Kick off your holiday “to-do” season with helpful features in Windows 10, like Cortana’s list-managing skills and integrated capabilities in Cortana and Microsoft Edge that make browsing and shopping easier. The latest Windows 10 devices can help you make the most out of the features and the holidays, with a … Read more »
The appliance update, Analytics Platform System (APS) 2016, has been released to manufacturing and is now generally available, it was announced Monday. APS is Microsoft’s scale-out Massively Parallel Processing fully integrated system for data warehouse specific workloads. This appliance update builds on the SQL Server 2016 release as a … Read more »
It all started with Marshall Dostal making biodiesel at home to power his old, rumbly Mercedes 300D. He would pick up kitchen grease from restaurants around Los Angeles and brew it into biofuel, leaving drums of the byproduct glycerin amassing in the garage, much to his wife’s dismay. “I was … Read more »
The U.S. Zero Waste Business Council has awarded Microsoft the Gold Level of Zero Waste Certification for its work on the Redmond campus, where more than 99 percent of food, packaging and dining items never made it to a landfill in the latter half of 2015. Microsoft is the first … Read more »
The Blizzard Mountain Expansion for “Forza Horizon 3,” due out Dec. 13, brings a Forza first – snow, ice, extreme elevations and blizzards to challenge players in their quest to become the king of the mountain. Players will explore snowy, extreme Alpine settings in eight new vehicles – including the … Read more »
In the second installment of his series on cloud computing, “Things to Come,” author Barry Briggs explores whether quantum computing could speed up agricultural processes, and as a result, help feed our growing global population. “During the holiday season, many people around the world are busily planning some of their … Read more »
A plucky newspaper chain in the Pacific Northwest just may have come up with an innovative way to revamp not only its own existence but that of the entire industry – one snow-goose photo at a time. Seattle-based Pioneer News Group, which owns 23 daily and weekly newspapers in Washington, … Read more »
During the Thanksgiving holiday, many people use Skype to connect with loved ones around the world. The Skype Blog chronicles how two people — Brandon Schroth and Cherie Boldt — have set up Skype on their laptops to feel closer with faraway family members during holiday dinners. After the turkey … Read more »
“Microsoft Solitaire Collection,” a popular assortment of five Solitaire games, is now available on iOS and Android. It includes the card games Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid and Tripeaks, as well as daily challenges with multiple difficulty levels for each game mode. With Xbox Live integration, you can sign in with … Read more »
The Windows Store’s Black Friday Deals, available until Nov. 28, delivers holiday savings on apps, games, albums, music, movies and more for your Windows 10 PC or Xbox console. For a limited time, sign up for a Groove Music Pass 30-day free trial and get a token for three additional … Read more »
