Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

EXCLUSIVE: Kinvey, a startup that offers a mobile backend as a service (MBaaS) cloud that companies can use for building and running mobile apps, is today launching Rapid Connectors that can quickly and easily get data flowing from on-premises software from Microsoft into mobile apps. The new tools can work with SharePoint Server collaboration software and the SQL […]... →

Microsoft has now officially launched the 1TB versions of its Surface Book and Surface Pro 4, alongside a new gold version of its Surface Pen stylus. First announced back in October, Microsoft has generally received positive reviews for its first own-brand laptop, the Surface Book, and the latest version of its popular tablet, the Surface […]... →

Венчурный фонд Pulsar Venture Capital инвестировал в российский стартап AGELON — онлайн-конструктор маркетинговых исследований. Как сообщил Firrma представитель фонда, в планах AGELON – выход на международный рынок. Условия и сумма сделки не раскрывается. Ранее стартап получил инвестиции на сумму более $200 тысяч от Moscow Seed Fund и частного инвестора «Инновационная лаборатория». В августе 2015 года на GenerationS AGELON стал обладателем сертификата на «облачный грант» от Microsoft в размере $120 тысяч. В... →

Bing вносит изменения в поисковый алгоритм ежедневно, несколько раз в день. Об этом рассказал старший научный сотрудник компании Ян Педерсен (Jan Pedersen). Постоянный процесс обновления алгоритма призван улучшить результаты поиска и функционал поисковой системы. «Четыре года назад инженеры Bing внедряли новые функции один раз в месяц», - отметил Педерсен. «Однако сейчас изменения вносятся несколько раз в день». На сегодня в штате Bing трудится 600 инженеров – в шесть раз больше, чем в 2012 году. Перед з... →

The Apple Pencil was billed as a a tool that could assist both creatives and professionals. Microsoft, a company known fairly well for assisting professionals with pretty much every important document of theirs thanks to their Office suite, is now updating their Office app for iPad Pro so that users can utilize the Apple Pencil to notate and illustrate their documents, presentations… Read More... →

Microsoft Garage today launched what must be the most annoying alarm clock for Android yet — especially if you hate mornings as much as I do. The Mimicker Alarm app only lets you dismiss the alarm by — you guessed it — mimicking certain facial expressions, taking a picture of an object that matches whatever color the app decides on for the day, or by repeating a tongue… Read More... →

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs, the second build of 2016. The release adds a new Microsoft Edge feature and fixes a slew of bugs. 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 getting […]... →

Microsoft today launched a slew of Microsoft Office improvements as part of its monthly update for the productivity suite. January brings the launch of the Office Insider program for Mac, new inking tools for iPad and iPad Pro, and new PowerPoint features to iOS. In November 2015, Microsoft launched Office Insider, an ongoing preview program […]... →

Microsoft and Dropbox unveiled an expansion of their partnership today with the debut of a native application for Windows 10 devices. The app, which will work on both Windows 10 PCs and tablets, follows the companies’ earlier integrations across both web and mobile devices. However, the app is not yet live in the Windows Store – instead, it will become available over the next few… Read More... →

Dropbox today released its long-awaited Windows 10 app. You can download the new version in the next few days from the Windows Store. Microsoft and Dropbox announced a partnership in November 2014 and have since released multiple integrations. Dropbox today said this partnership has resulted in 17 million users taking advantage of features that tie […]... →

A recent promotional video from Nokia may contain more than its stated vision for the company: teaser images of three cellphones that don’t yet exist in the marketplace. Although Microsoft sells several handsets under the Nokia brand, Nokia itself has not for nearly two years. In a series of super-quick clips at the very end […]... →

Обозреватель vc.ru изучил историю становления компании America Online или AOL, которая была одним из крупнейших в США интернет-провайдеров и конкурировала с Microsoft, но потеряла позиции и была поглощена холдингом Verizon.... →

Skype today updated its Android app with a new scheduling feature and Microsoft Office integration. You can download the latest version now from Google Play. Last week, Microsoft updated Outlook for Android and iOS with support to schedule Skype calls. Now the Microsoft-owned company is returning the favor: You can now schedule calls in Outlook […]... →

Яндекс приостановил падение доли в интернет-поиске, не смотря на то, что основной операционной системой в России является Google Android. Об этом сообщают Ведомости со ссылкой на отчет аналитиков Morgan Stanley. В среднем на всех устройствах она составила 57%. В этом году аналитики прогнозируют некоторое незначительное снижение доли Яндекса на поисковом рынке, а в 2017 г. она может понизиться до 55%. Этот прогноз стоится без учета возможного влияния решения ФАС, признавшей компанию Google нарушившей закон ... →

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today announced that his company will donate $1 billion in Microsoft Cloud services to nonprofits over the course of the next three years. The plan is to support a total of about 70,000 nonprofits on Microsoft’s cloud platforms like Azure, Office 365, PowerBI and CRM online through this program. “Microsoft is empowering mission-driven organizations… Read More... →

Microsoft has confirmed that it will be offering replacement AC power cords to owners of Surface Pro tablets who have encountered problems with the cords that originally came with the devices. “As a result of damage caused by AC power cords being wound too tightly, twisted or pinched over an extended period of time, a […]... →

Microsoft’s Build conference in San Francisco, easily the company’s biggest event of the year, is always popular. But tickets for this year’s three-day developer event, taking place March 30 to April 1, were even harder to get than usual. Microsoft said the event sold out in less than 20 minutes — hardly enough time to […]... →

After a big update in November, Microsoft is getting back to adding smaller features to the Xbox One. The publisher announced that it’s starting to roll out improvements for the Xbox One for anyone in the Preview program. This patch brings some community-requested features, like the capability to see who is in a party before […]... →

Apple, Samsung and Microsoft are among a host of tech companies and carmakers implicated in a new report that sheds light on apparent child labor practices in the sourcing of minerals used to create batteries. Read More... →

Microsoft is further expanding on its investment in Minecraft, bought in 2014 for $2.5 billion, by acquiring a learning game called MinecraftEdu for an undisclosed sum. The game, produced by a company called Teacher Gaming LLC, allows teachers to use Minecraft in the classroom, and includes a library of lessons and activities used to teach subjects including STEM, history, language, and art. Read More... →