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Microsoft Ventures Invests in Workplace Communication Platform Dynamic Signal
Dynamic Signal takes a novel approach to business-communication by sending information to employees on their smartphones. Microsoft has invested in the company at an early stage and LinkedIn has previously shown an interest in buying the startup.
Microsoft Updates Sticky Notes for Windows 10 Insiders
The latest release of Sticky Notes has arrived on the Windows Insider Program Fast Ring. This update adds a number of new features such as hyperlinks to Cortana and the ability to strike out completed tasks.
Facebook Workplace Adds Custom Integrations Platform
With Custom Integrations, organizations can create their own apps and services for Facebook Workplace. Since launching two months ago, the Slack and Microsoft Teams competitor has gained 100,000 users.
Slack Continues Sales Team Development by Poaching Dropbox’s Kevin Egan
Egan is a sales veteran and joins Slack as the company attempts to gain more major customers with a dedicated sales team. The company is now facing stiff competition from the recently launched Microsoft Teams service.
Rumor: Surface Studio Manufacturer Pegatron Ready to Trial Surface Phone
Pegatron will allegedly begin trialing the Surface Phone very soon, leading to further speculation about a late 2017 release for the device.
Samsung Reportedly in Talks with Lenovo to Sell-off Its PC Business
The news comes from the South Korean publication The Bell. Apparently, the company has been negotiating with Lenovo for a couple of months to sell off its struggling PC business.
Microsoft Cortana Coming to Xiaomi Devices by Default
Microsoft and Xiaomi are expanding their collaboration and bringing Cortana as a default to the Chinese company’s Android devices. Earlier in the year Microsoft Office apps were placed on Xiaomi devices out of the box.
Microsoft Translator Gets State-of-the-Art Neural Network Based Translations
All speech translation apps that use this service, like Skype Translator and the Microsoft Translator app for mobile devices, now use neural network technology.
Outlook for Web Gains Enhanced File Experience
Microsoft Outlook groups on the web now allow access to all documents and gives users the ability to co-author documents from emails. Attachments can be edited without needing to be downloaded, while Skype for Business integration means tracking editors is easier.
Microsoft: No extension of Office 2007 Support Beyond 2017
Office 2007 is reaching ten years old next year. Microsoft has already said it will end support for the suite, but now the company says there will be no extensions for enterprise customers.
Microsoft Introduces Azure Bot Service in Preview
The Azure Bot Service is an extension of the Microsoft Bot Framework. It allows developers to create intelligent bots to be implemented within the Azure cloud platform.
Microsoft Partners with OpenAI to Expand Cloud AI
A collaboration with nonprofit company OpenAI gives Microsoft access to robotics and experts to expand its AI output. OpenAI will also adopt Azure as its “preferred” cloud service.
Microsoft Collaborates with Nvidia to Improve Computer Learning Through Cognitive Toolkit
Using Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit, Nvidia has developed a first of its kind framework that improves deep learning on GPU systems and Azure.
Microsoft Teams to Recieve Windows 10 Desktop Bridge Version with Notification Support
Microsoft Team's Windows Store version will feature Live Tiles, notifications, and possibly automatic updates, but there's no word on an official release date.
Microsoft Teams Comes to Power BI Groups
A week after announcing Microsoft Teams, the company is highlighting how the chat-based workplace solution plugs into Power BI Groups for sharing dashboards and reports within a team.
Microsoft Kinect Update Brings UWP App Support
A new Windows 10 driver for the Microsoft Kinect motion sensor introduced several features for third-party Universal Windows Platform app developers.
Microsoft Teams Announced for Office 365, Puts Slack in Crosshairs
Microsoft Teams works along Microsoft services as diverse as Office 365 and Power Bi, while also offering an open platform for integrations. Its obvious position as a Slack competitor has led to the company writing a public letter to warn Microsoft off its users.
Microsoft Introduces New Scheduling Assistant on Outlook for iOS
The new feature is available on Outlook for iOS for Office 365 and Exchange users. An Android version will follow soon.
Office 365 October Security Updates Rolled Out
Microsoft has sent out the collective security and compliance updates from October to Office 365 subscribers.
Microsoft Translator to Recieve Multi-Lingual Group Conversation Support
A Microsoft Translator demo shows three participants speaking English, German and French receiving real-time text translation on mobile.