology fads come and go, such as the netbook. With the top consumer tech companies all announcing Surface…

Microsoft changes Outlook web app name, revamps it with new features

Microsoft has revamped its Outlook Web App, changing its name and introducing new features. It will now be called Outlook On The Web. In…

Weekly Round Up #29: Windows 10 launch, its features, mobile and African strategy

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Stuart Thomas,…

Windows 10 first impressions: what Gearburn thinks of Microsoft’s new baby

We may be soulless journalists, but that doesn’t mean a software release has no bearing on our lives. As a squad of Windows users…

Microsoft outlines its roll out plan for Windows 10

The news of the upgrade to Windows 10 feels like watching a play whose actors repeat their lines verbatim every night of the run….

Microsoft is shutting down support for Windows Server 2003, urges SA to migrate

After over a decade since the release of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft will now finally seize support come 14 July. Leon Wright from Microsoft…

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