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LinkedIn for Windows Phone Gets a Major Update
The Windows Phone Blog reported Monday that a major update for the LinkedIn app hit the Windows...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/17/2013
Microsoft Account Gets More Secure
Over the next couple days we will roll out a major upgrade to Microsoft account, including optional...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/17/2013
Latest Security Intelligence Report Shows 24 Percent of PCs are Unprotected
The following is a post by Tim Rains, Director of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft. Today,...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/17/2013
Now Available on Xbox LIVE: Flixster
Movie fans rejoice! The popular movie app Flixster is now available to Xbox LIVE subscribers in the...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/16/2013
Windows Azure Infrastructure Services Now Available
The following is a post from Bill Hilf, General Manager of Windows Azure Product Marketing at...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/16/2013
Internet Explorer & Lionsgate Team Up on “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Web Experience
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will hit theaters on Nov. 22. To make sure fans have the latest news...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/15/2013
Bing Apps for Windows 8 Get Refreshed
It’s spring time now – a time of rebirth and renewal and new beginnings. In that spirit,...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/15/2013
How a Scrappy Team of Microsoft Engineers Quietly Built the City of the Future
In 1986, Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash. campus was still a grass- and forest-covered 88-acre plot...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/15/2013
Weekend Reading: April 12th Edition – New Games Arrive in the Windows Phone Store
In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got a great roundup of new Windows Phone apps and...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/12/2013
Pin to Pinterest Feature Comes to Bing
Today, the Bing team unveiled the “Pin to Pinterest” feature on Bing image search. Now,...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/12/2013
The Power of Patents in Humanitarian Applications
The following is a post from Horacio Gutierrez, Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/11/2013
Project Codename GeoFlow Unveiled
The Office team has unveiled something really special today – a Microsoft Research project...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/11/2013
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2013 Now Available
The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2013 for Software Assurance is now available for...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/10/2013
msnNOW Comes to Firefox
We’ve got great news for Firefox users today. msnNOW for Firefox is now available, allowing...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/10/2013
Windows Phone Next App Star Contest Winner: Wikipedia
Three weeks and nearly 600,000 votes later, the Windows Phone Next App Star contest has a winner:...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/09/2013
Support for Windows XP Set to End in April 2014
A year from now will mark the final milestone for Windows XP – that of its end of support...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/08/2013
Microsoft Shows Cloud Momentum Before 5,000 IT Pros at Summit
The following is a post from Brad Anderson, corporate vice president of Windows Server & System...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/08/2013
Mediaroom and Our TV Journey
The following is a post from Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of Marketing, Strategy and...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/08/2013
Five Windows Apps for Getting in Touch with Your Inner Artist
If you’re looking for a way to tap into your creative side, look no further than this roundup...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/05/2013
Welcome to the People Party
The following is a post from Frank X. Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/05/2013
Two New Microsoft Specialty Stores Opening Today, Three More to Open in Mid-April
The following is a post by Jonathan Adashek, General Manager, Communications Strategy, Sales &...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/05/2013
Weekend Reading: April 5th Edition – The Outlook.com Calendar Gets a Refresh
In this week’s edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on the refreshed...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/05/2013
Batter Up! MLB.TV App Slides into the Windows Store
The start of the Major League Baseball season is a magical time for all fans of America’s...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/04/2013
Obama for America Selected Lync for Its Campaign Communications
Over the past few years, candidates for public office at all levels have sought to take advantage of...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/04/2013
Build 2013 Sold Out
On March 26, Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President and Chief Evangelist,...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/04/2013
BOOM Shakalaka! WWE Enters the Ring on Xbox Today!
If you’re a WWE fan, prepare to get happy: WWE launches on Xbox in the U.S. today....
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/04/2013
Visual Studio 2012 Gets Update No. 2
Big news for developers today. S. Somasegar, corporate vice president of the Developer Division at...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/04/2013
Skype Hits 2 Billion Minutes Per Day
Skype has hit a major milestone – Skype users are now spending 2 billion minutes per day...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/03/2013
Internet Explorer and Webby Awards Unveil Winners Gallery + Archive
For the past 16 years, the Webby Awards have spotlighted beautiful website experiences and the best...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/02/2013
Outlook.com Calendar Gets a New Look
Today, we released a fresh new interface for the Outlook.com Calendar service that is faster than...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/02/2013
Microsoft Announces Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners
Last November, Microsoft launched the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. The public voted for...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/02/2013
Skype for Windows 8 Gets an Update
We recently released an updated version of Skype for Windows 8 that gives our users higher control...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/01/2013
New Class at Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure Unveiled
Today, Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president of the Server & Tools Business, announced the 10...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/01/2013
Fast Track to Fashion
The following is a post from Frank X. Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 04/01/2013
New Windows Store Games Unveiled at Game Developer Conference
Earlier this week at the 2013 Game Developer Conference, we announced several cool game titles soon...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 03/29/2013
Microsoft Celebrates First U.S. We Day and the Kids Who Made it Happen
Here’s a pretty cool story about kids helping kids by taking an active role in their...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 03/27/2013
In Tough Times, U.S. Schools and Governments Turn to Technology to Get Lean
Microsoft announced a slew of Office 365 and Windows 8 education and government customer wins at the...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 03/27/2013
Throng of New Games Hits the Windows Phone Store
With the Game Developers Conference going on down in San Francisco, it’s only fitting that a...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 03/27/2013
Announcing Build 2013
The following is a post from Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President and Chief...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 03/26/2013
Mail, Calendar & People Apps Will Hit Windows Store on March 26
If you’re a power user of the Mail, Calendar and People apps on Windows like I am, then...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 03/25/2013
Get a Richer Search Experience with Bing Snapshot
If you want a richer, deeper search experience that goes beyond a collection of blue links pointing...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 03/21/2013
Personalize Your Music with Pandora for Windows Phone
Can’t get enough music from the Grunge Era? Is Motown more your style? Or maybe you want to...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 03/21/2013