Cortana for iOS and Android could boost Microsoft Given the tiny share of the mobile market that Windows Phones have (about 3% to 4% according to analyst reports), Microsoft is taking a hardware-neutral stance when it comes to promoting its own cloud services. The latest news is
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Mobile World Congress increases BYOD options This year’s Mobile World Congress is on in Barcelona this week. It sees the likes of Microsoft and its Windows Phone, plus the many Android device makers, announcing new or improved mid-range devices that pack in many features of what were
Read more →Three cloud computing trends for 2015 and beyond With cloud computing becoming increasingly popular, here are our top three predictions for what you can expect to happen with it this year and in the years to come: 1. Cloud spending will continue to rise It will surely
Read more →Windows 10 for phones will boost worker productivity The recently announced Windows 10 smartphone technical preview (http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/02/12/announcing-the-first-build-of-windows-10-technical-preview-for-phones-2/) is causing great excitement among gadget enthusiasts, but the real benefit will be to mobile, knowledge and other workers. They will soon be able to run almost fully featured Microsoft
Read more →Microsoft Office goes touchscreen friendly New preview versions of the latest Microsoft Office apps are available for anyone testing Windows 10 Technical Preview. The “universal” apps can be used on any Windows device, from a desktop to a tablet or phone. They come with a host of
Read more →Amazon gets into hosted email with WorkMail Joining the hotly contested hosted email solution market, Amazon is taking on the likes of Gmail for businesses and Office 365 with a new service called WorkMail. There are a few differences to its rival products; for a start, WorkMail
Read more →British PM throws his weight behind UK cyber security industry With instances of cyber crime on the rise, demonstrated in spectacular fashion over the course of 2014; a year defined by DDOS attacks and hacking scandals; an increasing number of organisations and government agencies have vowed to
Read more →Public cloud reliability rankings revealed Cloud computing is on the rise. With more and more of us relying on cloud services for business and personal use, cloud computing solutions are having to adapt to increased levels of use. 2014 saw cloud become more popular, and make lots
Read more →What’s coming to Office 365 in 2015 Now that Microsoft has moved its office suite to the cloud, Office 365 users are a little more demanding about the updates and features, after years of impressive updates to other cloud services. So, here’s what Microsoft has on its
Read more →Microsoft takes the fight to competitors with free Office 365 In a surprise move, tech-giant Microsoft has announced it is making parts of its Office 365 software available to mobile workers on iPad, iPhone, and Android tablets for free. The new policy will allow users to make
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