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Microsoft aims Teams Essentials at small-biz customers
The new pricing tier from Microsoft costs $4 per user each month and offers a paid alternative to the existing free version of Teams
The Pixel-exclusive rebirth of a beloved Android feature
One of Google's greatest Android concepts is making an overdue comeback — but this time, only Pixel owners will benefit from its presence.
How to use Outlook’s new calendar board view to organize your work
Outlook on the web lets you organize tasks, notes, files, and more in a Kanban-style board that’s tied to your main Outlook calendar. Here’s how to get started.
Rise in employee monitoring prompts calls for new rules to protect workers
With remote work now commonplace, many companies have embraced the use of monitoring tools to keep tabs on workers. That's led to growing calls for worker privacy protections.
Microsoft under fire in Europe for OneDrive bundling; legal fight brewing
Nextcloud and 29 other companies have signed onto a complaint against Microsoft's bundling of its OneDrive file-sharing app with both Windows 10 and 11, saying it's nearly impossible for users to choose other file-sharing services.
How to get more out of Edge (and bolster its security)
By tweaking a few important settings in Microsoft's browser, you can ensure your online surfing is more secure.
13 hidden Pixel phone superpowers
Power up your Pixel experience with these productivity-boosting Android extras.
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Edge and Windows 11 — the return of Microsoft's IE fiasco?
Microsoft, are you really planning to repeat your biggest business blunder?
The Android 12 Quick Settings trick you've been missing
Got Android 12? This simple but supremely effective hack will have you jumping for joy in no time.
Remote work and the collapse of the social network (no, not that one)
There’s a missing link in today’s workplace that’s harming productivity and undermining loyalty to employers: the social connections we used to make in the office.
4 big ways to put Zoom apps to work
From collaboration tools to security platforms, Zoom apps and integrations can help you hold better meetings, capture and secure important data, analyze Zoom usage, and more.
Microsoft releases its Windows 10 November 2021 update
The big news is that the Windows 10 release cadence is joining Windows 11 and returning to just one feature update a year from now on.
With latest Safari preview release, Apple tweaks ProMotion scrolling issue
Apple's new MacBook Pro laptops offer a 120Hz screen refresh rate via ProMotion, but new owners complained Safari wasn't using the new display feature.
Slack moves to extend in-app workflow automation
The collaboration software maker hopes to make it easier for users to create and share workflow automations without the need to write code. The features are due out in 2022.
Recent Windows 11 Insider build looks to thwart Edge browser workarounds
The Insider Preview disabled third-party software that makes it easier to bypass the Edge browser. One app developer accused Microsoft of anti-competitive practices.
Q&A: Phil Libin on the future of work — and why an office return is a bad idea
The serial startup founder talks about his companies' decision to become fully distributed and why other organizations should be following in their footsteps.
Nvidia re-envisions the metaverse as a collaboration platform
The company has its hands in a lot of technology pies, from advanced robotics to autonomous cars, planes, chips, advanced AI, and even medical research. This week it offered a glimpse of an avatar-dominated collaboration metaverse.
A handy hack for the Pixel's new shortcut system
Google's latest Pixel time-saver is packed with potential, but its most practical possibility requires a touch of tinkering to accomplish.
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