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20:50 07.03.2016

You can now use Skype from OneDrive and Office Online

Skype announced today further integrations into Microsoft’s suite of online tools, with news that access to the communications app is now available while working in Office Online and OneDrive. This is an expansion of the earlier announcement from this past October, which then introduced the ability to use Skype voice and video from Office Online and Outlook.com. Starting now, Microsoft… Read More... →

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20:40 07.03.2016

Microsoft now plans March Windows 10 Mobile rollout

EXCLUSIVE: February has come and gone without the highly-anticipated Windows 10 Mobile upgrade for legacy Lumia handsets. In an email to partners, seen by VentureBeat, Microsoft is now targeting a release this month, to occur after the regular monthly service updates for the two Windows 10-powered handsets already on the market, the Lumia 950 and 950 […]... →

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18:27 07.03.2016

Microsoft cancels Fable Legends and proposes closing Lionhead Studios

Microsoft has delivered some unexpected bad news today. The company announced today that it is cancelling Fable Legends, the next installment in the fantasy series that has been an Xbox staple since its debut in 2004. Microsoft also said that it has proposed completely closing Fable developer Lionhead Studios. This could mark the end of […]... →

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15:11 06.03.2016

Microsoft and Google employees in U.S. National Guard may join cyber war against Islamic State

(Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the National Guard’s cyber squadrons will play an increasingly important role in assessing the vulnerabilities of U.S. industrial infrastructure and could be asked to join the fight against Islamic State. The National Guard – a reserve military force that resides in the states but can be mobilized […]... →

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20:50 05.03.2016

Xbox Live is down: Microsoft is investigating why users can’t sign in

Microsoft’s Xbox Live is once again experiencing issues. Users are unable to sign in, and Microsoft is investigating what the problem might be. Ironically, we first spotted the issue without even being on an Xbox. At 9:23 a.m. Pacific, we tried playing Minecraft for Windows. The game requires logging into Xbox Live, but because the […]... →

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19:45 05.03.2016

Why Epic’s Tim Sweeney blasted Microsoft in bid to keep Windows 10 open

About once a decade, Tim Sweeney, graphics guru and CEO of Epic Games, stirs the hornet’s nest. He did so on Friday by blasting Microsoft for allegedly trying to close off the Windows 10 store, and hurting the much-cherished openness of the personal computer. In an op-ed piece in the Guardian and in an interview […]... →

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23:05 04.03.2016

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Cortana in 3 more languages

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with a big focus on Cortana. The company also shared that all firmware updates for Lumia devices will now be automatically published for Windows Insiders. Windows 10 is a service. As we wrote in our deep dive on how Microsoft is still building Windows 10, […]... →

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21:00 04.03.2016

Epic’s Tim Sweeney questions Microsoft’s commitment to an open Windows platform

Tim Sweeney is of the best-known technical experts in the game industry and the CEO of Gears of War creator Epic Games, and he stirred up a big debate about the future of Windows. In an op-ed piece in the Guardian and in an interview with GamesBeat today, Sweeney said that he worries that Microsoft is making […]... →

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19:37 04.03.2016

Source: Microsoft mulled an $8 billion bid for Slack, will focus on Skype instead

When Slack announced new voice and video services earlier this week, the enterprise messaging startup signalled a move into territory dominated by the likes of Microsoft’s Skype. But it looks like this is not the only moment when the two company’s paths have crossed in recent times. Microsoft eyed Slack as a potential acquisition target for as much as $8 billion, TechCrunch… Read More... →

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14:55 04.03.2016

Microsoft will use big data and Bing to help your NCAA bracket picks suck less this year

Let’s just get this out of the way: Your NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket is going to be a train wreck. Not only are there are a multitude of nearly unpredictable upsets, but chances are that when it comes to men’s college basketball, you are an idiot. And we say that with loving kindness. Because […]... →

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04:13 04.03.2016

Box, Google, Facebook, Microsoft come out in support of Apple in “amicus brief”

In the latest sign of support for Apple’s ongoing security legal battle, Box, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and other tech behemoths have filed an “amicus brief,” meaning that they have aligned interests and want their voice to be heard in the upcoming appeals. This is a different amicus brief than the one filed by Square, Twitter, LinkedIn and others earlier today. The… Read More... →

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00:28 04.03.2016

Mobile World Congress 2016: How the major phones fared

ANALYSIS: Despite the volume of, ahem, material revealed prior to the show, this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain still proved to be one of the more exciting conventions in recent years. Almost every major phone manufacturer had significant products to show off, save for a few noteworthy omissions (looking at you, Microsoft and Motorola). What follows […]... →

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23:03 03.03.2016

Box to file amicus brief in support of Apple alongside Facebook, Google, Microsoft

Cloud file syncing and sharing company Box today is announcing that it will formally show its support for Apple in the ongoing Apple-FBI encryption battle by filing an amicus curae brief in Apple’s defense. A Box spokesperson told VentureBeat that the company would file the brief later today alongside Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. “The […]... →

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20:28 02.03.2016

Microsoft will soon offer a HoloLens emulator for developers

Want to develop for Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed-reality platform but don’t want to pay $3,000 for the developer kit? Until now, it looked like you were out of luck, but as Microsoft announced today, you will soon be able to use a HoloLens emulator to write your applications even if you don’t own the actual hardware. The emulator, as well as all of Microsoft’s other… Read More... →

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18:00 02.03.2016

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 2016 update coming in Q2 with technology from Adxstudio acquisition

Microsoft today announced that in the second quarter of this year it will release the “spring wave” update of its Dynamics CRM 2016 software for online customers. Some of the biggest additions to the customer-relationship management software are coming by way of Microsoft’s acquisition last year of Adxstudio, a company that made web portals for […]... →

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10:00 02.03.2016

Microsoft объединит Xbox и ПК

Персональные компьютеры смогут запускать игры, разработанные для консолей... →

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00:40 02.03.2016

Everything Microsoft announced at its Xbox spring showcase

Microsoft held an Xbox spring showcase last week, showing a bunch of games to the press. Here’s a summary of what they announced, as well as links to the interviews we did during the event. We saw a hands-on preview of the first act and first full video episode of Quantum Break, the big exclusive coming […]... →

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23:38 01.03.2016

Microsoft’s Brad Smith stands with Apple while passionately defending encryption

Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer gave a passionate defense of encryption today, saying his coming stood with Apple in its legal battle with the FBI. He made his remarks during a keynote address at the RSA security conference in San Francisco. “There is no technology better than encryption,” Smith said. “Despite the best intentions, the path to… Read More... →

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22:15 01.03.2016

How Remedy controlled a complicated story across the Quantum Break games and videos

Oh what a tangled web we weave … when we’re playing and watching Quantum Break. I discovered that the story behind the big Xbox One and Windows 10 video game coming from Microsoft and Remedy Entertainment is very complicated. That’s the hallmark of Remedy, which made memorable story-based games such as Alan Wake and Max Payne […]... →

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19:15 01.03.2016

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey on Minecraft in VR and launching the Rift

After years of development and demos, virtual reality’s moment of truth is approaching. And that’s pretty exciting for Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus VR, which Facebook bought for $2 billion in 2014. Luckey has been touting the virtues of VR for several years, and he was out again at Microsoft’s Xbox spring showcase to […]... →

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