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A new Windows Phone app from Microsoft Research and Garage, a rapid consumer app development group within the software giant, gathers and organizes photos, helping users create sharable visual stories. Dubbed simply Photo Story, the free app “automatically chooses the best representative photos of an event and organizes them into a themed video, complete with […]

Yammer, Microsoft’s enterprise social networking platform, will soon sport new features, a polished look and notification capabilities, all aimed at improving team collaboration and productivity. In its current state, Yammer falls a bit short in providing a platform for sharing information and working together on projects as a team, admitted Juliet Wei, senior product marketing […]

With the help of some major technology partners, Microsoft efforts to help Outlook users get more stuff done with the software appears to be paying off. This week Microsoft announced that a handful of companies had released add-ins that extend Outlook’s capabilities beyond email and calendar management. Among the most notable of them is Uber, […]

Microsoft had its hands full leading up to the official July 29 launch of Windows 10. But now that the operating system has been available for a couple of weeks, the company is turning its attention back to the mobile version of the OS. “Thanks for your patience waiting for this one, the team was […]

Microsoft has again pushed back the ship date on the Surface Hub, one of the biggest surprises to emerge from the company’s first major Windows 10 demonstration in January. “Surface Hub devices will begin shipping in January 2016,” said the company in an update to a seemingly aggressive timetable the company set in June. The […]

Microsoft is now offering Azure Backup customers seeking to store tens of terabytes of data in the cloud some added headroom. “We are happy to announce Azure Backup has increased the size of datasources that can be protected from 1,700 GB to 54,400 GB,” announced Giridhar Mosay, a Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise program manager, in […]

Skype for Business is finally available on iOS and Android, at least for participants of Microsoft’s Skype for Business Preview prerelease program. The new apps replace Lync 2013, as part of a rebranding effort the company kicked off last year to bring its enterprise unified communications platform under the Skype banner. In April, Microsoft made […]

Microsoft continues to blur the lines between cloud storage and Office-based collaboration with a new update to its OneDrive file sync and share service. Added features include a new option to sync shared folders to PCs and Macs. “Formerly, users accessed the content shared with them via the Shared list in OneDrive.com,” explained Jason Moore, […]

Microsoft has a new Windows 10 release for Internet of things (IoT) devices, specifically the Raspberry Pi 2 and the MinnowBoard Max maker boards. Compact, customizable and affordable, computing boards like the Raspberry Pi 2 have attracted the attention of both technology enthusiasts and businesses. Their tiny dimensions, generous processing power (comparatively speaking) and developer-friendly […]

How to Lock Down Windows 10’s Privacy Settings Windows 10 has received plenty of praise, but there are also privacy concerns. By changing these settings, Windows 10 users will gain a lot more privacy. Establish Boundaries With Cortana Cortana gets smarter and more helpful as you give her more to do. Despite her charming albeit […]

Microsoft’s cloud-based big data analytics vision took a major step forward with the official release of Azure Data Factory, the company’s cloud-based data integration service. A key component of Microsoft’s Cortana Analytics Suite, Azure Data Factory (ADF) is designed to automate and streamline the process of moving data from disparate sources into an organization’s business […]

Microsoft is increasing the rewards for security pros who help harden its Windows operating system technologies. “We are raising the Bounty for Defense [program’s] maximum from $50,000 USD to $100,000 USD,” bringing its payout in line with the discovery of a major exploit, said Microsoft Security Architect Jason Shirk in an Aug. 6 announcement amidst […]