Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Microsoft’s push towards Windows 10 continues. Today, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 8, as well as older versions of its Internet Explorer web browser, IE 8, IE 9, and IE 10. For end users, that doesn’t mean the software instantly becomes non-functional, but that it will longer be updated with bug fixes or other security patches, as needed. That  could potentially… Read More... →

Пользователи, не обновившие ОС, перестанут получать поддержку... →

Want to test your Internet connection? Chances are your flow is something like this: Fire up Google, type in something like “speed test,” pick speedtest.net or some other equivalent from the search results, and off you go. Microsoft wants to cut that down those last few steps, at least for Bing users. The company is […]... →

Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo don’t really show up at CES, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas, last week. But CleverPet has stepped into the breach with a video game console — for dogs. Yep. The CleverPet Hub is designed to get dogs more active. Instead of just getting their treats or meals served […]... →

В планах проверок Роскомнадзора в связи с новым законом не упоминаются зарубежные компании, не имеющие российского представительства.... →

Территориальные органы Роскомнадзора запланировали в 2016 году проверить порядок хранения персональных данных россиян в 12 крупных ИТ-компаниях, сообщает «Интерфакс» со ссылкой на материалы ведомства. В частности, инспекция посетит Ozon, «ВКонтакте» и Microsoft.... →

Генеральный директор Microsoft Сатья Наделла выставил на продажу собственный дом в Сиэтле стоимостью $3,5 млн. Журналисты Business Insider собрали фотографии особняка.... →

Only in Las Vegas would you expect to see a party like this. The craziest party that I attended at the Consumer Electronics Show was the Microsoft event on Thursday night at the Omnia nightclub at Caesars Palace. It was jam-packed, and it was clearly the place to be at CES, the biggest tech trade […]... →

Samsung has made its name in mobile devices as being the world’s biggest maker of Android devices. But it looks like it has different plans in mind when it comes to connected devices and the Internet of Things. Today, the company announced that it will be working with Microsoft to develop IoT devices based on Windows 10, where the companies will work together to develop products that… Read More... →

Microsoft’s servers aren’t functioning like normal, and it’s causing problems for a number of its services. People on social media are complaining that they cannot access Xbox Live, Bing, and other Microsoft online services. We’ve tried booting up our Xbox One as well as websites like Outlook and Bing, and all of these are giving […]... →

EXCLUSIVE: It’s no secret that Microsoft has at least one more Lumia-branded handset in the pipeline (prior to a possible transitioning of mobile device oversight to the Surface team), the mid-range Lumia 650. In a rare bit of pre-launch disclosure, Microsoft even acknowledged its existence late last month. Now, thanks to a person with access to […]... →

Корпорация будет сообщать владельцам взломанных аккаунтов outlook.com, если за взломом стоят власти той или иной страны

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Microsoft’s Cortana quietly snuck onto to Android in a meaningful this week in a small but telling move that you probably missed unless you own a OnePlus One smartphone. Read More... →

Samsung unveiled a 12-inch, Windows 10-powered tablet, the Galaxy TabPro S, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Unlike the similar Microsoft Surface Pro line of professional slates, Samsung’s entry into the category comes bundled with its keyboard cover, instead of requiring a separate purchase. The TabPro S, which is the second TabPro-branded device […]... →

Amazon this week took its enterprise-aimed email and calendaring service called WorkMail out of preview mode. The product, which first debuted a year ago, is based on Amazon Web Services and is meant to sub in for legacy solutions, like Microsoft Exchange. However, instead of competing with client software like Microsoft Outlook, WorkMail integrates with it, as it does with as with Apple Mail,… Read More... →

With Windows 10 now running on more than 200 million devices, Microsoft is expanding its partnership with mobile payments company Bango to bring carrier-billing to more consumers. Founded out of Cambridge, U.K., in 1999, Bango is one of a number of platforms that serve to make it easier for companies to charge people for online […]... →

Начиная с 1 января 2016 года, результаты платной и органической выдачи Bing полностью интегрировались в AOL и будут отображаться на всех устройствах и во всех регионах присутствия поисковой системы. Помимо органических результатов выдачи, на площадках AOL будет транслироваться вся поисковая и медийная реклама, размещаемая на платформе Microsoft. Результаты сделки, по данным comScore, позволят Microsoft «завладеть» 1/3 доли веб-поиска в США. По данным на ноябрь 2015, доля веб-поиска Bing составляла не менее... →

Posted by randfishIt's that magical time where, once again, I examine my predictions for the year that's just ended, and make new ones for the one ahead. As is my personal tradition, I'm going to first look at the accuracy of what I've suggested would happen in 2015. Based on how I've done, you can get a sense of how seriously to take my ideas for the future. But, if you'd prefer, you can just skip right to the 2016 predictions. For posterity, here's my post from January 6, 2015, but I won't make you go thr... →

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the biggest public cloud currently available, today announced the general availability of the WorkMail email and calendar service, nearly a year after the service was first launched in preview. Think of WorkMail as Amazon’s answer to Exchange from Microsoft, which fields the competing Azure cloud infrastructure, and Gmail from Google, which […]... →

Microsoft this morning announced promising numbers related to the growth and traction of its Windows 10 operating system. The company confirmed today that Windows 10 is now running on over 200 million monthly active devices worldwide, and is also the fastest-growing release of any version of the Windows operating system ever. Said Microsoft, Windows 10 growth has outpaced Windows 7 by nearly… Read More... →