Pedro Hernandez

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Pedro Hernandez is a writer for eWEEK and the IT Business Edge Network, the network for technology professionals. Previously, he served as a managing editor for the Internet.com network of IT-related websites and as the Green IT curator for GigaOM Pro.

Microsoft Updates Its 3D Printing App

Microsoft has issued an update to its 3D printing app for Windows 8.1 that allows users to get their hands on physically printed objects without investing in additional hardware. “Now you can print 3D models from the 3D Builder app without having to own a 3D printer,” wrote Gavin Gear, a Microsoft program manager, in […]

Microsoft’s Digital Assistant Cortana Spied on Windows 9

The Windows 9 leaks keep piling up. New screenshots of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 9 operating system have surfaced online, lending pixel-based proof to rumors that the company’s digital assistant is making the leap from Windows Phone. WinFuture, a German technology Website, published another batch of Windows 9 (Technical Preview Build 9834) images that contain multiple […]

Microsoft Plans Early 2015 Windows Phone 9 Developer Preview

Microsoft is planning to release a developer preview of Windows Phone 9 soon after the new year. According to a NokiaPowerUser report, sources expect Microsoft to release an early developer version of the Windows Phone 8.1 successor in January 2015. The report also indicates that the mobile operating system will run on less than cutting-edge […]

Microsoft Readies Dynamics CRM 2015 for Release

Microsoft is gearing up for the release of the next major update to its customer relationship management (CRM) platform, Dynamics CRM 2015, the company announced today. The revamped CRM software, along with enhancements to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online and Microsoft Dynamics Marketing services, is scheduled to ship during the fourth quarter of 2014. New features […]

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Goes Mobile

Microsoft’s pursuit of tablet-wielding workforces continues with the recent releases of iOS, Android and Windows apps for Dynamics NAV, the Redmond, Wash.-based company’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) software platform for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). With little fanfare, new tablet-optimized Dynamics NAV applications have snuck onto the Apple App Store, Google Play and Windows Store. […]

Microsoft Snaps Up Minecraft for $2.5 Billion

Proving recent reports true, Microsoft announced today that it is acquiring Mojang, maker of Minecraft, for $2.5 billion. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant expects the deal to close this year and for its investment to break even during its current 2015 fiscal year. (Microsoft’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.) Comments made […]

Skype TX Broadcasting Software Heads to TV Studios

Five months after first announcing Skype TX, software that enables broadcasters to incorporate Skype video calls into their television production workflows, Microsoft announced that the product has been released to manufacturing. First unveiled April 7, during the National Association of Broadcasters’ 2014 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Skype TX is a toolset that allows television […]

Microsoft Increases OneDrive File Size Support to 10GB

Microsoft has scrapped the 2-gigabyte file size limit on its OneDrive cloud storage service. While it may take users a while to transfer that much data, they “can now upload files up to 10GB using the desktop apps for Windows and Mac, all of the mobile apps, and the OneDrive Website,” announced Jason Moore, group […]

Microsoft’s Windows 9 Desktop Takes Shape

What Windows 8? Screenshots of a technical preview of Microsoft’s Windows 9 operating system have surfaced online, courtesy of two German Websites, Computer Base and WinFuture. Notably, one of the screenshots seems to confirm that the OS update, code-named “Threshold,” will ship with more desktop-friendly features than its predecessor and mark a break from the […]

Microsoft Commercializes Its Cloud-Based Video Indexing Technology

New technology from Microsoft may make pouring through hours of audio recordings and videos for the right content a thing of the past. Launched on Sept. 10, Microsoft Azure Media Services Indexer leverages technology from the company’s research division to extract “keywords from a video file as metadata that can be used for categorization of […]