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CES 2016 – Volvo Lets You Speak To Its Cars Using Wearables
Drivers can now unlock their vehicles and much more using a Microsoft Band 2
Windows 10 Now Running On More Than 200m Devices
Microsoft claims Windows 10 is the fastest growing operating system it's ever released, with "unprecedented demand" from the enterprise market
Is Windows 10 Mobile Arriving Next Week?
Update for Windows Phones users has been pushed back several times already
Microsoft To Warn Of State-Sponsored Hacks
Collision course? Redmond to warn its users when any government attempts to hack into its services
Microsoft’s Surface Hub Gets Delayed Again
Giant displays also receive a cheeky price hike ahead of launch next year
Oracle Quietly Buys Docker Container Startup StackEngine
StackEngine acquisition will give Oracle the ability to offer Docker services as the cloud-newbie plays to catch up with rivals such as AWS
Microsoft Acquires Big Data Analytics Startup Metanautix
Metanautix specialises in analysing data from different silos, and will now be folded into Microsoft's SQL Server and Cortana services
AWS IoT Launches With Robotics, Gaming And Cars In Mind
AWS IoT platform goes live, with Amazon Web Services counting Philips and Scout Alarm as early customers
Microsoft Develops Custom Windows 10 For Chinese Government
Microsoft prepares for expansion into the Chinese public sector with localised version of Windows 10
Microsoft Makes OneDrive Free Storage U-Turn
Microsoft goes back on decision to dramatically reduce the amount of free storage available to OneDrive users following online backlash
Microsoft Speeds Up Azure Backup Cloud Services
Microsoft's Azure cloud backup service gets faster and more efficient with lower cache demands
HPE Extends Worldwide Enterprise Hardware Market Share
HPE, Cisco and Microsoft continue to lead in the three main data center infrastructure market segments
Microsoft Says It’s Time To Upgrade From Internet Explorer
Some versions of IE will no longer be supported after January 12, Microsoft confirms
Microsoft Announces Linux On Azure Certification
When it comes to the cloud, the software giant extends its embrace of Linux to include a new certification for budding cloud administrators
No Glad Tidings In Microsoft’s Final Patch Tuesday Of 2015
Microsoft's last security update of the year includes 12 bulletins, eight of them rated as critical
Chakra Bleu! Microsoft Open Sources Core Edge Browser Component
By January 2016, Microsoft will have opened Edge’s ChakraCore repository onto GitHub
Microsoft Office 365 Users Hit By European Outage
Microsoft Office 365 users across Europe complain of interrupted service with emails unable to be accessed
‘Bulls**t’ – Steve Ballmer Slams Microsoft’s Cloud Reporting
Former Microsoft boss thinks Microsoft needs more transparency in disclosing Azure financial results
Microsoft Launches Dynamics CRM 2016
As CRM software's value grows in the enterprise, Microsoft releases an analytics-enabled, more mobile-friendly version of Dynamics CRM
HPE Discover: Microsoft And HPE Partnership Creates 5,000 More Azure Cloud Architects
HPE officially confirms Microsoft Azure as its preferred cloud computing partner
Microsoft Unveils App Creation Platform PowerApps
Microsoft says PowerApps is is "an enterprise service for innovators" to connect, create and share business apps with your team
Hack Of Toy Maker VTech Could Include Child Data
Major breach at VTech includes data on 200,000 children and nearly five million parents
Amazon, Alibaba and Microsoft Founders Ally With Zuckerberg’s Climate Change Initiative
Zuckerberg-backed Breakthrough Energy Coalition will advocate zero-carbon technology to plug climate change gaps left by governments
HPE’s Cloud Alliance With Microsoft Azure Speaks Volumes About Future Direction
Azure reselling gives customers a reassuring tag team of HPE hardware and Microsoft software to take on AWS
Microsoft Summons Windows Defender To Abolish Dell’s Root Certificates
Windows Defender "detects and removes" Dell's Superfish-like certificate threat, says Microsoft
Nokia 230 Is The Budget Feature Phone For Selfie Fans
Photo-focused Nokia 230 feature phone will provide decent camera functions for a rock-bottom price
Microsoft Urges Internet Explorer Upgrades Before Support Ends
Microsoft says upgrading will ensure customers get security updates and will pave the way for Windows 10 migration
Windows 10 Deployment Will Be ‘The Speediest Yet’
50 percent of organisations will be running Windows 10 by January 2017, Gartner predicts
Microsoft Goes All-In With Raspberry Pi 2
Raspberry Pi 2 replaces Intel Galileo as Microsoft’s development board of choice