Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

After months of teasing, Microsoft is finally almost ready to give Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta users a taste of VR. In a blog post celebrating the first anniversary of Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta, Microsoft announced that support for the Oculus Rift will be coming “in the next few weeks” as a free update to existing users. People who want to get in on the action… Read More... →

В 1907 году двое друзей Клод Райан и Джим Кейси собирались открыть свой бизнес по доставке почты. Первое время им приходилось заниматься выполнением разнообразных задач, таких как разовые поручения клиентов, передача сообщений пешком, покупки в аптекарских магазинах. Так они привлекали своих первых клиентов. Сейчас их компания UPS является крупнейшей корпорацией, специализирующейся на экспресс-доставке и логистике. Firrma подготовила серию историй молодых предпринимателей, каждый из которых рассказал нам о ... →

Компания Microsoft создала приложение для iPhone и iPad — Microsoft Pix, сообщило издание The Verge. «Умное» приложение можно использовать для создания максимально качественных изображений вместо стандартной камеры на iOS-устройствах.... →

Microsoft Pix is looking to become your new go-to camera app on iPhone. The new iOS offering from Microsoft’s mobile team employs some artificial intelligence smarts to help make sure you take the best pictures, by eliminating human error through batch captures and by enhancing image color, exposure and other variables that can make the difference between drab and dramatic for your… Read More... →

По мнению Тима Суини, Microsoft убеждает разработчиков игр переходить с платформы Win32 на новый программный интерфейс Universal Windows Platform, чтобы потом с его помощью сделать Steam неконкурентоспособным .... →

We can’t all be botanists, unfortunately, but most of us do have smartphones, and that may be a start. A computer vision system built by Microsoft Research Asia can identify thousands of species of flowers with nothing but a picture. Read More... →

LinkedIn, now on the way to becoming a part of Microsoft, is putting some more firepower into its sales product: the company has acquired PointDrive, a startup that has built a service that lets salespeople share content with prospective clients to help seal the deal. Terms of this deal are not being disclosed. PointDrive was based out of Chicago and had no VC funding disclosed in… Read More... →

Sure the plain ole Xbox got a price drop down to $249 ahead of the release of the console’s svelte new configuration, but Microsoft’s still looking to lure in bargain hunters who’ve been eying the 40-percent slimmer new console. This morning the company showed off two Xbox One S bundles, due out a few weeks after the system’s August 2nd debut, each featuring one of… Read More... →

Microsoft announced a number of updates to Word, PowerPoint and Outlook today that will bring more of its machine learning smarts (among other things) to some of its core Office suite products. For Word, the focus is on helping you become a better, more confident writer. With Researcher for Word, the team is now building a new tool into Word that helps you find information regarding the… Read More... →

In 2000, Yahoo was worth $125 billion. In 2008, it rejected a $44 billion buyout from Microsoft. And today it sold to Verizon for $4.83 billion. The lesson here is, if you won the last computing platform and are on the cusp of the next one you’re not built for, you might want to sell the company. Mobile fell on an unsuspecting Yahoo like a piano on a cartoon villain. It was a web portal. Read More... →

It can’t be disputed: Windows 10 has been a wild success for Microsoft, after being installed on more than 350 million devices. To mark this, August 2nd marks the release of the Anniversary Update which brings a slew of tweaks, fixes and new features. Read More... →

This weekend, Microsoft dropped the price of the Xbox One for the third time since May, giving users access to the Xbox 360 successor for a mere $250. Remember, the Xbox One originally launched with a 500GB drive and a Kinect sensor for $499, all the way back in November of 2013. In the years since, the console has dropped dramatically in price, going to $399 in June of 2014. Since May of… Read More... →

Microsoft вновь нарушила законы Франции... →

Национальная комиссия по информатике и гражданским свободам Франции (CNIL) предписала Microsoft ограничить сбор личных данных пользователей Windows 10. В противном случае компании грозит штраф в 150 тыс. евро. При повторных нарушениях он может быть удвоен до 300 тыс. евро. Комиссия уведомила корпорацию о том, что ей следует прекратить избыточный сбор данных и наблюдение за действиями пользователей без их согласия. В ведомстве считают, что такая […]... →

The learn to code space is packed with ideas. But when it comes to what children want to do online, towering over everything else is the build-it-yourself Microsoft-owned Minecraft platform. All lesser virtual, creative playgrounds are overshadowed by this pixellated silhouette. Read More... →

Microsoft this morning announced an expansion to its Office 365 suite with the debut of a new service called Bookings, which will allow customers to schedule appointments with a business using online software. In addition to connecting businesses and customers without the need for a phone call, Bookings will also manage other aspects to appointment management, including sending out… Read More... →

Keyboard app maker Swiftkey, which was acquired by Microsoft for $250 million in February, has officially launched its first product since that acquisition — and it’s an emoji-predicting keyboard app, called Swiftmoji. Read More... →

Microsoft announced earnings last night and i focused in a bit on their search specific numbers. There weren't many blurps about it in the specific release besides for "search advertising revenue increased $514 million or 54%...... →

Корпорация Microsoft огласила результаты финансовой отчётности за II квартал 2016. Для компании это четвертый финансовый квартал. В отчётном периоде скорректированная прибыль компании, рассчитанная не по GAAP составила $22,6 млрд., увеличившись на 5% год к году. Если рассчитывать по GAAP, то скорректированная прибыль Microsoft составила $20,6 млрд. Прибыль компании на одну акцию не по GAAP составила […]... →

Microsoft today reported earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2016, its first earnings report after announcing its proposed acquisition of LinkedIn. The company’s earnings came in at a non-GAAP revenue of $22.6 billion and $0.69 of adjusted per-share profit. Wall Street expected the company to report earnings per share of $0.58 on revenue of $22.14B. In the year-ago-quarter… Read More... →