Microsoft kicks off Cloud Roadshow in Toronto

Julia White, General Manager, Cloud Platforms Product Management for Microsoft addresses Toronto participants in the Cloud Roadshow

Microsoft began its two-day Cloud Roadshow in Toronto today. This free technical training event for IT professionals and developers will provide best practices and insight directly from the experts who built and run the cloud services across Office 365, Microsoft Azure, Windows 10 and more. 

The event was opened with a keynote from Julia White, General Manager, Cloud Platforms Product Management who introduced the newest cloud services available to Microsoft and Office 365 customers including updates to Skype for enterprise, Sway and Delve authoring applications within the collaborative Microsoft Cloud infrastructure.

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Microsoft helps filter out spam reviews on Windows Store

One way to get people to use your app is for them to read useful reviews about it. But if your page is filled with “spam” reviews that add nothing to the conversation, how will you get people to pay attention to your app? Microsoft is helping out its developers by letting them report questionable reviews to the Windows Store support team. If the review violates store policies, the support representative can take out the offending review. Microsoft also put up a new anti-spam technology to help “detect and remove a large majority of the spam reviews.”

Source: WinBeta | Via: PCWorld

Google Calendar lets you restore deleted entries

If you accidentally deleted a calendar entry, Google’s latest update for its Calendar is your new friend. It adds a trash feature where you can restore your deleted entries. It’s available for both individual and recurring events you have deleted in your calendar or other calendars you have editing rights to.

To access your junked events, simply click on the drop-down arrow next your calendar. Just like in Gmail you can also permanently delete items from your trash bin, too. This feature is coming to Google Calendar on the web in the coming days.

Source: Google Apps Updates | Via: Lifehacker

Chronos brings smart functionality to traditional chronographs

A traditional watch fan that wishes you can get some of the capabilities of a smartwatch? Your solution is a device like device like Chronos. This small disk fits into the underside of a watch and sticks to it using micro-suction. It can fit into roughly 80 percent of watches out on the market.

It brings with some of the core smartwatch functionalities and has a companion iOS and Android app. It makes use of Bluetooth 4.0 to feed you notifications. It buzzes slightly when you get a new email or text message and lights up if you need the visual reminder. It also comes with an accelerometer so it can do light fitness tracking. The battery is said to last for about 36 hours. The Chronos retails for US$99 and is available for pre-order at the moment. Shipping is expected in the Spring of 2016.

Source: Chronos | Via: The Next Web