Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Microsoft today announced the release of the Hyperlapse Pro time-lapse video application for Mac. It’s available now from the Microsoft Store for $49.99. Hyperlapse is technology that initially came out of Microsoft Research last year as a way to bring stabilize first-person video in order to make a great-looking time-lapse footage. It went from experiment […]... →

Microsoft is not the only company moving into the augmented-reality hardware space. Asus, one of the world’s largest computer-hardware manufacturers, revealed that it is building its own HoloLens-style device. This headset “should” launch next year, Asus chief executive Jerry Shen said during a conference call with investors (via CNET). This will make Asus, which most people […]... →

Microsoft today announced a slew of improvements to its OneNote apps. The desktop and mobile versions, and even the online service, are getting new features. First up, the desktop apps (that’s Windows and Mac) have gained support for embedded videos. OneNote for Windows and Mac now has a dedicated video button for, well, inserting videos. […]... →

Microsoft today released the first major update to Windows 10 on PCs and tablets. At the same time, Microsoft says the update means the company “can confidently recommend Windows 10 deployment to whole organizations.” Windows 10 users will receive the November update, as Microsoft is calling this release, according to their Windows Update settings. Windows […]... →

Microsoft has a big Windows 10 boost out today. The company is calling it the “first major update” to Windows 10 for both normal PCs, and tablets. At its most basic, Microsoft wants to better position Windows 10 — its new operating system — for both consumers and enterprise clients. If it fails to find adoption with either, the success of the recently released code… Read More... →

Uber announced Thursday that it’s signed a global multi-year deal with TomTom, the world-famous Dutch navigation and mapping company, which will provide the ridehailing service with its maps and traffic data within the Uber driver app. The amount the deal is worth has not been disclosed. Earlier this year, Uber acquired part of Microsoft’s maps business […]... →

Microsoft is rolling out the biggest Xbox One update ever tonight, so it’s time to ensure your console is ready to get it. We’ve already given you a preview of the New Xbox One Experience (NXOE), but it’s about time for you to get your hands on it as well. Microsoft announced that it will […]... →

Yahoo today announced that it has launched an exclusive new user interface for people using its search engine with the Mozilla Firefox browser in the U.S. The deal is exclusive, so it’s not showing up in Yahoo searches in, say, the Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browsers. “We saw a unique opportunity to reinvent the […]... →

Microsoft is aware that Xbox Live is experiencing problems. The company has confirmed what dozens of people on social media are complaining about, Xbox Live is not functioning as normal. This is affecting both Xbox One and Xbox 360, and it is preventing many people from signing into Xbox Live. Other gamers are noting that […]... →

Box, a cloud file-syncing and sharing software company, today announced that its app for Windows 10 is now available for anyone to use. Box first said back in April that it was working with Microsoft to build this new app. Now it is out in the Windows Store. The new app shows Box files in […]... →

Microsoft today announced several updates to its Project Oxford portfolio of machine learning tools aimed at developers. Microsoft has begun a public beta for a new application programming interface (API) that can identify emotions as expressed on a person’s face in a still image. The new API can detect anger, contempt, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, […]... →

Microsoft has moved to dispel European mistrust of U.S.-operated cloud services by announcing a plan to offer cloud services, including Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online, from data centers in Germany that are also operated by a third party company — in a so called trustee mo Read More... →

Microsoft’s new facial recognition tool is out to judge your facial hair. The machine learning-based project comes just in time for Movember. The website, called MyMoustache.net, is designed to guess a person’s beard length. Facial hair is reviewed and rated as either ‘nostache’, ‘getting there’, and ‘ultimate mo.’ Here’s how Microsoft describes the project: We started with a […]... →

Israel is a small country with a thriving security startup industry, and Microsoft appears to be have a taste for them. Today it announced an agreement to buy Secure Islands, its third Israeli security firm in the last year. While Microsoft did not reveal a specific price, various reports peg the deal at between $77 million and $150 million. Microsoft made the announcement official in a… Read More... →

Following rumors a few weeks back that Microsoft was gearing up to acquire Israel-based security company Secure Islands for $150 million, Microsoft has now confirmed the deal that will see Secure Islands’ technology integrated into Microsoft’s Azure Rights Management Service. Neither company has announced how much the deal is worth. Today’s news marks Microsoft’s fifth […]... →

If you had a few dozen billion dollars, an appetite to cut deals and a desire to change your image a few states away, how would you go about it? That is a question Microsoft is trying to answer. Cash-rich, profitable and sporting new leadership, the company wants to change its image in Silicon Valley. Long ensconced in the Pacific Northwest, the company has boosted its focus on the Bay Area. Read More... →

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs. Unlike the last few builds, this one doesn’t have any new features and is instead “focused on bug fixes and general improvements.” Gabe Aul, Microsoft’s vice president of the Engineering Systems team, claims this build is “very fast and smooth, and makes a great daily […]... →

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Mobile Data Labs. While that name probably doesn’t ring a bell, the company’s MileIQ app is one of the most popular Android and iOS mileage tracking apps for getting deductions and reimbursements. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded by Dan Bomze and Chuck Dietrich in 2011, MileIQ now has over 1 million… Read More... →

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Mobile Data Labs, a startup that built MileIQ, a mileage-tracking app for iOS and Android. The app isn’t going anywhere. But the people behind the app will begin working on integrations with Microsoft software. “The team will continue to build and offer mobile productivity solutions and look to […]... →

Posted by KelseyLibert When emotionally-charged content is placed in front of the right audience, it can spread at an incredible rate. We recently had this happen with a Fractl client campaign called Perceptions of Perfection, which we executed for Superdrug Online Doctor. Here’s a look at the results during the first few days of the campaign launch: It was also endorsed by Sofia Vergara on Facebook, putting it in front of her 7.7 million followers: And we were contacted by traditional media outlets to talk... →