Microsoft’s Teams communications and collaboration platform is getting some AI-powered improvements aimed at boosting audio and video quality on calls. Among the new features announced Monday include: Echo cancellation, which… Read More
Zebra Technologies, maker of mobile devices widely used in warehouses, stores, and manufacturing facilities, will devote a hardware button on many of its handheld computers to the push-to-talk feature in… Read More
Updated below with Slack statement. Microsoft revealed the next version of its PC operating system, Windows 11, with a softer, translucent appearance and updated features focused on improving productivity across… Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Some 3,000 members of the public testified last week to comment on two of the most hot-button bills in the Washington legislature: whether or not to maintain… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Ring, the Amazon-owned smart doorbell and security company, unveiled a flying indoor camera on Thursday morning. Sure, it’s cool… Read More
Slack delivered a surprise this week with the filing of an antitrust complaint against Microsoft, alleging that the tech giant unfairly leverages Microsoft Office to give an edge to its… Read More
The NBA is getting help from Microsoft to improve the fan experience as the league embarks on an unprecedented shortened season amid the pandemic. The two organizations, which announced a… Read More
Updated below with Microsoft statement. Slack says it has filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Europe, alleging that the tech giant is illegally leveraging its dominant Office productivity suite… Read More
Microsoft is launching a new feature for video meetings that places participants against a shared virtual background, removing individual backdrops in an effort to make it easier to pick up… Read More
Zoom blew past expectations for its first quarter earnings as the video conferencing company added millions of new users amid the global pandemic. Revenue came in at $328 million, up… Read More
Microsoft is giving software developers the option to build apps for Teams in its Visual Studio development environment — making a bid for more third-party apps for its communication and… Read More
Microsoft is not taking the same financial beating as many of its peers due to the pandemic. Revenue jumped 15% in the first quarter of 2020, Microsoft Teams users increased… Read More
Microsoft Teams logged a new daily record of 2.7 billion total meeting minutes in a single day, on Tuesday, March 31, up 200% from 900 million meeting minutes on Monday,… Read More
Microsoft will add new features for individuals and families to its Teams collaboration and communication app, seeking to expand further beyond the workplace and into the personal lives of its… Read More
Oracle and Microsoft’s cloud partnership took another step forward Tuesday. Oracle announced that its digital assistant can now be used within Microsoft Teams. “Using Oracle Digital Assistant, business users can… Read More
Today’s featured stories Microsoft unveils free version of Teams productivity tool, upping the ante against rival Slack ‘Not like Amazon Go’: Nike debuts high-tech store that removes friction but keeps… Read More
Slack has had a clear message for Microsoft ever since the Redmond tech giant unveiled Teams back in November: Game on. The day before Microsoft rolled out its workplace chat… Read More
Symon Perriman, like many sports fans, lives outside of his favorite teams’ hometowns. For nearly a decade, he has been hosting viewing parties at bars around Seattle with other Duke… Read More
A new pilot program inside Amazon is creating technical teams consisting entirely of part-time employees — including managers — in the company’s latest attempt to compete for tech talent and build a reputation as a flexible… Read More