Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix today announced that they have formed a new open source alliance — the Alliance for Open Media — with the goal of developing the next generation of royalty-free video formats, codecs and other related technologies. It’s not often we see these rival companies come together to build a new technology together, but… Read More... →

Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Netflix banded together today to create the Alliance for Open Media. The open source project will consolidate several codec development projects into a single working group that hopes to deliver a next-generation video codec by late 2016 or early 2017. Each of the seven companies will contribute technology […]... →

Egnyte, a startup with file syncing and sharing software that can run in the cloud like Dropbox and in companies’ on-premises data centers like Microsoft SharePoint, has developed new integrations with web-based Microsoft’s Office 365 and Salesforce Sales Cloud. The integrations allow people to edit and save files right from within Office 365 and Salesforce. […]... →

Apple playing nicely with enterprise companies is a sight for sore eyes. The edict that Microsoft has enterprise on lockdown is dissipating. Huge enterprise player Cisco and Apple announced a “Fast Lane” for iOS enterprise users, which promises a more streamlined and optimized experience for those enterprise customers using Cisco networks and products. There aren’t a lot… Read More... →

Analyst Gene Munster has a nice scoop in his latest research report, and it concerns Apple starting to build out its augmented reality initiative. Apple recruited a key HoloLens engineer away from Miscrosoft, possibly to work on Apple’s own AR product. Here’s Munster in the research brief, sent to VentureBeat late last night. “One of the […]... →

Microsoft just announced a new bundle for the Xbox One. The Xbox One Elite Bundle is the first bundle to come with Microsoft’s new Elite controller. But that’s not all as the company also switched to a hybrid 1TB SSD and HDD drive for the first time. This bundle costs $499. Read More... →

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to move away from its own data centers and toward cloud services. Last week, the FAA signed a deal with Computer Science Corp. (CSC) to help it migrate its data and systems to a hybrid cloud environment that will include Amazon Web Service, Microsoft Azure, and “other strategic business partners.” The current 10-year deal is worth $109… Read More... →

The Indian government has formally accused Google of manipulating its search results to favor its own products. According to a story today in the Economic Times of India, the government took actions after receiving a host of complaints from Google’s competitors, including Facebook, Microsoft, Flipkart, Nokia’s maps division, and MakeMy-Trip.com. The charges made by India’s […]... →

Компания «Аксиоматика», которая предоставляет сервис AxiCredit для оценки потенциальных заемщиков, получила «облачный грант» от компании Microsoft в рамках участия шестой программы акселерации во Фонда развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ). Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании. Стартап получил грант в виде ресурсов облачной платформы Microsoft Azure, а также технологическую поддержку от IТ-корпорации. В основе AxiCredit находится приложение FICO Origination Manager Decision Module (OMDM). В рамках развертывания ... →

Sony may be making headlines with its push into drones, but the Japanese company’s Android smartphones are still what command a loyal following and get many fans excited. Last week leaked renders of Microsoft’s upcoming flagship Lumia phones for its Windows 10 mobile launch surfaced, and today it’s Sony’s turn to take the spotlight (again) thanks to a leaked video interview uploaded Sunday (in French). […]... →

Sony may be making headlines with its push into drones, but the Japanese company’s Android smartphones are still what command a loyal following and get many fans excited. Last week leaked renders of Microsoft’s upcoming flagship Lumia phones for its Windows 10 mobile launch surfaced, and today it’s Sony’s turn to take the spotlight (again) thanks to a leaked video interview uploaded Sunday (in French). […]... →

28 августа корпорация Microsoft представила новую бесплатную программу под названием Snip, позволяющую пользователям Windows создавать анимированные презентации на основе скриншотов. Релиз продукта пришёлся на юбилейный для компании год: 25 лет назад Microsoft показала первую версию PowerPoint — программы, во многом определившей то, как будут выглядеть доклады в эпоху компьютерных технологий. ЦП попытался вспомнить, какими были презентации до того, как PowerPoint и его аналоги навсегда изменили процесс созд... →

By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp avoided a potentially costly setback to its mobile phone business on Friday as the U.S. International Trade Commission declined to block the import of its devices in a longstanding patent dispute. The decision rejected a ruling in April by a U.S. trade judge who found that […]... →

Новое исследование компании маркетинговых исследований AdGooroo показывает снижение разрыва между показателями кликабельности Google и сети Yahoo Bing. По данным последнего отчета компании о показателях представления платных поисковых объявлений, Google обеспечил на 138% больше показов, чем сеть Yahoo Bing, во всех шести исследуемых категориях - покупки, финансовые услуги, путешествия, образование, автомобили и бизнес. В отдельных категориях разница составила от 16 (бизнес) до 195% (покупки). Поисковый гиг... →

25 августа американский спортивный комментатор Билл Симмонс (Bill Simmons) раскритиковал бывшего гендиректора Microsoft Стива Балмера, владеющего баскетбольным клубом «Лос-Анджелес Клипперс» за полное непонимание баскетбола и того, как нужно управлять командой.Ушедший на пенсию Балмер — далеко не первый топ-менеджер из ИТ, попытавшийся после увольнения посвятить себя чему-то, не связанному с технологиями. ЦП выяснил, чем сейчас занимаются те, кто когда-то возглавлял известные технологические корпорации.... →

Facebook is the latest tech titan to try and bring a consumer-focused digital assistant to the largely uninterested populace. M is a largely text-based hybrid assistant that can rely on human knowledge when need be to help answer queries that are a little bit more complicated and may require a human touch. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook now all have their own digital assistants… Read More... →

If you are part of the Windows Insider program, Microsoft’s tool to get new code into the hands of its hardcore users ahead of the general public, you get a treat today: Windows 10 build 10532. Yes, another Windows 10 build. So, what’s new? Core to the new build are improved menus, which should provide a bit more harmonic fit. Also up is the ability to share notes from the… Read More... →

Microsoft today launched a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with improvements to context menus and themes. In addition to the usual bug fixes, this build also makes it easier to share Windows feedback with others. Windows 10 is a service. As we wrote in our deep dive on how Microsoft built, and is still […]... →

Microsoft’s new browser, Edge, has a new rendering engine, EdgeHTML. Like Edge, the new rendering engine is only available in Windows 10, but it does more than just power the company’s new browser: It’s also readily available to developers. To show off what EdgeHTML can do, Microsoft has built a browser using predominantly JavaScript, HTML, […]... →

If you’re tired of sharing boring old screenshots from your computer, Microsoft might just have the answer. A new beta app going by the name of Snip promises to liven up your screen captures with text, drawings, and audio narration. Once you’ve installed the Windows-only app, you’ll see a little box lingering at the top […]... →