Pedro Hernandez

Azure cloud administrators will notice new enhancements to Preview Portal this month that are meant to help make their app upkeep tasks easier. First announced at last year’s Build 2014 conference in San Francisco, Azure Preview Portal is an integrated collection of tools that consolidate cloud app management, monitoring and DevOps capabilities. “Imagine a world […]

Apart from launching its new Lumia 640 and 640 XL smartphones at Mobile World Congress (MWC) today in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft is touting its success in lining up more Windows Phone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Over the past year, the company has helped 25 hardware partners launch 31 Windows Phone devices, said Nick Parker, corporate […]

Microsoft and AT&T are partnering to provide small and midsize businesses (SMBs) that are invested in the Office 365 ecosystem with a new cloud-based solution that incorporates the productivity platform across mobile platforms (Apple iOS, Google Android and Microsoft Windows). AT&T Mobile Office Suite, announced today during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, is aimed […]

After a series of leaks, Microsoft finally took the lid off its next-generation Web browser, dubbed Project Spartan, when it officially unveiled the Windows 10 operating system to the public on Jan. 21 during a press event. A new rendering engine, minimalist UI and features that allow users to “mark up the Web directly” came […]

Microsoft released a new OneDrive application programming interface (API) this week, allowing compatible apps to sync files faster and better manage large file uploads on the cloud file storage, sync and sharing platform. The new API, according to a statement from Ryan Gregg, principal program manager of Microsoft OneDrive, “allows developers to integrate OneDrive into […]

In line with the beta releases of Docker Machine and Swarm, Microsoft today announced that customers can try out the new orchestration tools on its Azure cloud computing platform. Docker is an open-source container virtualization technology that is quickly gaining ground among major technology vendors. Instead of the traditional virtual hypervisor model, in which each […]

WD today launched four new network-attached storage (NAS) devices aimed at two types of technology buyers: prosumers and small businesses. For prosumers, primarily photographers and other creative professionals who handle large image and video files, the company is making available two My Cloud Expert Series models, the two-bay EX2100 and the four-bay EX4100. Powered by […]

A month after Microsoft announced that it was acquiring Revolution Analytics, a Mountain View, Calif.-based R programming language specialist, the company is signaling that it is laying the groundwork for health care big data solutions. The Revolution Analytics deal “has large implications for the healthcare industry,” said Tom Lawry, global product strategy lead for Microsoft […]

Microsoft Garage, the software giant’s cross-platform consumer mobile app initiative, wants to help Windows Phone users quickly connect to conference calls and spend less time juggling dial-ins and PIN codes. As part of a second wave of Garage apps, Microsoft has launched Join Conference, an app for Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 that streamlines access […]

Microsoft is currently rolling out an update for Band, the company’s health-focused wearable, allowing bicyclists to get in on the fitness-tracking craze. After applying the update to Band’s accompanying Microsoft Health app for iOS, Android or Windows Phone, users can begin including their biking activities in their health profiles. A new Bike tile allows users […]