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What Are Main Reasons for Passing Microsoft 98-349 Exam?
Both business professionals and entrepreneurs in the IT field encounter unique challenges. The best way to overcome them is to stand out and develop brand authority and credibility. You can achieve this by earning a Microsoft certification such as MTA: Windows Operating System Fundamentals. To get it, you need to pass the Microsoft 98-349 exam.…
Gates: Windows Mobile would have beaten Android
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says we would all be using Windows Mobile today instead of Android if an antitrust case had not been lodged against it in the late 90s. The billionaire admitted he became distracted by the lawsuit brought up by the US Justice Department in 1998, allowing rivals to get ahead of the…
Google claims Quantum Computing breakthrough
Google claims to have achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research. The technology giant said an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would've taken a traditional supercomputer thousands of years. The findings, published in the scientific journal Nature, show that “quantum speed-up is achievable in a real-world system…
Iranian hackers targeted US presidential campaign – Microsoft
Microsoft has said that hackers linked to the Iranian government have targeted a US presidential campaign, as well as government officials, media targets and prominent expatriate Iranians. Overall, the hackers attempted to access 241 accounts — four successfully — though none of those penetrated was associated with presidential campaigns or current or past US officials,…
Microsoft boss says calling Surface Duo a phone is ‘limiting’
The boss of Microsoft’s Surface devices says the company does not call its new Surface Duo a phone because that is a “limiting word”. Microsoft unveiled the phone-sized Duo – which has two 5.6-inch screens on a 360-degree hinge which can make and receive phone calls – at an event earlier this week. Not due…
Everything Microsoft announced at its Surface event
Microsoft has revealed its first two dual-screen devices as part of a major revamp of its Surface product line of mobile computing products. The new Neo and Duo folding devices will launch at the end of next year but were unveiled alongside new versions of popular Surface computers and the company’s first wireless earphones. Here…
Microsoft announces foldable Surface Duo smartphone
Microsoft is re-entering the smartphone market with a dual-screen foldable handset. The Surface Duo is the tech giant’s first smartphone since the Microsoft Lumia 650 in 2016, when the company appeared to give up on mobile because of intense competition from iOS and Android. At an event in New York, Microsoft showed off the pocket-friendly…
Microsoft to unveil new Surface devices
Microsoft will announce a range of new devices later on Wednesday, with a new dual-screen Surface tablet device reportedly set to be among the unveilings. The computing giant is also widely expected to announce a new version of its Surface Pro laptop-tablet hybrid, as well as preview the next version of its Windows operating system.…
UK businesses must get serious about AI to compete globally – Microsoft report
Businesses in the UK need to move beyond tinkering with artificial intelligence (AI) and get on with seriously harnessing the technology at scale to compete on the global stage, a report by Microsoft has said. The tech giant has found that organisations already using AI at scale are performing better than those which are not,…
Project xCloud streaming service coming to the UK in October
Xbox has confirmed its video game streaming service, Project xCloud, will come to the UK in October. As part of a public preview to test the service, which will enable users to play console-standard games on any mobile device, a trial will run in the UK, US and South Korea next month, the gaming giant…