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Microsoft is officially retiring Outlook Lite on Android on May 25, 2026, ending support for the lightweight email client designed for low‑end devices and slower networks. The company is directing…

Microsoft is testing a new feature that lets you select a specific date and pause updates until then. This replaces the existing dropdown menu on the Windows Update page that…

It is a quiet but persistent friction point in the modern workplace: joining a high-stakes virtual meeting only to discover your audio is malfunctioning. After years of users relying on…

On Windows 11, Microsoft has removed the Support and Recovery Assistant utility (SaRA) with the release of the March 2026 Security Update, replacing it with the “Get Help” command-line tool…

Windows 11’s early April Insider builds are a clear signal of where Microsoft wants the OS to go next. Across UI refinements, new feature toggles, and deeper system integrations, these…

Microsoft really loves rounded corners, and that was clear when they became one of the key “modern design” moves in Windows 11. Now, Edge is getting another major facelift in…

Summary Microsoft retires Outlook Lite for Android on May 25, 2026. Outlook Lite (5MB) was built for low-spec phones and 2G/3G networks, but it was missing some of Outlook’s features….

Several well‑known security and privacy developers say Microsoft abruptly terminated their developer accounts, cutting off access to essential publishing and verification tools. The affected projects include VeraCrypt, WireGuard, and Windscribe…

Major speed improvement to Windows 11 Storage settings page is here Microsoft has rolled out new storage improvements in the latest Windows 11 Insider builds, including Dev build 26300.8170 and…

In short: Anthropic has released a beta add-in that places Claude directly inside Microsoft Word, with every AI-generated edit appearing as a native tracked change and legal contract review listed first…

Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon X2 processors are here. The first wave of reviews powered by the latest generation of chips from Qualcomm hit this week, and I can’t help but feel sorry…

Windows search has always been a bit of a gamble. Sometimes it finds what you need instantly; other times it feels like shouting into the void. OmniSearch changes that. After…

Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) is partnering with Yobi to offer predictive consumer intelligence tools through the Azure Marketplace. The company has joined as a founding board member of the Shared AI License…

Microsoft is gearing up to unveil new Surface hardware this spring, and odds are good we’ll finally see a refreshed flagship Surface Pro. But even if Microsoft nails the design…

OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT, isn’t a tradable stock on the market. While there are rumors swirling about when it could have an initial public offering (IPO), there’s no great…

In a recent podcast, our Executive Editor at Windows Central and my colleague Jez Corden spoke about the rumored StarCraft shooter currently in development. According to Jez, the project may…

TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business for $99.97 (MSRP $249.99). Upgrading productivity software often means committing to ongoing subscription costs. This offer for Microsoft Office 2024 Home &…

Pete Hines is the former Head of Publishing at Bethesda, staying with the company from 1999 through to 2023. He left following Microsoft’s acquisition, and in a recent interview with…

This story originally appeared in the April 11 issue of The AI Economy on LinkedIn. Read the full issue here. When it comes to the agentic era, Microsoft is all…

A recent datamine of a Steam update surfaced references to SteamGPT, a name that suggests Valve, the parent company of PC gaming juggernaut Steam, is experimenting with an internal AI….

Anthropic launched a beta version of Claude for Word, another challenge to Microsoft‘s software empire and a bid to appeal more to the legal profession. Loading audio narration… The AI…

World of Warcraft‘s story delivery has been the subject of intense criticism over the years; some of it is in bad faith, but a lot of it is not. I…

Shopping for a Dell XPS laptop recently got complicated. Looking at Dell’s website reveals a confusing mixture of “New XPS (2026),” “XPS (2025),” and “XPS (2024).” The hardware is identical…

April 10 (Reuters) – OpenAI said on Friday it had identified a security issue involving a third-party developer tool called Axios and is taking steps to protect the process that…

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Long Term Support), developed by Canonical, is scheduled for release on April 23, 2026, with updated desktop requirements, including a 2GHz dual-core processor, 6GB of RAM, and…

Summary Teams adds pre-join mic and speaker test so you can hear and fix audio before joining meetings. The rollout is slated for May 2026 as stated on the Microsoft…

There is an ocean between the United States and Europe, but the latter would really like to put even more distance between the two. In the latest instance of a…

Microsoft is bringing some much needed updates to the Windows Insider Program Microsoft is restructuring the Windows Insider Program with a new channel system, better feature access, and fewer restrictions…

Microsoft is announcing a complete overhaul of its Windows Insider Program that’s designed to make development and testing of new features easier for participants to experience and submit feedback about….