Yesterday’s news that Microsoft will acquire Nokia for $7.2 billion is probably good news for both Microsoft and Nokia, and also for small businesses. Naysayers – and there are a lot of them – use words like it’s “too little too late” and that Nokia “can’t save” Microsoft. For instance, industry observer Vivek Wadhwa sees lots of problems on the ... Read More »
If your business is looking for a powerful tablet but unable to budget for a high end price, there’s more good news from Microsoft. The Redmond, Washington-based software giant has decided to cut the price on its Surface Pro tablet by $100 after a similar price cut on the Surface RT announced last month. The price reduction for U.S. customers ... Read More »
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 device when Android is clearly ... Read More »
A multibillion dollar deal allowing Microsoft to acquire Nokia, one of the largest makers of Windows Phone devices, is a step closer to reality. The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have OK’d the deal, worth an estimated $7.2 billion. All that remains is for European Union regulators to clear the agreement for Microsoft to buy the Finland-based ... Read More »
Email can be an essential part of business communication. But it can be frustrating when you just want to fire off a quick message to a coworker from your phone and have to mess around with subject lines and the like. Microsoft Garage, a project lab where employees from all areas of the company can turn their ideas into projects, ... Read More »
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.” It wants the bots to ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Windows 10 coming to ARM on Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered devices First PCs running Windows 10 for ARM will launch “as early as next year” Microsoft it will enable a new era of truly mobile Windows 10 devices Microsoft and Qualcomm on Wednesday announced that Windows 10 will get support for ARM chipsets, specifically, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon SoCs. The first of these ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Microsoft partners with Intel to help device makers incorporate Home Hub Device makers can use Home Hub in a laptop or even a tablet Home Hub is not expected to debut until late next year Microsoft is reportedly working on a “Home Hub” feature for Windows 10 to allow users to perform various functions using voice commands. This feature ... Read More »
Google, Microsoft, Facebook, IBM, and Amazon Announce ‘Partnership on AI’ HIGHLIGHTS Companies will discuss advancements and conduct research in AI AI-powered bots will become the next interface Nadella said AI-powered chatbots will revolutionise computing experience In a major boost to artificial intelligence (AI) research, five top-notch tech companies – Facebook, Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft – have joined hands to ... Read More »
Microsoft’s Surface Studio Is Built For Creativity College Costs Are On The Rise, And Financial Aid Can’t Keep Up Self-Driving Beer Trucks Are The Wave Of The Future A Computer Glitch Likely Crashed A Robot On Mars Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is going after Apple’s customers with its new desktop computer. The Surface Studio is the first desktop computer from Microsoft. And ... Read More »
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