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Microsoft has been on a mission in recent years when it comes to building and improving on its Team platform. Particularly since the start of the pandemic when remote work became more prominent, Microsoft Teams has been a frequently updated business tool in hopes of competing with other collaboration platforms on the market. As it happens, one of those updates is around the corner, and it will bring with it some features aimed at making messaging a bit easier for coworkers....

But to attain his status, trends had to be disillusioned. That is, trends by themselves are not important – but Ubertrends, on the other hand, are crucial. To Tchong, there are three main Ubertrends – time compression, the digital lifestyle, and unwired – and they all cascade through society to leave smaller trends in their wake. Ubertrends, then, are responsible for the birth of innovation. A succinct analysis of united trends and innovations in turn helps us adapt to the changing of values of life like speed and convergence....

Salesforce has been the king of the mountain when it comes to Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for years. The company’s robust offerings paired with its vast popularity with established corporations and small businesses alike has made it near impossible to compete with in any meaningful way. Now, however, Microsoft and Adobe will be pooling their resources to put together an AI-powered CRM that will seek to dethrone Salesforce from its cushy spot atop the industry....

The pandemic has meant that many of us have been working remotely, and at this time, being able to share access rights and information has been key, so anything that can make this process smoother is to be welcomed. It marks the start of what Microsoft is dubbing the “year of sharing,” rolling out changes based on feedback from its users. Sharing with Microsoft 356 According to a message in its tech community blog, Microsoft has identified several pain points for its users, based on customer feedback, highlighting several key points:...

Up until now, Firefox browsers looking to join a Teams call would be redirected to other browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. And for those lucky enough to get through, the call quality would be shaky at best. Thankfully, in a bid to “improve meeting support” for its users, Microsoft Teams recently pledged to make its software compatible with the Firefox web browser. This is part of a broader effort from the software company to make its video conferencing software more accessible....

The news was revealed at its three-day Microsoft Ignite event, alongside more security improvements for the collaboration platform. With the pandemic seeing the work space become more fragmented as many continue to work from home, the extra security settings for Teams are sure to be welcomed. The feature, which is to be added in the first half of 2021, will give users the option to enable end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for one-to-one ad hoc VoIP calls, initially....

Last year, I challenged two professional analysts to find the three most actionable KPI’s (key performance indicators) to improve the Mad Mimi experience for new users—and to suggest some actions. Two weeks later, we had lots of interesting data but no clear steps for improving the user experience. The key to growth—and to helping users get the most out of our email marketing service—was hiding in plain sight. We tossed the initial data and started looking at our most engaged users....

Businesses viewed the success of Tinder as a jumping off point. Entrepreneurs, startup founders, and investors insisted that if they could somehow take the swiping technology and apply it to other, less tawdry purposes, they could make a fortune. Retail apps, networking platforms, even actual dating websites tried out this unique method of entertaining users. And while these services seem like odd places to swipe, you have no idea how bad things have apparently gotten....

Other states that followed closely behind included Washington and Wyoming, making up the top three most catfished areas of the US. At the other end of the spectrum, South Dakotans were deemed the least likely to fall for the scam. In the last year, catfishing scams have cost American victims $475 million, with a notable rise from previous years being blamed on the current pandemic. The Best and Worst Catfishing States According the the research by HighSpeedInternet....

In contrast, and looking back at Chinese smartphone companies, you’ll find that they have increased market share from 79% to 86.7%. A possible reason behind this is that these Chinese companies are putting huge efforts in the offline sales channel – a channel that increased by 23.6%, comparing to least year. Chinese Smartphone Sales Are Up Using the unique advantages offered by that offline channel, the GHOV group (comprised by Gionee, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, four of the biggest Chinese smartphone brands) has a currently strong stance in the domestic market, occupying the top four seats....

One company, neo 360, has taken this commitment to video production to another level by providing users with comprehensive, user-focused slow-motion capabilities rarely seen even in live sporting events. By simply running a high-speed video into the neo 360 encoder, users will be able to control the frame rate with a swipe of a finger. The innovative technology has so much potential that top sports networks were forced to take notice, so much so that Fox Sports has agreed to begin testing the slow motion video on-demand mobile technology at live sporting events around the country....

Pebble became the highest-funded project on Kickstarter 6 days after it launched, zipping past the video game project Double Fine Adventure, which raised over $3.3 million. Pebble features a high-resolution e-paper display (like the Kindle) and connects to your Android or iPhone so you can check who’s calling, see text messages (Android only), and get email or Facebook notifications. You can also track your run and control apps like iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, and Google Music – plus, the startup is releasing a free SDK for app developers to integrate more apps with Pebble....

Between celebrities bashing the redesign on Twitter and the million-signature petition on Change.org calling for “Snap Inc. to change the app back to the basics,” it seems users aren’t adjusting to the revamped format as well as the social media company had hoped. However, fear of change is nothing new in the world of social media, as pretty much every platform has received considerable backlash in response to a similarly significant redesign on more than one occasion....

To get an idea, we asked people to let us know what new phrases they had adopted in their work lives, and we got inundated with messages with everything from ‘coasting culture’ to ‘reboarding’, ‘BYOD’ and beyond. What do these mean? We explain all. Glossary of New and Trending Work Terms A Anti-procrastination café – A new concept from Japan, Jeffrey Zhou of Fig Loans filled us in on these businesses....

The growing momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement has put pressure on plenty of businesses and institutions to offer statements of support – Nextdoor among them. But, the platform has come under immediate fire for failing to address the hotbeds of racial prejudice that can spring up among its communities all too easily. A new petition is calling for a suite of specific changes to Nextdoor’s setup. These include a better application process for moderators, a code of conduct, and increased transparency of how its platform is moderated....

Ransomware attackers reached 66% of organizations in the healthcare industry in 2021, a survey found, up from just 34% a year earlier. In addition, healthcare ransomware victims are the most likely to pay — although, interestingly, the average amount paid is far below that of other industries. Here’s what to know about the state of the industry, and how you can keep your own organization secure. Two Thirds of Healthcare Organizations Are Attacked Sophos’s new report, titled The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022, just dropped a few days ago, and it paints a picture of sharply increased security risks across the industry....

If you think you have a simple, comprehensive ways of playing the best games from the 80s, 90s and 2000s, you ain’t seen nothing yet. This console has everything you need to play games from Nintendo NES, Sega N64, Sega Genesis, and even Atari VCS 2600. And as one of the smallest consoles on the market (it fits in your hand), this portable device is a vintage gamers dream. While this is obviously the best invention in the history of gaming, RetroEngine didn’t stop there....

Samsung has teased the ambitious foldable screen technology at a myriad of events over the last few years to excited cheers. While their announcement event made a lot of bold claims, the prospect of a foldable phone was enough for us all to shove any skepticism under the rug for the foreseeable future. However, as leads began to come out, potential first adopters began to see the downside of being an innovator of new technology....

Though it may make the biggest headlines with its top-of-the-line smartphones, such as the Galaxy S10 range, and the bendable screen Galaxy Fold, Samsung also puts out a number of high quality, low-cost phones in its A-series. Here’s what to know about the Galaxy A70 (plus A50 and A30), including all the top specs, and whether it’s worth nabbing. There’s even an on-screen fingerprint reader, just like Samsung’s higher-end Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus phones....

Instead of moving to a new project, the developers went on to painstakingly update and redesign the application for over three years before finally launching a version for the iPhone. The result? The iPhone version is just as beautiful, responsive and fun to use as the iPad version. It’s not an iPad clone slimmed down to fit on the smaller display. Instead, the entire application and interface have been revamped to honor the beloved experience of the larger tablet....