Amazon blames Trump for Jedi loss
Published in Cloud
Tuesday, 10 December 2019 10:50

Amazon blames Trump for Jedi loss


"Named must be your fear before banish it you can"

Amazon accused US President Donald Trump of exerting “improper pressure” and bias that led the Department of Defense to award a lucrative $10 billion cloud contract to Microsoft.

Kryptonian technology could be way forward for storage
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Hard-drive needs a heart of glass

Microsoft boffins have worked out a way of storing an entire copy of Superman on a small sheet of special glass which looks remarkably like Kryptonian crystal tech

Microsoft still working on a  diskless Scarlett
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Thursday, 05 December 2019 10:47

Microsoft still working on a diskless Scarlett


Frankly, my dear, I am not sure users will give a damn

Software King of the World, Microsoft is still working on a low-cost diskless version of its new Xbox code-named Lockhart.

Surface Pro X review
Published in Reviews
Saturday, 21 December 2019 14:20

Surface Pro X review


Review:
Qualcomm (Microsoft) SQ1 ARM SoC inside

The day has finally arrived. A high-end design based on Qualcomm’s promising 8CX processor is finally shipping. Two weeks ago, it started shipping in the US, and just a few days ago the first systems shipped to customers in Europe.

Microsoft 365 suffers OneDrive and SharePoint outages
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Microsoft 365 is more like 364

Software king of the world Microsoft has apparently been working overtime to create a sequel to Office 365 called Office 364.

Microsoft licensed to export 'mass-market' software to Huawei
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Chinese Windows are probably safe

Microsoft said it has been licensed by the US government to export software to Huawei, which experts assume is Windows.

Cortana mobile app joins Clippy
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Tuesday, 19 November 2019 11:37

Cortana mobile app joins Clippy


Vole gives up on Cortana  mobile voice assistant

The Cortana mobile app is going the way of all Microsoft’s assistants.

Microsoft improves EU privacy rules
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Monday, 18 November 2019 11:01

Microsoft improves EU privacy rules


Discovered it was breaking GDPR

Software King of the World Microsoft is updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with European Union institutions failed to protect data in line with EU law.

Amazon appeals Microsoft's Jedi contract
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Friday, 15 November 2019 12:24

Amazon appeals Microsoft's Jedi contract


Declares war on the Pentagon

Amazon is going into battle with the Pentagon over the Jedi Cloud military tech contract awarded to Microsoft.

Microsoft to obey Californian privacy law across the US
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"Fiercest and most sweeping data privacy regulations" in the US

Microsoft said that it will honour the "core rights" provided to Californians through the state's landmark data privacy law and expand that coverage across the entire United States.