James Farrell

James Farrell is the former editor-in-chief of Chiang Mai CityNews, where he wrote and managed daily news, features, op-eds and blogs on a diverse range of topics. Prior to this, in the same city of Northern Thailand where he lives, he was the longstanding deputy editor of the monthly magazine Citylife. He has written on culture, politics, travel, tech, business, human rights, for local, national, and international news services and magazines. He has a keen interest in the role technology is playing in the transformation of society, culture and politics, especially in developing nations. This is reflected in his not-so-successful first novel.

Latest from James Farrell

Microsoft could face import ban on phones after losing patent case

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL11 YEARS AGO

Things just got worse for Redmond’s phone hardware business, which reportedly saw a $4 million loss on $1.4 billion revenue in the third quarter of 2015, according to an SEC filing, which shows that Microsoft lost something like 12 cents on every …

The important things you should know about Windows 10

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL11 YEARS AGO

What’s in a name? There has been a lot of speculation as to why Microsoft jumped straight to Windows 10 and leap-frogged the number 9, but Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s executive vice president of Operating Systems, at a media briefing in 2014 shed …

Here’s what you’ll find in the new Windows 10 Technical Preview

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL12 YEARS AGO

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Technical Preview, Build 10061, for members of the Windows Insider Program, and with it testers can enjoy new calendar and mail apps, as well as some improvements to Start, Taskbar, and Action Center. In the Mail …

Will Microsoft mount a challenge in the virtual reality gaming space with HoloLens? New move suggests yes

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL12 YEARS AGO

While we haven’t seen too much of what Microsoft’s augmented reality headset, HoloLens, is capable of, we were given a glimpse of its almost science fiction capabilities in January this year at the company’s Windows 10 event. This included an impressive demonstration of …

Sydney, Australia will be the location of Microsoft’s first flagship store not on American soil

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL12 YEARS AGO

Microsoft has elected Sydney, Australia, as the location of its first ever store located outside of North America, where the company currently has 119 stores situated in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. The move promises not only to promote Microsoft’s products, …

Cortana comes to Android…or should we say Portaña

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL12 YEARS AGO

We may have to wait a while before we Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana working on other platforms than Windows, although thanks to Italian hackers who go by the name of OrangeSec, we can now see a somewhat flawed version of Cortana working …

Microsoft bites at the heels of Google with a deal to bundle apps on Cyanogen OS

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL12 YEARS AGO

In yet another move in which Microsoft is attempting to bundle its apps on more Android devices, including yesterday’s news (albeit a setback) concerning Redomond’s apps being pre-installed on Samsung’s S6 phones, a new deal has just been struck with the open source …

Microsoft’s sweet deal with Samsung soured by AT&T and Verizon

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL12 YEARS AGO

We reported late March a partnership between Microsoft and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd that consisted of the latter company’s agreement to pre-install Microsoft Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote), plus OneDrive and Skype, on Samsung’s Android tablets, as well as a previous …

Another big acquisition for Microsoft: business intelligence start-up Datazen

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL12 YEARS AGO

Coming on the back of a string of recent acquisitions, most recently productivity app LiveLoop and email app Accompli (Outlook for iOS), Microsoft has announced the acquisition of mobile business intelligence start-up Datazen Software. The move reflects CEO Satya Nadella’s strategy to “reinvent productivity”, …

Leaked Windows 10 Build 10056 shows some more of what to expect in the new OS – including a Shazam-esque music identifier

NEWS By JAMES FARRELL12 YEARS AGO

While Microsoft has stated that from now until the release of Windows 10 we are going to see plenty of updates for those using the Windows Insider Program, that included recently a look at an early version of Microsoft’s new browser ‘Project Spartan’, …

James Farrell

Latest from James Farrell

Microsoft could face import ban on phones after losing patent case

The important things you should know about Windows 10

Here’s what you’ll find in the new Windows 10 Technical Preview

Will Microsoft mount a challenge in the virtual reality gaming space with HoloLens? New move suggests yes

Sydney, Australia will be the location of Microsoft’s first flagship store not on American soil

Cortana comes to Android…or should we say Portaña

Microsoft bites at the heels of Google with a deal to bundle apps on Cyanogen OS

Microsoft’s sweet deal with Samsung soured by AT&T and Verizon

Another big acquisition for Microsoft: business intelligence start-up Datazen

Leaked Windows 10 Build 10056 shows some more of what to expect in the new OS – including a Shazam-esque music identifier

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