Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft’s continued investments in Azure, the Redmond, Wash.-based software company’s cloud computing platform, is opening up new markets for its software-as-a-service (SaaS) customer relationship management (CRM) product. Bob Stutz, corporate vice president of Microsoft Dynamics, announced on Aug. 4 that Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online is now available in 17 countries. The expansion was made possible […]

Microsoft is giving the Bing Ads user interface a major redesign. This month, the company is rolling out a new Web interface, announced Dare Obasanjo, group program manager of Bing Ads Applications and Developer Platform, in a company blog post. Rather than rearranging some pixels, his team is adding new features aimed at helping users […]

As promised, Surface Pro 3 tablets are now available with Intel Core i3 and i7 processors, giving buyers in the United States and Canada more performance options at more price points. When Microsoft debuted the Surface Pro 3 on May 20, the company aimed right for the middle of the price/performance spectrum with an Intel […]

Google’s Android mobile operating system is once again the source of legal fireworks for Microsoft. Microsoft, of Redmond, Wash., announced on Aug. 1 that it is pursuing legal action in a bid to force Samsung to adhere to the companies’ Android licensing agreement. The lawsuit was filed with U.S. District Court’s Southern District of New […]

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 Update will include “hundreds of Internet Explorer 11 enhancements” to provide a more mobile-friendly Web browsing experience, announced the company. Adrian Bateman and Frank Olivier, both Internet Explorer program managers, took to the company’s IEBlog to detail some of the major changes coming to the mobile browser. Foremost are capabilities […]

Microsoft has issued its first major update to Office for iPad, just months after its splashy debut. On March 27, the company launched the software for Apple’s best-selling tablet during CEO Satya Nadella’s first big press event after taking the reins of the Redmond, Wash.-based tech titan. The touch-optimized apps (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), which […]

Microsoft was ordered on July 31 to comply with a U.S. Department of Justice warrant to produce emails stored at the company’s data center in Dublin, Ireland. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant operates a network of several data centers across the globe to provide Web and cloud services. Manhattan’s U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska ruled […]

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 tablet sits among the top performers in the tablet market when it comes to screen and image quality, according to an analysis from DisplayMate, a provider of video testing and calibration software and services. In a July 30 tweet, the company announced, “DisplayMate’s in-depth Display Shoot-Out for the Microsoft Surface Pro […]

Microsoft’s Xbox One console will launch in China on Sept. 23 for 3,699 RMB or $600 U.S. A special Day One edition with Kinect is available for preorder at a cost of 4,299 RMB, or roughly $700. The Xbox One has the distinction of being “the first console approved for sale in China through the […]

Microsoft has rolled out new monitoring and alerting options for administrators that improve visibility into Office 365 environments, particularly those that are already invested into the company’s IT management ecosystem. The company released Office 365 Management Pack for Microsoft System Center, announced Lawrence Chiu, senior product marketing manager for the Office 365 administrator experience. In […]