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Microsoft is working to make meeting-scheduling more simple and seamless with its Calendar.help bot, which soon will be renamed Scheduler.

Microsoft will no longer issue free security updates for Exchange Server 2010 as of October 13, 2020, instead of January 14, 2020.

Microsoft is making it easier for Android users to transfer their credentials to new devices using cloud backup and recovery in the Microsoft Authenticator app.

Microsoft's October 2 fall event is going to feature not just new Surface devices, but new services and 'experiences' as well.

Microsoft's newest Windows 10 20H1 feature update for Fast Ring Insiders, build 18980, adds new Windows Subsystem for Linux features and more.

If and when Microsoft moves ahead with its own portable speaker, it is more likely to fit into its Teams and smart-meetings strategy than to go head-to-head with other consumer-focused devices.

Microsoft may deliver a new Surface Go tablet with a more powerful CPU, if a new Geekbench benchmark offers any indication.

Microsoft is working on a Teams client for Linux, officials have confirmed, but still no word on when it will arrive.

Microsoft is adding satellite support to Azure ExpressRoute and is making Azure available from two new regions in Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany.

Microsoft is giving its To Do task-management app a makeover which makes it look more like Wunderlist, the task manager that Microsoft acquired and plans to shut down in favor of To Do.

Microsoft is rolling out a list of fixes for Windows 10 20H1 as part of build 18975. A 20H1 bug bash is slated to begin late this month.

Microsoft is continuing to build out its Connected Vehicle Platform, a collection of Azure-connected IoT, diagnostic, security and other services.

A day later, everyone's seemingly alive but Windows still isn't 'free.'

Microsoft has acquired Movere, a Microsoft (and AWS) cloud partner and plans to use its tools to complement Microsoft's Azure Migrate service.

Microsoft has added its promised cloud-reset feature, plus a new tablet-mode option to its latest Windows 10 20H1 test build, No. 18970.

Microsoft's HoloLens 2 augmented-reality headset could begin shipping starting in September, based on remarks by one of the company's executives.

Outlook.com and the mobile Outlook apps are the first to get dark mode. The rest of the Office mobile apps are up next.

Microsoft is holding a fall hardware launch in New York City and an ARM-based Surface with LTE and an AMD-based Surface Laptop could be among the devices debuting there.

Microsoft is running a limited-time promotion for EA and EAS customers which will give them a year of Windows 7 extended security updates for no additional charge.

Stormy Peters, most recently a senior community manager with Red Hat, is now director of Microsoft's Open Source Programs Office.