Having control over the software on the PC, smart-phones and other client devices, Microsoft can more easily create what it calls "seamless experiences", for example by keeping a user's address book and other personal information in step.
Apple said that in February it would make available a developer's kit, which would allow independent software makers to more easily create mobile games, navigation systems, screen-shot capture programs and other tools.
The shot of a penguin peeking from behind a tree was rather more easily created, however – with the aid of a model penguin moved by a member of the crew.
One of the most compelling changes included giving users the ability to more easily create custom stations from scratch.
You can now more easily create, test and improve bots that run on Azure or your own servers and work across multiple platforms.
In addition, during initial experimentation we observed that HMMs can be more easily created if only three states are considered, in terms of efficiency (training time) and effectiveness (performance).
In mid-2013, the company debuted a service that allows anyone to more easily create graphics, including slideshows, invitations, handouts, posters, infographics, Facebook Covers, cards, collages, blog graphics and more.
Along with the feature's launch, you'll also be able to save personalized locations to use with the location-based features, so you can more easily create these customized commands.
The company has several early applications to demonstrate how developers can leverage Sparkcloud to more easily create their own real-world social applications ranging from urban gaming to location-based dating.
Twitter confirms it's testing a feature that allows users to more easily create "tweetstorms" – those series of connected tweets that have grown to be a popular workaround for Twitter's character count limitations.
