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At Build developer conference today, Microsoft today aounced new Azure Cloud Shell. This new Azure Cloud Shell will complement the IDE and the Azure Portal. It offers an authenticated, browser-based shell experience hosted in Azure and is accessibl...

Microsoft today aounced thatMicrosoft Azure and Office 365 are now generally available from theUK datacenter regions. Thenew region adheres to theirTrusted Cloud principles, including security, privacy, compliance and transparency.Thesewill help businesses in industries such as banking, govement, public sector and healthcare meet their customers’ needs, the regulatory requirements they are held to, and the need for local data residency and replication for business continuity. Mike Stone, chief defence information officer at the Ministry of Defence, said: “Microsoft’s secure and transparent cloud service in the UK fits perfectly with the MOD’s digital transformation agenda. This agreement, wh...

Microsoft today aounced a handful of new features coming to the Windows Developer Centre. From the dashboard designto improved capabilities — the company is adding loads of new stuff with the new update this month. First of all, developers can now submit their apps to the Xbox One which is pretty huge.With the latest update, Microsoft has also improved the submission process for apps in the Store. Here are some of the key new features: Developers can now gradually roll out updates for their apps There’s a new Submission API which will allow developers to automate their app submissions using the REST API Developers can now configure their apps to require an update — for example when a new upd...

Microsoft is releasing a new update for those on the Xbox One Preview program. The latest update includes some bug fixes for the Xbox One Summer Update which introduced a range of new features, including things like Cortana, Background Music and much more. With the latest update, Microsoft has added a new feature which a lot of PayPal users will appreciate as it now allows them to add PayPal as a payment option on the Xbox One. As for the bug fixes, Microsoft has fixed issues related to Universal Windows Apps, Game DVR and more. Here is the full changelog: New f...

Azure Rights Management (Azure RMS) is an information protection solution for organizations that want to protect their data across devices. Microsoft today aounced that they are extending Azure Rights Management to the Word, Excel and PowerPoint mobile apps for Android. With this update, Information rights management (IRM) is now supported everywhere in Office Mobile, whether it runs Windows, Mac, iOS or Android. Microsoft is also plaing several new features to improve IRM experience for Office 365 subscribers. Plaed updates include: Document tracking and revocation with Azure Rights Management Premium—Azure Rights Management Premium users will be able to track usage of and revoke access to ...