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Azure Sphere: Microsoft’s IoT environment Its name is Azure Sphere, and it is a solution that has three components to guarantee the security and protection of your IoT devices. The first of these are certified microcontrollers for Azure Sphere, the second is a cloud-based security service called Azure Sphere Security, and finally, we have the Azure Sphere operating system based on the Linux kernel. This is particularly interesting because although the tech giant Microsoft has its own operating system (Windows 10 IoT), it has preferred to create another one that is also based on Linux....

Meet The Most Powerful Android Smartphone The well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, I am talking about none other than Lenovo is basically well-known for its mid-range smartphones like the Lenovo Z5 that was launched last June. However, now the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, Lenovo has decided to go a step further and bet for more. Hence, recently, the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, Lenovo has presented the most powerful Android smartphone available on the market, of course, I am talking about the all-new Lenovo Z5 Pro GT....

Microsoft today announced that it will be brining its productive Office suite for Android tablets in early 2015. It is also allowing interested customers to sign up for testing the preview build of Office for Android tablets. To be eligible for the preview, you will need to have an Android tablet running KitKat with a screen size of anywhere between 7 to 10.1-inch screen. The sign up form clearly states that the company is not looking for tablets running Android 5....

“You won’t have to worry about Vista if you buy one of Apple Computer’s Macintosh computers, which don’t run Windows,” Mossberg had written. “Every mainstream consumer doing typical tasks should consider the Mac. Its operating system, called Tiger [at that time, the most-current Mac OS X — Ed.], is better and more secure than Windows XP, and already contains most of the key features promised for Vista.” Warrier added his own comment....

Microsoft has once again begun including advertisements in both their mail and calendar apps that are built into Windows 10. According to official sources, the ads are here to stay and cannot be removed. What’s gotten users frustrated about this is that these apps are bundled into Windows 10 – a product that they paid money for. Is this the beginning of mass advertisement in premium software? This is apparently not the first time Microsoft has attempted integrated ads....

Microsoft aggressively focused on delivering a similar experience for the Windows PC. Eventually, Microsoft’s fight against new rivals Google on the web and Apple in mobile took center stage. It was no longer about PC software but about tapping into the new trends in computing: mobility, internet search, and touch. Eventually, software like Windows Essentials suffered. The last version was released in 2012 and included support for Windows 8; there is no Windows 10 release for Windows Live Essentials, but the last version is still available for download....

Asobo Studio has revealed a very ambitious addition to its upcoming game Microsoft Flight Simulator; it will contain every single airport in the world. Flight Simulator is slated for release sometime this year and is one of 2020’s most anticipated releases, as well as one of the most visually striking. Fans of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator series were heartbroken when Aces Game Studio, a subsidiary of Microsoft and the team in charge of developing the simulator series, shut down in 2009....

Microsoft announced plans today to launch a new app for its Outlook email service on iOS. The app is based on the Acompli software that the company purchased in December for $200 million. The app includes “email triage” features found in the old app as well as new features to help appeal to a wider audience, such as the ability to toggle threaded conversation views. The Outlook iOS app will also support mail from third-party services beyond Microsoft’s....

Adding social media to the mix has exponentially grown the market for monitoring solutions. In fact, market research firm Zion expects to see the media monitoring sphere expand to USD 7,236 million by 2027, up 13.9 per cent from 2018. But what’s really on offer in this booming market? In this review, we’ll unpack Mention’s solution. Founded in 2012, they’re definitely one of the more seasons solutions out there. They cater to both enterprise and agency clients, extending their target customers beyond enterprises....

Microsoft has been analyzing work patterns among its employees who are working from home and what they’re experiencing with more flexible hours. One indicator of change is that when the pandemic began, meetings on Microsoft Teams were happening more frequently after 5pm, most often between 6pm and 8pm at night, according to Microsoft, which recently published its second annual Work Trend Index report. The company’s data suggests that 9-to-5 is over and that meetings outside of previous norms are now common, creating a third peak of activity at night for some....

The competition – ‘Iconic Britain’ – requires competitors to find images they think are iconic online using Windows Live Image Search. These image searches must be submitted to the competition, where they will judged by a panel that was originally to include Simon Coleman, General Manager, Imaging Division of Nikon UK, Brian Blessed, and Joanna Lumley. However, Microsoft gives no attribution to the images that appear in the competition, driving some photographey groups to recommend suing Microsoft, and, as mentioned, Nikon has withdrawn its support....

This watch gets the satisfaction of almost all customers and the tech giant Apple itself has made it even better simply meet all the requirements of its customers. Over the past few years, the tech giant Apple has been working to make its watch even better. Satisfaction rates are high, with numbers at 97%. This is already the best selling smart watch. The exercise app has been improved, not only in its performance but also in the exercises it provides....

Actor and director Mel Gibson has nabbed the role of Santa Claus in dark action comedy Fatman. Gibson, whose most recent acting credits include crime thriller Dragged Across Concrete and comedy sequel Daddy’s Home 2, will join a whole host of fellow actors who have also played Father Christmas on the big screen, including Richard Attenborough (Miracle on 34th Street) and Tim Allen (The Santa Clause). Although by the sound of it, it’s possible Gibson’s version might be closer in tone to Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa....

Microsoft Ends Support for Windows 8.0 According to Microsoft, the company maintains several tiers for a product’s support lifecycle starting from general availability. When Microsoft releases a Service Pack, in this case, Windows 8.1, you need to upgrade to it within 24 months to maintain mainstream support. Windows 8.1 was launched a year after Windows 8.0, toning down many of the earlier design choices in the operating system. Although Windows 8....

Microsoft’s Garage Studios is at it again with another Android app, this time with a keyboard that’s designed to make doing a lot of different things even easier. Microsoft’s Hub Keyboard started as a passion project for Steve Won, a senior designer within the Office team, back in March of 2015. Now, almost a year later the project has seen release within the Google Play Store. The keyboard will let users quickly copy and paste items, share contact information, search for and share documents, and even translate parts of messages if needed....

A rather lengthy issue tracker on the Android Open Source oject indicates that many Nexus 5 owners are still seeing significant memory resources draining, an issue that first popped up with Android 5.0 has persisted since. There is some hope, as a post from someone on the Android development team says the problem has “been fixed internally,” though there isn’t a timeline for when it will be released to the public....

With all of the privacy invasion news (read: PRISM) going around nowadays, lots of encryption and security solutions have been seeing record sales. iMessage uses end-to-end encryption, but the security of Skype, AIM and MSN are questionable. The popular IM+ app (free version, pro version) is offering their $4.99 “off-the-record” feature for just 99 cents until the end of tomorrow. Rather than using a single, proprietary messaging services, IM+ uses the OTR standard that can be used with many messaging services and across many devices....

The two companies have struck a deal to integrate popular Microsoft apps into Cyanogen Operating System, which now comes preloaded on phones like the Oneus One after rising from CyanogenMod, one of the most popular alternative Android ROMs around. (Update for clarity: CyanogenMod is still around being developed by the community as a separate entity from Cyanogen OS.) The duo is diving in with both feet, too: Cyanogen OS will include Skype, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Office, Bing services going forward....

Linkedin was founded in the year 2002 and has approximately 400 million users. Linkedin comes under the list of social network, but its main purpose is to find professionals and work connections. Users in Linkedin can create the profile and later they can share their resume in order to find the job. According to the sources, LinkedIn will retain its distinct brand, culture, and independence. Jeff Weiner will remain CEO of LinkedIn, reporting to Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft....

Microsoft Is Developing Its Own Chrome Browser To Replace Edge The tech giant Microsoft introduced some new and extraordinary features with the latest version of its Windows, of course, I am talking about none other than the Windows 10. And among all those features the most important one is undoubtedly the all-new Edge, the most advanced and new web browser of the tech giant Microsoft that comes by default with the latest version of Windows only, of course, Windows 10....