News & Reviews:   Microsoft

About a week ago, there was news that Microsoft could launch the Surface Go 2 in May 2020. It's starting to look like this news could be true, as more details of the device have been surfacing (pun intended). Sources have claimed that the Surface Go 2 is going to have a larger display than its predecessor while maintaining the same size.

Nowadays, it’s amazing that technology can do so much and it can even predict what we are going to type or say next. Many of you must be familiar with Google’s Smart Compose, which will predict the words that you want to type next in your Gmail compose box. If you think it’s impressive, here is something else from Microsoft that will make you go “I want to use that!”.

The new dual-screen Windows 10X may not be coming this year, but a few other Surface devices should still make it. Back in January, it was rumoured that Microsoft could be working on a Surface Book 3 that could launch this year. Also, the company is likely to launch multiple Surface devices within 2020, including the Surface Go 2.

Do you still remember Microsoft’s upcoming dual-screen device Surface Neo and its new OS Windows 10X which were revealed last year? Now, it looks like people who are waiting for them to be launched this year have to wait a little longer. Today, Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer, Panos Panay, has announced to his team members that the launch of the said products will be delayed until next year.

If you're looking for a new game to play in the next few days, a good way is to browse Steam or the Microsoft Store often. And it turns out there's a pretty good third-person shooter that's available for free. Gears 5 is currently available to download and play on Steam, giving you a chance to blast some aliens and relieve some stress without having to pay for it.

In light of Zoom taking the spotlight for the wrong reasons and fixing issues on-the-go, it seems that barely anyone has paid any attention to Microsoft Teams at all. We have mentioned them a couple of times before but today, we just found out that the company is actually offering a 6-month free trial to their premium version (for more than a month now).

The last time we wrote about Microsoft Edge, it was about how Microsoft finally decided to revamp the web browser using the open-source Chromium project. Well, that move has paid off for Microsoft in recent months. In March 2020, Microsoft Edge became the second most popular desktop browser globally.

Now that many of us are working from home, communication software is seeing an exponential spike in usage. But the popular option now, Zoom, has been getting a lot of backlash for privacy issues. To provide you with alternatives, we introduced eight other similar software last week. Now there's a new alternative through Skype, which has just joined the free video conferencing gang with a new feature called Meet Now.

Like our country, there are a few other countries around the world that have been practising social distancing. This has greatly contributed to the increase in the use of certain productivity tools and cloud services over the past few weeks. Microsoft has seen a spike in users for its cloud services, which the company likely hopes will be maintained even after this crisis.

With the launch of Half-Life: Alyx earlier today, fans of virtual reality (VR) finally have a major title they can sink their teeth into. What many didn't expect was for HP to post a new video teaser on Steam titled "Next Gen HP VR Headset". We think this means HP is looking to develop a new VR headset that's on par, if not better, than the highly popular Valve Index VR.