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Microsoft makes Outlook free to use for Mac

You now have another major alternative to the built-in Mail app on your Mac. Microsoft has made Outlook for Mac free to use. You previously needed either a Microsoft 365 subscription or an Office purchase to use the email client. It's available now through the Mac App Store. Microsoft unsurprisingly pitches this as a good

Microsoft is now openly testing a better Windows 11 volume mixer

A new enhanced audio mixer is coming to Windows 11 that allows users to make individual volume and audio output adjustments directly from the taskbar. The updated volume mixer was officially revealed as part of the new Preview Build 25309 which is being rolled out to testers in the Windows 11 Insider Dev channel.When released

Price Drop: Get Microsoft Office Pro 2021 for just $40

Image: StackCommerce If you’ve been working from home for a while, you may have noticed a shift in your productivity when you’re forced to work from a personal computer without all of the apps and software you’re used to at work. Most importantly, how do you function as well as you should without Microsoft Office? Office

Microsoft is bringing Bing Chat to mobile Edge, Bing, and Skype

Image: Mark Hachman / IDG Microsoft is bringing Bing Chat, its “copilot for the web,” to Skype and Bing Mobile, where you’ll have a chance to add Bing Chat to your group chats and let its AI features help you out. Specifically, Bing Chat will be added to the Bing mobile app, where you’ll be

Full-size Microsoft Edge ads reported on Chrome website

TechSpot is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Facepalm: Microsoft has been trying everything to convince Windows users to switch from its rival browser Chrome to Edge. It has tried various tactics, like adding multiple features and making default browser settings obtuse. However, its latest stunt might reach

Microsoft says Activision Blizzard merger not viable without Call of Duty

TechSpot is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The big picture: Microsoft has made it clear that it isn't interested in acquiring Activision Blizzard unless the Call of Duty franchise is part of the deal. Earlier this month, UK regulators expressed concerns about Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision

Microsoft and Nvidia enter a partnership to bring Xbox and Activision games to GeForce Now

TechSpot is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In context: While regulatory agencies are expressing concerns about the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft is still trying to win over powerful allies. A new agreement with Nvidia is seemingly pushing the GeForce company to offer its full support

Microsoft brings its PC games to GeForce Now to grease Activision deal

Image: Microsoft Microsoft said it will immediately bring its PC games to Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service as a way to help push through its proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft and Nvidia announced the partnership in a jointly issued press release, which “resolves Nvidia’s concerns with Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.” According