Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system is driving a lot of downloads, but it’s not necessarily going to generate a huge amount of sales for PC chip maker Advanced Micro Devices. Lisa Su, chief executive of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD, said so in a conference call with analysts. The comment is significant since AMD is one of […]... →

Some Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users this week started reporting they were being forced to upgrade to Windows 10, even though they had not reserved a copy nor indicated in any way they wanted to upgrade. We reached out to Microsoft asking why users were being forced to install Windows 10, and the company […]... →

Skype is working to make is service more broadly accessible, Microsoft announced today, detailing a new feature that will allow users to invite anyone – even those who don’t have a Skype account – to use the service via the Skype for Web interface. Invitees won’t have to create an account or download an app, but can instead join a chat as a guest simply by clicking a… Read More... →

Microsoft, Dell, HP, Intel, and Lenovo today are hosting a webcast titled “PC Does Whaaat?!” The event is supposed to showcase “what’s in store for the next generation of PCs” and debut “an exciting new joint advertising campaign designed to help showcase PC innovation.” As the name implies, the new campaign is aimed at building […]... →

Graeme Devine has had a storied career in games, working on projects such as The 7th Guest at Trilobyte, Age of Empires 3 at Microsoft, and cool game technology Apple. He is now the chief creative officer at Magic Leap, which is creating “mixed reality” glasses that overlay animations onto the real world. Magic Leap, which […]... →

Microsoft wants to buy your old computer. The company has launched a new promotion called Easy Trade Up, where you essentially get money for your old PC or Mac when you buy a new Windows 10 computer. The trade-in deal is available in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Taiwan, the U.K., and the U.S. The […]... →

Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Mobile preview today. The new build for phones includes new Cortana languages, improvements to the messaging app, and a diverse set of emoji. Today’s update bumps the Windows 10 build number from 10536, made available to testers on September 14, to build 10549. Unlike Windows 10 for PCs, which […]... →

Microsoft today announced several security-oriented improvements for Azure SQL Database, a managed relational database available on the Azure public cloud. By the end of October, Microsoft will start public previews of a feature for Always Encrypted, which provides encryption of data in transit, at rest, and in use for its Azure SQL Database service. Always […]... →

Microsoft today added an interesting new feature to Bing called recipe badges. In short, when you’re searching around for food, Bing will now indicate which images have a recipe attached so you can cook, bake, or fry what you see. Bing Image Search now includes a chef’s hat badge on the bottom left corner of […]... →

Microsoft’s “Skype for Business,” the communications service designed to replace the older tool Microsoft Lync, is rolling out publicly to iOS users today, the company announced this morning. The app, now live on the iTunes App Store, was first introduced into “preview” (aka beta testing) earlier this summer on both iOS and Android platforms. Similar to the… Read More... →

Microsoft today launched its Skype for Business app for iOS out of preview. You can download the new app now directly from Apple’s App Store. Skype for Business arrived in April and got a dedicated Windows Phone app back in July. Its Android and iOS counterparts debuted in preview two months ago. While the iOS […]... →

IBM today is announcing new ways for business users to easily explore and visualize company data with its Watson Analytics cloud-based big data analytics tool. Now the service will have new connectors to draw on data in several cloud services and on-premises databases, as well as new Expert Storybooks to point out trends hidden in […]... →

When the Surface Book, Microsoft’s new laptop-hybrid was announced, the most expensive version quickly sold out on the company’s own online store. Now, every variant is unavailable on the online Microsoft store in the United States. That’s notable, given the device’s high price point — the Surface Book starts at $1,499. The Surface Book was a surprise release… Read More... →

Less than a week has passed since Microsoft unveiled Surface Book, the company’s first laptop, and the device is already out of stock on the Microsoft Store. All five variants of the Surface Book now show a green “Email me when available” button (via Windows Central), as opposed to the “Pre-order now” button. The Surface […]... →

SteelBrick, the quote-to-cash cloud service aimed primarily at small- and mid-market companies, announced a $48 million Series C round today. Quote-to-cash, as the name implies, is the part of the sales cycle that takes over once you have an interested customer. While CRM tools like Salesforce.com and Microsoft Dynamics provide a way to maintain the basic customer record, a… Read More... →

Обозреватель vc.ru изучила несколько почтовых клиентов для Windows и рассказывает, какие программы могут прийтись по душе активным пользователям электронной почты, уставшим от интерфейсов Windows Live Mail или Microsoft Outlook.... →

MOSCOW (Reuters by Maria Kiselyova) – Russia’s biggest search engine Yandex said on Tuesday Microsoft would offer it as the default homepage and search tool for Internet browsers across its Windows 10 platform in Russia and several other countries. The companies have signed a strategic cooperation agreement, under which users in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey […]... →

DataVisor, a startup whose founders spent years working on computer security at Microsoft Research, is announcing today that it has raised $14.5 million in new funding. Based on Apache Spark, DataVisor’s technology can analyze great quantities of activity logs — billions of events per hour — to identify fake or stolen accounts and prevent fraud, […]... →

Российская компания будет предлагать операционную систему к скачиванию и установке в России, странах СНГ и Турции.... →

Яндекс и корпорация Microsoft объявили о стратегическом сотрудничестве. Соглашение позволит предоставить пользователям из России, Белоруссии, Казахстана, Украины, Турции и ряда других стран возможности легкого обновления до Windows 10 с кастомизированным поиском Яндекса. Яндекс станет стартовой страницей и поиском по умолчанию, интегрированным в браузеры Microsoft (Microsoft Edge и Internet Explorer) на устройствах, работающих на платформе Windows 10, и заменит собой поисковик Bing. Также в Windows 10 появ... →