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July 5, 2017 Microsoft Confirms Changes Are Coming as Layoff Rumours Abound
HIGHLIGHTS Microsoft on Monday confirmed that changes were on the way It is planning to cut thousands of jobs across the globe The company will focus more on marketing and selling its cloud software Microsoft is planning layoffs as it refocuses its sales force on making the software colossus a pivotal part of businesses relying on cloud […]
COMPUTERS June 26, 2017 Flipkart Unveils Rs. 999 per Month Laptop Offer Partnering With HP, Intel, Microsoft
HIGHLIGHTS Consumers can Rs. 999 per month in a 36-month EMI Flipkart has partnered ICICI Bank and Citibank The laptop sports a Intel Core i3 processor E-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Monday announced that it has collaborated with HP, Intel, and Microsoft so that consumers can buy the HP Imprint, an Intel Core i3-powered Windows 10 […]
COMPUTERS May 12, 2017 Windows Mixed Reality Development Kits Now Available for Pre-Orders; Microsoft Unveils Motion Controllers
In March this year, Microsoft announced that the company will start shipping development kits for Windows Mixed Reality (earlier called Windows Holographic) later in the month itself. However, the company seemed to have changed its mind later as it didn’t happen. Now the Redmond-based company has finally started taking pre-orders for the mixed reality development […]
ALL DEALS February 6, 2017 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to Visit India in February for Future Decoded Event
Microsoft’s India-born chief Satya Nadella will be in India later this month to address a conference on ‘Future Decoded’ in Mumbai. While Nadella has visited India a number of times since assuming the leadership role, this visit takes on added significance as the global debate on US’ clampdown on visas and its impact on flow […]
COMPUTERS January 30, 2017 Getty Sues Microsoft: Why It Is Risky to Grab Images Off the Web
Microsoft has removed its Bing Image Widget after Getty Images, a major provider of licensed photos, sued the tech giant recently. That removal by the Redmond, Wash., tech giant came only a few days after Getty Images sued Microsoft in U.S. District Court. Getty Images complained in its lawsuit that Microsoft used Getty’s licensed images — without […]
ELECTRONICS January 26, 2017 Microsoft Ponders Free Windows Phone Licensing
If you prefer Windows mobile devices for your business, you know the choices out there are limited. After all, smartphone and tablet makers must pay a license fee every time they install Windows on one of their devices. By contrast, Google’s popular Android operating system is free. So there’s often little incentive to make a Windows […]
ALL DEALS January 19, 2017 Microsoft Wants HTC to Run Windows
Small businesses running Windows on their office computers can sometimes have limited options when it comes to mobile devices also running Windows. Android and Apple operating systems dominate the smartphone and tablet field with some exceptions. Microsoft’s Surface RT and Surface Pro offer Windows in tablet form as do the newer Surface 2 and Surface […]
ALL DEALS January 18, 2017 Navigating the Storm: 100 Days to Cloud with Microsoft Partner Network
There was heavy snowfall in and around Seattle for the first time in years, but the weather-watch didn’t stop 50-plus attendees and 10-plus speakers from engaging in Microsoft Partner Network’s 100 Days to Cloud workshop. The future of technology as a whole, and IT is in the cloud and the workshop was geared to help […]
January 11, 2017 Top 10 Interesting Microsoft Products for Small Businesses (Video)
Recently I visited the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond as part of its Small Business Ambassador tour (I’m one of the Small Business Ambassadors). While there I learned about some new Microsoft products I’d never heard of, and got a deeper look at others I already knew about. Here are 10 Microsoft products for small businesses (or […]
NEWS January 10, 2017 Top Stories: New Microsoft Tech, The Grid Changes Design
Technology has provided so many different tools for small businesses. And companies are constantly coming out with new solutions and offerings. This week, we looked at tech solutions from providers big and small. Take another look at the tech stories this week and the rest of our news coverage. Read on for this week’s Small Business […]
COMPUTERS January 4, 2017 Microsoft Recommends Uninstalling Windows Update After Systems Crashes
Recent updates to Microsoft Windows may give you grief … if they haven’t already. Microsoft issued an official security bulletin recently that indicates users who have problems after installing one of a series of updates starting Aug. 2 should uninstall that update. Further, the company has removed links to the affected files so users who […]
COMPUTERS January 3, 2017 You Can Use Microsoft Bot Framework to Build Small Business Bots
You have heard of bots, so by now you probably know they are applications that perform automated tasks. So how can the new Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bot Framework help you build one for your small business? Microsoft wants to help you build a chatbot that the company says will, “Interact with your users naturally wherever they are.” […]
