Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft’s move to the cloud is not only affecting how the company delivers its business software, but also how it charges for it. Ahead of the next big Dynamics CRM Online update, expected to arrive in the second quarter, Microsoft revealed during its Convergence 2014 conference (March 4 to 7 in Atlanta), that it is […]

Xbox One users will no longer have to reach over for their tablets during their gameplay or Netflix binging sessions if they want to look something up online. Microsoft announced that the video game and content streaming system can now search Web results as part of new Xbox One March Update. “Now, any time you […]

Mirroring the popularity of smartphones and tablets in the workplace, Dynamics AX, Microsoft’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) software platform, is moving into a decidedly more mobile direction. During Microsoft’s Dynamics Convergence 2014 conference in Atlanta, the company showed off new mobile apps and tools that are designed to help businesses make the leap from the […]

Microsoft today announced that the company has completed the rollout of its Skype on Outlook.com feature. Karen Tong, a senior product marketing manager for Skype, stated in a Feb. 4 blog post that Skype for Outlook.com was live worldwide, following a staggered rollout of the service that began last year. The feature enables users of […]

Satya Nadella took the reins at Microsoft Feb. 4, in a move that also marked the return of Bill Gates to Microsoft as a technology advisor. “We need to prioritize innovation that is centered on our core value of empowering users and organizations to ‘do more,’” said Nadella in a statement following his appointment as […]

Is a free version of Windows in Microsoft’s future? The idea gained traction this past weekend after reports that Microsoft is slashing the fees it charges OEMs for Windows and Windows Phone by up to 70 percent. Microsoft is rumored to go even lower for consumers looking to upgrade to Windows 8.1. For the company, […]

Microsoft is setting the stage for a more intelligence-driven and social Office 365 experience at the company’s SharePoint Conference March 3 to 6 in Las Vegas. The software giant is previewing a handful of new features during the event that the company expects to roll out during the next 12 months, according Julia White, general […]

Microsoft, whose success is owed in large part to strong developer support, took a backseat to Sony at last year’s E3 in the eyes of independent game developers. During the PlayStation 4 unveiling, Sony won over video game enthusiasts and industry watchers with its indie-friendly, self-publishing policies for the new console. Microsoft’s stance on indie […]

In roughly five weeks, Microsoft will end support for its popular and long-lived Windows XP desktop operating system. And the company has a message for users clinging to their XP systems. It’s time to move on. A lot has changed in the 12 years since Windows XP launched, and despite countless updates and enhancements, its […]

Search with Bing. Earn points. Get more OneDrive storage. That’s Microsoft’s recipe for boosting Bing usage. To help commemorate the launch of OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive), “for a limited time Bing and OneDrive are offering 100GB of OneDrive storage to all new and existing members of Bing Rewards for just 100 credits,” Alex Danskin, senior marketing […]