Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Microsoft today is introducing a major new capability to its Bing Search app for Android. Now when you want more information on the people, places, and things you’re reading about, you can hold down the home button to get contextual information and take related actions courtesy of Bing, without switching apps. That feature might sound […]... →

Mesosphere, the company that aims to build a container-centric “operating system for the data center” based on the Apache Mesos project, is giving the first public demo of Mesos running on the preview version of Windows Server 2016 at MesosCon today. Read More... →

Wunderlist, that to-do app Microsoft picked up earlier this year through its acquisition of 6wunderkinder, today announced the availability of a beta version of its app for Windows 10. “That’s right, we’re so excited about our newest app to join the family, that we couldn’t wait to share the Beta with you!” Wunderlist wrote in […]... →

Microsoft today published the third technical preview of Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016. As promised, this is also the first version of Windows Server to natively support Windows Server Containers — that is, Microsoft’s version of Linux containers that can be managed both through Powershell and Docker’s command-line tools. Read More... →

Microsoft today announced the availability of the third technical preview of Windows Server 2016 software for virtualizing servers in companies’ on-premises data centers. This preview is significant because it’s the first time Microsoft is providing an implementation of its technology for running applications in containers instead of more traditional virtual machines (VMs). “Windows Server Containers […]... →

Главный исполнительный директор Foursquare Деннис Кроули (Dennis Crowley) на конференции GrowthBeat в Сан-Франциско рассказал, что количество зарегистрированных пользователей сервиса за 10 месяцев увеличилось на 5 миллионов и в настоящее время превысило 60 миллионов, при этом количество ежемесячно активных пользователей достигло 50 миллионов. Необычное соотношение показателей объясняется тем, что не все активные пользователи Foursquare зарегистрированы в сервисе. Количество подсказок Foursquare превысило ... →

Microsoft запустил новый тип автоматизированных правил для рекламных кампаний Bing под названием Notify Me (Сообщить мне), которые рассылают рекламодателям письма о кампаниях, группах объявлений и ключевых словах, соответствующих выбранным критериям. Чтобы создать правило, следует перейти на вкладку Campaigns (Кампании) и выбрать опцию Automate (Автоматизация), а затем - Notify me when… (Сообщите мне, когда...). Правило может распространяться на все включенные кампании, все имеющиеся или только выбранные. О... →

Microsoft released a new Windows 10 build to its testing community today, noting in the process that the cadre of developer and fans that comprise its ‘Insider’ program will continue to receive builds ahead of the general public. The simple gist is that after the formal launch of Windows 10 to the public — more on that here — Microsoft remains focused on… Read More... →

Microsoft today announced support for backups of files and folders on PCs running Windows 10 through the Azure Backup cloud service. It’s a natural extension of Azure Backup following the launch of Windows 10 last month. Once you’ve connected a PC running Windows 10 to Azure Backup, you can back up data to the cloud […]... →

Microsoft today launched a new Windows 10 preview for PCs, the first build the company has released to testers since the operating system launched on July 29. The build includes new feedback features specifically for Windows Insiders, additional color options, memory management improvements, and the usual bug fixes. Microsoft is turning its OS into a […]... →

Креативный директор американской студии Anton & Irene Антон Реппонен и директор по пользовательскому опыту Айрин Перейра, работавшие с Google, Microsoft, Porsche, Red Bull, CNN, Netflix и другими лидерами своих сегментов, на выступлении в институте «Стрелка» поделились опытом основания собственной дизайн-студии Anton & Irene после длинного периода работы в штате других компаний.ЦП собрал выдержки из лекции Реппонена и Перейра.... →

Microsoft today began rolling out the Xbox One August update. The latest version adds a slew of new social features to the console and also improves game streaming from Xbox One to Windows 10 PCs. In short, if you have the right network conditions (read: a wired connection or a very fast wireless connection) and […]... →

GUEST: I don’t know if I broke a law of computing or committed heresy.  But I installed Windows 10 on my Macbook Pro. I had feared that this would condemn me to computing hell.  But it has been an incredibly positive experience: My favorite Microsoft Office applications — Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint — work faster than […]... →

Microsoft today announced the availability of a virtual machine (VM) of Windows 10 that comes with the new Microsoft Edge browser. You can use run the VM on Windows (with Hyper-V 2012, VirtualBox, and VMware), Mac (Parallels, VirtualBox, and VMware), and Linux (VirtualBox only). Vagrant and QEMU support and Edge’s availability in Microsoft’s Azure RemoteApp […]... →

DCHQ, a startup with software for automating the deployment of applications packaged up into containers, today announced that it can now run atop public clouds, not just companies’ on-premises data centers. Companies can now run the software on clouds like Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean, Google Compute Engine, IBM SoftLayer, Microsoft Azure, and Rackspace. DCHQ’s product […]... →

And then there were three. Earlier this week, Microsoft released a new set of updates for Windows 10, the third time it has done so since the operating system formally debuted in late July. Windows 10 is Microsoft’s attempt to build a single operating system that can function on devices of any size, or input variety. As before, the update comes with minimal documentation and explanation. Read More... →

Reuters published a story today claiming security firm Kaspersky Lab tried to damage rivals (including Microsoft, AVG, and Avast) by tricking their antivirus software programs into classifying benign files as malicious so that they would disable or delete critical system components. The report is allegedly based on accounts of two former Kaspersky employees who claimed […]... →

Thanks to Apple updating Boot Camp, that is. If you have had a hankering to try out Microsoft’s latest operating system — and I can recommend at least taking it for a spin — now’s the time. Apple’s full directions here are worth your time, but the broad strokes are simple: If you have a Mac no older than ‘mid 2012,’ and are running the most recent build… Read More... →

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters, Joseph Menn) – Beginning more than a decade ago, one of the largest security companies in the world, Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, tried to damage rivals in the marketplace by tricking their antivirus software programs into classifying benign files as malicious, according to two former employees. They said the secret campaign targeted Microsoft […]... →

Антивирусная компания «Лаборатория Касперского» на протяжении более десяти лет использовала фальшивые атаки для саботажа работы конкурентов — систем Microsoft, Avast, AVG и других компаний. Об этом сообщает Reuters со ссылкой на двух бывших сотрудников компании.... →