James Farrell, Author at SiliconANGLE

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If you’re a Windows user you need these patches

By James Farrell Dec 9, 2015

Microsoft has released a flurry of patches addressing all sorts of problems in Windows, IE, Windows Server and more. The 71 patches and 12 bulletins in total include fixes for Office and the Windows…

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Microsoft has now launched its first low-cost Windows 10 phone

By James Farrell Dec 8, 2015

We’ve heard a lot about Microsoft’s flagship Lumia phones, the 950XL and 950, but the third Windows Phone released by Microsoft has taken somewhat of a back seat. The Lumia 550 is Microsoft’s answer…

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Is Microsoft’s singing to Apple before Christmas a cry for peace or a commercial travesty?

By James Farrell Dec 3, 2015

So a bunch of Microsoft employees turned up unannounced outside the Apple Store on New York’s 5th Avenue earlier this week to sing to the opposing tech giant about peace on Earth so that…

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An upset Steve Ballmer calls Microsoft’s revenue report ‘bullshit’ while criticizing Satya Nadella on Windows Phone

By James Farrell Dec 2, 2015

Former Microsoft CEO and presently the company’s largest individual shareholder isn’t thrilled with the way Microsoft reports its finances, according to a recent report in Bloomberg. Microsoft disclosed on Wednesday its financial figures at…

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Here’s what Halo 5: Guardians looks like through HoloLens

By James Farrell Dec 2, 2015

Microsoft has shown us what its augmented reality headset can do during demonstrations, such as put Minecraft in a living room and see inside a holographic body for learning purposes. But besides these great…

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Microsoft unlocks cities for the blind

By James Farrell Dec 1, 2015

Just over a year ago, we reported Microsoft’s efforts, along with the charity Guide Dogs, to use technology to help the blind. At the time, the navigational headset that could be worn by blind people…

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DANGER! Don’t get too attached to your online translator

By James Farrell Nov 30, 2015

I just finished reading the last story in the the sci-fi anthology Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft, a book dedicated to Redmond’s aspirations and how they might play out in the next…

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Microsoft takes a bite out of Apple’s momentum in the tablet-sphere

By James Farrell Nov 25, 2015

Apple may have bragging rights when it comes to the smartphone ecosystem, but recent reports state that when it comes to tablets it’s Microsoft that is going to be charging ahead. According to the…

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Skype for iOS update means getting a lot of different things done faster

By James Farrell Nov 24, 2015

Microsoft has given Skype for iOS a boost with new app integrations that include, most importantly, Skype working with Apple Maps and the calendar on your iOS device. Skype 6.6 for iPad and iPhone,…

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What’s up with Man in the High Castle?

By James Farrell Nov 23, 2015

I was talking with a friend the other day, Oliver Benjamin, the founder of the new sort of religion, Dudeism, about the series The Man in the High Castle, another Philip K. Dick novel…

James Farrell

If you’re a Windows user you need these patches

Microsoft has now launched its first low-cost Windows 10 phone

Is Microsoft’s singing to Apple before Christmas a cry for peace or a commercial travesty?

An upset Steve Ballmer calls Microsoft’s revenue report ‘bullshit’ while criticizing Satya Nadella on Windows Phone

Here’s what Halo 5: Guardians looks like through HoloLens

Microsoft unlocks cities for the blind

DANGER! Don’t get too attached to your online translator

Skype for iOS update means getting a lot of different things done faster

What’s up with Man in the High Castle?

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