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	Microsoft's new Tossup app tries to simplify getting friends together Tossup, a new Microsoft app for Android and iOS, aims to make it easier for users to poll their friends and get together. The polls can be simple, consisting of a single yes or no question, or they can be more detailed, for example providing a list of local businesses to choose from for a meeting. Read More : Dell Inc. Data Security: Protecting the Endpoint Infographic Bring your own device and mobile computing are growing rapidly, but companies are not doing enough to protect their users, data, and networks from an equally fast-growing array of cyberthreats. View now In this Issue Microsoft offers researchers $500K to work on HoloLens Can Windows 10 save Windows Phone? Microsoft is just days away from wrapping up Windows 10 Best office apps for Android, round 3 Microsoft buries hatchet with Kyocera, ending litigation Hands-on: Windows 10's latest build feels close to finished Microsoft unloads Windows 10, Office, and Skype news ahead of holiday weekend Third build of Windows 10 in one week a sign of OS stability Wi-Fi password-sharing feature in Windows 10 raises security concerns WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks How to Future-Proof Application Delivery The new requirements for application delivery mean adopting the principles behind cloud, DevOps, and SDN, and enabling emerging security models. Read this whitepaper to learn how you can manage every delivery aspect of users, applications, systems and infrastructure with an elastic, dynamic infrastructure designed to support these requirements. Learn more >> Microsoft offers researchers $500K to work on HoloLens Microsoft is offering academic researchers in the U.S. a chance to get their hands on its HoloLens augmented reality headgear later this year with a new program that will award funding and hardware to a handful of projects that will put the new gear to use. Read More Can Windows 10 save Windows Phone? The future of Windows Phone is hanging in the balance: If the launch of Windows 10 doesn't improve the struggling mobile operating system's fortunes significantly then Microsoft may have no choice but to abandon it. Read More Microsoft is just days away from wrapping up Windows 10 Microsoft will wrap up work on Windows 10 this week in preparation for distributing the operating system to device makers, according to numerous online reports. Read More : Dell Inc. Data Security: Protecting the Endpoint Infographic Bring your own device and mobile computing are growing rapidly, but companies are not doing enough to protect their users, data, and networks from an equally fast-growing array of cyberthreats. View now Best office apps for Android, round 3 Microsoft's Office apps are finally available for Android smartphones and tablets. Here's how they stack up against past favorites. Read More Microsoft buries hatchet with Kyocera, ending litigation Microsoft and Kyocera have put an end to a patent spat that began earlier this year by expanding a patent cross-licensing deal between them.I Read More Hands-on: Windows 10's latest build feels close to finished It has been quite a week for Windows 10. In the past four days, Microsoft has released three preview builds of its upcoming operating system, and the company plans to keep serving up hot new bits to testers in rapid-fire style in the run-up to the OS's launch on July 29. Read More WEBCAST: AMD Windows Server 2003 End of Support Survival Camp End of support for Windows Server 2003 Release 2 can have a dramatic impact on your business. It will mean no more updates or patches from Microsoft, which can result in a less stable and less secure infrastructure for your organization. Join this webcast to learn how to make the transition as smooth as possible. Learn More Microsoft unloads Windows 10, Office, and Skype news ahead of holiday weekend Here's what Microsoft announced regarding Windows 10, Office 2016, and Skype just before the July 4th weekend. Read More Third build of Windows 10 in one week a sign of OS stability Microsoft gave early testers of Windows 10 a little surprise in the run-up to the Fourth of July holiday in the U.S. by releasing a yet another new build of its upcoming operating system to the public. Read More Wi-Fi password-sharing feature in Windows 10 raises security concerns With the launch of Windows 10, anyone who walks into your house and gets your Wi-Fi password for their PC could potentially let all their friends onto your network, thanks to a new feature that has ignited controversy online. Read More
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