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Microsoft to rechristen Power Apps portals as 'Power Pages'

Microsoft is preparing to rebrand a feature of its Power Platform low-code development suite, clarifying who it's for and what it does.

May 9, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley

Microsoft Surface in 2022: What do we want, and what do we expect?

As the 10th anniversary of the unveiling of Microsoft's Surface devices approaches, we examine the current range and predict what's on the way.

May 5, 2022 by Simon Bisson

Bolstered Dev Box leads developer delights at Microsoft Build 2023

Microsoft is previewing new, powerful configurations for its virtual developer workstation Dev Box, and AI Copilot features for its low-code Power Platform.

May 23, 2023 by David Gewirtz

A Microsoft employee quit. Then the company completely broke the rules

How a company reacts to an employee's departure can say a lot about the company.

March 13, 2022 by Chris Matyszczyk

H.264 patents: how much do they really cost?

The biggest fear I've heard expressed from opponents of the H.264 standard and advocates of competing standards is cost. But are those fears justified? I've taken a closer look at the legal and technical documents involved, and I'm convinced that those fears are vastly overblown. Read on for the details.

May 4, 2010 by Ed Bott

Cloud revenues power Microsoft's $51.7 billion Q2 in fiscal year 2022

Microsoft's commercial cloud revenues hit $22.1 billion for its second fiscal 2022 quarter, marking the second time its quarterly cloud revenues passed $20 billion.

January 25, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley

Tools and Weapons, book review: Tech companies, governments and smart regulation

Technology is increasingly behind both global crises and breakthroughs, obliging the companies that create it to take responsibility for security, privacy and the impact of social networks and AI. That needs to go hand-in-hand with intelligent regulation says Microsoft.

September 24, 2019 by Mary Branscombe

I looked at all the ways Microsoft Teams tracks users and my head is spinning

Microsoft Teams isn't just there to make employees' lives easier. It's also there to give bosses data about so many things.

January 17, 2021 by Chris Matyszczyk

Microsoft fined $731m by EU in browser choice screw-up

EU authorities have hit Microsoft with yet another fine, after falling foul of previous antitrust commitments, showing that if you're operating in Europe, you must abide by its rules.

March 6, 2013 by Zack Whittaker

Microsoft's Power BI Premium delivers enterprise-grade features and bulk discounts

Power BI Pro is only $10/user/month, but that can really add up for big organizations, even as performance and capacity can be insufficient for their needs. Enter Power BI Premium, designed to solve both problems.

May 3, 2017 by Andrew Brust