In late October 2024, Microsoft announced a big update for the Photos app for Windows 11 with two new major features: Super Resolution and Optical Character Recognition (OCR). After a month of testing ...

It's been about four months since the OneNote app for Windows received a significant update. Today, though, Microsoft is adding several key features, with the biggest being the ability to scan images ...

Microsoft is bringing its OneNote scanner app called Office Lens to the iPhone after first launching on Windows Phone a year ago. Office Lens is similar to other on-the-go scanner apps letting you use ...

To enable the hidden OCR feature in Windows 11 Photos app, update the app, access the Registry Editor via regedit, load the Photos app settings file, and apply specific registry keys. Once enabled, ...

A new Android malware named SpyAgent uses optical character recognition (OCR) technology to steal cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases from screenshots stored on the mobile device. Microsoft ...

Microsoft PowerToys is getting a new utility called PowerOCR that lets you select text in an image and copy it directly to the Windows clipboard. The new PowerToy is being developed by Windows ...

Microsoft has introduced an option to extract text from images with Snipping Tool. The feature will be available to all soon. The tool now ships with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology ...

The version for iPhones now lets you use the device's camera to translate signs, menus and the like, while the version for Android devices can work offline. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...