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Microsoft has unveiled Video Super Resolution (VSR), an experimental video scaling technology for the Edge web browser that uses machine learning to increase the resolution of low-quality videos. According to the company, VSR technology "eliminates blocky compression artefacts" and improves text clarity for videos on platforms such as YouTube. The feature is currently being tested for half of the Canary Edge channel users in the Microsoft Insider programme.
Microsoft has announced the introduction of artificial intelligence features in Dynamic 365, a suite of enterprise applications for customer relationship management and resource planning.
Microsoft is planning to hold a presentation later this month to detail the "future of AI" and demonstrate how its own ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence will work in its products such as Teams, Word, and Outlook. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Microsoft 365 general manager Jared Spataro will host the event on 16 March at 11:00 EEC.
Microsoft is making its email client free for Mac users starting today. It's now available in the App Store and you no longer need a Microsoft 365 subscription or Office licence to use it. It's a surprising move, but it's in line with Microsoft's commitment to making its email client more web-friendly.
Windows 11 is coming with an updated volume mixer that allows you to individually control audio input and output directly from the taskbar. The updated mixer was introduced in the preview build 25309, which is now rolling out to Windows Insider Dev members.
It looks like we're about to find out a little bit of Sony's dirty secrets, namely how much it pays game developers to "block" their projects from being added to Game Pass.
The company has added a new feature to its Bing chatbot - you can now switch between three different tones of responses. These include creative, balanced, and accurate. Creative mode provides answers that are logical, "original and creative", while Precise mode prioritises accuracy and relevance for more factual and concise answers.
In addition to the updated Bing search in the taskbar, the latest Windows 11 update also brings an update to the Phone Link app, which now lets you send messages to iMessage.
Is Microsoft already planning Windows 12? This conclusion can be drawn from the recent leak of information about Intel's Meteor Lake desktop platform, published by the informant @leaf_boy.
The last month of winter has come to an end and Microsoft has already revealed what games Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to enjoy in March, namely:
Microsoft has once again started sending out notifications to users with an offer to upgrade to Windows 11. Even to users whose devices do not meet the system requirements of the operating system.
It seems that Microsoft hasn't been too fazed by the recent Bing chat outbreaks and is now launching it on mobile devices as well, in the Android and iOS versions of Microsoft Edge, and integrating the bot into Skype
If you use Google's email client to use Hotmail or Outlook, you may have experienced problems with email synchronisation recently. Google itself says that the issue is probably related to Microsoft's servers and, according to its status page, the company has already contacted Microsoft to resolve the issue.
Personal sources told The Verge that in March, Microsoft plans to release a new version of Teams that will be rewritten from scratch, which should significantly improve its performance and use of device system resources.
Many users of Microsoft's email service have reported that spam filters have stopped working. The problem is widespread and affects users from different regions.
