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19:45 21.03.2016

Halo 5 veterans create First Strike Games studio

Three veterans from Halo 5 and video game agent Jeff Hilbert have teamed up to create First Strike Games, a new Seattle studio focused on multiplayer PC and console games. The team includes Kevin Franklin, Brian Lemon, and Doug Barnes from 343 Industries, the Microsoft studio dedicated to making Halo video games. Before Halo 5’s launch, […]... →

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19:10 21.03.2016

Halo 5: Guardians will get massive co-op battles with Warzone Firefight multiplayer

Halo 5: Guardians is getting a big new multiplayer feature dubbed Warzone Firefight, which will enable teams of up to eight players to work cooperatively against huge waves of enemies. Announced yesterday during the Halo World Championship Finals, the new content from Microsoft and 343 Industries combines the Warzone mode of massive battles in Halo 5 […]... →

1,126 venturebeat.com

18:46 21.03.2016

«Моя девушка работает в ИТ»: Каково работать на одном рынке со своей половинкой

Супруги и возлюбленные девушек из российской ИТ-индустрии (представительниц Microsoft, «Лаборатории Касперского», Yota, Acronis, «Связного», «Островок.ру» и других компаний) рассказали редакции vc.ru, как они познакомились со своей подругой, какое место работа занимает в её жизни и каковы плюсы и минусы построения отношений с женщинами из ИТ-сферы.... →

1,141 siliconrus.com

17:50 21.03.2016

Apple’s iPhone SE event: Everything you need to know, plus how to watch live

Apple’s long-rumored iPhone SE event kicks off at 10 a.m. PDT today (1 p.m. EDT, 5 p.m. GMT and UTC) and you can stream it live right here via Safari, Microsoft’s Edge browser, or an Apple TV (2nd generation or newer). Follow along with us during the event on Twitter — @VentureBeat — for quick updates as the news rolls out. […]... →

2,280 venturebeat.com

17:27 21.03.2016

Интервью с разработчиками: на что обращают внимание в Microsoft, Google, Amazon и других ИТ-компаниях

Консультант ИТ-рекрутингового агентства GMS Services Наталия Березина собрала рассказы представителей российских и зарубежных компаний, которые проводили технические интервью на позицию разработчика или проходили их в качестве кандидатов.... →

1,711 siliconrus.com

23:30 20.03.2016

Now the cloud wars (really) begin

For all of the back-and-forth between Microsoft, Amazon, Google and others over the past couple of years, we’ve only seen the most nascent battles in a multi-decade war for the future of the cloud. Read More... →

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21:18 19.03.2016

PlayStation 4 & Xbox One adopting Nintendo’s handheld update strategy makes sense to analysts

ANALYSIS: Your Xbox One is obsolete. Your PlayStation 4 is junk. But if these consoles are starting to feel old, Microsoft and Sony may step in to sell you the same thing all over again with something extra sprinkled on top. Analysts think it’s possible that Sony and Microsoft could start applying Nintendo’s iterative strategy for handhelds to […]... →

1,323 venturebeat.com

11:38 19.03.2016

Минкомсвязи России внесло аналог пакета Microsoft Office «МойОфис» в единый реестр российского ПО

Минкомсвязи России добавило 155 программных продуктов в единый реестр российского ПО. Глава Минкомсвязи России Николай Никифоров подписал соответствующий приказ 18 марта 2016 года. Среди новых продуктов — сервисы под брендом «МойОфис».... →

1,278 siliconrus.com

02:43 19.03.2016

Microsoft apologizes for GDC party with scantily clad dancers

(By Anya George Tharakan, Reuters) – Microsoft apologized for hiring dancers dressed as skimpily-clad schoolgirls for its Game Developer Conference (GDC) afterparty in San Francisco on Thursday night, responding to media reports citing attendees’ pictures on Twitter and Instagram. “It has come to my attention that at Xbox-hosted events at GDC this past week, we […]... →

2,835 venturebeat.com

22:21 18.03.2016

Pwn2Own 2016: Chrome, Edge, and Safari hacked, $460,000 awarded in total

Once again, major browsers fell at the two-day security contest Pwn2Own. Security flaws in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Apple Safari were all successfully exploited. A total of $460,000 was awarded for 21 vulnerabilities across the three browsers as well as Windows, OS X, and Flash. Last year’s total was $557,500. Pwn2Own has been held […]... →

2,387 venturebeat.com

21:31 18.03.2016

Sexism is still a thing at Microsoft’s GDC party

Microsoft hired a bunch of women wearing very little clothing to dance and socialize with people at the company’s official Game Developers Conference after-party last night in San Francisco, Business Insider reports. It’s crazy that Microsoft would so blatantly sexualize women for a few reasons. For one, don’t tech companies realize that it’s not okay to do that anymore? Read More... →

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19:02 18.03.2016

Microsoft and Lowe’s are bringing HoloLens to home improvement stores

Microsoft and Lowe’s today announced a pilot project that will bring Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality visor to a select number of Lowe’s home improvement stores. Using HoloLens, Lowe’s plans to give shoppers the ability to see different design options for their kitchens, countertops, appliances, etc. without having to actually assemble them. Lowe’s will… Read More... →

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18:46 18.03.2016

Microsoft will let you design a custom kitchen with HoloLens at some Lowe’s stores

Microsoft today unveiled its latest partnership around its HoloLens augmented reality headset. Lowe’s, a company with a chain of home improvement stores, will bring HoloLens into some stores in the Seattle area — that is, within driving distance of Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington — and allow shoppers to customize kitchens with holograms. “Lowe’s is […]... →

1,198 venturebeat.com

02:34 18.03.2016

Microsoft launches first preview of its Edge browser with extension support

Extension support has long been one of the weaker features in Microsoft’s browsers. With Edge, the company now offers a new, more modern browser, and starting today, users who signed up for the Windows Insider program can try the first preview release of Edge with support for extensions. This doesn’t come as a complete surprise, of course. Extensions were always on… Read More... →

1,190 techcrunch.com

02:08 18.03.2016

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Edge extensions

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview with a big focus on Microsoft Edge. The company’s new browser has finally received extension support, arguably the most-requested feature by far. Windows 10 is a service. As we wrote in our deep dive on how Microsoft is still building Windows 10, this means Windows Insiders are […]... →

1,191 venturebeat.com

01:12 18.03.2016

Inside Project McQueen, Apple’s plan to build its own cloud

For the past several months, Apple has been working on “Project McQueen,” a plan to become more reliant on its own data center infrastructure and reduce its dependence on public clouds such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, a source familiar with the matter tells VentureBeat. Apple isn’t happy with the fact AWS […]... →

1,720 venturebeat.com

23:58 17.03.2016

Microsoft explains what you will lose by upgrading to Windows 10 Mobile

Microsoft today finally started rolling out Windows 10 Mobile to 18 devices running Windows Phone 8.1. As we noted, there is a lot to gain by upgrading to Windows 10 Mobile, though some features are dependent on your hardware. But you may also lose some features, according to the Windows 10 specifications page. First of […]... →

1,196 venturebeat.com

19:36 17.03.2016

Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 Mobile to Windows Phone 8.1 devices

As we revealed yesterday, Microsoft today started rolling out Windows 10 Mobile to existing Windows Phone devices. Specifically, Microsoft is starting with the Lumia 435, Lumia 535, Lumia 635 (1GB of RAM), Lumia 640, Lumia 640 XL, Lumia 735, Lumia 830, and Lumia 930. A handful of devices have already shipped with Windows 10 Mobile […]... →

1,100 venturebeat.com

02:31 17.03.2016

Oculus shows off first-look of Minecraft for Gear VR and it’s mehhh

Minecraft in all its blocky glory is setting up shop on mobile virtual reality on the Gear VR. I had a chance to demo the game at an Oculus media event during GDC in SF this week and there was a decent amount of hype surrounding the wildly popular game making its mobile VR debut. Microsoft is already set to launch a version of the game for the Rift sometime this spring. The mobile VR… Read More... →

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21:54 16.03.2016

Microsoft partners with Commonwealth of Virginia, Dominion on 20 MW solar project

Microsoft today announced that it is partnering with Dominion Virginia Power and the Commonwealth of Virginia to build a 20 megawatts solar energy plant in Virginia. Microsoft — like its competitors AWS, Google and others — has long been investing in renewable energy projects. Most of these investments focused on powering its data centers. Microsoft’s new deal is… Read More... →

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