Свежие новости и отзывы о Microsoft

Valve today updated its Hardware & Software Survey for August 2015, and the good market share news seen by Microsoft this past month is all the more apparent in the gaming world. Although Windows share overall dipped slightly on Steam, Windows 10 adoption has exploded into double digits. In fact, although it’s only been available […]... →

«Я не терпел поражений. Я просто нашёл 10 000 способов, которые не работают», говорил американский изобретатель и предприниматель Томас Эдисон. Действительно, от идеи до появления готового продукта стартапы сталкиваются с множеством преград: отсутствие денег, потеря клиентов, нехватка специалистов, акционерные конфликты, разногласия в коллективе. Многие из них могут похоронить проект, а могут – сделать сильнее. Firrma подготовила серию кейсов живых стартапов, каждый из которых рассказал нам о трех своих сам... →

What is predictive marketing and what are the future marketing technologies we should be paying attention to? To answer those questions and more, I am happy to share the next in our series of digital marketer interviews featuring Jeff Marcoux ( @jeffmarcoux ), CMO Lead, Worldwide Enterprise Marketing at Microsoft. In Jeff's role at Microsoft, he has driven cross product and team collaboration,... →

Компании объединились в независимый некоммерческий Alliance for Open Media и сначала сделают новый формат для видео.... →

Intel is launching a new family of PC microprocessors code-named Skylake today. The chips represent the world’s biggest chip maker’s hopes for reviving the sagging PC market, just as the Windows 10 operating system represents Microsoft’s aspirations for growth on the software side. Intel signaled the new chips — now dubbed 6th Gen Intel Core processors […]... →

Microsoft today announced that its Cortana personal digital assistant can make instant translations in nearly 40 languages in Windows 10 in the U.S. and China. The capability to translate words and even entire sentences comes courtesy of the Microsoft Translator app. Support for the native translation in Cortana in Windows 10 will arrive in other […]... →

Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla all made the same announcement today: They will drop support for the RC4 cipher in their respective browsers. Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, and Firefox will all stop using the outdated security technology next year. RC4 is a stream cipher designed in 1987 that has been widely supported across browsers and online […]... →

Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix today announced that they have formed a new open source alliance — the Alliance for Open Media — with the goal of developing the next generation of royalty-free video formats, codecs and other related technologies. It’s not often we see these rival companies come together to build a new technology together, but… Read More... →

Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Netflix banded together today to create the Alliance for Open Media. The open source project will consolidate several codec development projects into a single working group that hopes to deliver a next-generation video codec by late 2016 or early 2017. Each of the seven companies will contribute technology […]... →

Egnyte, a startup with file syncing and sharing software that can run in the cloud like Dropbox and in companies’ on-premises data centers like Microsoft SharePoint, has developed new integrations with web-based Microsoft’s Office 365 and Salesforce Sales Cloud. The integrations allow people to edit and save files right from within Office 365 and Salesforce. […]... →

Apple playing nicely with enterprise companies is a sight for sore eyes. The edict that Microsoft has enterprise on lockdown is dissipating. Huge enterprise player Cisco and Apple announced a “Fast Lane” for iOS enterprise users, which promises a more streamlined and optimized experience for those enterprise customers using Cisco networks and products. There aren’t a lot… Read More... →

Analyst Gene Munster has a nice scoop in his latest research report, and it concerns Apple starting to build out its augmented reality initiative. Apple recruited a key HoloLens engineer away from Miscrosoft, possibly to work on Apple’s own AR product. Here’s Munster in the research brief, sent to VentureBeat late last night. “One of the […]... →

Microsoft just announced a new bundle for the Xbox One. The Xbox One Elite Bundle is the first bundle to come with Microsoft’s new Elite controller. But that’s not all as the company also switched to a hybrid 1TB SSD and HDD drive for the first time. This bundle costs $499. Read More... →

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to move away from its own data centers and toward cloud services. Last week, the FAA signed a deal with Computer Science Corp. (CSC) to help it migrate its data and systems to a hybrid cloud environment that will include Amazon Web Service, Microsoft Azure, and “other strategic business partners.” The current 10-year deal is worth $109… Read More... →

The Indian government has formally accused Google of manipulating its search results to favor its own products. According to a story today in the Economic Times of India, the government took actions after receiving a host of complaints from Google’s competitors, including Facebook, Microsoft, Flipkart, Nokia’s maps division, and MakeMy-Trip.com. The charges made by India’s […]... →

Компания «Аксиоматика», которая предоставляет сервис AxiCredit для оценки потенциальных заемщиков, получила «облачный грант» от компании Microsoft в рамках участия шестой программы акселерации во Фонда развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ). Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании. Стартап получил грант в виде ресурсов облачной платформы Microsoft Azure, а также технологическую поддержку от IТ-корпорации. В основе AxiCredit находится приложение FICO Origination Manager Decision Module (OMDM). В рамках развертывания ... →

Sony may be making headlines with its push into drones, but the Japanese company’s Android smartphones are still what command a loyal following and get many fans excited. Last week leaked renders of Microsoft’s upcoming flagship Lumia phones for its Windows 10 mobile launch surfaced, and today it’s Sony’s turn to take the spotlight (again) thanks to a leaked video interview uploaded Sunday (in French). […]... →

Sony may be making headlines with its push into drones, but the Japanese company’s Android smartphones are still what command a loyal following and get many fans excited. Last week leaked renders of Microsoft’s upcoming flagship Lumia phones for its Windows 10 mobile launch surfaced, and today it’s Sony’s turn to take the spotlight (again) thanks to a leaked video interview uploaded Sunday (in French). […]... →

28 августа корпорация Microsoft представила новую бесплатную программу под названием Snip, позволяющую пользователям Windows создавать анимированные презентации на основе скриншотов. Релиз продукта пришёлся на юбилейный для компании год: 25 лет назад Microsoft показала первую версию PowerPoint — программы, во многом определившей то, как будут выглядеть доклады в эпоху компьютерных технологий. ЦП попытался вспомнить, какими были презентации до того, как PowerPoint и его аналоги навсегда изменили процесс созд... →

By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp avoided a potentially costly setback to its mobile phone business on Friday as the U.S. International Trade Commission declined to block the import of its devices in a longstanding patent dispute. The decision rejected a ruling in April by a U.S. trade judge who found that […]... →