Pedro Hernandez

Not everyone is thrilled with the free Windows 10 upgrade, as Microsoft discovered after paying $10,000 in a lawsuit. Teri Goldstein, a Sausalito, Calif., travel agent, suffered some of the negative and unintended effects of an unwanted operating system upgrade and filed a lawsuit against Microsoft. Last month, she won, and Microsoft dropped an appeal […]

Imbuing Office 365 with collaborative capabilities has become a cornerstone of Microsoft’s enterprise productivity software strategy. Now, Microsoft is betting that schools can also benefit from software that makes it easier for teachers to connect and sharpen their skills. This week, Microsoft announced a PLC Groups beta for Office 365 Education, the free version of […]

Microsoft Azure Government has been selected to take part in a FedRAMP pilot program to help usher in the new High Impact Baseline for moving sensitive data to the cloud, announced the Redmond, Wash., software giant this week. Susie Adams, CTO of Microsoft Federal, revealed in a June 23 announcement that the company had “received […]

Just days after claiming victory in the Web browser wars, at least in terms of power consumption, Microsoft announced on June 23 a new Chrome extension called Personal Shopping Assistant. Rewinding to June 20, Microsoft claimed its Edge Web browser for Windows 10 beat out all other mainstream browsers when it comes to helping users […]

Microsoft wants to help enterprises keep a lid on sensitive information, particularly when it’s being viewed, edited and shared on iPhones and Android tablets. Last November, Microsoft acquired Secure Islands, which protects business information by embedding security directly into files as they are created. Now, more than half a year later, Microsoft is unveiling a […]

Microsoft has enabled tap to pay functionality via the mobile Microsoft Wallet app on Windows 10 Mobile preview builds 14360 and higher, the company announced on June 21. Like its rival platforms, namely Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay, Microsoft Wallet allows smartphone-toting shoppers to pay for their groceries, dry cleaning, and other goods […]

Docker Datacenter, the containers-as-a-service (CaaS) enabling management and orchestration software for the open-source Docker application container platform, is now available on Microsoft’s cloud computing platform via Azure Marketplace. The announcement was made June 21, during the last day of DockerCon 16 conference in Seattle, a stone’s throw from Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., headquarters. As Docker container […]

Microsoft first unveiled Flow, a business-focused alternative to IFTTT, in late April. On June 20, Microsoft released the Flow app for iOS, allowing users to keep tabs on the workflow automation service. Like IFTTT (short for “if this, then that”), Flow can be used to link software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and Web services. An action or […]

Microsoft wants mobile workers to take their SharePoint-powered intranets with them. The Redmond, Wash., software giant launched its cloud-inspired SharePoint Server 2016 document management and team collaboration software last month, pledging at the time to release companion mobile apps in the near future. Today, the iOS version of the SharePoint app is available in the […]

In a move that diverges somewhat from its straight-laced corporate image, Microsoft has partnered with Kind Financial on a cloud-based sales tracking software for the legalized marijuana industry. Los Angeles-based Kind Financial specializes in transaction, tracking and compliance software for legal pot sellers and government agencies tasked with regulating the booming industry. Earlier this year, […]