Microsoft ignores severe vulnerability in Teams
The desktop version of Microsoft Teams stores unencrypted user credentials. Researchers notified Microsoft of the vulnerability, but the tech giant ignored the problem.
The vulnerability was found by security firm Vectra. The desktop version of Teams stores unencrypted user authentication tokens... Read more
Zoom rebrands its chat product to compete with Slack and Teams
Zoom has rebranded its chat product and added additional capabilities as it seeks to compete with Microsoft Teams and Slack. The update includes third-party connectivity.
Zoom's app, now dubbed Zoom Team Chat, will feature capabilities like transferring in-meeting chat to Team Chat and arrangin... Read more
Microsoft plans controversial change of Outlook web interface
Microsoft plans to change the interface of the Outlook web app. Mail, Calendar, People, and To Do are currently located at the bottom of the Outlook interface. Soon, these applications will show on the left side of the web app by default.
When moving between applications, the appearance mat... Read more
Microsoft to release native Teams app optimized for Apple architecture
Microsoft has been testing a beta of the Apple-silicon-optimized edition of Teams since April this year. Microsoft executives said on Wednesday that the updated Teams client for Mac would be available to clients in stages over the following months.
Microsoft has been striving to improve its main... Read more
Microsoft 365 outage hits Outlook and Teams
An outage of multiple Microsoft 365 services is causing delays and login issues.
The outage affects users of Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, Graph API and Universal Print. Some cannot send emails. Others cannot access Microsoft 365 at all.
"Users may encounter delays and experience failur... Read more
‘Content health’ by Stack Overflow will automatically flag inaccurate or old content
Stack Overflow – a question and answer site for enthusiast and professional programmers – sets out new “content health” that seeks and flags obsolete content.
Having a searchable and robust information record makes it relatively easier for employees to seek data from various organization... Read more
Microsoft announces new updates for One Note web app and Teams
OneNote web app is getting new improvements. According to Microsoft, the new improvements include enhanced copy and paste functions, tweaks on background picture setting, the capability to modify the sizes of embedded videos, new mode switcher, improved zooming capabilities, backtracking features, ... Read more
Microsoft reports it has more than 270M monthly active users on Teams
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the company now has more than 270 million monthly active Teams users as of 2022 Q2. That number has risen from 250 million monthly active users in July 2021.
During the Q2 2022 earnings call, Officials also reported that it now has more than 1.4 billion monthl... Read more
Microsoft will play a bigger role in devices from Zebra and Samsung
Microsoft announces multiple collaborations and integrations with frontline employee platforms. The tech giant is strengthening ties with Samsung, Zebra Technologies, Workday and Espressive.
According to Microsoft, usage of Teams grew by 400 percent among frontline workers in the past two years.... Read more
Microsoft confirms ‘mute notifications’ will arrive in February
Microsoft announced an upcoming update for the Microsoft 365 suite of tools. The update will allow users to mute notifications. Microsoft sent a message to customers on the Microsoft 365 message centre saying that they would be able to turn off notifications during meetings and events by February.
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