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Inside Microsoft’s secret Surface testing labs

sudshr47 June 29, 2018

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I cringed hard as a robot arm dropped a Surface Pro onto the ground from several feet up

I did it again when a hose sprayed water all over another Surface tablet. And then again when another robot repeatedly stabbed a Surface Studio’s screen with a Surface Pen over and over.

I’m not watching a YouTube video of some crazy kid torturing their Microsoft devices just for the views.

These are real stress tests performed at Microsoft’s reliability labs at its Redmond, Washington campus to ensure its products are built to last and can survive even the most unexpected real-world scenarios. 

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Microsoft recently invited me to Building 87, which happens to be the site where Microsoft devices — specifically Surfaces — are put through the wringer Read more…

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Google and Netflix team up to launch a new open source canary analysis tool

sudshr47 April 10, 2018

Google and Netflix today announced the launch of Kayenta, a new open source project that aims bring the canary analysis tools Netflix developed internally to a wider audience. Kayenta is integrated into the Netflix-incubated Spinnaker continuous delivery platform, which works across virtually every public and private cloud. While Spinnaker is the focus of this release, though, […]

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With $10M in funding, Mabl brings machine learning to software testing

sudshr47 February 21, 2018

 Mabl, a startup that’s coming out of stealth today, uses machine learning to make functional testing for developers as easy as possible. Mabl users don’t have to write extensive (and often brittle) tests by hand. Instead, they show the application the workflow they want to test and the service performs those tests — and even automatically adapts to small user interface changes. Read More

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Instagram launches an alpha testing program on iOS and Android

sudshr47 December 19, 2017

 Are you an early adopter? Okay, but are you a really early adopter who likes to test new, experimental things even if it means you’ll experience crashes and bugs? Then you may be interested to know that Instagram has launched Alpha testing programs on iOS and Android aimed at those who want to test pre-release versions of its popular photo-sharing app. Instagram has been running an… Read More

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Crunch Report | Tinder is using AI to get you hooked up

sudshr47 December 2, 2017

Tinder tests a new feature that uses AI to suggest who to “super like,” BlackBerry will pay Nokia $137 million over a contract dispute and Alibaba is looking to acquire technology and talent from Visualead in Tel Aviv. All this on Crunch Report. Read More

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