Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

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... →

Microsoft cогласилась установить «Яндекс» в качестве стандартного поисковика в операционной системе Windows 10 и браузерах компании — Microsoft Edge и Internet Explorer. Об этом vc.ru сообщили представители компаний.... →

Microsoft detailed a number of statistics relating to the performance of apps on its Windows 10 platform today, alongside a new build of the operating system for its testing community. Stats first. According to the company, more than half of visits to the Windows Store now come from Windows 10 users. Given the relative youth and market share scale of Windows 10 compared to Windows 8.x,… Read More... →

Microsoft today announced the release of a new Windows 10 preview build for PCs that come with a long awaited integration of Uber in Microsoft’s Cortana personal digital assistant, as well as new Cortana event reminders and feature additions for the Microsoft Edge browser. Build 10565, which follows build 10547, is now rolling out to […]... →

Microsoft уберет «панель управления» из следующих обновлений Windows... →

With Windows 10 now officially out of the starting blocks, the uptake of Microsoft’s new operating system has been fairly impressive. But all eyes are on the new devices slowly emerging from manufacturers around the world, built specifically with Windows 10 in mind. The latest to embrace Windows 10 is Acer, which unveiled a trio […]... →

Posted by Carson-WardA friend of mine recently asked me to review and explain a series of site recommendations sent over by a well-known digital marketing agency with roots in SEO. We talked through the (generally good) recommendations for content and search optimization, and then we got to this:"* Mobile accounts for 53% of your traffic. We recommend building a mobile-friendly responsive website. Google recommends using responsive design so that your site looks good on all devices, and it may help increase... →