Pedro Hernandez

Advocating cloud privacy, Microsoft is heading back to court. The Redmond, Wash., software maker and cloud services provider filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice with the U.S. Western District Court of Seattle today, announced Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith. The company is arguing that Section 2705(b), an Electronic Communications […]

Microsoft is making it easier for Outlook users to share content stored on the company’s OneDrive for Business cloud file storage service. In the next few weeks, Microsoft is rolling out an update that integrates the Outlook apps for iOS and Android with OneDrive for Business, announced Jeff Teper, corporate vice president for Microsoft OneDrive […]

Microsoft wants to make ERP capabilities more attainable for small and midsize businesses using Office. The Redmond, Wash., software maker’s latest ERP offering for SMBs, code-named Project Madeira, is now available as a public beta in the United States. The service delivers an embedded ERP experience within Office 365. “Project ‘Madeira’ connects business processes with […]

Microsoft has released new compensation statistics in observation of National Equal Pay Day (April 12), revealing that women working for the Redmond, Wash.-based tech titan practically get paid the same as men. “Today, for every $1 earned by men, our female employees in the U.S. earn 99.8 cents at the same job title and level,” […]

Microsoft is taking a stab at the luxury accessory market with a new Type Cover for the Surface Pro 3 and 4 tablets. Today, with Milan Design Week as a backdrop, the Redmond, Wash., software and device maker unveiled its fashionable new Signature Type Cover. Based on the latest, non-fingerprint ID equipped version of the […]

A new update to the iOS version (2.13) of the Microsoft Translator app allows travelers to access the tech giant’s translation services with their iPhones and iPads, even if they stray into areas that are lacking in Internet connectivity or charge high rates for data roaming. Adding to the app’s existing capabilities—image, text and conversation […]

After launching the a revamped Office 365 Admin Center reporting dashboard last month, Microsoft is keeping its promise to roll out new report types. Bearing a strong resemblance to Power BI, the software giant’s cloud-based business intelligence and analytics visualization service, Admin Center’s new reporting features show Office 365 usage statistics as glanceable charts and […]

Edge, Internet Explorer’s successor, is the default Web browser that ships with Windows 10. And with the upcoming highly anticipated Anniversary Update for the operating system (OS), Microsoft is making it so that unsuspecting users no longer have to scramble for their volume controls when they land on a Web page with auto-playing Adobe Flash […]

Outlook for iOS and Android can now help users manage more chores, errands and social gatherings using a single calendar. Microsoft launched a new feature for the Outlook iOS and Android apps this week called Calendar Apps, enabling users to keep tabs on their to-do lists, reminders and events from select third-party apps. Calendar Apps […]

During Microsoft’s Build developer conference last week, the company elicited cheers when it announced it was bringing the Bash Unix shell to Windows 10 this summer. Today, members of the Windows Insider program can take Bash for a spin ahead of the highly anticipated Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 14316 […]