Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft has updated Bing Webmaster Tools with new monitoring and reporting options that users can employ to fight back against fraudulent Websites that may be tarnishing their presumably good names. A preview of the feature, simply called Track Certificates, is found under the Security section, which also now contains the Malware Re-Evaluation tool and “allows […]

Microsoft made waves last year when it announced that it had joined Facebook’s Open Compute Project (OCP), a syndicate of technology organizations promoting innovation in energy-efficient, open-specification hardware for cloud and Web-scale data centers. Microsoft contributed a server design, dubbed the Open CloudServer specification (OCS), that packs up to 23 commodity servers in a 12U […]

Tech titans Microsoft and Google, have been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 2015. Commenting on the accolade, Lori Forte Harnick, general manager for Citizenship and Public Affairs at Microsoft, brought up the theme of trust, which has emerged as a call to arms for the multinational corporation […]

NEW YORK—Hewlett-Packard has slimmed down its LaserJet line of business printers and overhauled its toner technology in a product launch that the Palo Alto, Calif.-based technology company is describing as its “most significant laser printing re-engineering since the introduction of the first LaserJet in 1984.” In a media event here in New York, HP executives […]

Just as Microsoft’s is narrowing the gap between the native and browser-based versions of its productivity software with Office Online, the company is laying the groundwork for full-featured and responsive third-party Web apps that hook into Office 365. “The OneDrive for Business and Sites APIs now have cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) support and Mail/Calendar/Contacts are […]

Microsoft is making it easier for Power BI users to glean business insights from Dynamics CRM Online, the company’s cloud-based CRM software suite, and unearth potentially business-boosting trends from their organizations’ customer interactions. “This month, we are introducing a new connector for Dynamics CRM Online,” announced the Microsoft Excel Team in a blog post. “Until […]

Microsoft’s “search-as-a-service” for Web and mobile app developers is ready for prime time. Azure Search, available in preview since last summer, is now generally available, announced Tiffany Wissner, a senior director in Microsoft’s Data Platform unit, on March 5. Microsoft is billing the cloud-based service for developers as a shortcut to rich research experiences on […]

The long-awaited update to Office 2011 for Mac is nearly here. Microsoft has released a preview of Office 2016 for Mac in anticipation of the software’s official launch this summer. According to the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant, the new software not only narrows the gap between the Windows and mobile versions of the Office, but […]

Xbox and Windows users are poised to share more app and gaming experiences than has been previously possible. During Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, this week, Microsoft touted the potential benefits of its Universal App initiative to users of Windows-based mobile devices. In essence, developers can deliver consistent app experiences across Windows 10 […]

Intune, Microsoft’s cloud-based mobile-device management (MDM) software, now plays better with Apple’s mobile device integration solution for IT departments. The latest service update for Intune, being rolled out by March 7, allows IT personnel “to streamline the enrollment of iOS devices purchased directly from Apple or an authorized reseller with the Device Enrollment Program (DEP),” […]

Microsoft Shows Off Lumia 640 Phones and Universal Apps at MWC by Pedro Hernandez Making the Case for Windows Universal Apps Echoing themes from last year’s Build conference, Kevin Gallo, director of Microsoft’s developer ecosystem at MWC, clued Windows app developers into what Universal Apps means for them. The term refers to “apps that feel […]

Office Sway, Microsoft’s interactive, mobile-friendly presentation technology, is on the lookout for videos and Twitter posts. As part of a new round of updates, the company announced that Sway’s suggested search functionality has been expanded to include some of the Web’s most popular and social destinations. The feature, which was released in December along with […]