Microsoft Ignite, the company’s big conference dedicated to IT, kicked off earlier today in Orlando, Florida. And that means a boatload of news about Windows, Office, Azure, Skype — and everything else in Microsoft’s arsenal that the company is targeting to business and enterprise customers. Mixed reality — what most others call augmented reality — …
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella showed off upcoming mixed reality hardware and software as part of his keynote at the Microsoft Ignite conference, saying the business will enhance both security and collaboration. Ignite is an IT-focused event held in Orlando, and during his keynote, Nadella spoke of Microsoft’s mission to use “technology to empower people,” and AI to transform tools and …
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With technology increasingly intertwined with all aspects of business, CNET@Work can help you — from prosumers to small businesses with fewer than five employees — get started. For Todd Spodek, the decision to equip his New York law firm with Google‘s software applications boiled down a single need: collaboration. “We settled on Google because it was at the forefront of …
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Special guest Josh Goldman, senior editor for CNET Reviews, visited the podcast on Thursday to discuss the big differences between the iPad Pro and Surface Pro. We also delved into Fireball, a malware that takes over your computer’s browser. Here’s the extended version of the show, which includes YouTube viewer questions and comments, for your leisurely weekend listening. The 3:59 …
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High-end tablets are getting closer to offering the same performance as laptops. But, there’s still a clear winner between the top two “Pro” tablet models — Apple’s iPad Pro and Microsoft’s Surface Pro — when it comes to heavy-lifting computing and multi-tasking: the Surface Pro. However, there are plenty of other factors to consider in buying one of these devices. …
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Your kid’s next computer may say it’s powered by Microsoft’s software, but it may not be the Windows you’re used to. If it’s running Windows 10 S, Microsoft’s new software announced Tuesday at an education-focused event in New York, it’ll feature more security and faster load times. It’ll also start faster, its battery life will be better and its performance, …
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There’ll be a lot more virtual objects hovering around you soon, if Microsoft gets its way. The software giant unveiled View Mixed Reality, a way for any Windows 10 device to embrace augmented reality, or the concept of overlaying digital images over the real world. Typically, you would have to wear special headsets to take advantage of AR, but View …
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In case you were wundering what would happen to Wunderlist since it was bought by Microsoft, wunder no more: It’s being replaced by a new app called To-Do. Microsoft acquired the popular mobile task management app Wunderlist in 2015, at which point it had more than 13 million users. But today in a blog post Microsoft announced that it’s retiring …
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Passengers on Emirates won’t have to go into gadget withdrawal on the long flight from Dubai to the US. The company said Wednesday it will be handing out Microsoft Surface tablets to passengers during flights in which they can’t use their own personal devices. This comes after officials in the US and the UK banned the use of electronics larger …
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