Pedro Hernandez

Surface Pro Hybrid Still Impresses Despite Lack of Cosmetic Changes Microsoft may have dropped the numbering convention from its Surface Pro line, but it hasn’t lost its knack for stuffing a powerful, full-fledged Windows PC into a highly portable and frankly desirable form factor. The company follows that practice with the successor to the Surface […]

Microsoft made several announcements this week affecting its Azure cloud computing ecosystem, but none as momentous and its decision to join the Cloud Foundry Foundation. The group was formed in 2015 to administer the Cloud Foundry open-source platform-as-a-service (PaaS). Originally developed by VMware, Cloud Foundry is now backed by some of the biggest names in […]

Microsoft has increased its venture investment in Element AI, a Montreal-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup and incubator working on commercial-grade AI systems. On June 14, Element AI announced it had raised a staggering $102 million in a Series A round of financing, a record for an AI company. The round was led by Data Collective […]

After unboxing the new Surface Pro, it’s natural to wonder what changes, if any, Microsoft made to its Windows tablet-laptop hybrid. It looks and feels a lot like its predecessor, the Surface Pro 4, which has been on market since the fall of 2015, which is an eternity in this industry which is always looking […]

Windows Insiders can now take OneDrive Files On-Demand, a storage-sparing feature in the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, for a spin. According to Microsoft, it is the top-requested feature at the company’s OneDrive on UserVoice feedback hub. OneDrive Files On-Demand makes it possible to access files uploaded to Microsoft’s cloud storage service without keeping […]

Maluuba, the Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) startup that Microsoft acquired earlier this year, has beat Ms. Pac-Man using its technology. And the feat may have implications beyond the realm of retro arcade games. The group achieved the highest possible score of 999,990 using a technique called Hybrid Reward Architecture for Reinforcement Learning. Maluuba picked Ms. […]

Power BI, Microsoft’s cloud business intelligence and data analytics offering, will gain a new custom visual this summer from Microsoft Research called Timeline Storyteller. Instead of the bland text-based timelines of old, Timeline Storyteller can be used to turn date-dependent information into interactive, visually-rich stories. Animation, helps contextualize data points as users change perspectives or […]

Microsoft wants to makes using business intelligence on the go more accessible to smartphone-toting workers. The software giant is upgrading Q&A, the natural language query technology in Power BI, enabling users of the business intelligence platform’s mobile apps to explore business data and glean insights the same way they may chat up a colleague. On […]

Power BI Desktop, the Windows client software used to create reports with the Power BI business intelligence and analytics cloud service, has been updated with several new features this month, something that users are accustomed to. “We ship that product every month,” in terms of the continuous app cycle approach the company is taking with […]

Microsoft wants to make it easier for enterprises to build a data culture within their organizations with a new Power BI licensing option that simplifies distributing and implementing business analytics among workforces. Microsoft officially announced general availability of Power BI Premium during the software maker’s Data Insights Summit here in Seattle today, a little over […]

Microsoft this week is offering Windows testers a sneak peek at the futuristic user interface that will soon grace the operating system. When it arrives later this year, the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will feature a revised look and feel, which the company refers to as its new Fluent Design System. With the release […]

Microsoft today announced that it is pulling the plug on Docs.com, the company’s sharing and publishing service for Office documents, on Dec. 15. Site visitors are currently being greeted with a banner alerting them to the impending shutdown. According to an accompanying online advisory, the decision to shutter Docs.com comes after one of Microsoft’s biggest […]