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Microsoft offers Touch Bar features in Office for Mac via Office Insider beta program

This could be pretty nifty. Following the original October event for the 2016 MacBook Pro, wherein it was announced that Microsoft Office would offer Touch Bar integration in the coming months, this appears to be about to come true. Microsoft has announced that Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook would feature Touch Bar support, including quick […]

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Apple joins coalition of 97 companies filing amicus brief against Trump immigration ban

When 97 companies come pounding on your door, it may be time to listen. Apple, along with 96 other companies, including Silicon Valley powerhouses such as Google and Facebook, filed an amicus brief late on Sunday to oppose the immigration order introduced by US President Donald Trump. An amicus brief is a legal filing that […]

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Microsoft hints at bringing Visual Studio to macOS, launch date unknown

It’s a sign of both Microsoft and Apple growing up to the point that they’re sharing development tools for each other’s platforms. Microsoft has announced that it will be launching Visual Studio, its primary coding interface, for macOS. This has been a long time coming, but it’ll allow developers to easily write for platform-independent cloud […]

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Tech media godfather David Bunnell remembered

On Tuesday, October 18th, technology journalist David Bunnell, who also founded PC Magazine, PC World and Macworld, passed away in his home in Berkeley, California. He was 69 years old. Bunnell, whose career included working at MITS in Albuquerque, New Mexico, worked alongside Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Bunnell attended the University of […]

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Microsoft releases Pix, goes toe to toe with built-in iOS camera app

Microsoft is attempting to hone in on the iPhone camera’s turf. The tech giant’s research arm has launched Pix, which enhances the photos that users take in a variety of ways, on Wednesday morning. The app is designed to make photos look better and even improves on Appleā€™s Live Photos ability to capture scenes that […]