Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Microsoft today announced a preview of its new Azure Container Service, a tool for deploying code wrapped up in containers — many of which fit on a single server — on the Azure public cloud. The service was first announced in September. It’s based on Apache Mesos, startup Mesosphere’s Data Center Operating System (DCOS), and […]... →

В июле 2015 года исследование компании Forensiq показало, что рекламодатели теряют около $850 миллионов каждый год из-за обмана тысячи приложений, запускающих невидимую для пользователей рекламу и замедляющих работу устройств. Объявления показываются с быстрой скоростью в фоновом режиме — фирмы платят за них, хотя реальной аудитории они не имеют. Редакция vc.ru узнала, какие приложения размещают такие объявления и могут ли рекламодатели себя обезопасить.... →

At Microsoft’s annual shareholding conference today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella cited diversity progress in relation to the executive team and board of directors. In the last year, Microsoft nominated two women to the board of directors. That said, Nadella recognizes that Microsoft is still not where it needs to be, nor is the industry. RainbowPUSH Coalition’s Rev. Jesse Jackson,… Read More... →

Microsoft this week released an update for Windows 7 (KB3112343) and Windows 8.1 (KB3112336) that aims to make the Windows 10 upgrade process “a smoother experience.” As first spotted by WinBeta, the update improves Windows Update in Microsoft’s latest client and server operating systems, though the description hints that the real motive is to get […]... →

Atlassian isn’t just preparing to IPO, it’s also launching an update to its Git-based Bitbucket service today that will make it easier for developers to ship their code to some of the most popular cloud services. “With today’s launch, developers will be able to deploy to Amazon, Microsoft, and DigitalOcean directly from inside Bitbucket through the UI,”… Read More... →

Atlassian, an Australian software company preparing to go public on the NASDAQ, is announcing today that developers can now deploy code from Atlassian’s Bitbucket source code repository software onto public clouds from Amazon, Microsoft, and DigitalOcean, right from within Bitbucket. There’s support for Amazon Web Services’ CodeDeploy service and Microsoft’s Azure App Service, Atlassian product […]... →

Компания Yahoo опубликовала очередной ежегодный обзор A Year on Yahoo 2015, посвящённый самым популярным событиям и трендам уходящего года. Обзор основан на поисковых запросах пользователей. В этом году представленная компанией статистика содержит данные по всем платформам, включая поиск, Flickr, Tumblr и недавно приобретённый Polyvore. Наиболее популярным запросом в категории «Гаджеты» стал iPhone, который при этом также занял второе место в общем рейтинге. За ним следует операционная система Microsoft 1... →

Microsoft’s Surface team is working on a new premium smartphone, which will be ready in the second half of 2016. And it might be the pure Surface phone many have hoped for. So says a new report from Windows Central, citing unnamed sources. The sources say that the Surface group has dropped plans for an […]... →

Microsoft has put out a TV commercial for the holidays. In it, some things happen…mostly singing. There are employees, kids and other things going on in a New York City Setting. Apple’s back yard on 5th Ave, to be specific. My colleague Alex and I hopped into Slack, watched it together and shared our thoughts. We think that Microsoft is trying to say that they’re friends, or… Read More... →

Microsoft today announced the launch of a new website called Share Your Idea, where people can go to post and vote on brainstorms about what would be cool to see on the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality system. So far the site is desperately in need of contributions, with just 22 submitted so far, including “Virtual […]... →

When Microsoft has a technology it likes, it loves to bring it to all of its platforms and services. Right now, its Cortana personal assistant is clearly one of these technologies. Microsoft today announced that Cortana is coming to more desktops in the enterprise. The company is integrating the service into Power BI, its business intelligence tool that, it’s worth noting, already had… Read More... →

Microsoft выпустила рекламный ролик, в котором сотрудники производителя ПО и молодежный хор стоят на Пятой авеню в Нью-Йорке и поют песню Let There be Peace on Earth. В один момент из магазина Apple выходят работники бренда, и сотрудники разных компаний обнимаются.... →

Microsoft уволила 30 сотрудников проекта очков виртуальной реальности Hololens, которые работали в израильском подразделении компании, ещё 30 человек были переведены внутри организации. Об этом сообщает Business Insider, ссылаясь на местное издание Ynet.... →

Microsoft has yet to ship its first HoloLens holographic imaging device, but it is moving swiftly on to the next generation of development nonetheless. TechCrunch has confirmed that Microsoft has dismissed 60 people in Israel who work on the HoloLens — 30 full-time staff and 30 contractors. The plan is to wind down work on its VR headset and platform in the country and shift… Read More... →

The newly formed Hewlett Packard Enterprise now has some hardware to back up its recently announced partnership with Microsoft around cloud. The side of the old HP that was focused on enterprise IT and is now a standalone company will now sell a product called the HPE Hyper-Converged 250 for Microsoft Cloud Platform System Standard. […]... →

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Microsoft today announced the release of Dynamics CRM 2016, the latest version of its customer relationship management software (CRM). Available both as a cloud service and on-premises software, Dynamics CRM 2016 comes with features Microsoft has picked up through its acquisition of two companies, FieldOne, a provider of software for managing the activity of service […]... →

Microsoft has partnered with Autodesk to make its HoloLens device more useful in the way that we design products. The Redmond, Wash.-based company has built-in support for Autodesk’s Fusion 360 within its augmented reality headset to provide designers an innovative way to build 2D and 3D objects. “When we first saw HoloLens, we immediately sensed the […]... →

Microsoft today released new Skype for Business voice and meetings capabilities in Office 365. The new features include Skype Meeting Broadcast, PSTN Conferencing, and Cloud PBX with PSTN Calling. Microsoft launched Skype for Business in April, and began upgrading customers using the Lync 2013 client and the Lync Online service. A month earlier, however, the […]... →

Microsoft today is announcing the launch of PowerApps, a new piece of software that people can use to build and share applications that connect with their companies’ existing databases and cloud services — without writing code. The experience is designed to resemble a Microsoft Office application like Word or Excel. You click, drag, and type […]... →