Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft has stopped supporting PCs powered by Intel Atom Clover Trail processors, the Redmond, Wash., software giant officially confirmed. In the months following the release of Windows 10 Creators Update, there have been rumblings of incompatible hardware on Microsoft’s support forums and across the web. It’s typically par for the course with practically every major […]

SQL Server 2017 took a major step closer to its official release date this week. After a steady trickle of community technology previews, on July 17 Microsoft announced the general availability of the AI-enabled database software’s first release candidate (RC1). Breaking from tradition, SQL Server 2017 runs on both Windows and Linux. The term “release […]

Hackers can do more than infiltrate networks and steal data. Under the right set of circumstances, they can also cause vital infrastructure, like power grids, to go dark. To help utility companies avoid that fate, Microsoft has launched a new Azure Cyber Analytics Program for electrical grid customers. Under the terms of the offering, dubbed […]

Nested virtualization is now a valid deployment option on Microsoft’s new Dv3 and Ev3 series Azure virtual machines (VMs). Dv3 and Ev3 series VMs use the Hyper-Threading technology found in Intel’s Haswell and Broadwell chip architectures, allowing Microsoft to wring more processing power out of the underlying hardware and support larger VM sizes, according to […]

Microsoft’s cloud will soon be casting its shadow over self-driving cars powered by Baidu’s Project Apollo. The Redmond, Wash., software giant announced today that it is partnering with Chinese internet giant Baidu to help make the Apollo autonomous driving platform safer and available outside of China. In April, Baidu officially launched Apollo, using its artificial […]

Skype is synonymous with making voice and video calls over the internet. Recently, a new update to the Windows 10 version of Skype promises to turn the popular communications app into a more well-rounded player. Microsoft continues to blend Skype’s chat-based conversation capabilities with its video and calling features by breaking down the barriers between […]

One way that LinkedIn users keep tabs on industry trends, their competition and their colleagues is to literally keep open a browser tab that points to LinkedIn.com during their web-browsing sessions. Now, Microsoft is offering an alternative for Windows 10 users seeking a more seamless experience between the popular social network and the desktop operating […]

Microsoft wants to make it easier for multilingual audiences and the hearing impaired to follow along with PowerPoint presentations. Microsoft Garage, the software giant’s experimental app unit, released Presentation Translator this week, an Office add-in for the Windows version of PowerPoint that provides real-time translation services. The software is powered by Microsoft Translator and the […]

Microsoft is giving Windows Server the Insider treatment. Last month, the software maker announced that Windows Server was moving to a semi-annual update schedule, similar to Windows 10 and Office. To test upcoming updates and gather feedback, Microsoft makes early builds of its desktop operating system and productivity software to members of the Windows Insider […]

Microsoft’s connected car strategy took a new turn today when the Redmond, Wash. tech titan announced it had teamed with German automaker BMW to integrate its Skype for Business enterprise communications platform into the infotainment systems found in BMW 5 series vehicles. The move builds on a previous partnership involving Open Mobility, a platform that […]