Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Last fall, Mr. Nadella came to Washington and in a comprehensive speech the Microsoft CEO laid out Microsoft’s broad vision for security in the enterprise. Today, the company made a series of announcements in a lengthy blog post from Microsoft Chief Information Security Officer Brett Arsenault that starts to bring that vision into clearer focus. It’s probably not a… Read More... →

Microsoft today announced the launch of multiple products that are meant to make companies more secure online. Perhaps the most compelling new feature is a more intelligent way to spot threats that could affect applications and data that companies are running on Microsoft Azure. Today Microsoft is introducing a service called Advanced Threat Detection for the […]... →

Изобретательница Джой из одноименного фильма никому не могла продать самоотжимающуюся швабру, которую она создала. Когда ей удалось договориться с телемагазином о презентации товара в передаче, ведущий не разобрался в устройстве и испортил эфир. В итоге швабру никто не заказал. У Джой на руках оказалось 50 тысяч устройств, которые не продавались, и два невыплаченных кредита. Героиня была в отчаянье, но решила не сдаваться и попросила продюсера передачи дать ей еще один шанс – презентовать самой изобретение.... →

Microsoft объявила о приобретении платформы для разработки кроссплатформенных приложений Xamarin. Подробности сделки не разглашаются.... →

EXCLUSIVE: Keyboards are hot lately. Microsoft bought one earlier this month for a quarter of a billion dollars, and then released another just yesterday. Why? One reason: Keyboards are the one thing that tie all apps together. Tying things together is not a big part of one of the newest entrants on the keyboard stage, Air, created by Vancouver-based […]... →

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Xamarin, a company that allows developers to build fully native apps across several platforms from a single shared code base. Microsoft and Xamarin have worked closely together since a global partnership was announced in 2013 to make it more simple for mobile developers to build native apps on platforms in Visual Studio. A possible… Read More... →

Following years of rumors, Microsoft has acquired Xamarin, a company that aids cross-platform development of mobile applications. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. “With today’s acquisition announcement we will be taking this work much further to make our world class developer tools and services even better with deeper integration and enable seamless mobile app dev […]... →

Microsoft today announced the release of a new Windows 10 preview build for PCs that are part of the fast ring of the Windows Insider Program. In addition to this new Build 14271, Microsoft is also rolling out Windows 10 Mobile Build 14267.1004 for insiders in the fast ring. This release comes less than one […]... →

ANALYSIS: Microsoft quietly unveiled a new mobile keyboard app yesterday, the latest in a long line of apps to emerge from the labs of Microsoft Garage, a hub for experimental tinkering. Available in the U.S. only for now, Hub Keyboard for Android saves you time by letting you search for and share documents, translate messages, copy […]... →

Сооснователь Microsoft — об отказе Apple сотрудничать с властями... →

Фонд развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ) вложил 6,75 млн рублей в визуальную SaaS-платформу для автоматизации процесса разработки и развертывания серверных приложений Last.Backend. Об этом Firrma рассказал основатель  проекта Александр Калошин. Первый транш прошел в конце 2015 года. Если будут выполнены KPI, то общая сумма инвестиций составит 15 млн рублей. Инвестиции позволили собрать всю команду вместе, нанять разработчиков, маркетолога и проектировщика интерфейсов. Last.Backend позволяет разработчикам быс... →

I’m guessing you like free games. Here’s some details about the free game’s you could get in March. Microsoft today revealed what Xbox Live Gold members will receive in March. From March 1 to March 15, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishment for Xbox One and Supreme Commander 2 for Xbox 360 are free, followed by Lords of the […]... →

Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality device seems too futuristic to exist, but everything we’ve seen makes it look like it works as advertised. A new video meant for developers (via WinBeta) is giving us our first decent look at the HoloLens user interface in action. The tutorial shows the modified Windows 10 operating system floating in the air […]... →

Bill Gates is siding with the FBI and says Apple should unlock the phone of the San Bernardino shooter. In an interview with FT, the Microsoft founder simply reiterates the Justice Department’s claim that this is a specific case and the FBI is not asking for a general unlocking tool. “This is a specific case where the government is asking for access to information,” Bill… Read More... →

AOL объявил о расширении охвата премиум-форматов рекламы. Теперь эти объявления будут также появляться на MSN.com и внутри приложений в сети Millennial Media. Рекламные форматы Halo, Devil, Devil Full-Page Flex, Billboard и Loft уже отображаются на MSN-сайтах в США, Канаде, Японии и Испании. В марте они будут запущены во Франции, Великобритании, Германии, Италии и Бразилии. Линейка премиум-форматов видеорекламы будет доступна на этих рынках позже в этом квартале. Показ рекламного блока Devil Full-Page Fle... →

Posted by ronell-smith[Estimated read time: 9 minutes] In 2009, I wrote a magazine story about a Japanese lure company selling high-end fishing lures in the US for $20 to $50 each. With anglers buying the lures in droves, it was only a matter of time before competitors followed suit, creating carbon copies of the best sellers, which lead to a market frenzy the industry had never seen. Months later, I interviewed the owner of the lure company everyone was copying. His comments were eye-opening and accurate. ... →

Microsoft today announced a few changes to the Windows Store. Microsoft says it has improved search rankings for apps and games in the store, and more reviews should be showing up there soon. Reviews from people participating in the Slow ring of the Windows Insider Program, which provides preview builds of Windows 10 updates, will […]... →

Microsoft’s online gaming infrastructure is having a rough February. Xbox Live is down for some gamers today, according to complaints on social media. People are complaining that they cannot boot up their digital games. This means that if you own a download-only release like Trials Fusion or the digital version of something like Star Wars: […]... →

Halo’s greatest players are fighting for more than just bragging rights. Microsoft announced today that 16 teams from across the globe have earned a spot in the Halo World Championship, which features players competing in Halo 5: Guardians. The event has a prize pool of $2.5 million. The tournament will take place from March 18 to […]... →

Skype Qik, Microsoft’s attempt at spinning off video messaging into a simplified mobile application, is shutting down. The app was first introduced in fall 2014 to serve a different audience than the larger, more fully-featured, Skype application. Instead of offering real-time chat, screen sharing and audio and video calling, Qik was designed only for asynchronous video messaging. The… Read More... →