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Microsoft Targets Schools With £135 Windows 10 PCs & Education...
Microsoft has new PCs, partnerships and software updates as it pitches vision of 'classroom of the future'
Barcelona Aims To Oust Microsoft In Open Source Drive
The Catalonian capital is aiming to supplant proprietary software including Outlook, Office and Internet Explorer by the spring of next year
Skype Gets End-To-End Encryption With Signal Protocol
The latest preview version of Skype introduces Private Conversations, using the same secure protocol used by WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Google
Nvidia Updates Software But Denies Impact From Meltdown & Spectre
CEO claims that Nvidia GPUs are immune to the flaws currently blighting CPUs from Intel, ARM and AMD
Microsoft Confirms More Cortana-Powered Devices In 2018
Cortana is safe for now, as Microsoft confirms Cortana is being incorporated into more OEM devices
Patch Tuesday: Meltdown, Spectre Fixes Could Impact AV Systems
January's Patch Tuesday carries warnings for Meltdown & Spectre
Amazon Alexa Set To Become Power Business Tool On Windows 10 PCs
ANALYSIS: Amazon begins to move its Alexa voice control digital assistant beyond the smart home devices into the wider Windows 10 computing world
CES 2018: Dell, HP & Samsung Windows 10 Laptops Debut
HP, Samsung, Dell and Acer have all launched Windows 10 notebooks at CES in Las Vegas, including ultra-thin and 2-in-1 models
Tales In Tech History: Microsoft Kinect
Some assume the Kinect is another tale of Microsoft hardware woe, but it was both groundbreaking and innovative
Data Privacy, Security Top Microsoft’s Hot Button Tech Issues In...
Data privacy isn't only a top concern for Microsoft. It will go before the U.S. Supreme Court to argue the issue involving the data stored abroad
Meltdown & Spectre: AWS, Azure & GCP Take Measures To Protect...
Public cloud vendors work to protect users from industry-wide Meltdown and Spectre chip vulnerabilities
Fix For Intel Chip Design Flaw Likely To Hurt Performance
Linux and Windows kernels to be redesigned because of Intel chip design flaw, but fix will likely slow PCs down
Microsoft Ends Windows 10 Kinect Adaptor Production
Microsoft hammers another, possibly final, nail in Kinect's coffin as businesses are encouraged to migrate from the platform
Amazon And Microsoft Still Haven’t Got Alexa And Cortana To...
Amazon and Microsoft had hoped to get Alexa and Cortana speaking before the end of 2017, but that still hasn't happened
Microsoft Foldable Phone Patent Shows Two Screens
Surface Phone clue as patent shows dual-display and 360-degree rotation support, but will anyone care?
Microsoft Azure Bot Service Opens To Developers
Its good to talk. Redmond to deliver conversational AI to more developers as its Azure Bot Service is opened up
Trump Wants US Government To Adopt Cloud Services
Action plan published for US Government departments to improve cyber security and adopt cloud platforms
Microsoft Brings AI To Bing For Smarter Answers
Software giant reveals AI updates to its product portfolio, as it signs deal to bring Reddit content to Bing
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft’s Last Security Update Of 2017 Targets...
Web browser vulnerabilities receive the most attention from Microsoft in its pre Christmas update
Microsoft Previews Quantum Computing Language Q#
The company's quantum computing development kit includes the Q# language as well as local and cloud simulators, libraries and sample code
‘Always Connected’ Windows 10 PCs Promise Gigabit LTE...
Microsoft and Qualcomm show off the first Windows 10 'Always Connected' PCs, claiming they will change world of IT just as cloud did
Gamarue Botnet Disrupted In Global Operation
Law enforcement agencies around the world close down long-running botnets powered by Gamarue malware
Microsoft Edge Now Generally Available For iOS And Android
Microsoft Edge web browser leaves preview for iPhone and Android smartphones
Location Of Things: Microsoft Boosts Azure With Geographical Data
Microsoft Azure Location Based Services gives developers real time data to build better smart city, IoT and logistics applications
Tales In Tech History: Microsoft Encarta
Microsoft Encarta started life as a CD-ROM based digital multimedia encyclopedia, but the Web eventually led to its demise
VMware Will Not Support Virtualisation On Azure
Oh no you don't. VMware says it will not support any of its virtualisation tech running on Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure Opens Up To VMware Workloads
Azure opens itself up to VMware workloads, matching rival AWS
Microsoft Touts Azure Databricks And IoT & AI Developer Tools
Additions to Azure include a new cloud analytics platform based on Apache Spark, called Azure Databricks
Microsoft’s Skype Loses Belgian Appeal Over Customer Data
Microsoft unit fine upheld and is ordered to hand over customer data relating to criminal investigation