Pedro Hernandez

A new Cellular data app for PCs has appeared in the Windows Store marketplace, according to a report in WinBeta. The free app enables owners of Windows 10 devices to sign up for cellular connectivity and pay for the service using a Microsoft account without committing to a long-term contract. “This is the easiest way […]

The IT industry is banking on Internet of things (IoT) technologies to help usher in an era of safer cities, healthier offices and more efficient manufacturing plants, not to mention a healthy dose of additional technology spending over the next few years. During CES 2016, Microsoft and Samsung teamed up to demonstrate the possibilities for […]

Windows 10 Tablets, Smartphones Make an Impression at CES This year’s CES was a showcase for new Windows-powered gear, as the show floor was sprinkled with an ever-expanding array of Windows 10 tablets and smartphones. Lenovo’s Modular ThinkPad X1 Tablet Offering a wealth of expansion and customization options, along with built-in 3D imaging and security […]

Microsoft’s nascent cloud-based Azure Blockchain-as-a-Service offering is gaining steam, according to Marley Gray, director of technology strategy for Microsoft U.S. Financial Services. “This week we have seen the C++ Ethereum client and CryptoSwap demo added by ConsenSys as well as the OpenChain implementation by CoinPrism to the staging marketplace,” stated Gray in a company announcement. […]

Power BI is offering users returning from their holiday breaks several new data exploration features, courtesy of a set of new updates Microsoft issued for its cloud-based business intelligence software. In the new year, user can export tile data—Power BI groups visualization and data points into a configurable tiled interface—into a .CSV file that can […]

Microsoft is rolling out new features for teachers who rely on OneNote to organize their educational materials and for users of Microsoft’s Web-based OneNote Online offering, the company announced this week. In a Jan. 5 announcement, the Microsoft OneNote team said that one of the most requested features, the ability to crop images in OneNote […]

Microsoft is pruning the Internet Explorer family tree. Next week, the software giant will stop issuing updates and patches for IE8, IE9 and IE10, effectively focusing its development efforts on IE11 and the new default Web browser for Windows 10, Microsoft Edge. “Beginning January 12, 2016, only the most current version of Internet Explorer available […]

Microsoft’s response to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is coming into sharper focus during CES 2016 in Las Vegas this week. Microsoft is enlisting its growing Azure cloud computing ecosystem to provide automakers with new on-the-go productivity and safety-enhancing features, according to a Dec. 5 announcement by Peggy Johnson, executive vice president of business development […]

Last summer, nearly a week after Verizon announced it had completed the $4.4 billion acquisition of AOL, Microsoft said it had struck a deal with the online content network to power its AOL-branded search services, replacing Google. Now it’s official. In a Jan. 4 announcement in the Bing Ads Blog, Rik van der Kooi, corporate […]

Windows 10 Mobile may face an uphill battle against Android and iOS, but at least Acer is willing to join Microsoft in the brutally competitive smartphone market. During this week’s CES 2016 in Las Vegas, Acer is showing off its new Liquid Jade Primo handset (pictured). Running Windows 10 Mobile, the premium smartphone will support […]

Although it’s early into Windows 10’s lifespan, Microsoft is already declaring the operating system a winner less than six months after its official launch. Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices group, revealed that the software giant is well on its way of getting its latest OS on a billion devices by […]

10 Things Microsoft Got Right in 2015 Despite some stumbles, Microsoft is starting the new year with strong momentum in some key areas—ranging from the cloud to Windows 10—that took hold in 2015. Windows 10 Launches The Apple-like free operating system upgrade strategy worked. More than 110 million devices are running the OS, including more […]