The Verge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

From Windows 1.0 to Windows 10 The PC revolution started off life 35 years ago this week. Microsoft launched its first version of Windows on November 20th, 1985, to succeed MS-DOS. It was a huge milestone that paved the way for the modern versions of Windows we use today. Back in 1985, Windows 1.0

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GeekWire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Satya Nadella says Microsoft has “moved from talking about AI to applying AI at scale.” ” (File Photo) Microsoft’s revenue from its Azure cloud platform and related services rose 30% in the quarter ended Dec. Windows revenue rose 9.5% billion, helped by an 11% increase in sales of Windows PCs.

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The Verge

AUGUST 7, 2020

Microsoft is making some significant changes to the way it runs its Windows organization this week, signaling a renewed focus on the operating system that made its name. The software giant placed Surface chief Panos Panay in charge of Windows earlier this year , and is now reshuffling parts of that team. Microsoft’s Panos Panay.

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2022

Microsoft was working on a secret “pocketable” Surface device powered by a custom Windows OS before the company turned to Android for its Surface Duo. Codenamed Andromeda, the device appeared in leaked emails , patents , reports , and throughout various references to it in Microsoft’s Windows operating system.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 12, 2023

Microsoft has nullified more than 100 different malicious drivers that were originally given valid signatures by its Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP). As a result, the drivers will be blocked from running on Windows systems going forward, limiting their potential impact. So how did this occur?

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GeekWire

JANUARY 24, 2023

GeekWire File Photo Microsoft’s revenue rose 2% to $52.7 The company reported strength in some of its products and services for businesses, led by a 22% increase in Microsoft Cloud revenue, to $27.1 This category includes Microsoft Azure, Office 365 Commercial, the commercial portion of LinkedIn, and other cloud-related revenue.

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TechSpot

MARCH 29, 2022

Microsoft senior software engineer Cooper Partin, a developer on the DirectStorage for Windows team, explained in a video how the technology was designed to utilize PC hardware fully, and that's especially true when using Windows 11 alongside an NVMe drive; a setup that could offer a 20% to 40% CPU.

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The Verge

APRIL 29, 2021

Microsoft is shaking up the world of PC gaming today with a big cut to the amount of revenue it takes from games on Windows. The software giant is reducing its cut from 30 percent to just 12 percent from August 1st, in a clear bid to compete with Steam and entice developers and studios to bring more PC games to its Microsoft Store.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Microsoft is creating a new security chip that’s designed to protect future Windows PCs. Microsoft Pluton is a security processor that is built directly into future CPUs and will replace the existing Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a chip that’s currently used to secure hardware and cryptographic keys.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This year’s Microsoft Ignite developer conference might as well be called AIgnite, with over half of the almost 600 sessions featuring artificial intelligence in some shape or form. Here’s some of the top AI news CIOs will want to take away from Microsoft Ignite 2023. The new Copilot will be generally available from Dec.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2021

As part of its Windows 11 announcements on Thursday, Microsoft revealed a major policy change to incentivize developers to make apps for the Microsoft Store: starting on July 28th, if a developer uses their own or a third-party payment system in their app, Microsoft will let them keep 100 percent of the revenue.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 15, 2016

All enterprise professionals should continue to track MicroSoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT ). We focus most of our energy tracking smaller, more disruptive firms since most enterprise technologists will know how to get updates on MicroSoft, but like the other Tech Titans we track we have to keep an eye out for surprises. What Is Microsoft HoloLens?

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2020

Microsoft’s original Xbox console source code has leaked online, alongside code for a version of Windows NT 3.5. The Xbox source code includes the kernel for the operating system on the original console, a custom version of Windows 2000. Alongside the Xbox leak, source code for a near-final version of Windows NT 3.5

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Cracking open the Surface Duo 2 for first time this week, I had a litmus test for whether Microsoft and Google had made progress on the unlikely partnership that produced the first version of this Android device last year: has Gmail finally been optimized for the Duo’s dual screens? Microsoft Surface Duo 2. Microsoft Photo).

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

Microsoft wants to make Windows 11 more flexible and open We’ve got a special episode of Decoder today — I’m talking to Satya Nadella, the CEO and chairman of Microsoft. If you think that sounds like a pretty intense role reversal for Apple and Microsoft, well, you’re not wrong.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Studio uses a unique hinge to transition between laptop, presentation and studio modes. Microsoft Photo). The new Surface Laptop Studio was shown for the first time during Microsoft’s fall hardware event Wednesday morning. Microsoft Photo). Microsoft Photo).

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The Verge

OCTOBER 23, 2020

A lot has changed with Windows on ARM What a difference a year makes. I couldn’t install a bunch of apps I use daily, and even Microsoft’s own Chromium Edge browser wasn’t available. Microsoft is back with a refreshed $1,499 Surface Pro X this year, and not much has changed hardware-wise. Software, apps, and battery life.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 17, 2020

Microsoft chief product officer Panos Panay at a past Surface unveiling. Microsoft Photo). ” As Microsoft’s chief product officer, Panay oversees the company’s Windows user experience and hardware development initiatives. Sonos, based in Santa Barbara, Calif.,

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The four generations of Xbox hardware, as of 2020. Ed Fries, one of the original team members at Microsoft that co-created the Xbox, shared a bevy of behind-the-scenes stories from his time at the tech giant as part of a celebration of the Xbox project’s 20th anniversary. The original Xbox is in the back left.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Microsoft topped Wall Street estimates for its fiscal first quarter, reporting $37.2 The next decade of economic performance for every business will be defined by the speed of their digital transformation,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a statement. It was a busy quarter for Microsoft.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Developers have now made it possible to emulate PS2 games on the Xbox Series X and S using the RetroArch emulator — something that the PlayStation 5, a successor to the PS2, can’t. The process for adding RetroArch to your Xbox using Developer Mode is a bit complicated. Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Microsoft has released the first preview version of its Android apps support in Windows 11. It’s available to testers in the Beta Channel version of Windows 11, which means you’ll need to opt into the Windows Insider program to get access. The Windows Subsystem for Android powers the entire experience.

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2020

Microsoft is releasing its Windows 10 May 2020 Update today. It’s the latest “major” update to Windows 10, and its big features include the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 and Cortana updates. This Linux integration in Windows 10 will greatly improve the performance of Microsoft’s Linux subsystem in Windows.

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GeekWire

JULY 13, 2020

Raise your seat backs and tray tables, Microsoft is taking off again with its refresh of the classic “Flight Simulator” franchise. PREVIOUSLY: Flight Simulator is back and it’s real: Microsoft uses cloud to help classic franchise soar again. ” (Microsoft Images). . ” (Microsoft Images). .”

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CTOvision

MARCH 17, 2015

But optimism came in the form of Microsoft as word began to spread that the company had solved the problems they experienced with Windows 8/8.1 and that Windows 10 was better than the Enterprise could have imagined. Windows 10. Microsoft seems to have figured out why IT did not make the move to Windows 8/8.1,

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GeekWire

MAY 12, 2020

Some of the vintage hardware used by Steven Sinofsky to help refresh his memory of the early PC era while researching his new book (with help from his cat, Zozo, on the keyboard). Steven Sinofsky’s forthcoming book tells inside stories and leadership lessons from his tenure at Microsoft, from the late 1980s through 2012.

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GeekWire

JUNE 22, 2020

Apple confirmed plans to shift its Mac lineup to its own processors , moving its notebook and desktop computers away from Intel chips after 15 years, and said Microsoft and Adobe are already updating their software for the new architecture. RELATED: WWDC roundup: Top news and best tweets from Apple’s big developer conference.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Microsoft published and committed to following a list of 10 principles in its treatment of third-party apps on Windows, capitalizing on the ongoing backlash against Apple over the iPhone maker’s revenue sharing policies and restrictions on cloud streaming services in the iOS App Store.

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The Verge

JULY 23, 2020

Did Microsoft convince you that you wouldn’t need to next-gen hardware to play Xbox Series X games? Think again: fully half of the next-gen games that Microsoft showcased at its Xbox Series X showcase today, including Forza , probably aren’t coming to Xbox One.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Microsoft has long argued that its Xbox store should be treated differently than the app store ecosystem around PCs or phones. While Microsoft defended this business model during the Epic v. Microsoft has unveiled a series of app store principles today that are similar to the ones it laid out two years ago.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2022

New ThinkPad Series Z laptops from Lenovo will include Microsoft’s Pluton security processors in an AMD CPU. But beneath the environmentally friendly hardware there’s another innovation: Microsoft’s Pluton security processor. Lenovo Image). In this case, the CPU is the new AMD Ryzen PRO 6000 Series processor.

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Gizmodo

JULY 1, 2021

It hasn’t even been a whole week, and Windows 11 has already been successfully ported over to a smartphone. A very committed student of engineering, Gustave Monce , published a video to YouTube showing the latest developer preview of Windows 11 running on an old Windows Phone. Read more.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Microsoft plans to make its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service available for iOS devices, as well as PCs, offering cloud-based access via web browser in spring 2021. A blog post published Wednesday from Microsoft’s Jerret West outlines the first official announcement of the initiative. Naturally, Microsoft opted to decline.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Microsoft is building toward a future where the hardware you’re playing on almost doesn’t matter. If you want to play an Xbox game, Microsoft is trying to make that possible on many different devices. Here’s what we know about Microsoft and Sony’s strategies. Microsoft Series X / S. Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Here’s a look at what’s coming in 2023 for gaming companies, including giants based in the Pacific Northwest such as Microsoft, Amazon, Valve, Nintendo, and the now Sony-owned Bungie. If it goes through, Microsoft would dislodge Sony from its position as the No. Microsoft Image).

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Network World

JUNE 2, 2016

Japan's Mouse Computer has developed add-on biometric sensors that will bring Windows Hello to any PC running Windows 10. Windows Hello is Microsoft's biometric security system. It allows users to dump passwords for facial or fingerprint recognition, but only on PCs that have the correct hardware.

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All Things Distributed

MAY 8, 2012

Expanding the Cloud for Windows Developers. Managing databases has been a stumbling block for many of our customers, shifting their time away from developing innovative applications to the â??muckâ?? pricing starts at $0.035/hour and is inclusive of SQL Server software, hardware, and Amazon RDS management capabilities.

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