A lightning-fast crash course on JavaScript, the world’s most popular programming language. From its 1995 origins as Mocha in Netscape to powering front-end apps, Node.js servers, mobile apps, and ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

Microsoft is testing a new feature on its Edge browser for Android that lets you play videos in the background. The feature can be enabled through the Edge flags page. It works on YouTube, so you can ...

Apparently, quite recently, the extension ublock origin was automatically replaced by ublock origin lite, so now in the extension store there are two ublock origin lite. One, which was originally just ...

Some users have reported that Microsoft Edge is not showing History data on their Windows PC. It happened after resetting or formatting the system, customizing settings, etc. For some users, the ...

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Microsoft's AI assistant can take control, offer suggestions, and find shortcuts to your queries. Microsoft jumped on the AI-powered internet browser bandwagon today with a new "experimental" tool for ...

Microsoft shut down its movies and TV store on Xbox consoles and Windows PCs today. MSFT will not offer refunds for purchases. Netflix revenue goes up 16% to $11.08 billion in Q2. Microsoft (MSFT) has ...

Microsoft has quietly stopped selling movies and TV shows on its Microsoft Store for Windows PCs and Xbox consoles. While entertainment content still appears on the Store as of this writing, ...

In context: Windows has included a proprietary JavaScript engine since the release of Internet Explorer 3.0 nearly 30 years ago. Technically, JScript is Microsoft's own dialect of the ...