Topic: microsoft

Steve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft board

Steve Ballmer has always been an all-in kind of guy. When he does something, he does it big. So when Ballmer officially took over as owner of an NBA franchise on Monday, all of the ex-Microsoft CEO’s boisterous attention shifted squarely from Clippy to the Clippers. Microsoft published a letter from Ballmer to current CEO … continue reading

Video: Bill Gates raises the bar for the ALS ice bucket challenge

Bill Gates gladly accepted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s nomination to the ALS ice bucket challenge, but Gates resolved to “do it better than it’s been done.” The cofounder and former Microsoft CEO had some nerdy fun with the viral challenge to raise awareness for ALS, drawing up a detailed design and welding together his own … continue reading

SD Times news digest: August 18, 2014—Minecraft makes LearnToMod, XRay tracks the use of online personal data

Minecraft mod teaches kids how to code A new mod from Minecraft looks to teach kids how to code along with teaching them how to mod. Kids can use Blockly, JavaScript or a combination of the two to code. “Blockly is a great way to learn deep computer science concepts like if statements, loops, data … continue reading

SD Times news digest: August 15, 2014—Charging mobile phones with sound, Microsoft talks about rebranding IE

QMUL and Nokia power mobile phones with sound Over the past year, the Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Nokia have been working together to develop a nanogenerator that could charge mobile phones with everyday background noise. “Being able to keep mobile devices working for longer or do away with batteries completely by tapping … continue reading

Zeichick’s Take: When, not if, your cloud goes down

Cloud-based development tools are great. Wonderful. Convenient. You may access your cloud-based IDE, your cloud-based code repository, your cloud-based storage, your cloud-based test suite from anywhere, perhaps through a browser, perhaps from a thin client. Log in, choose your project, off you go. Except when it doesn’t work. I don’t know if you were affected … continue reading

Video: Microsoft CEO does ice bucket challenge

The ALS ice bucket challenge has made its way to Microsoft. Former pro football player Steve Gleason, who is living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), challenged Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to pour a bucket of ice water on his head as part of the ALS awareness campaign. “For my not naked ALS #icebucketchallenge I nominate … continue reading

Microsoft releases new F12 Developer Tools for Internet Explorer

Microsoft rolled out several features and improvements to its F12 Developer Tools suite as part of the August Internet Explorer update. Internet Explorer program managers Sharon Meramore and Charles Morris detailed the updates in a blog post, including feature improvements to the F12 tools, WebGL renderer, IE11 support for WebDriver, and blocking out-of-date ActiveX controls, … continue reading

SD Times news digest: August 12, 2014—Python Tools for Visual Studio 2.1, new White House digital service, and Zend PHP for AWS

Microsoft announces Python Tools for Visual Studio 2.1 RC Microsoft has announced the release candidate for version 2.1 of Python Tools for Visual Studio. The open-source plug-in, which enables features such as CPython/IPython editing, IntelliSense and interactive/cross-platform debugging in Visual Studio, adds support for more Web frameworks, free Express SKUs, and improved syntax highlighting in … continue reading

SD Times Blog: The OpenGL 4.5 release is big, but Microsoft joining in is bigger

The OpenGL 4.5 specification was introduced today by the Khronos Group. This version offers Direct State Access (DSA), a feature that’s long been available in Direct3D, Microsoft’s 3D API, but is now finally available for OpenGL developers. DSA was already an extension in the OpenGL world, but version 4.5 brings it into the core of … continue reading

SD Times news digest: August 11, 2014—Microsoft’s Nokia 130, and The Cavalry’s automotive cyber safety program

Microsoft debuts low-cost phone Microsoft has unveiled a mobile phone that costs only 19 euros, or US$25. The Nokia 130 features a built-in video player, a music player with up to 46 hours of continuous playback on a single charge, a flashlight, FM radio, and USB charging. “With handsets like the Nokia 130, we see … continue reading

SD Times news digest: August 6, 2014—MongoDB CEO steps down, Microsoft announces Windows 8.1 update, EFF fights patent trolls

MongoDB CEO Max Schireson steps down; ex-BMC Software exec steps up MongoDB’s Max Schireson announced he will step down as CEO in less than a month, and will be replaced by former BMC Software executive Dev Ittycheria. Effective Sept. 3, Schireson will transition into the role of vice chairman and remain with the company full-time. … continue reading

Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 provides CodeLens support for GitHub repositories

Microsoft has released the final version of Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 and Team Foundation Server Update 3, with a veritable laundry list of new features and added support. The release was announced in tandem with blog posts from Microsoft Developer Division corporate vice presidents S. Somasegar and Brian Harry. One of the biggest new … continue reading

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