Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Between the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Edition and the announcement of a new Surface Book, today’s Microsoft news was firmly focused on the desktop. But as the company works to build its future ecosystem, it’s keenly aware that no play in the space is complete without a mobile strategy. What shape that strategy will take, however, has been pretty unclear in the wake of… Read More... →

Security researcher Mathy Vanhoef publicly disclosed a serious vulnerability in the WPA2 encryption protocol yesterday that affects all devices that use WiFi. While we’ve listed many ways to protect yourself against KRACK, the best way to completely eradicate it from your network is to update all your WiFi devices. And some companies have been faster than others.… Read More... →

Компания Microsoft официально объявила о выходе обновления Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, представленного в мае 2017 года. Начиная с 17 октября доступ к новой версии операционной системы постепенно получат пользователи Windows 10 по всему миру.... →

Once upon a time, Microsoft had a whole line of gaming hardware under the Sidewinder brand, and while they never really put a dent in Razer or Logitech, they put out some decent mice (the X3 “might serve as a good introduction to multiple DPI settings for your mom or dad,” I wrote in 2010). I’m glad to see they’re returning to that advanced-mousing heritage with the… Read More... →

It’s well past time to put to rest any doubt surrounding Microsoft’s hardware ambitions. Over the past few years, the company has transformed the Surface line from boutique proof of concept to one of the more innovative and forward-looking PC brands on the market. The Surface Book is one of the best examples of the line — Microsoft took the wraps off the Surface Book 2… Read More... →

Announced roughly this time last year, Creators Update was Microsoft’s attempt to capture the creative types who have long been considered a core part of the Mac ecosystem’s userbase. The update brought simple 3D content creation tools to Windows 10 and additional gaming functionality, among other things. The new Fall Creators Update, which is set to roll out to all users today,… Read More... →

In the earliest days of the Surface, it was hard to shake the notion that the line was something of a reference design for Windows 8. Things have evolved quite a bit. The line has grown to include two convertible tablets, a pair of laptops, a 28-inch all-in-one and a high-tech whiteboard, while the devices themselves have become some of the most capable and compelling in their respective spaces. Read More... →

Социальная сеть LinkedIn приступила к закрытому тестированию автопроигрываемой видеорекламы. Первыми новый формат опробуют Prudential Financial и Microsoft Canada. В первой половине 2018 года доступ к нововведению получат все рекламодатели. Рекламные видеоролики будут отображаться как отдельные блоки контента с ярлыком «Promoted». В настоящее время они тестируются только на мобильных устройствах. Рекламодатели смогут загружать свои видео через […]... →

Над продуктами Microsoft Могилевский работал 17 лет.... →

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The Dutch data protection authority has concluded that Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system breaches local privacy law on account of its collection of telemetry metadata. The OS has been available since the end of July 2015. Read More... →

Today hell did not freeze over, but something remarkable happened. Microsoft and AWS announced they were working on a project together. Project Gluon is an open source, deep learning project for building, deploying and managing machine learning models. It’s worth noting that AWS and Microsoft compete fiercely in the cloud market. In fact, they each have artificial intelligence toolkits… Read More... →

AWS and Microsoft may be arch rivals when it comes to competing for business in cloud storage and services, but when it comes to breaking ground in newer areas where volumes of data make a difference to how well the services work and creating systems that are easier to use, collaboration is key. Today, the two companies announced a new deep learning interface called Gluon, designed for… Read More... →

Zenkit, the project management service from German software producer Axonic, has recently made a name for itself as an alternative to Trello and similar Kanban-style systems. Today, it’s expanding its service with the launch of a new task management feature that more closely resembles Wunderlist, the extremely popular to do list app that Microsoft acquired in 2015 and that it will… Read More... →

Американский журнал Forbes опубликовал рейтинг 500 лучших работодателей в мире. Первое место в нём занял холдинг Alphabet, владеющий Google. На второй строчке списка расположилась компания Microsoft, а на третьей – японская финансовая корпорация Japan Exchange Group. Авторы рейтинга отметили, что занявшие первые три позиции компании обладают «выдающейся привлекательностью для сотрудников». В целом в рейтинге преобладают компании […]... →

Российские государственные компании и организации, включая крымские, покупали программное обеспечение Microsoft Corp. в обход антироссийских санкций США. Об этом сообщает Reuters со ссылкой на данные сайта госзакупок и осведомленные источники. По подсчетам журналистов агентства, российские госструктуры купили около 5 тысяч продуктов Microsoft на сумму свыше 60 млн рублей (около $1,03 млн). По частным компаниям информации о закупках в базе нет. Сумма, потраченная на покупку оборудование, не очень большая, ... →

Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana has finally arrived in Skype. Announced at last year’s Microsoft Build 2016 event, the assistant’s integration was also previewed when the company released an overhauled, Snapchat-inspired version of its mobile messaging app this summer. But Cortana for Skype wasn’t ready at that time. Now, the feature is live, offering users… Read More... →

Microsoft Ventures today announced a new AI startup competition with a total prize purse of $3.5 million in investments into the winners. The firm is partnering with Madrona Venture Partners, Notion Capital and Vertex Ventures to host this competition, which is looking for (very) early-stage AI startups in North America, Europe and Israel. The Innovate.AI competition will award $1M in funding… Read More... →

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Microsoft больше не намерен развивать Windows Phone. Компания продолжит выпускать обновления безопасности, устранять ошибки и поддерживать платформу, но новые функции добавлять не будет. Об этом в Twitter рассказал вице-президент корпорации, отвечающий за операционные системы, Джо Бельфиор (Joe Belfiore). Of course we'll continue to support the platform.. bug fixes, security updates, etc. But building new features/hw […]... →