Pedro Hernandez

Businesses can now take Azure Data Lake Analytics, Microsoft’s big data analytics service in the cloud, for a spin, the Redmond, Wash., software giant announced this week. Microsoft debuted the Apache YARN-based offering on Sept. 29. Now, a month later, the company’s customers can spin up their big data analytics projects without massive upfront investments, […]

Microsoft is happy with its Windows 10 adoption figures and new changes to the automatic Windows Update feature on earlier versions of the operating system may push those numbers higher in the coming months. At last count, Microsoft reported that there were 110 million devices running Windows 10, due in large part to the free […]

Windows 10 IoT Core already supports the Intel-based MinnowBoard Max and popular Raspberry Pi 2 compact computing boards. Now developers have another maker board to choose from: DragonBoard410c. “We are very excited to add the DragonBoard 410c, which features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, to our family of supported Windows 10 IoT Core devices,” said […]

Microsoft is folding Sunrise, the popular calendar app for Android and Apple iOS devices, into its Outlook mobile app. And that means Sunrise’s days as a stand-alone app are numbered. “The Sunrise team is now officially a part of the broader Outlook product team, bringing a fresh approach to calendaring and combining it with Microsoft’s […]

Apart from the expected spec bump, one of the most noteworthy new features Apple packed into the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus is 3D Touch. Similar to the Force Touch technology found the in latest MacBook, 3D touch enables new app experiences by pressing a little more firmly on their screen. For example, pressing […]

Developers looking to build intelligent apps that understand natural language no longer have to wait for an invitation to participate in the Project Oxford private beta. Project Oxford is Microsoft’s collection of machine-learning application programming interfaces (API) and services. During this year’s Build developer conference, the technology helped the company score a rare viral hit […]

Office Lens, Microsoft’s scanner app for capturing information on physical documents and receipts, now connects to Office 365 school and work accounts. Available now at Apple’s App Store, version 1.2 of the app for iPhone enhances the app’s cloud storage and collaboration capabilities for users whose organizations are invested in Microsoft’s Office 365 productivity ecosystem. […]

Aside from the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 going on sale, today is another important milestone for Microsoft’s retail ambitions. The Redmond, Wash., technology company opened the doors to its first flagship store in New York today. Located at 677 Fifth Avenue, between 53rd and 54th Streets, the store is situated in a popular […]

One of the few genuine surprises of this month’s Microsoft hardware event in New York was the reveal of the Surface Book, the company’s first 2-in-1 laptop. Now, after Surface Book’s Oct. 6 unveiling, buyers in the United States and Canada can take it home. Surface Book (pictured) starts at $1,499. Panos Panay, head of […]

Windows 10 is gaining ground in the enterprise, despite lingering concerns from IT pros regarding the operating system’s patch process. During an investor conference call Oct. 23 discussing the company’s fiscal 2016 first-quarter earnings, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said there were “more than 110 million monthly active devices running Windows 10.” Most of the upgrades […]