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Microsoft’s sale of feature phone biz erodes smartphone commitment

Sells the bare-bones feature phone part of the disastrous Nokia deal for $350M

By Gregg Keizer

May 18, 2016 6 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Microsoft issues cumulative roll-up pack for Windows 7

The bad news? Bundle of five years of fixes available only on Microsoft's Update Catalog, a hard-to-navigate site that mandates IE

By Gregg Keizer

May 18, 2016 3 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

You might be using Office 365 without even knowing it

Services like DocuSign and Smartsheet use the Microsoft Graph to pull contextual information out of Office and put it to work where it’s most useful.

By Mary Branscombe

May 18, 2016 9 mins

Enterprise Applications Microsoft

Microsoft and SAP deepen partnership with Azure and Office integrations

Updates include support for SAP HANA on Azure and a new Outlook add-in for Concur

May 17, 2016 2 mins

Cloud Computing Microsoft SaaS

Microsoft makes final, aggressive Windows 10 upgrade push

Wraps up 'phased approach' as it switches upgrade to Recommended; interprets closing the notification as upgrade approval

By Gregg Keizer

May 16, 2016 4 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Windows 10 post-upgrade cleanup tips

Your Windows 10 upgrade is complete. Now it’s time to reclaim some disk space.

May 16, 2016 7 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Microsoft closes in on Apple as top tablet maker

The dawn of a new category, laplets, brings an interesting shift and a major new player

By Andy Patrizio

May 16, 2016 3 mins

Apple Computers and Peripherals Microsoft

Feeling stressed? Microsoft’s ‘mood shirt’ knows and can help you relax

The 'mood shirt' will use sensors to detect your heart rate, skin temperature and body motion, determine your mood, then trigger stimulators in response

By Andy Patrizio

May 13, 2016 2 mins

Consumer Electronics Internet of Things Microsoft

New build of Windows 10 Anniversary Update preview tweaks Edge, Wi-Fi Sense

Build 1432 of Microsoft's upcoming OS update makes Edge easier to install and eliminates a controversial feature in Sense.

By Preston Gralla

May 13, 2016 6 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Microsoft’s fascinating GigJam service is open to anyone who wants an invite

It's an interesting combination of tech that's aimed to help people work together quickly

May 12, 2016 3 mins

Collaboration Software Microsoft 365 Small and Medium Business