Pedro Hernandez

In the latest example of its “cloud-first” approach to workplace productivity, this week Microsoft is making it easier for users to collaborate on Office documents stored on cloud file services, even if those services belong to other providers. “Real-time co-authoring with Office Online is now available for users whose documents are stored in Box, Citrix […]

Microsoft wants to help organizations hit the ground running as they attempt to build custom language translation services, instead of starting from scratch. Available now via the Microsoft Translator Hub are three new customization options for users of the Translator application programming interface (API), the company announced today. “Today, we are changing how companies approach […]

Apart from the Denver Broncos beating the New England Patriots 20-18 in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday and securing a spot in this year’s Super Bowl against the Carolina Panthers, one of the talked-about moments of the game came from an unlikely source: Microsoft’s Surface tablet. On TV, millions of football fans saw the […]

In the run up to this year’s SQL Server 2016 launch, Microsoft is touting the database software’s new privacy-enhancing capabilities. SQL Server 2016 represents a step up in terms of database security. In addition to Always Encrypted technology from Microsoft Research, which allows SQL Server to perform operations on encrypted data, the upcoming release of […]

Microsoft will release on Jan. 29 the first technical preview of Azure Stack, hybrid cloud computing software inspired by its own Azure cloud platform. “Today, Microsoft is delivering on the next phase of its hybrid cloud strategy with the first Technical Preview of Microsoft Azure Stack—the only hybrid cloud platform that is consistent with a […]

Users can now restore presentations they deleted in Sway as part of this month’s update to Microsoft’s cloud-powered tool for creating Web-based interactive presentations. “We added a Recycle Bin to Sway—a common customer request. Now, any Sway you delete using Sway on the web, Sway for Windows 10 or Sway for iPhone and iPad goes […]

Windows 10 users will soon have a new ally in helping to preserve professional and personal relationships. In an upcoming update for Windows 10, which is currently rolling out to members of the Windows Insider early-access program, Microsoft is upgrading its virtual assistant technology, Cortana. It will soon gain the ability to keep track of […]

Microsoft announced Jan. 22 that it has started selling 1TB versions of its Surface Book two-in-one laptop and Surface Pro 4 tablet in the United States and Canada. Apart from the added storage capacity—up from 512GB—both feature a sixth-generation Intel Core i7 “Skylake” processor and 16GB of system memory. On the Surface Book Pro, the […]

Microsoft is making room for Apple Mac users in its Office 365 testing program, announced Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president of the software maker’s Office 365 group. “In November, we introduced Office Insider, a preview program that allows Office 365 consumer subscribers to get early access to the latest Office innovations. We initially launched the […]

Power BI, Microsoft’s cloud-based business intelligence offering, can now relay real-time updates to the iOS versions of the platform’s app. “Whether your data is pushed through Power BI API in real time or scheduled to refresh periodically, you now get updates live on your mobile device,” announced Microsoft’s Power BI group in a blog post […]

Jenny Lay-Flurrie, chair of the Disability Employee Resource Group at Microsoft, has been named the company’s new chief accessibility officer as the Redmond, Wash., corporation turns its attention to making technology more accessible to people with disabilities. The appointment bolsters Microsoft’s recent efforts to drive accessibility throughout its product portfolio, according to Brad Smith, Microsoft’s […]

On the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, announced yesterday that his company’s new philanthropic arm will donate $1 billion in cloud computing resources to 70,000 nonprofits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) over a three-year period. “Microsoft is empowering mission-driven organizations around the planet with a donation of […]