Microsoft's various configuration, deployment and management tools are getting a raft of improvements, as detailed by Microsoft this week at its Ignite conference.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 28, 2018
Microsoft will soon begin shifting Intune support requests toward the Azure Portal for organizations with Microsoft Premier support accounts, the company announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 06, 2018
As of Aug. 31, Microsoft's Surface Plus Program for students looking to lease Microsoft Surface devices is no longer accepting applications.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 04, 2018
A more streamlined SharePoint Mobile App is arriving next month with new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, Microsoft announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 30, 2018
Microsoft this week launched a preview version of its Authenticator companion app for the Apple Watch, with general availability expected "within the next few weeks."
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 28, 2018
Microsoft says it plans to discontinue its Sway application for Apple iOS devices on Dec. 17, 2018, and urges users to switch to using Sway via its Web portal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 23, 2018
Starting Sept. 1, 2019, Microsoft will drop support for hybrid mobile device management (MDM) using Microsoft Intune and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) -- a model it calls "hybrid MDM."
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 16, 2018
The Windows Phone versions of the Skype for Business and Teams apps were quietly given reprieves by Microsoft earlier this month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 29, 2018
OneDrive's file-sharing and collaboration capabilities are coming to Office for Mac, as well as to iOS and Android mobile applications, Microsoft announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 27, 2018
Three Windows Phone applications are set to get "retired" on May 20, 2018: Skype for Business, Teams and Yammer.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 24, 2018
Microsoft's Outlook Web App mobile client e-mail applications for Android, iPad and iPhone devices will be phased out over the next few months, the company said this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 08, 2018
A newly announced pact between Microsoft and mobile security firm Pradeo will bring additional security protections to businesses using Microsoft's Intune mobile device management (MDM) solution for iOS and Android devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 27, 2018
A gallery of standout devices from this year's showcase.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 12, 2018
The so-called "phablet" form factor is being adopted at a faster rate than medium-sized smartphones, according to mobile analytics company Flurry.
- By David Ramel
- January 11, 2018
Microsoft this week announced the general availability of Edge browser apps for Android and iOS devices.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 01, 2017
Intune, Microsoft's mobile management service, can now tap Google Play Protect to deliver security protections to Android devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 17, 2017
A recent Tweet by Joe Belfiore, the public face of Microsoft's Windows Phone/Windows Mobile business over the past few years, has effectively signaled the end of the company's mobile efforts.
- By David Ramel
- October 10, 2017
Microsoft on Thursday announced previews of its Edge browser for iOS- and Android-based devices, as well as a preview of Microsoft Launcher for Android.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 06, 2017
Two of Microsoft's client management products, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and Intune, got a new "comanagement" capability last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 02, 2017
The Microsoft Intune mobile management solution, part of the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suite, can now integrate with Zimperium, bringing added security protections for iOS and Android users.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 21, 2017