Microsoft has launched Teams, a collaboration tool intended to take on the popularity of Slack, and integrated it with its Office 365 suite in a bid to remove Slack’s oxygen supply.
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Microsoft’s share price has reached its highest ever value following its latest quarterly results, which were better than expected.
The firm’s net profit was up six per cent year on year to $6bn for…
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NEW YORK — Oct. 26, 2016 — Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday unveiled a broad vision to empower a new wave of creativity with a major update coming to more than 400 million Windows 10 devices and the introduction of Surface Studio, Surface Dial and a more powerful Surface Book.
Expanding the Surface family, Surface Studio is a new class of device that transforms from a workstation into a powerful digital canvas, unlocking a more natural and immersive way to create on the thinnest LCD monitor ever built. 1 With a stunning ultra-HD 4.5K screen, Surface Studio delivers 63 percent more pixels than a state-of-the-art 4K TV. Surface Studio works beautifully with pen, touch and Surface Dial — a new input device designed for the creative process that lets you use two hands on the screen to compose and create in all new ways.
Launching as a free update in early 2017, the Windows 10 Creators Update will enable anyone to create, share and experience in 3-D and mixed reality, connect people faster to those they care about most, and empower every gamer to be a broadcaster. And with the Creators Update, Microsoft Edge will be the first browser to fully embrace 3-D.
“At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more,” said Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft. “With Windows 10, Microsoft Surface and the medium of Mixed Reality, we aim to empower the builders, the makers and the creators with the tools to create, collaborate and express themselves in new ways.”
Surface Studio turns your desk into a creative studio
Surface Studio is a new class of device designed for how people naturally create and bring ideas to life. The 28-inch PixelSense™ Display immerses the user in 13.5 million pixels of pure, true-to-life color, and the Zero Gravity Hinge allows the screen to effortlessly adjust to each stage of the creative process. When the screen transitions from Desktop Mode to Studio Mode, it sits at a 20-degree angle, the same angle as a standard drafting board, making it ideal for sketching, writing and designing.
The 6th Generation Intel ® Core™ processors accelerated by a discrete NVIDIA ® GeForce ® GPU deliver smooth and immersive graphics performance and the power to run professional programs such as Siemens’ NX™ software, 2 taking people through their workflow from end to end. Now architects can sketch their ideas with the Surface Pen, put them into production using powerful 3-D modeling software, and review and mark up plans with a client, all on one device.
Surface Studio starts at $2,999 estimated retail price (ERP) USD. It is available for pre-order today in the U. S. through Microsoft Stores, MicrosoftStore.com and BestBuy.com, and will begin shipping in limited quantities this holiday with broader availability in early 2017.
Surface Dial — a new spin on creativity
Surface Dial is a new peripheral designed for the creative process. It integrates with Windows 10 to work with Surface for a faster and more intuitive way to scroll, zoom and navigate. The Dial also enables a set of unique experiences exclusive to Surface Studio. When you place the Dial directly on the screen, it brings up a set of digital tools specific to the app that is open, allowing people to more seamlessly move through their workflow. For example, with Surface Dial, artists can change the color or the size of their brush tip as they paint without ever moving the pen away from the screen. The combination of Dial, pen and touch creates a more immersive and tactile way for people to create in digital environments. Partners like BlueBeam Inc., 2 Drawboard, 2 Mental Canvas, 2 Siemens PLM Software, 2 Silicon Benders, 2 Smith Micro Software, Inc. 2 and StaffPad have already optimized their software to take advantage of the new experiences Surface Dial provides.
Surface Dial is available for pre-order today in the U. S. through Microsoft Stores, MicrosoftStore.com , select Best Buy locations and at BestBuy.com, and will be available for $99 ERP USD starting Nov. 10.
The most powerful Surface Book yet
Microsoft also introduced Surface Book with Performance Base, making the most powerful laptop in its class even better. The three new Surface Book models feature 6th Generation Intel ® Core™ i7 processors and pack more than twice the graphics processing power as the original Surface Book. Plus Surface Book with Performance Base brings 16 hours of battery life 3 into the same sleek, versatile design people love. With Surface Book with Performance Base, engineers can spin 3-D CAD models with thousands of parts, designers and developers can render large files quickly, and gamers can play more of their favorite games. No other laptop combines similar battery life, performance and pixels in as lightweight a package.
Surface Book with Performance Base starts at $2,399 ERP USD. It is available for preorder today at Microsoft Stores, 4 MicrosoftStore.com and select retailers in the U. S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and is available starting Nov. 10.
The Windows 10 Creators Update
Empowering everyone to create, share and experience in 3-D
With the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft unveiled a comprehensive vision across hardware and software to bring 3-D to everyone.
Microsoft introduced a new way to bring your ideas to life with Paint 3D. Building on the popularity of Microsoft Paint, with more than 100 million monthly users on Windows, Paint 3D will be your all-new, easy-to-use 3-D art studio. The company also introduced the new online community Remix3D.com, connecting creators and creations around the world. Remix 3D will enable all-new scenarios for creators, including the ability for Minecraft players to share their 3-D creations broadly with the Remix 3D community.
To inspire a new wave of creativity, Microsoft is partnering with Trimble to bring the 3-D modeling program Sketchup — and its millions of creators and creations from 3D Warehouse — to Remix3D.com .
To further demonstrate the possibilities of 3-D in Windows 10, Microsoft showed how easy it is to use your phone to capture a real-world object in 3-D — like a sand castle from your family vacation — to save, personalize and share as a 3-D memory or photo. To bring your ideas to life, Microsoft is also adding support for 3-D in Word, Excel and PowerPoint over the next year, which means with the Windows 10 Creators Update, Office features will work seamlessly with 3-D models.
Everyone is welcome to start creating and sharing in Paint 3D today by joining the Windows Insider Program at insider. Windows.com. To learn more about 3-D in Windows 10, go to http://www. Remix3D.com .
Empowering everyone to experience mixed reality
Mixed reality blends the virtual world with the real world to change the way people create, communicate, learn and play across virtual reality, augmented reality and everything in between. To demonstrate the possibilities of mixed reality, the company showed a proof of concept together with Houzz — a leader in home renovation and design. Using the Microsoft Edge browser on HoloLens, Houzz users could preview products in their own home before they buy. Microsoft Edge was the first browser to bring inking to the web, and will be the first browser to fully embrace 3-D.
The Creators Update will be the most powerful and affordable way to experience mixed reality. Microsoft announced that HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer and ASUS will ship the first VR headsets capable of mixed reality through the Creators Update. Coming in 2017, these accessories will contain built-in sensors to enable inside-out, six-degrees of freedom for simplified setup and to more easily move around your home as you experience virtual worlds —no markers required.
Less powerful VR accessories today start at over $500 ERP USD. With the Windows 10 Creators Update, the new VR accessories will work with affordable laptops and PCs and start at just $299 ERP USD.
Windows 10: the best platform for 4K gaming and in-game broadcasting
Gaming has exploded in popularity as both spectator entertainment and as a sport. The Windows 10 Creators Update will make it easy for every gamer to create and enjoy live game streams and customized eSports tournaments on the fastest, most reliable multiplayer network, Xbox Live. 5
The Creators Update will include Beam system integration on Xbox One and Windows 10 for interactive broadcasting and viewing of gameplay on Xbox Live, with even more features yet to be announced. And with interactive broadcasting, you don’t just watch your favorite streamer play, you interact in real time right along with them.
The Creators Update will also bring the power of user-generated tournaments via Arena on Xbox Live, where anyone can define the rules of competition, invite friends and track tournament progress seamlessly across devices, whether it’s on Windows 10 or Xbox One.
Plus, with a Windows 10 gaming PC, you’re able to play games like “Forza Horizon 3,” “Gears of War 4” and more in 4K, 6 the highest possible visual fidelity that this holiday’s biggest blockbusters can deliver.
A faster way to connect and share with people who matter most
With the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft is putting the people you care about most at the center of your experience — right where they belong — with Windows MyPeople. Now, with the Windows 10 Creators Update, your most important friends, family and co-workers will be instantly accessible across any Windows PC.
With MyPeople, you can pin your favorite contacts to the Windows task bar and easily drag and drop any document, photo or video right on top of the contact for easy sharing. Get unique notifications, called “Shoulder Taps,” from your most important people and easily open and see an integrated view of emails, IMs, shared documents and more, all in one place. The Windows MyPeople experience will be integrated across Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps for easy sharing.
More to come
Windows Insiders will be able to preview the Windows 10 Creators Update through the Windows Insider Program at https://insider. Windows.com . 3-D and mixed reality for everyone, in-game broadcasting and MyPeople are just some of the new experiences coming to the Windows 10 Creators Update in early 2017. Additional productivity, creativity, security and gaming features will also be included and announced soon.
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
1 Average cross-section thickness across entire display
2 Sold separately
3 Surface Book with Performance Base features 16 hours of battery life for local video playback.
4 Where available
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6 Games sold separately. 4K functionality available with supported games, monitors and graphics chips. Check PC to determine graphics chip compatibility.
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Apple released the latest iterations of its operating systems for the Apple TV and Watch today, tvOS 10.1 and watchOS 3.1.1. As the version numbers indicate, the Apple TV update is minor, but watchOS 3.1.1 is a bug fix and stability update, which means that there won’t be any new front-facing features.
As for tvOS 10.1, the headlining feature is the new TV app, which the company announced back in October. Also available on iOS, it’s meant to be a hub for all of your video services and content; however, Netflix is currently not supported.
In fact, the app launched today on iOS today as well, with version 10.2. Other features in the update include support for Unicode 9 emojis, new wallpaper, new camera settings, and more.
The only one of Apple’s operating systems that didn’t get an update today was macOS Sierra. Version 10.12.2 is still on beta 6, and it’s likely that the final version will be released this week.
To update your Apple Watch, open the app on your iPhone and go to General -> Software Update. For the Apple TV, you’ll find those settings under System, rather than General.
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Pro Football Writers of America selected quarterback Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons as the NFL’s 2016 Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year.
Ryan is the first Falcons‘ player to earn PFWA’s MVP award in its 43-year history and is a top candidate for the Associated Press MVP Award, which was voted on before the playoffs and will be announced during Super Bowl week.
Ryan already has been voted to the 2016 Associated Press All-Pro team and the Pro Bowl. It was his first All-Pro selection and fourth Pro Bowl honor.
Ryan has passed for a franchise-record 4,944 yards with 38 touchdowns and only seven interceptions while completing a career-high 69.9 percent of his passes.
The Falcons earned the NFC’s No. 2 seed are set to face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game Sunday at the Georgia Dome.
Ryan will face quarterback Aaron Rodgers of the Packers, another MVP candidate, who has led Green Bay to eight straight victories since the Pack was 4-6.
„I don’t specifically have to go out on the field and defend Aaron (Rodgers) which is a good thing for us,“ Ryan said. „It’s fun. I’ve played against him a number of times and I’ve gotten to know him throughout the years. He’s a good friend and I respect him so much because he’s such a great competitor. “
Rodgers knocked Ryan and the Falcons out of the playoffs as the No. 6 seed back in Jan. 2011 with a 48-21 pasting. The Falcons took a switchblade to a gunfight and couldn’t keep up in what turned out to be a shootout.
„Regardless of the situation, he goes out there, competes hard and plays really well week in and week out,“ Ryan said. „He’s had an unbelievable year.
„For me, I think once we get into it it’s about trying to do the best we can against their defense and focusing on how well we can play. At the end of the day, that’s where my focus will be at on Sunday. “
Ryan has studied Rodgers‘ ability to make plays out of the pocket.
„He makes a lot of really good plays and he’s not just been doing it last week,“ Ryan said. „He’s been doing it for his entire career. He’s a great player. There is no question about it and has made some great plays throughout his career. “
Ryan carries the burden of having not taken his team to the Super Bowl. He’s not sure if that will be required to be considered in Rodgers‘ class.
„I don’t know,“ Ryan said. „It’s not really for me to decide. I don’t think about it all that much. I think one thing I’ve learned throughout my career is that if you sit there and you’re worrying about all these things that don’t make a difference for this week, your focus is not where it should be.
„Would it be nice to do that and all those things that you mentioned? Absolutely, but it’s not going to help us Sunday. At the end of the day, the only thing that really matters is trying to focus all of my energy and my mental preparation toward what’s going to have us play our best Sunday.
„I don’t think about those things all that often and certainly not this time of the year. “
–Falcons All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones did not practice Wednesday because of a lingering foot injury.
„We will get him more work as the week goes on,“ Falcons coach Dan Quinn said.
Quinn said earlier in the week that there is no doubt Jones will play against the Packers.
Jones has dealt with foot/toe issues for more than a month. He didn’t finish the divisional playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday after he was in and out of the game several times.
Jones played 42 of 72 offensive snaps (58 percent) against Seattle and caught six passes for 67 yards with a touchdown.
Jones played the final two games of the regular season after missing two games because of a sprained left toe, but hasn’t regained his usual form.
In victories over the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints , Jones didn’t appear to have his usual explosiveness and periodically took himself out of the games.
–When the Falcons‘ playoff run is completed, the San Francisco 49ers hopes to name Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan as their new head coach.
While it’s not 100 percent certain Shanahan will say yes, owner Arthur Blank became aware of San Francisco’s level of interest last week when he spoke to 49ers owner Jed York at NFL owners meetings.
„I know (Shanahan) has been interviewed and I know he has interest,“ Blank said. „I saw Jed York at an owners‘ meeting and we chatted a little bit about his candidate pool. I spoke highly of Kyle. We’ll see what happens. “
Blank said losing Shanahan, who with quarterback Matt Ryan has orchestrated the NFL’s highest scoring offense this season, would be a significant loss, but he didn’t appear overly concerned in terms of the future impact on the team.
„That’s what happens in the league,“ Blank said. „It’s the same for any organization. “
–Falcons safety Keanu Neal and middle linebacker Deion Jones were selected to the Pro Football Writers of America’s All-Rookie team on Tuesday.
Neal, who was drafted with the 17th overall pick last year, finished second on the team with 105 tackles. He started 14 games and added a physical presence to the defense.
Jones started 13 of 15 games and led the team in tackles with 106. He also had three interceptions and 11 passes defensed.
NOTES: WR Julio Jones (foot) did not practice on Wednesday. … DT Jonathan Babineaux (shoulder), WR Taylor Gabriel (foot) and SS Keanu Neal (foot) were limited at practice. … QB Matt Ryan was 26-of-37 for 338 yards with three touchdowns and a 125.7 passer rating against Seattle in the divisional round of the playoffs. Ryan has had a 120-plus passer rating in each of his last five games. In those five games he’s been 115-of-157 for 1,469 yards with 14 touchdowns, zero interceptions and a 131.8 passer rating.
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１８日のニューヨーク株式市場のダウ工業株３０種平均は、４営業日続落した。トランプ次期米政権の経済政策を巡る不透明感が嫌気され、前日比２２・０５ドル安の１万９８０４・７２ドルで取引を終えた。ハイテク株主体のナスダック総合指数は１６・９２ポイント高の５５５５・６５だった。 原油先物が値下がりし、エクソンモービルなど石油株が売られたこともダウ平均の押し下げ要因となった。ダウ平均は取引開始直後に９０ドル近く下落した。 同日のニューヨーク外国為替市場の円相場は午後５時現在、前日比２円０２銭円安ドル高の１ドル＝１１４円５９～６９銭をつけた。ユーロは１ユーロ＝１・０６２５～３５ドル、１２１円８０～９０銭だった。（共同）
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【ソウル＝桜井紀雄】韓国のソウル中央地裁は１９日早朝、サムスングループの経営トップ、李在鎔（イ・ジェヨン）サムスン電子副会長（４８）に対する逮捕状の請求を「現段階では逮捕の理由や必要性を認め難い」として棄却した。朴槿恵（パク・クネ）大統領と友人の崔順実（チェ・スンシル）被告の疑惑を捜査する「特別検察官」（特検）が崔被告側への巨額支援をめぐる贈賄などの疑いで令状請求していた。スピード感を持って進められてきた特検の捜査も見直しを迫られそうだ。
地裁は、「見返り」を期待したのか、「不正な依頼」があったのかといった贈賄容疑の根幹部分や支援に至った経緯について、「具体的事実関係や法律的評価をめぐって争いの余地がある」と指摘した。
特検は、李氏が経営権を固めるためのグループ内の合併で、朴氏への「不正な依頼があった」と判断。朴氏を収賄側に位置付けて立件を目指してきた。今回、この立証の柱が認められなかったことで、憲法裁判所で進む朴氏の弾劾審理への影響も予想される。
李氏に対しては、出国禁止措置が取られている上、サムスンに対しても昨年から複数回、家宅捜索が行われており、逃走や証拠隠滅の恐れは低いと判断された可能性もある。
韓国内では、最大財閥のトップが逮捕された場合、韓国経済に与える悪影響を懸念する意見が財界やメディアから相次いでいた。
特検側は、李氏は２０１５年、傘下企業間の合併で朴氏側から便宜を受ける見返りに、崔被告と娘側に約束分も含め、計約４３０億ウォン（約４１億円）の支援をした疑いがあるとしている。朴氏と崔被告には「利益の共有関係がある」との見方も示していた。
これに対し、李氏側は、支援は朴氏から強い圧力を受けて決めたもので、「見返りを期待したものではない」と、「被害者」の立場を強調してきた。
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米海洋大気局（ＮＯＡＡ）は１８日、２０１６年の世界の平均温度は約１４・８度で、過去最高だった昨年をわずかに上回ったと発表した。過去最高の更新は１４年以降、３年連続。記録が残る１８８０年以降で最も高く、２０世紀の平均を０・９４度上回ったという。
世界各地の陸上と海洋の観測データをもとに分析した。米航空宇宙局（ＮＡＳＡ）も独自に集計・分析し、過去最高を更新したことを確認した。
ＮＯＡＡによると、昨年は太平洋東部の赤道付近の海面水温が上昇するエルニーニョ現象で、１月から８月まで毎月の平均温度が過去最高を連続して更新したことが年平均にも影響した。
北極の海氷面積の年平均も記録が残る１９７９年以降で最小。南極の氷の年平均面積は同年以降で２番目に小さかったという。（ワシントン＝ 小林哲 ）
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アメリカの中央銀行に当たるＦＲＢ＝連邦準備制度理事会のイエレン議長は１８日に行った講演で、雇用情勢と物価上昇率が目標に近づいているとしたうえで、ことし前半に利上げを行う可能性を示唆しました。 ＦＲＢのイエレン議長は１８日、カリフォルニア州で講演し、アメリカ経済は「完全雇用に近づいて、物価上昇率も目標に近づいている」として、景気が拡大しているという認識を示しました。 そのうえで、次の利上げについては、「今後、数か月の経済しだいだろう」と述べ、ことし前半に追加の利上げを行う可能性を示唆しました。 ただ、イエレン議長は、講演のあとの質疑応答で、トランプ次期大統領が掲げる積極的な財政政策による成長への期待がドル高が進んでいる一因になっているという見方を示し、アメリカの輸出に与える影響を注視する考えを明らかにしました。
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【1月19日 時事通信社】ブッシュ元米大統領（９２）のスポークスマンは１８日、元大統領が肺炎でテキサス州ヒューストンの病院に入院し、集中治療室（ＩＣＵ）に移されたと発表した。呼吸に問題があったが、気道を確保する治療を受け、容体は安定しているという。 スポークスマンの声明によると、バーバラ夫人（９１）も疲れを訴え、せきが出ており、念のため１８日に同じ病院に入院した。オバマ大統領は同日の記者会見で、ブッシュ家と連絡を取ったと明かし、回復を祈った。トランプ次期米大統領もツイッターで「早い回復を待ち望んでいる」と述べた。 ブッシュ前大統領の父のブッシュ氏はレーガン政権の副大統領から１９８９年に大統領に就任し、１期務めた。在任中はイラクのフセイン政権と戦った湾岸戦争や東西冷戦終結で主導的な役割を担った。(c)時事通信社
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