Microsoft lacks a flagship phone, we hope to change that with Windows 10. – Satya Nadela, Microsoft CEO Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella repeated his stance, in the company’s quarterly conference call with financial analysts earlier this week, that the company is committed to participating in the smartphone hardware business. He did admit that Microsoft doesn’t […]
Microsoft is launching its new operating system dubbed Windows 10 on 29th July, 2015. Let’s explore its features and understand why will it stands out against Windows 8.1 or most popular Windows 7. Start Button Strikes Back Although not a huge fan of Start button, which had its own share of criticism, I can very […]
Microsoft is writing off $7.6 billion towards their acquisition of Nokia and laying off around 7,800 of its staff, primarily from Windows Phone division. The news seemingly spelt doom for Windows Phone and as an ardent fan of WP came as a shock. It seems quite uncharacteristic of Microsoft, company doesn’t abandon their acquisitions so abruptly. It is […]
CNET posted an interesting video, explaining Net Neutrality in simple fun way! FCC is proposing tougher rules over internet services. The proposal pushes on Net Neutrality, which ensure all traffic will be delivered at the same priority, regardless of service, website or devices we use. Visit the below link to read FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s […]
Microsoft announced Windows 10 operating system at the two hour event. Most features were expected, but some surely caught me by surprise. Check out below the highlights of the event. Its Free: Yes, you heard it right, as long as you have Windows 7 or later OS, the update is free, which is awesome! Consumers can […]
Microsoft has updated its Office Lens for Windows Phone with a new Business Card mode. This new mode lets users scan and save business cards simply through their Windows Phone smartphones. The updated Office Lens for Windows Phone uses a new technology designed by Microsoft Research team which lets users capture image of a business […]
If Microsoft wants Windows Phones to have a higher market share than the current 2.8 percent, it needs to step up its applications game. Being an ardent Windows Phone user, I appreciate the core features including People hub, Tiled interface, easy sharing and now Cortana. However, time and again I face situation where the needed […]
Summary: As part of Microsoft’s “mobile first, cloud first” mission, it has built up a large portfolio of consumer and business apps on every platform. In this roundup, I look at a dozen iOS apps that help business users and IT pros stay productive with an iPhone and Microsoft services. A dozen Microsoft apps built […]
If you are a very large, rich technology company today, it seems it is no longer enough to have your own humongous data centers, luxurious buses, and organic lunch bars. You need your very own programming language, too. Google has Go, first conceived in 2009. Facebook introduced Hack last spring. And Apple unveiled Swift not […]
Google is improving its CAPTCHA service. I believe this was long due and they have done a good job. Check their blog