A few days after introducing the main features planned for the final version, which is due for release in the second half of 2015, Microsoft has shared a new Windows 10 preview (Build 9926). Now available for download, this latest version includes the new Start menu as well as the smart voice-controlled assistant Cortana. Though […]
Using Azure DevOps to Manage Global team
how to use DevOps from a project management standpoint describing a project management aspect of an iterative process with Agile characteristics.
Acompli Acquired by Microsoft
E-Mail: Microsoft buys Acompli to enhance Outlook for iOS and Android. About 108 billion work e-mails are sent each day, according to one Research Group. Over the past year, Microsoft has been extending its Office set of office productivity software and services so they can be accessed on non-Windows devices. The company has released Office apps for the iPad and […]
‘Nadella Effect’ makes Ballmer $2.8B richer
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's "devices and services" strategy may be in tatters, discarded by his successor, Satya Nadella, but Ballmer must be smiling all the way to the bank. According to U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) documents, Ballmer owns more than 333 million shares in Microsoft. At Monday's closing price of $44.83, those shares […]
Lenovo Plans New Small-screen Windows Tablet
Lenovo has stopped sales of its existing small-screen Windows tablets in the U.S., but plans a new model for release by the end of the year. "We will continue to bring new Windows devices to market across different screen sizes, including a new 8-inch tablet and 10-inch tablet coming this holiday," the company said in […]
Microsoft to Cut up to 18,000 Jobs
In a move tout of the hardware business, Microsoft confirmed it will cut up to 18,000 jobs over the next year, part of the tech Company’s efforts to streamline its business under new CEO Satya Nadella. In a statement released last Thursday, Microsoft says about 12,500 of the professional and factory positions will be cut […]
Did Microsoft Just admit Windows 8 is its Worst Operating System Ever?
Gralla: Reports say that Microsoft will abandon the Windows 8 Start screen interface for traditional computers in the next version of Windows, code-named Threshold. That’s a pretty drastic step. Does it mean that Microsoft recognizes that Windows 8 was the biggest operating system bust in its history? The next version of Windows is due out […]
Windows 8 loses market share Meaning Things are Bad for Windows 8
They're worse than you think -- the struggling operating system lost market share last month, something almost unheard of for the latest version of a Microsoft operating system. Computerworld's Gregg Keizer reports that in June, Windows 8 lost one tenth of a percent user share, the first time that has happened since Windows 8's launch. […]
Home Automation Creating Interest
Microsoft is interested in home automation and recently announced an agreement to work with an insurance company on home automation technology. Its Xbox gaming platform is seen as a potential hub or control center for home devices. With Apple, Samsung and others “still developing their own independent strategy, the industry is yet again poised to […]
MICROSOFT BACKS OPEN SOURCE FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS
Microsoft has joined what began as a Linux Foundation effort to create an open platform for the Internet of Things. It's a move that may be a telling sign regarding Microsoft's plans for home automation, and even for the Xbox. The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit consortium that promotes Linux adoption, late last year announced the […]