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Microsoft Opens Cortana To OEM Kit, Hints At Amazon Echo Rival
Expect to see Microsoft's digital assistant appearing in new hardware soon with launch of developer and OEM tools
Skype Empowers International Business With Microsoft Translator Update
Microsoft has taken a big step towards removing the language barrier for international businesses
Microsoft Ends 2016 With Patch Tuesday Windows 10 Fix
Internet connection issues for Windows 10 users resolved in last Patch Tuesday update of 2016
Microsoft Cloud UK Data Centres Get Private Connections & Security Updates
The Azure ExpressRoute and PSN/N3 Connectivity feature is just one of the new tools and services available to Azure customers in the UK.
Nokia Brand Returns With Two Feature Phones
Start-up HMD introduces two Nokia-branded feature phones as it prepares to move into smartphones and tablets
Microsoft Ventures Strengthens AI Love Affair With Startup Fund
Microsoft firmly believes Artificial Intelligence is the future and is looking to get a head start over its rivals in this robot revolution.
Microsoft PowerShell Increasingly Exploited By Hackers To Wreak Windows Havoc
Hackers can use the decade-old tool to execute stealthy cyber attacks
Microsoft Brings Cortana For iOS And Android To The UK
On the enterprise side, HPE also debuts its latest machine learning tech
NHS Hospitals Putting Data At Risk With Outdated Windows XP
NHS Trusts have been caught running thousands of outdated and unsupported Windows XP machines, despite a developing threat landscape and GDPR on the horizon.
Microsoft To Deliver Windows 10 On ARM Chips With Qualcomm Deal
Stop the press! Microsoft teams up with Qualcomm to deliver full Windows 10 OS on ARM chips
Microsoft And Intel Push Forward In Mixed Reality With Project Evo
Intel and Microsoft look to take on Amazon and Echo
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter And Google Will Create Shared Database To Tackle Terror Propaganda
A shared database will be used to flag up content that appears to be trying to spread terror speech
HPE Embraces Digital Transformation To Help Enterprises Cope With IT Disruption
ANALYSIS: No surprises as HPE joins the likes of Microsoft in towing the digital transformation line
Windows Phone Users Grill Microsoft’s Satya Nadella On Mobile Strategy
What are you doing Satya? Microsoft boss faces shareholder questions over Redmond's mobile strategy
Met Police Selects Microsoft Azure For Data Storage Of Video Evidence From Wearable Cameras
UK data centre means police data is kept securely in British borders
Microsoft Office 365 Is Now Available In 150 Countries – Including The Vatican City
Microsoft Office 365 will expand to another 97 markets in the next year as 10 more countries are added
IoT-Powered RAC Telematics Can Predict Vehicle Faults & Make Britain’s Roads Safer
IoT and Big Data is the future of RAC's century old business - and they can save businesses money and make the roads safer
Tales In Tech History: Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office is now 26 and its impact on the IT and business worlds has been immeasurable
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Microsoft Office
What do you know about Microsoft Office?
Microsoft Finally Confirms Rumors Visual Studio Coming To macOS
The rumors were true. Microsoft's developer toolkit, based on the its acquisition of Xamarin, finally arrives on the Mac
Microsoft Joins The Linux Foundation In Latest Open Source Commitment
Microsoft will join as platinum partner of the Linux Foundation in the latest evolution of the new open era as Canonical touts SQL Server for Ubuntu
Microsoft Offers Remedies To EC In Bid To Gain £21bn LinkedIn Takeover Approval
Microsoft has offered to sweeten the deal for European regulators so it can get LinkedIn approval, despite Salesforce and other opposition
Microsoft Cheyenne Data Centre Shifts To Wind Power
The Wyoming facility is to rely entirely on energy from three nearby wind projects
Factors You Need To Consider When Replacing Aging Laptop
ANALYSIS: When it's time to buy news laptops for your business does it make sense to pay for a touch screen or do you need a docking station? Are ultrabooks worth it?
Russia Investigates Microsoft Over Kaspersky Antitrust Claims
Kaspersky claims Windows 10 makes every effort to deactivate third-party security tools
Russia To Block LinkedIn Access Over ‘Data Protection Violations’
Access to LinkedIn to be blocked within days over violations of Russia's strict data protection laws
Best Of Breed Cloud: Why Enterprises Mix Microsoft Azure, AWS And Google Platforms
IN DEPTH: Ocado, Spotify and eve are all using a mix of cloud services - but is it feasible to use a best of breed approach in the long-term?
Microsoft Open Sources Azure Container Service Engine With Kubernetes
Also adds Kubernetes to its Azure Container Service among other updates to ACS
Patch Tuesday November 2016: Microsoft Fixes Flaw Controversially Outed By Google
No surprises here. Patch Tuesday arrives to fix vulnerability that is being exploited by Russian hackers