Pedro Hernandez

PCs with 3D- and virtual reality (VR) features may be all the rage at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, but plenty of folks still crack open a Windows notebook to get work done or to enjoy some simple downtime. For those users, Microsoft’s hardware partners have introduced new generation of ultraportable […]

Solid IT, a technology consulting firm that specializes in database technology, has awarded Microsoft’s SQL server its database management software (DBMS) of the year award for 2016. Although Oracle maintained its lead in the overall DBMS market, followed by MySQL, Microsoft placed third after jumping nearly 77 points for a total score of 1221 in […]

When Microsoft took the wraps off its upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update 10 in October, the company initially set a vague “early 2017” release deadline. Now, a clearer picture of when the company intends to release the upgrade is emerging. Sources have revealed to MSPoweruser that the Creators Update will start rolling out in April […]

Microsoft’s move to enable x86 emulation on ARM chips may have an impact on the growing market for Chromebook devices. During the WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Community) 2016 conference last month, Microsoft and Qualcomm announced a partnership to bring Windows 10 to the latter’s ARM-based Snapdragon chips. The companies made it official after eagle-eyed users […]

Microsoft’s hardware partners are gathering at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to demonstrate how they are developing the Windows device ecosystem well beyond its beige PC box roots. Acer, for example, announced its new Aspire GX series of desktop PCs capable of producing immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences. Powered by seventh-generation […]

After a no-show this past fall, Microsoft may be readying a follow-up to its successful Surface Pro 4 tablet for early 2017. In October, Microsoft’s Windows 10 event came and went without mention of a successor to the Surface Pro 4, which debuted a year earlier. According to a report in Digitimes, the Redmond Wash. […]

Microsoft Hits Business Highs in 2016 with Cloud Services, Windows 10 Cloud computing services and its enterprise software portfolio have enabled Microsoft to achieve a level of success in 2016 it hasn’t seen since the late 1990s. Microsoft Snags LinkedIn One of this year’s biggest tech acquisitions was Microsoft’s $26 billion bid for LinkedIn, the […]

Few things are as frustrating as trying to find a misplaced phone, car keys or wallet before heading out to an appointment or going to work. Microsoft may help make it a thing of the past with a new object-tracking patent from the Redmond, Wash. technology giant. Spotted by MSPoweruser, patent application 20160373570 describes an […]

Office.com provides users with access to their Office 365 apps and content anywhere and on practically any device that supports a modern web browser. With its co-authoring capabilities, it enables users to work collaboratively on Word documents, PowerPoint presentations and other types of Office documents in real-time. The co-authoring feature was eventually ported to the […]

The holidays are no time to drop one’s guard when it comes to cyber-security. After tracking the popular Cerber ransomware family and noticing a decline in activity earlier this month, the Microsoft Malware Protection Center warns that attackers have ratcheted up their efforts during what is considered a slow period at many businesses, but a […]

OneDrive for Business usage is growing at a steady clip, and to help businesses take control over the cloud file storage platform as more users are welcomed onboard, Microsoft is rolling out a new management experience in early 2017. For those who can’t wait, Office 365 customers enrolled in the company’s First Release program can […]

Microsoft has drastically increased the maximum file size limit on Azure Blob Storage, the company’s cloud-based object storage offering, from 195GB to a whopping 4.77TB. Now science researchers and other customers with hefty cloud storage needs have room for their most demanding workloads, according to Michael Hauss, a Microsoft Azure Storage program manager. “The increased […]