OneDrive receives improved Teams integration and bigger upload limit
Microsoft is releasing a major update for OneDrive including new features, improved integration with Microsoft Teams and increased upload limit. Seth Patton, General Manager at Microsoft 365, announced the update in a blog post.
OneDrive increased its upload limit from 15GB to 100 GB for OneDriv... Read more
Microsoft uses undersea datacenter in search for a COVID-19 vaccine
The challenge facing the researchers who are trying to find a treatment for COVID-19 is scale. There is a huge need for computing power at scale. Protein folding is the key to understanding how the viruses attach themselves to healthy cells, for infections to occur.
The problem is that modelli... Read more
Free version of Microsoft Teams allows users to setup video calls
Microsoft Teams users without a paid subscription can now setup a video call themselves. Previously, it was only possible to participate in a video call if a paid user initiated the call.
Microsoft Teams is one of the services that saw a significant increase in the number of users after the coro... Read more
Poly announces Blackwire 8225 headset with Teams integration
Poly's new Blackwire 8225 headset features active noise-cancelling to filter ambient noise and is integrated with Teams. The plug-and-play USB headset is designed to reduce distractions in the workplace.
Poly, which came out of the merger of Polycom and Plantronics, announced a new headset in th... Read more
Microsoft launches new automation and planning tools for Teams
Microsoft introduces new automation and planning tools for Microsoft Teams. The company announced these updates at the annual online Build conference.
Most updates are focused on Teams Meetings. For example, users will soon be able to plan, manage and execute virtual appointments using the new B... Read more
Microsoft introduces smart tracking tool Lists for Microsoft 365
Microsoft introduces its new planning tool Lists for companies working with Microsoft 365. The new application integrates Teams, SharePoint and Outlook.
Microsoft announced the new Lists application at the online Build 2020 event. The new tool allows companies to track problems, manage inventori... Read more
Big update for Power Apps portals, new incentives template
Microsoft introduces the first wave of updates (Wave I) for Power Apps portals. With the low code toolset websites can be built for external users to interact and integrate with business data stored in the Power Apps Common Data Service.
In the new version portal designers in Power Apps can now ... Read more
Zoom lied about number of daily users
Zoom’s claim that the videoconferencing app has 300 million daily users has been a mistake, according to the creators of the app. The actual number would be considerably lower, but Zoom counted each participant in a video call as an individual user.
At the end of April, Zoom announce... Read more
Facebook takes on Zoom with new Messenger Rooms
Facebook announced its new video conferencing tool called Messenger Rooms. With the move to videoconferencing, the company hopes to attract more users to Facebook at a time when people are using other tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams a lot.
Messenger Rooms supports video calls up to 50 par... Read more
Microsoft ups number of visible video call participants in Teams
Before the end of the month Microsoft wants to roll out a new feature in their Teams chat service Teams, so the company lets you know on its own website. The update should make it possible to see nine instead of four participants of a call on the screen at the same time.
Microsoft Teams is one o... Read more