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Microsoft is begging Classic Outlook holdouts to switch with 15 productivity features in new Outlook for Windows
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (980+ words) Microsoft really wants the new Outlook to succeed, and it's desperate at this point. As part of its new push, Microsoft says the new Outlook for Windows (based on Outlook. com) has added over 15 productivity features, and it's the right…...
Microsoft is letting you kill Bing in Windows 11 Search, after years of forcing it on every PC
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (627+ words) Windows Search is a hot mess when it mixes local results with web results, even when you're trying to find something on your PC. For example, if you search for an app in Windows Search, it might surface a web…...
Microsoft is still faking Google's homepage on Bing 1. 5 years after backlash, even as it pays $1 million for users
3+ week, 5+ day ago (750+ words) It has been nearly a year and a half since we first reported that Microsoft Bing was engaging in a highly controversial tactic of spoofing the Google. com user interface when users try to navigate to Google search. Despite sharp…...
Microsoft is giving away $1 million to Bing users, and that says everything about Google's monopoly
3+ week, 6+ day ago (782+ words) If you have searched with Bing recently, you might have noticed a pop-up banner at the top-right of your screen advertising a staggering $2, 000, 000 Total Prize Drop. It looks like a typical internet scam at first, but this is an official,…...
Why Samsung's new Galaxy Connect can't replace Phone Link on Windows 11, even though it just opened up to all PCs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1538+ words) While the South Korean giant's smartphones don't need any introduction, they couldn't recreate the same success with their Galaxy Book series. Fortunately, most Galaxy smartphone users have a Windows PC, and getting them to work together just needs a Galaxy…...
New Outlook's March 2026 update improves folder search and shared mailboxes as it catches up with Outlook classic
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (381+ words) Outlook's March 2026 update has a small bunch of surprises for you. After slowly including heavily requested features like offline access and PST file support, Microsoft is making a few cosmetic changes. These features are in a gradual rollout phase, so…...
Microsoft Bing is aggressively pushing Copilot when people search for Chat GPT or Gemini, and it's embarrassing
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (488+ words) Bing is discouraging Windows 11 users from trying Chat GPT and Gemini. In our tests, Windows Latest observed that Bing now shows an interactive Copilot widget when you search for Chat GPT and Gemini, and it is about five times larger…...
Windows 11 taskbar's new Internet Speed Test tool is a shortcut to Bing. com, not a native feature
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (617+ words) Microsoft is a multi-trillion-dollar company, and you'd expect a startup tech giant to build a native feature for something as basic as an internet speed test, right? Well, unfortunately, not. Microsoft is rolling out a new Internet speed test tool…...
Windows 11's new Outlook still isn't ready for prime time, as Microsoft says it won't force web app on enterprises until 2027
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (774+ words) Microsoft has confirmed that it won't force enterprises to use the new Outlook in April 2026, as the deadline has now shifted to March 2027. This is an interesting change, and it suggests that Microsoft is not fully confident in the new…...
Windows 11's Search is more cluttered than ever, as it shows "AI tools," which simply opens Bing. com
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (499+ words) Windows Search is not exactly straight-up horrible. It does work, at least for me most of the time, but the catch is that it's now a cluttered mess. I recently noticed that the Windows Search homepage now even highlights "AI…...