Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Крупные иностранные IT-компании могут приостановить свои инвестиционные программы и вовсе уйти с российского рынка. Об этом сообщает «Коммерсант» со ссылкой на Ассоциацию европейского бизнеса (АЕБ). По данным издания, АЕБ просит правительство РФ с перенести как минимум на полгода вступление в силу закона, обязывающего госорганы с 1 января 2016 года письменно обосновывать закупку иностранного программного обеспечения. Также усложнить работу иностранных IT-компаний может постановление правительства, которое д... →

Microsoft’s free Windows 10 upgrade isn’t winning over as many users as the company probably would have hoped. After three months, Windows 10 has captured almost 8 percent market share, according to the latest figures from Net Applications. Windows 10 was installed on over 75 million PCs in the first four weeks, and passed 110 […]... →

Mired as we are in earnings season, I was slightly remiss this week in keeping tabs on Windows 10, Microsoft’s new operating system. A few things happened that are worth our time, and, as it’s the weekend, we have the minutes. First up, Microsoft detailed how it will continue to encourage — force? — users up from Windows 7 and 8 to Windows 10. Here’s the… Read More... →

Gaming’s biggest battle of year is here: holiday season. This is when Sony and Microsoft bring out the big guns and try to tell as many consoles as possible. However, Microsoft is coming out especially aggressive this holiday, thanks to big releases like Halo 5 and a large selection of bundles. We got to talk […]... →

Yahoo's new deal with Microsoft left open 49% of their search to in-house or 3rd party results. Seems they have signed a deal with Google to help fill that. Not going to happen for EU or India probably to prevent Antitrust issues. Still needs Govt. Approval.... →

Microsoft today announced the availability of a new preview build for Windows 10 Insiders in the fast ring. Perhaps the biggest addition in Build 10576, which follows Build 10565, is media casting in the Microsoft Edge browser — Microsoft’s answer to Google’s Cast extension for Chrome. The feature works with any Miracast and DLNA device, […]... →

Microsoft today announced that it’s making changes to the way in which it handles upgrades to Windows 10. Soon Microsoft will mark Windows 10 as an “optional update” in Windows Update on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, and early next year Microsoft will go further and designating Windows 10 as a “recommended update” in Windows […]... →

Microsoft today announced its plans to extend the social features of Office by integrating Skype into Office Online, allowing users to communicate by voice and video chat within Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote Online documents, as well as in Outlook.com. With the integration, users will be able to see and chat with Skype contacts right from within their file, which Microsoft says will… Read More... →

Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Mobile preview today. There are no new features in this new build for phones, but the upgrade bug has finally been fixed. For many builds now, Windows 10 Mobile has had an annoying bug that prevented upgrades from earlier builds. As a result, testers had to flash Windows Phone […]... →

The Ethereum project and Consensys, the company created by one of the project’s co-creators, have received a huge vote of approval from one of the world’s biggest enterprise software providers — Microsoft. Read More... →

There are a number of ways to customize an Android smartphone, but one of the more unexpected tools to emerge earlier this year was Arrow, an Android launcher application designed by Microsoft. This summer, an unfinished version of the launcher was discovered by way of a Google+ group for beta testers. But, today, the app has gone live on the Google Play store for all to try. While it may… Read More... →

Microsoft прекратит поддержку приложения-календаря Sunrise после того, как все его функции будут интегрированы в сервис Outlook. Команда Sunrise, которая перешла в Microsoft после покупки проекта корпорацией в начале 2015 года, уже занялась объединением сервисов.... →

Microsoft today made its free Android launcher, Arrow, available for download on the Google Play Store. Previously the app was available in a private beta. Microsoft seems to have high hopes for it. “Arrow … is the simple, personal launcher for Android that offers a radical simplification of the Android experience,” Microsoft says in the […]... →

Microsoft announced today it will roll out new versions of its flagship mobile email application, Outlook for iOS and Outlook for Android, which combined, reach nearly 30 million users, the company says. The upgraded app on iOS largely received visual tweaks and fixes, focused on saving users time and improving navigation, while the Android version will soon feature a Material Design… Read More... →

28 октября 2015 года основателю Microsoft, самому богатому человеку мира Биллу Гейтсу исполнилось 60 лет. Редакция vc.ru выбрала снимки из разных периодов жизни предпринимателя.... →

Microsoft today revamped its Outlook mobile apps. The new iOS version is rolling out today on Apple’s App Store and the Android version will start rolling out “beginning in early November.” The company also shared that Outlook now has almost 30 million mobile active users, 1 in 5 of those are connecting more than one […]... →

Microsoft today updated its Skype for Android and iOS apps with video message filters and 3D touch support on the new iPhones. You can download the new apps now directly from Google Play and Apple’s App Store (iPhone, iPad). First up, the apps are getting video message filters, which are essentially video effects that you […]... →

It’s no secret that HP is about to sunset its public cloud business and that it has conceded that side of its business to the likes of AWS, Microsoft and Google. Instead, the company is now focusing on its private and hybrid cloud business. When it comes to private clouds, OpenStack is currently the only real option and with Helion OpenStack, HP has offered its own OpenStack platform… Read More... →

Today the New York Mets will face the Kansas City Royals in the first game of the 2015 World Series of Major League Baseball. Microsoft’s Bing search engine now has a prediction about the outcome of the series. And I hate it. “bing predicts Kansas City wins series in 6 games,” Bing says when you […]... →

В 1997 году Microsoft спасла Apple от банкротства, но очень не любит об этом вспоминать... →