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Microsoft is GitHub new owner, Should Developers Worry or Welcome it?

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GitHub, the immensely huge and important code repository with around 85 million repositories hosted is now owned by the Microsoft. Microsoft sealed the deal at $7.5 billion.
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Microsoft Makes Indoor Navigation Possible without GPS. Lets Know how

 

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Microsoft Research has recently released an intelligent indoor navigation app with the focus on the indoor navigation part of a building to ease the user experience while visiting a crowded or new location. Existing sensors on a smartphone will be utilised to make indoor navigation possible to simplify the otherwise time-consuming task. It covers all possible places normally most of the users visit frequently.

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Uncover All Vulnerabilities with Microsoft’s Project Springfield

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Microsoft recently launched cloud based testing tool Project Springfield at Ignite conference in Atlanta. Security failure is never an option based on which Project Springfield will assist developers to figure out bug exploiting an application before it goes public.

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Microsoft Acquire Professional Networking Giant LinkedIn

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 Microsoft on Monday shifted its focus to social networking with a massive $26.2 billion deal for professional social network LinkedIn.

With its biggest-ever acquisition and one of the largest in the tech sector, Microsoft is adding tools to connect with business as it moves further away from its roots as a pure software firm.

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Microsoft Releases Critical Security update for Windows

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Microsoft has released critical security update for all versions of the windows. There is an out-of-band update for version of windows that are currently supported (Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8, 8.1, Windows RT, Windows 10 as part of the Windows Insider Program) and it patches a flaw allowing remote access and code execution.

 

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