Pedro Hernandez

Power BI Desktop, Microsoft’s free business intelligence (BI) software tool formerly known as Power BI Designer, has been generally available since July 24. Now, nearly two months later, the company announced an update that contains 44 new features. According to a lengthy Sept. 23 blog post from Miguel Llopis, program manager for Microsoft Power BI, […]

Skype users experienced an extended outage Sept. 21, highlighting the cloud’s growing influence on the lives of consumers and business technology users alike. On Monday, after receiving complaints from several users, Microsoft’s official Twitter account confirmed that its cloud-backed Skype calling, messaging and video conferencing platform was experiencing technical issues. While the company has been […]

As promised by Microsoft earlier this month, Office 2016 for Windows is available for download today. Describing the new version of Office 2016 as “a perfect pairing with Windows 10,” Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president of Microsoft Office Client Applications and Services, said today’s release of the productivity suite “marks a milestone in delivering new […]

Windows 10 Mobile, successor to Windows Phone 8.1, is inching closer to release with a new preview build that irons out some lingering issues. Among them is a one-handed mode that makes using the mobile operating system easier on larger handsets when a person’s hands are full. In Windows 10 Mobile build 10536 for participants […]

Organizations serving up their own browser-based versions of Office applications such as Word and Excel to their employees can now test new capabilities that borrow heavily from Microsoft’s cloud-delivered software. Office Web Apps Server, first released in 2012 as an on-premises alternative to Microsoft’s Web-based Office applications, is undergoing a name change to Office Online […]

NATO has signed Microsoft’s newest Government Security Program (GSP) agreement, extending the two organizations’ 12-year partnership, the software giant announced today. GSP is a program that provides governments with vulnerability and threat intelligence from Microsoft along with other resources to help agencies safeguard their data against hackers. “It is open to government agencies regardless of […]

Microsoft has appointed Brad Smith its president and chief legal officer, the Redmond, Wash., technology giant announced on Sept. 11. Smith has been with the company since 1993 and formerly served as Microsoft’s general counsel and executive vice president for Legal and Corporate Affairs. In his updated bio, Microsoft said, “Smith plays a key role […]

Azure Media Services, Microsoft’s cloud-based media creation, management and delivery platform, is embracing technologies from some of the company’s fiercest rivals as it strives to stream video to practically every device. “We are pleased to announce Azure Media Services now offers the ability to protect both Video-On-Demand (VOD) and Live Streams with Widevine Modular DRM […]

On Sept. 9, Apple unveiled the iPad Pro, along with the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, all running iOS 9, during a media event in San Francisco. About a half an hour into the presentation, Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president of Microsoft Office, took the stage to briefly show off the Office experience on the […]

Logitech MX Master, MX Anywhere 2 Mice Graduate to Windows 10 Microsoft isn’t the only company with mice designed for Windows 10. Logitech’s MX Master and MX Anywhere 2 wireless mice boast features tailored for the new OS. Striking Design Face it. Most mice resemble eggplant-shaped pucks. But draped in black and metallic brown plastics, […]