Earlier this week at Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft announced the first new service in Microsoft 365 since they released Microsoft Teams in 2017. Project Cortex is a solution that will allow business users to gain valuable insights with their data, in ways they previously couldn’t. Over the years Microsoft has created a number of different ways … continue reading
Microsoft has shared quite a few new announcements at its annual Microsoft Ignite conference. But a number of other companies are also using the event to share their Microsoft-related news as well. Here are a few highlights: McAfee updates MVISION Cloud for Microsoft Azure According to McAfee, this solution helps customers shift left with security, … continue reading
Microsoft is continuing to announce new tools and updates for developers and enterprises at its annual conference Microsoft Ignite. The company revealed a new version of its programming language TypeScript, a public preview of Visual Studio Online and new AI-based features. TypeScript 3.7 is now available Microsoft’s superset of JavaScript has reached its latest version. … continue reading
Microsoft has been making big changes to .NET this year. In May, the company announced that it would be merging all of its .NET products, like .NET Core and .NET Framework, into a single .NET. The .NET Framework is a development platform for building web, Windows, Windows Phone, Windows Server, and Microsoft Azure apps. .NET … continue reading
Microsoft’s annual gathering of technology leaders, Microsoft Ignite, kicked off this morning in Orlando. At the conference, the company unveiled a number of new features to its offerings, as well as entirely new offerings designed to better suit the needs of its customers. Announcements included: Microsoft 365 Microsoft is making a number of improvements to … continue reading
Qt created a QML viewer that runs on web browsers, and the company said that the actual performance of the application is indistinguishable from the desktop version. The Qt Design Viewer runs on Android and iOS providing users a simple way to test your their designs on those platforms. Users can also generate a resource … continue reading
Microsoft announced that it acquired Mover, a provider of cloud file migration, making it easier to migrate files to Microsoft 365. The company explained the acquisition will add new options to support cloud file migrations including FastTrack, offerings from Microsoft partners; and the SharePoint Migration Tool for migrating content from on-premise SharePoint sites and file … continue reading
TopCoder, a Wipro company, announced that it is adding new data science and AI features to its network and on-demand digital coder talent platform. This includes native GPU support and the ability to develop advanced analytic solutions with any tool, library or cloud application service. “Topcoder is a bridge between IT talent and the enterprises … continue reading
Microsoft announced that it is offering a grant to ObjectiveEd, the makers of the Braille Tutor app, which incorporates AI-based speech recognition to help students practice reading Braille with personalized learning plans. The grant is part of Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility program to help people using AI-powered technology. The Braille Tutor app was created because … continue reading
Microsoft announced the alpha release of its open-source, portable, event-driven runtime called Dapr. The aim is to make it easier for developers to build microservice applications. According to the company, microservices benefits of scalability, loose service coupling and independent deployments come at the expense of increased complexity of distributed systems. In addition, writing an application … continue reading
When the ransomware NotPetya hit in June 2017, the results were devastating. A variant of the widespread Petya ransomware, NotPetya affected several large companies from a variety of different countries, according to Kaspersky Labs, who initially named the variant. After this devastating global cyberattack, Microsoft began conducting research into why customers weren’t practicing proper cybersecurity … continue reading
When Samsung first released its foldable phone model earlier this year, things didn’t go as planned. Users reported that the top layer of the screen, which looked like a screen protector, peeled off easily, damaging the display. Even after extensive testing by robots, Samsung had failed to test what use would actually look like when … continue reading
