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01:43 05.04.2016

Microsoft’s mobile problem may not be a problem at all

When Microsoft announced its Windows 10 strategy last year, the thinking was that the unified platform would drive Windows Mobile and finally bring the Windows phone out of the doldrums where it’s been virtually forever. The idea was you could develop once for Windows 10 desktop and easily share that code on any device, making it impossibly attractive for developers, which would… Read More... →

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17:46 04.04.2016

Outlook Premium, Microsoft’s subscription email service, starts trials at $3.99 per month

Microsoft’s experiment with getting customers to pay for additional features in Outlook will be priced at $3.99 per month, according to an updated page on Microsoft’s website, uncovered today. Earlier this year, news leaked of a new, paid version of Microsoft’s Outlook.com email service, called “Outlook Premium,” which would allow users to set up custom domain… Read More... →

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17:01 04.04.2016

An interview with a Microsoft HoloLens true believer

Michael Hoffman is a true believer when it comes to the potential of Microsoft’s HoloLens holographic glasses technology. So much so that he quit his job on the HoloLens team. Hoffman was part of the Microsoft Research that created HoloLens, which just started shipping in developer kit form last week for $3,000. But he decided […]... →

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13:00 04.04.2016

Apttus adds support for Microsoft Dynamics as it tries to expand its market reach beyond Salesforce

Since its earliest days Apttus has always been a Salesforce shop. It’s built on the Salesforce platform and worked exclusively with Salesforce CRM, but that changed today when the company announced it would also be supporting Microsoft Dynamics in the future. There seemed to be a shift in the company’s thinking at the end of last year when Salesforce bought SteelBrick, a fellow… Read More... →

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12:50 04.04.2016

Для SAP и Microsoft нашли замену: В реестре Минкомсвязи появилась отечественна ERP-система «Галактика»

Глава Минкомсвязи Николай Никифоров подписал документы о включении более 60 программных продуктов в единый реестр российского программного обеспечения, говорится в сообщении Минкомсвязи. На сегодняшний день в реестр вошло уже более 300 программных продуктов. Сейчас в реестре появилась первая система управления предприятием, ориентированная на крупных клиентов - продукт компании "Галактика".... →

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04:12 04.04.2016

The boomerang kid: Rob Glaser on his return to RealNetworks and what’s next

FEATURE: The most surprising fact about video and music streaming pioneer RealNetworks more than 22 years after its founding is that the Seattle-based company still exists. Since being founded by former Microsoft executive Rob Glaser in 1994, the company has managed to be at times too far ahead of the curve and too far behind; a […]... →

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19:01 03.04.2016

Microsoft game chief Phil Spencer on openness, HoloLens, and Xbox 1.5

Microsoft has had its fair share of criticism about its platform strategy. Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, recently blasted Microsoft’s commitment to an open Windows platform. HoloLens may not do much for games at a time when rivals are betting on virtual reality. And Sony continues to lead in hardware sales in the console wars. […]... →

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04:16 03.04.2016

Hands-on with the Surface Hub

The Surface Hub, Microsoft’s large touch-enabled display that runs Windows 10, is not designed for consumers. It’s made, really, for businesses. That said, I had fun using it for a few minutes yesterday, when Microsoft executives gave me the opportunity to see it up close, now that the devices have started shipping. There’s a special […]... →

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00:18 03.04.2016

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer: ‘I’m not a big fan of Xbox One and a half’

As rumors swirl of a potential PlayStation 4.5 and an Xbox 1.5, we can all but rule out the latter. Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, isn’t interested in offering an upgraded Xbox One. He wants a substantial successor, not just a small iteration. “I’m not a big fan of Xbox One and a […]... →

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18:05 02.04.2016

Here’s how we fix the Tay problem

GUEST: Microsoft’s intelligent chatbot Tay behaved badly last week (and this week too), but that shouldn’t have shocked any of us. Clearly, we’re expecting too much of AI too soon. Flaws are what make us who we are as people — they define us. So it’s a bit of a double standard that we seem to […]... →

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01:09 02.04.2016

Apple looks pretty damn good at 40

Apple Computer Company was founded 40 years ago today, on April Fools’ Day, in Los Altos, California, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne. To celebrate its big four-oh — as Microsoft did last year — the company is flying a commemorative pirate flag at its headquarters, 1 Infinite Loop, in Cupertino, a […]... →

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19:40 01.04.2016

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Miitomo hits the U.S., and Final Fantasy XV gets a release date

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we reviewed Microsoft exclusive Quantum Break, the Oculus Rift starts shipping, and we discussed how Muslims are portrayed in gaming. Happy reading, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and opinion Watch us play Quantum Break Watch a stop motion video made entirely in Snapchat Dark Souls III […]... →

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19:27 01.04.2016

Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon voice support for Obama’s Clean Power Plan

Tech giants Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon have submitted a joint brief to the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court in support of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) to empower the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate emissions from power plants across the U.S. The CPP was blocked (for now) by the Supreme Court yesterday after “five separate stay applications were filed by […]... →

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17:16 01.04.2016

Watch us play Quantum Break

Let’s go play with Iceman! Microsoft is getting ready to launch Quantum Break, one of its biggest games of the first half of 2016, April 5 for Xbox One and PC. This is the latest release from Alan Wake developer Remedy, and it features cinematic storytelling similar to the studio’s other games. Actor Shawn Ashmore, […]... →

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10:03 01.04.2016

Quantum Break tips and tricks that keep you from getting stuck in time

Quantum Break is the new time travel game from Microsoft and developer Remedy Entertainment, and it has one of the most interesting and complex stories I’ve ever seen in a video game. Quantum Break is one of the most important new original games coming from Microsoft, which needs exclusive games like this for its hardware […]... →

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10:02 01.04.2016

Quantum Break gameplay and TV episodes show the blending of interactivity and live action video

Quantum Break is a big new video game from Microsoft for the PC and Xbox One. Remedy worked on this time-travel shooter game for five years. It is perhaps the biggest new original game that Microsoft has coming for the Xbox One, and its success or failure will help or hinder Microsoft in its console […]... →

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10:01 01.04.2016

Quantum Break takes interactivity, video, and time travel in a riveting direction

Time travel stories are perhaps the most complicated plots in all of storytelling, and they’re very difficult to pull off. But when they work, they’re awesome, like The Terminator movies or Stephen King’s The Dark Tower novels. Quantum Break, the big budget video game from Microsoft and developer Remedy Entertainment, has one of the most […]... →

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02:54 01.04.2016

Sorry, Oculus, but Hololens gets my money

The battle between headsets you strap to your heads is being brought to a rolling boil this week, as Microsoft’s HoloLens Dev Kit and Oculus Rift both start shipping to customers. Being a lover of cutting-edge tech, you’d expect I’d be in lust with both technologies, but no. HoloLens did something to me that Oculus never managed: It made me think I was leaping into the… Read More... →

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00:49 01.04.2016

Xamarin CEO Nat Friedman on getting acquired by Microsoft

Microsoft announced in February its plans to acquire the cross-platform development platform Xamarin; the deal closed about two weeks ago. Even though the ink on the contracts has barely dried, Microsoft already made Xamarin the center of attention at its annual Build developer conference today by announcing its plans to roll Xamarin into every Visual Studio tier, including the free… Read More... →

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00:36 01.04.2016

Xbox Live down as some multiplayer features fail to load

Gamers are encountering problems communicating and getting into matches with their friends on Microsoft’s consoles. Xbox Live is down for some, according to complaints on social media. Most people who are running into errors are finding that they cannot start up a group chat session or send invites to friends. This is preventing Xbox One […]... →

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