Microsoft takes on WhatsApp with ‘Send’ chat app
Microsoft has launched a new email-based messaging app called ‘Send’ aimed at “those brief, snappy communications”.
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Microsoft debuts first Windows 10 ad
With Windows 10’s just over a week away, Microsoft began its marketing drive for the new operating system with its first commercial.
BBC gives away Raspberry Pi rival to a million school kids
The BBC is to give away one million new Micro:bit computers to 11- and 12-year-old children across the UK.
.sucks domain: 80% of top UK brands at risk from online trolls
Dove, Cadbury, Kitkat, and BBC are just some of the big businesses yet to register the controversial .sucks domains that emerged from their sunrise period at the weekend, according to new research.
Guest comment: A PR storm in a teacup
Throwing rocks into the pond to create waves is great if the rock is big and interesting enough to your market (not just to you), but if it isn’t, you could just be confined to a storm in your very own teacup. Ashley Carr, Founder of Neo PR, offers tips on how to get journalists … [Read more…]
Online ad fraud: Best practice guidelines published
The UK’s Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards (JICWEBS) – the independent body that defines best practice and standards for online ad trading – has announced the next stage in the move to tackle online ad fraud.
Apple, Google and Microsoft- who uses the best design?
From chatrooms to chat apps and from portals to smart cards, the look and feel of major web services have changed dramatically over the years. This new infographic from Coastal Repro compares the design approach of Apple, Google and Microsoft.
Baidu disqualified from AI test
Chinese search giant Baidu has been disqualified from an artificial intelligence test in which it appeared to beat Google and Microsoft.
Facebook to open artificial intelligence lab in Paris
Facebook is opening its second AI lab, this time in paris, as the social network looks to find smarter ways of sifting through the food of consumer data it generates for advertisers.
Microsoft plans Windows 10 global launch on July 29
Microsoft has confirmed the launch date of Windows 10 aiming to unify its operating sytem, while bringing back the Start menu alongside new facial and fingerprint recognition technologies for easy sign in.