Skype users can now send money to friends and family via the video call and messaging service by linking their account with PayPal. The new service, called Send Money, lets people in the UK transfer funds via the Skype mobile app while they are in the middle of a conversation. … Read more »
A group of students from the UK has potentially solved one of the biggest problems with drones – how to fly them safely near commercial planes and buildings. Supported by Microsoft’s cloud technology, 14 computing students from Imperial College London proved that more than 1,000 drones could operate in a … Read more »
This week on Windows, we’re showing you some tips and tricks to get the most out of Office, and getting you ready for the school year with news from Microsoft Education. … Read more »
Larry Hryb, also known as Xbox Live’s Major Nelson, and Mike Ybarra, from Platform Engineering, walk through the next major system update for gaming on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC, designed to make the Xbox gaming experience more fun, personalised and social than ever before. … Read more »
Microsoft has announced a first-of-its-kind blockchain service for companies that can handle more than 1,600 transactions per second – much faster than current networks. The Coco Framework is easier to use than other blockchain products, making the technology widely available to firms in a range of sectors, including financial services, … Read more »
A butterfly recorder from Northern Ireland has beaten hundreds of thousands of data experts to be named the second-best Microsoft Excel user in the world. Sam Millar (above right), who lives in Belfast, took home a cheque for $3,500 after he was named runner-up in the Excel category of the … Read more »
Chelsea will kick off the defence of their Premier League title by beating Burnley this weekend, Bing has predicted. The Blues, who have spent more than £100 million on new players over the summer, have an 81% chance of taking all three points at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, Microsoft’s search … Read more »
One of the UK’s leading hospitals for treating rare and complex conditions will start using Microsoft technology to ensure staff continue to give patients the best possible care. Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), which runs Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals, is to become the largest healthcare organisation in England to run … Read more »
Microsoft has joined a UK-wide group that aims to enable older adults to remain in their own home and reduce the country’s £20 billion annual social care bill. The technology company has teamed up with the Agile Ageing Alliance (AAA), a social business made up of more than 600 private … Read more »
A teacher at a Microsoft Showcase School in Scotland has been named the best educator in the country at a major awards event. The prize for Jacqueline Campbell, who works at St Mungo’s High School in Falkirk, came as Kirkton of Largo Primary School in Fife, another Microsoft Showcase School, … Read more »
This week’s news includes new Xbox Game Pass additions, the standalone release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, a new Overwatch character and much more. … Read more »
Mixed reality. Virtual reality. Augmented reality. What’s the difference, and how will blending the physical and digital worlds empower you to do things that were previously impossible? Most importantly, how will all this affect our trousers? Learn all this and more on episode three of the Story Labs animated series … Read more »
The BBC has worked with Microsoft to create an experimental version of iPlayer that lets viewers talk to their television and find their favourite programmes. The experimental version of the popular service, which allows people to watch BBC television shows and listen to the radio via the internet, uses artificial … Read more »
New Microsoft Azure services that make it easier to work with huge amounts of information have been launched in the UK. G-Series, H-Series and N-Series virtual machines (VM), which allow developers to create multiple copies of their own computer to increase computing power, are now available in the company’s UK … Read more »
A Minecraft update that lets players on Xbox and Windows PCs team up with friends on Apple and Google devices has been released as a beta. The Better Together Update has been rolled out as a beta on Windows 10 and Android, with Xbox One beta access to follow soon. … Read more »
This week’s highlights include the Imagine Cup, Shark Week, a new helpful tool for selecting a Windows 10 PC, and more. … Read more »
Jellyfish Pictures, a BAFTA and multi-award-winning production studio currently working on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has launched a subsidiary business called RenderWise, which will use Microsoft Azure to dramatically improve efficiencies and reduce costs. Azure’s power and flexibility will integrate with the company’s existing render farm, allowing VFX studios … Read more »
British companies are at risk of falling behind rivals across the world because of a failure to encourage creativity among their staff, a new survey has revealed. Forty percent of workers in the UK said innovation is neither encouraged nor rewarded in their workplace, the study by Microsoft Surface found. … Read more »
Microsoft today announces that BP, a leading global energy company, has selected Microsoft Azure as part of its global cloud computing strategy. The agreement will see BP move advanced workloads to Azure out of existing corporate data centres as part of the company’s modernisation and transformation agenda – an agenda … Read more »
This week’s highlights include a new Windows 10 app for LinkedIn, tips on how to organize your memories with the Photos app, and Sway. … Read more »
Architects are constructing better public buildings and spaces in the UK thanks to the growing popularity of cutting-edge technology such as Microsoft HoloLens, the industry’s professional body has said. Switching from pens and paper to mixed-reality headsets, cloud computing and digital collaboration tools has transformed how architectural firms operate. This … Read more »
The most creative commuters live in Scotland, a new study has revealed. Workers in the UK spend an average of 54 minutes getting to the office – about a year of their lives in total – and nearly half of that time (46%) is spent coming up with new ideas … Read more »
Microsoft has laid out its vision for AI (artificial intelligence), which puts people at the heart of intelligent technology to empower them to achieve great things. The company is dedicated to democratizing AI for every person and organisation, making it more accessible and valuable to everyone, and for the past … Read more »
Microsoft has expanded its cloud service by letting companies enjoy all the benefits of Azure within their own data centres. Azure Stack has been rolled out across the world, and allows developers to create and run applications on their own servers but use all the Azure tools that cloud-only professionals … Read more »
More than 100 people from Microsoft, SwiftKey, Microsoft Research and LinkedIn have taken part in this year’s Pride in London. It was the ninth year that Microsoft has taken part in the annual event, which attracts tens of thousands of participants and more than a million spectators. Staff were joined … Read more »
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