Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Один из трёх соучредителей компании SwiftKey Крис Хилл-Скотт обменял свою долю на велосипед спустя несколько месяцев после запуска сервиса в 2008 году. 3 февраля 2016 года стало известно, что компанию купила корпорация Microsoft за $250 млн. Разработчик мог заработать на этой сделке $36 млн, пишет The Guardian.... →

Every few months, Microsoft shares Windows Store numbers to help developers figure out what is worth investing their time and energy into. Today, the company unveiled the latest numbers, and for the first time disclosed downloads across all Windows devices and operating systems by category. The conclusion? Unsurprisingly, games dominate. Microsoft also shared that over […]... →

TechCrunch is pleased to host the live video stream of the Microsoft Ventures Tel Aviv Accelerator demo day. Watch the presentations right here starting at 4:00 PM GMT. The event is private so this live stream is the only way for the general public to watch the event. Ten companies will take the stage and present their company to a group of investors. Microsoft Ventures launched in 2013 in a… Read More... →

Microsoft today announced that its Azure IoT Hub — a cloud service for registering, managing, and communicating with Internet-connected devices — will become generally available tomorrow, February 4. Azure IoT Hub is a big part of Azure IoT Suite, a bundle of products that can be used to build and run applications that integrate with […]... →

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs, the fourth build of 2016. The release doesn’t include any new features, once again, but the company did give testers a bunch of ninja monkey wallpapers isntead. Windows 10 is a service. As we wrote in our deep dive on how Microsoft is still building […]... →

Posted by EricEngeMachine learning is already a very big deal. It's here, and it's in use in far more businesses than you might suspect. A few months back, I decided to take a deep dive into this topic to learn more about it. In today's post, I'll dive into a certain amount of technical detail about how it works, but I also plan to discuss its practical impact on SEO and digital marketing. For reference, check out Rand Fishkin's presentation about how we've entered into a two-algorithm world. Rand addresses... →

Cisco today announced plans to acquire Jasper Technologies, a company that offers a cloud service for managing Internet-connected devices, for a total of $1.4 billion. The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a hot area for cloud infrastructure providers such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Intel, IBM, and other companies have initiatives in […]... →

Microsoft today shared details about some of the features it is working on for its Edge browser this year. The news focuses on developers, but a lot of what was unveiled also naturally trickles down to the user. Because this is a developer update, Microsoft naturally talks about EdgeHTML, the browser’s rendering engine. Edge and […]... →

GUEST: Congratulations to co-founders Ben Medlock, Jon Reynolds and the entire SwiftKey team — makers of the world’s smartest mobile keyboard application – on their acquisition by Microsoft. Rise of AI and natural language processing (NLP) in software SwiftKey represents a new wave of mobile-first, artificial intelligence-enabled productivity software that will impact nearly every incumbent in the field. We’re […]... →

Another European startup exits to an American tech giant. Predictive keyboard app maker SwiftKey, based in London, confirmed today it has sold to Microsoft. Sources put a price-tag of $250 million on the deal, although neither SwiftKey nor Microsoft are confirming a figure. Read More... →

When the world learned yesterday that keyboard developer Swiftkey is being acquired by Microsoft for $250 million — about 10 times what it raised from investors — it seemed just another success in a string for Index Ventures, the global venture firm with offices in San Francisco, London, and Geneva. Indeed, the now 20-year-old venture firm has had a very good run of things,… Read More... →

For years now, we’ve though of Augmented Reality in the context of our vision — Google Glass started the trend, and the Microsoft HoloLens enforced it. But the folks at Doppler Labs believe the future of augmented reality starts with the ears. It’s Here. The Doppler Labs Here buds, live in-ear audio tuners that let you tune and tweak your own hearing experience, have… Read More... →

Сумма сделки составила $250 млн... →

After a day of rumors, Microsoft has now confirmed that it has acquired SwiftKey, the London-based company behind the popular predictive keyboard app of the same name. Founded in 2008, SwiftKey developed a solid reputation on Android over a number of years as a replacement keyboard app on phones and tablets. It learns your writing style […]... →

Компания SwiftKey, разработчик одноимённых клавиатур для iOS и Android, вошла в состав Microsoft. По данным Financial Times, сумма сделки составила $250 млн.... →

Microsoft today confirmed that it has acquired SwiftKey — a startup based out of London that makes keyboard apps for Android and iOS devices and is already installed and used on some 300 million devices. The terms of the deal are not being disclosed but sources close to the deal tell us it’s $250 million in cash. The news of the upcoming sale was first broken by the FT last… Read More... →

Augmented reality could change the way humans interface with everything. And Microsoft knows that, for Americans, football is everything. The Windows company released a promotional video today that reveals its vision for how the HoloLens AR head-mounted display might expand the way people enjoy content like professional football. The Super Bowl is Sunday in Silicon Valley, and […]... →

Microsoft is understood to be acquiring London-based Swiftkey, the startup which employed artificial intelligence to create a ground-breaking predictive smartphone keyboard, according to sources. The Financial Times is reporting that the deal is “around $250m”. TechCrunch understands the figure is just under that amount. The companies are understood to have been in talks for a… Read More... →

Microsoft has acquired SwiftKey, a company that built an intuitive keyboard for iOS and Android (but not Windows Phone) devices, according to a new report today. Microsoft paid around $250 million to do the deal and is set to announce it later this week, the Financial Times said. SwiftKey announced a $17.5 million funding round […]... →

Watching sports could soon be a very different experience — at least if it’s up to Microsoft and the NFL. Before you know it, a holographic player could be charging through your walls and replays could play in 3D on your coffee table. Microsoft today released a new concept for its HoloLens augmented reality goggles that shows off its vision for what the combination of sports and… Read More... →