Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Last month, Google made a bold move to win over more business customers using cloud-based apps by making Google Apps for Work free for any company that is still under contract with a rival like Microsoft of Amazon. Today, Google — which now has 2 million paying businesses using Google Apps for Work (5 million+ if you include free users) — is raising its enterprise game again.… Read More... →

В России пользователей Microsoft ждет повышение цен от 19% до 25%, пишет "Коммерсант" со ссылкой на источники и подтверждение самого Microsoft. "Мы регулярно анализируем нашу ценовую политику, чтобы соответствовать рыночной динамике. В свете происходящих на российском рынке изменений Microsoft скорректирует цены на программное обеспечение и облачные продукты",— говорит президент "Microsoft Россия" Павел Бетсис.... →

Цены на программное обеспечение и облачные сервисы Microsoft в России с 1 января вырастут на 19-25%. Подорожание не коснется приставок Xbox и коробочных версий Windows, пишет «Коммерсант».... →

Google has reportedly abandoned plans for its first-ever retail store, according to Crain’s. The first-of-its-kind store for the company was expected to showcase products running on its Android operating system, including Chromebooks and the newly-refreshed line of Nexus smartphones. That would put it in direct competition with retail stores by the likes of Apple and Microsoft, the […]... →

Just over a year ago, Microsoft removed the 1TB limit on its OneDrive service for Office 365 subscribers. If you were paying for Office 365, you suddenly had unlimited storage, at no additional cost. Today, the company killed that upgrade. The deal was a steal. The cheapest Office 365 subscription costs $7.00 per month. It […]... →

Valve updated its Hardware & Software Survey today for October 2015, and revealed that more than one in every four gamers on Steam is already using Windows 10. Despite an overall growth slowdown, 27 percent of Steam users have embraced the latest and greatest from Microsoft. In the first month, Windows 10 adoption on Steam […]... →

The industry is making plenty of money these days. Games market research group Newzoo today released its list of the top 25 public game companies with the highest revenue, based on the first half of 2015. Combined, they earned $28.7 billion in revenue, up 16 percent from the same period last year. A growing industry […]... →

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 […]... →