Pedro Hernandez

Windows 10 launches in two days as a free upgrade to eligible users, and in the hours leading up to July 29, Microsoft is working to ease the security concerns of millions of potential users. Microsoft’s flagship operating system has a spotty track record when it comes to security. But that’s in the past, according […]

Microsoft may be distancing its new Edge browser from Internet Explorer (IE) and its contentious past, but it is inheriting at least some developer features. In addition to an improved set of F12 tools, the company announced that Edge supports WebDriver, an emerging automated site-testing standard from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Windows Insiders, […]

The 4G LTE-capable version of Microsoft’s Surface 3 tablet, first announced in March, is finally available in the United States, the company announced on July 24. “We offer two unlocked versions–64GB and 128GB versions—through Microsoft stores, authorized resellers and partner retailers,” said Brian Hall, general manager of Microsoft Surface, in a statement. “U.S. Microsoft stores […]

Microsoft has issued a preview version of its upcoming Exchange Server 2016 software, the company announced on July 22. Like many of the software giant’s projects of late, Exchange Server 2016’s development was guided by the cloud, according to Jeremy Chapman, a Microsoft director. “Many performance improvements and architecture changes in the upcoming release of […]

Microsoft’s new messaging app, called Send, takes the ubiquity of Outlook email in business and school settings and adds instant messaging capabilities. The end result is an app that allows users to fire off quick messages without composing an email or text message. Send, a Microsoft Garage app, is available in the United States and […]

Microsoft Edge may have taken Internet Explorer’s place in Windows 10 as the new default Web browser, but its F12 tools live on. Edge, which officially launches alongside Windows 10 next week and is currently available in preview builds of the operating system, contains a new version of the F12 development tools that makes it […]

Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics, currently in beta, will ship next month, the company announced today. Deployed on-premises, the product is based on Microsoft’s acquisition of Active Directory security specialist Aorato and its technology. Linking with Active Directory, and combining machine learning, user behavioral analytics and a catalog of known threats, Advanced Threat Analytics alerts administrators […]

Microsoft reported a fourth quarter operating loss of $2.1 billion or 40 cents per share on July 21 due to the $7.5 billion write-down related to the acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services businesses, as well as a charge of $160 million related to the company’s restructuring efforts. It also reported that revenues had dipped […]

Microsoft typically reserves its product Web pages for its flagship Windows operating system, Office applications, and high-profile business and server offerings. Now, a tool that many Windows administrators use in their day-to-day tasks is getting the same treatment. The software giant has pulled PowerShell from the recesses of its Microsoft Developer Network Website and is […]

Microsoft and General Electric today announced that they have signed an agreement that will bring Office 365’s cloud-backed productivity apps and services to the latter’s massive global workforce. Under the deal’s terms, Microsoft will make Office 365 available to GE’s 300,000 employees across 170 countries. The software’s capabilities aside, the deal indicates that Microsoft’s investments […]