Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft is working on making it tough to distinguish between Office 365 on the PC and its cloud-delivered, browser-based Web apps by narrowing the features gap. After previewing Office 365 Blog. She said Microsoft’s “goal is really to continue to retain the experience users are already familiar with. “We don’t think it should be any […]

After several days of weathering backlash from video gamers, Microsoft announced that it was rolling back its plans to institute the Xbox One’s used game restrictions and daily “check in” requirement. The Xbox One is set to go on sale in November for $499. This time around, the base offering will include the company’s Kinect […]

Microsoft and Nokia held advanced talks about a possible acquisition of the Finnish handset maker’s device business, according to a June 19 report in The Wall Street Journal. The negotiations, which took place as recently as this month in London, fell apart and the chances that Microsoft will make another offer appear slim. Sources familiar […]

Microsoft is expanding its Windows Azure cloud platform with yet another product within the company’s sprawling business software portfolio. The company announced on June 18 that Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Dynamics NAV 2013 enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms for small to midsize businesses (SMBs) are now available on a cloud-delivered basis courtesy of the […]

Windows Azure, Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, is growing at a brisk pace and notching some crucial customer wins. Several of the biggest U.S. companies have adopted Azure, claims Microsoft. In a blog post, Windows Azure general manager Steven Martin wrote, “In just a year, we have grown to over 200 services for our platform, more […]

During the last half of 2012, Microsoft’s legal team handled thousands of requests for user information from U.S. government and law enforcement agencies, the company revealed. Microsoft has joined Facebook and Apple in opening up about what role, if any, the cloud and online services providers played in the U.S. National Security Agency’s (NSA) PRISM […]

After months of leaks and rumors, Office is finally available for Apple iOS. But don’t expect to purchase it from Apple’s iTunes app store. Microsoft announced June 14 that it released an Office Mobile app. And as its listing in the iTunes app store states, only iPhone users—and Office 365 subscribers at that—will get an […]

Businesses that offer employees, partners and customers access to their Windows Azure Active Directory (AD) managed apps can now add another layer of security to data that’s stored on Microsoft’s cloud. Microsoft announced Active Authentication, a new multifactor authentication offering based on the company’s PhoneFactor acquisition. The software giant bought the firm in October 2011 […]

When Apple previewed its redesigned iOS 7 on June 10 during its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, among the surprises was Siri’s new partner in mobile search: Bing. When iOS 7 is released this fall, Apple will be switching from Google to Microsoft’s Bing for Siri’s default Web search functions. While the move is […]

Sony had a tough act to follow. After teasing its next-gen video console on Feb. 20, the Japanese electronics giant finally unveiled the PlayStation 4 on June 10, just hours after Microsoft hosted a games-focused media event packed with blockbuster franchises and highly anticipated titles for the Xbox One. Despite some lulls and a lack […]

Kicking off the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles today, Microsoft finally revealed when consumers can expect to buy the company’s new cloud-connected, social-enabled video game console, the Xbox One. Games were the focus of Microsoft’s June 10 media event. After previewing several exclusive Xbox One titles, which are set to be released […]

Microsoft, the tastemaker? Apple has long held the design crown among PC and consumer electronics makers. Its sleek and understated approach to industrial design helped propel the company’s iPhone and iPad to record-breaking sales. The MacBook Pro’s distinctive style has spawned countless Windows-based clones. Yet when it comes to operating systems, Apple may be following […]