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Scammed by fake Microsoft techs, here’s how to clean up a PC before it’s...
Q: I got a call from Microsoft tech (or what I thought it was). …The techs even gave me their employee number and names. We ran some ‘windows r’ and checked some things, saying there were 19,000...
View ArticleMicrosoft wants to bring 2 million Americans online by 2022
By Hamza Shaban and Brian Fung, The Washington Post Microsoft is aiming to bring broadband Internet to millions of rural Americans within the next five years through what is now unused TV spectrum, the...
View ArticleCompanies offer quirky perks like guitar lessons, tattoos
By Joyce M. Rosenberg, The Associated Press Sabbaticals, massages, or a home maid service? Bike maintenance, tattoos or guitar lessons? Some small and medium-sized companies are offering quirky and...
View ArticleWall Street efforts to improve its image fail to sway Americans
By Tom Metcalf and John McCormick, Bloomberg News Bad news for financial titans like JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs Group’s Lloyd Blankfein: Most Americans hold unfavorable views of...
View ArticleAmericans’ retirement benefits slashed by a quarter
By Ben Steverman, Bloomberg News Americans are more worried about retirement, and they’re getting less help saving for it. Employers cut their contributions to workers’ retirements by a quarter from...
View ArticleMicrosoft is keeping its Paint program after an outpouring of fan support
Microsoft Paint isn’t going anywhere after all. After an outcry of longtime aspiring digital artists, Microsoft had a change of, umm, art, and said it would not discontinue the classic program....
View ArticleBillionaire burn: Musk says Zuckerberg’s understanding of AI threat “is limited”
It’s rare — if not unheard of — to hear someone question Mark Zuckerberg’s comprehension skills. The Facebook chief executive and social media icon is frequently lauded for his critical thinking and...
View ArticleApple hired Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson to try to get you to fall in love with...
Apple wants everyone to like Siri. Everyone – it seems – likes Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson. Therefore, it makes sense to show the Rock liking Siri. That at least seems to be the logic of a new commercial...
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Microsoft and Norton share tips on identifying imposters (Norton doesn’t...
Q: I got a call from someone claiming to be a partner with Microsoft. The company charged me $300 for annual support for computer and other software. It is a BBB certified company and yes it’s showing...
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Spam and junk mail folders were created for a reason. No need to investigate....
Readers ask Tech+ about spam. Q: I use Hotmail (both free and subscription). My problem is that I am receiving between 15-20 sexually oriented junk emails each day. I have tried using some of the...
View ArticleWatch out Siri: Alexa and Cortana are talking behind your back
BOSTON — Alexa, meet Cortana. Microsoft and Amazon are pairing their voice assistants together in a collaboration announced Wednesday. Both companies say that later this fall, users will be able to...
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Alexa, Cortana talk to each other in Amazon-Microsoft deal
Eric Risberg, Associated Press fileIn this Dec. 7, 2015, file photo, Associated Press technology writer Brandon Bailey uses the Cortana digital assistant to get the weather forecast in San Francisco....
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The Tech+ Guide to controlling spam from strangers, marketers and cyber...
I heard from many readers regarding last week’s column about why email spam still exists. An overwhelming majority of readers agreed that marketers shouldn’t be given a free pass to send us messages we...
View ArticleMicrosoft says it will defend its 39 “dreamers” in court if the government...
After the Trump administration announced Tuesday that it would begin to unwind an Obama-era program that shields younger undocumented immigrants from deportation, Microsoft vowed to defend its workers...
View ArticleApps and tactics for beating relentless robo-calls
I’d know her voice anywhere. “Rachel from Cardholder Services” has called me so many times over the years that I’ve got it memorized. The Federal Trade Commission tried to come between us in 2015 by...
View ArticleMicrosoft adds cloud security to keep out hackers — and government snoops
By Dina Bass, Bloomberg Microsoft, working with chipmaker Intel Corp., is offering a cloud-computing service with more powerful encryption to secure data from hackers – and protect it from secret...
View Article19 minutes with Microsoft’s CEO: A new book, a new culture and a “complete...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has long been a fan of dropping literary references into business conversation. He quoted Nietzsche in an investor call. He’s paraphrased Oscar Wilde in an employee memo....
View ArticleDemocrats are pushing a $40 billion plan to bring the best Internet access to...
WASHINGTON – The Democratic Party is making high-speed Internet access a new plank in its economic agenda as it tries to regain trust among middle-class Americans in the country’s heartland. Democratic...
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Fake or not? The best way to tell if an email from Microsoft is really from...
Be on the look out for fake emails phishing for information. But some think the message really is coming from Microsoft. Q: Is it legitimate? Or should it be sent to never-never land? ~ Jim...
View ArticleMicrosoft is determined to make virtual reality work for everyone
For a while, virtual reality has seemed stuck in neutral for the non-gaming audience, with companies struggling to make VR appealing to everyone. But firms keep trying – and they’re starting to make a...
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