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Manchester Police Has More Than 1,000 PCs Still Running Windows XP
The UK's second largest police force still has a large amount of legacy Windows machines
Outlook.com Users Hit By Day-Long Outage Across UK, Europe
An issue with load-balancing software caused messages to pile up, with some still undelivered on Tuesday morning
EU-US Privacy Shield Heads Into First Annual Review
The controversial pact faces its first test, as data protection policies under the new US administration spur European criticism
Microsoft Azure Diary: Azure Confidential Computing Encrypts Data In Use
AZURE NEWS: Microsoft's new security features are a 'first' for the public cloud
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Gives More Control Over Privacy & App Permissions
Microsoft makes moves to improve Windows 10 reputation for privacy in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Tackles 82 Security Flaws, Including One Zero-Day
Large number of patches from Microsoft this month, as Adobe warns of five critical issues
Microsoft, Facebook Partner On AI Framework Interoperability
The new open-source ONNX format will help developers move between AI frameworks with greater ease
Microsoft And Adobe Enhance Cloud Partnership With E-Signatures
Adobe and Microsoft have expanded their strategic partnership to drive e-signatures and collaboration among teams in the cloud.
Microsoft Shrinks Size Of Windows Nano Server Container Images
Final preview of Windows Server sports smaller Nano Server images and improved support for container orchestration tools
Huawei Plans Worldwide Cloud Partner Network To Rival AWS & Azure
The Shenzhen-based company said it plans to build one of the world's biggest clouds by offering technologies and services through a partner network
Amazon Alexa & Microsoft Cortana Will Work Together
Two companies make surprise moves to encourage interoperability between Alexa and Cortana
Microsoft Takes On AI Challenge With Project Brainwave
Redmond's deep learning acceleration board is said to deliver real-time artificial intelligence
Microsoft & Red Hat Broaden Hybrid Container Support
A new deal sees the two companies making it easier to deploy Red Hat and Microsoft technologies in hybrid application containers
Intel Kaby Lake-R Promises PC Performance Boost Ahead Of ‘Coffee Lake’
Intel claims Kaby Lake-R will offer twice the performance of a five year old PC when the first computers arrive later this year
Skype For Desktop Gets Redesign & Mobile App Features
Skype is given a lick of paint, GIF support and easier media sharing as Microsoft looks to replicate the mobile experience
Microsoft Touts Serverless Computing With Azure Event Grid
Look Mum, no server. Azure Event Grid service allows for the easy creation of serverless workflows
Microsoft Boosts Azure HPC With Cycle Computing Acquisition
Microsoft hopes Cycle Computing deal will make it easier for any company to take advantage of cloud-based HPC on Azure
Microsoft’s Bill Gates Donates £3.6bn To Charity
Microsoft co-founder makes huge charity donation, as he continues Foundation's philanthropic work
Microsoft Azure Targets Australian Government With Two New Regions Down Under
Two new Azure regions will open in in Australia in 2018, promising the highest level of security for government data
Windows 10 Pro For Workstation Boosts Performance And Resiliency For ‘Sever Grade’ Systems
Microsoft unleashes more power for high end systems with Windows 10 Pro for Workstations arriving as part of the Fall Creators Update
Tales In Tech History: Lotus Software
Lotus Software had the opportunity to dominate the Office sector for the emerging PC market. What happened?
Microsoft Coco Framework Promises Speedy Blockchain Service
Open source framework to help firms handling thousands of transactions per second in a secure manner
Kaspersky Lab To Withdraw Microsoft Antitrust Complaint
Kaspersky antitrust complaint to be withdrawn after Microsoft agrees changes for Windows users
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Tackles 48 Flaws, But Adobe Acrobat Dominates
Largish patch update from Microsoft, but administrators advised to tackle Adobe updates ASAP
BBC Partners With Microsoft For Voice-Activated iPlayer Experiment
The BBC has some big plans for the future of iPlayer as voice recognition software continues to evolve
Microsoft Adds Eye Control Beta To Windows 10
Microsoft Edge and Windows Defender Application Guard have also received improvements
Samsung Galaxy Book Review: Windows 10 Hybrid Hubris
We take a closer look at the 10.6in Samsung Galaxy Book. Can it usurp the Microsoft Surface as the king of Windows 10 hybrids?
Microsoft Brings Power Of Virtual Machines To UK Data Centres
Three new VMs give UK Azure users the power to process more data than ever
Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Keyboard With Fingerprint ID Reader
New keyboard and mouse both boast Bluetooth and wired connectivity for Windows 10 users