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19:35 15.03.2016

Gears of War 4 multiplayer beta test begins next month

Microsoft wants to show you that it can do cover shooting without Epic. Gears of War 4’s beta is coming April 18 for players who qualify for “early access,” according to Microsoft. This is a test of the first new release in the series for the Xbox One and Windows 10, and this early trial […]... →

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16:30 15.03.2016

Microsoft launches two Azure data center regions just for the U.S. Defense Department

Microsoft is today announcing updates to its Azure Government public cloud, which is tailored to the needs of government agencies. The most interesting bit of news is that Microsoft will be opening up two new Azure data center regions that are specifically intended for the U.S. Department of Defense, a department that includes the Army, […]... →

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16:30 15.03.2016

Microsoft launches Azure preview in Germany and Canada, announces DoD-specific regions in U.S.

Late last year, Microsoft announced that it would start hosting its Azure cloud computing platform and some of its other cloud-based services out of local data centers in both Germany and Canada. Both of these new regions, Azure Canada and Azure Germany are now officially in preview. To ensure data sovereignty in Germany, Microsoft partnered with Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems as its… Read More... →

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15:00 15.03.2016

Salesforce takes on ServiceMax, Microsoft and Oracle with new field service product

Salesforce has its fingers in many pies when it comes to tracking customers, customer service and marketing, but up until now it left field service to third parties like ServiceMax. That changed today when the cloud giant announced a new field service product they have dubbed Field Service Lightning. Salesforce licensed parts of their new solution from ClickSoftware for hard bits… Read More... →

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22:32 14.03.2016

Microsoft still accepts Bitcoin, apologizes for ‘inaccurate information’ on its site

In December 2014, Microsoft added Bitcoin as a payment option, courtesy of Bitcoin processor BitPay, for a variety of its gaming and mobile content. On Saturday, a simple message titled “Microsoft Store doesn’t accept Bitcoin” was spotted on Microsoft’s website, and naturally some interpreted that as meaning support for the digital currency had ended. We […]... →

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21:52 14.03.2016

Check out these trippy holograms from Microsoft’s Actiongram app for HoloLens

Microsoft pulled the covers off of some holograms that people have made with Actiongram, a tool for creating holographic experiences for the HoloLens augmented reality headset that doesn’t require developers to have a lot of visual effects experience. Microsoft first made mention of Actiongram last month, and the company’s showing off some of the results […]... →

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20:38 14.03.2016

Xbox Live now supports cross-platform multiplayer with PS4

At this point, there's very little difference between the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. But there was one key differentiating point. Xbox gamers could only play with Xbox and PC players as Microsoft was restricting access to the multiplayer component. Microsoft just announced that game developers can now create cross-platform multiplayer modes th Read More... →

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19:25 14.03.2016

Xbox One touts cross-network play with PC for indie games like Rocket League — and could add PS4

Xbox One and PlayStation 4 owners might get to play with or against each other in the future. Microsoft revealed today that it is enabling independent developers to open up cross-network game with its games. This not only means that users can play Xbox One and PC games together, but it opens up the possibility of […]... →

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15:29 14.03.2016

Microsoft is using Minecraft to develop artificial intelligence tech for the real world

Yet more proof that Minecraft is more than just a game comes our way today. Microsoft has plans to use the platform, which it bought for $2.5 billion acquisition, to help kids learn and for virtual reality, and we can add artificial intelligence development to that list, too. Read More... →

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14:09 14.03.2016

Microsoft’s using Minecraft to boost artificial intelligence research with Project AIX

Microsoft has quietly unveiled a new platform designed to harness the power of Minecraft to expedite artificial intelligence (AI) development. Developed by a team led by Katja Hofmann, a researcher at Microsoft’s Machine Learning and Perception Group in the company’s Cambridge-based U.K. lab, Project AIX offers computer scientists the chance to use Minecraft to test […]... →

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13:58 14.03.2016

Microsoft quietly drops bitcoin support from the Windows Store

Microsoft has quietly stopped supporting bitcoin payments just over one year after it (quietly) added support for the crypto currency within its Windows Store. Read More... →

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13:05 14.03.2016

Microsoft отказалась от приёма биткоинов в качестве оплаты в магазине приложений для Windows 10

Microsoft перестала принимать биткоины в качестве оплаты за контент в Microsoft Store, говорится в сообщении компании для пользователей Wndows 10 и Windows 10 Mobile.... →

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01:45 12.03.2016

Microsoft plans to show critics how Windows is an open platform at Build

Microsoft is fending off criticisms of its plan to unify its products and to raise the profile of its Windows Store, and the company is now planning to take that debate into its annual gathering of developers later this month. Xbox boss Phil Spencer responded to the ongoing criticism of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) […]... →

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21:38 11.03.2016

Microsoft targets Evernote users with software that makes it easy to switch to OneNote

Microsoft today released a new tool that will make it easier for users of Evernote’s note-taking service to make the transition to rival application OneNote, a part of the Microsoft Office suite. The “OneNote Importer tool,” as the software is called, aims to address the switching costs that can hold back users from making a move to a competing platform. Microsoft even goes… Read More... →

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20:15 11.03.2016

GamesBeat weekly roundup: PlayStation 4’s dominance continues, and Gordon Ramsay swears

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Microsoft cancels Fable Legends, we learn about the challenges of porting Final Fantasy IX to mobile, and Epic’s Tim Sweeney explains how to keep Windows an open platform. Have a great weekend, everyone! Pieces of flair and opinion The DeanBeat: At 30, GDC is stronger than ever GamesBeat […]... →

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20:00 11.03.2016

Microsoft launches OneNote importer tool for Evernote users

Microsoft today launched a OneNote importer tool that lets Evernote users bring their content to Microsoft’s note-taking tool. You can download the OneNote Importer for Windows now from OneNote.com (a Mac version will follow “in the coming months”). Once your notes have been imported, you can access them in OneNote on your computer, phone, and […]... →

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09:12 11.03.2016

Издание «Лайфхакер» возглавил бывший топ-менеджер «Альфа-банка» Пётр Диденко

Новым главным редактором издания «Лайфхакер» назначен бывший топ-менеджер «Альфа-банка» и евангелист Microsoft Пётр Диденко. Об этом vc.ru рассказал Алексей Пономарь, директор компании «Буферная бухта», которая издаёт «Лайфхакер».... →

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03:05 11.03.2016

Steve Ballmer, who once called Linux a ‘cancer’, now says the potential threat is ‘in the rearview mirror’

(Reuters) – Fifteen years after calling the open-source operating system Linux a “cancer,” former Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has softened his position. Speaking on Wednesday night at a dinner hosted by Fortune magazine, Ballmer said the position was right for the time, but the threat from Linux was now “in the rearview mirror.” “The […]... →

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01:27 11.03.2016

PlayStation 4 outsold Xbox One in February

Gamers continue to flock to the latest hardware offerings from Sony and Microsoft, but only one can dominate this generation. PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One once again at physical retailers in the United States in February, according to data from industry-tracking firm The NPD Group provided to GamesBeat by Sony Computer Entertainment America. This […]... →

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00:00 11.03.2016

HPE’s Haven OnDemand developer platform hits commercial availability

Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Haven OnDemand machine learning-centric developer platform has been around since late 2014, but it’s only coming out of beta and becoming commercially available today. Haven OnDemand, which is hosted on Microsoft’s Azure platform, provides developers with APIs and services for building data-rich applications. The roughly 60 APIs currently included… Read More... →

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