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Microsoft's Phone Link app makes it easy to get a seamless experience between your phone and Windows PC. The best part? The ...

In honor of Microsoft's 50th anniversary, we've ranked the best Windows consumer operating systems Microsoft has ever shipped ...

Intel is shutting down its Unison app, which allowed Windows PCs to connect with PCs for sharing files, synchronizing photos, ...

As Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary, I look back on the demo you never saw of the device you never used: Microsoft's ...

which allows users to select a preferred calling and messaging app. This means that when an iPhone user taps on a phone number, WhatsApp can be set as the default option instead of Apple’s built ...

The WhatsApp calling ... apps. To make this experience even more seamless, WhatsApp is now working on the ability to set the app as the default Phone and Messages app on iPhones. According to ...

When you choose a new app as your default, it is automatically used for related actions. In this case, if you tap on a phone number, the iPhone will use WhatsApp to call it instead of the iOS ...

In May, Microsoft plans to roll out a new Windows scheduled task that launches automatically to help Microsoft Office apps load faster. The company says the "Startup Boost" task will launch in ...

MTN South Africa and low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite service company Lynk Global carried out a successful technical trial of one of the first satellite-to-mobile device phone calls in South Africa.

He's covered major launches, from Windows 10 and 11 to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. Sean's journey began with the Lumia 740, leading to strong ties with app developers.

Indeed, if you're tired of the look of that dusty ol Mail app or if you just want to add a personal touch to your phone, you can change the look of any app icon. There are two ways to change them.