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Ralf Groene talks about the pingpong of designing and engineering Surface 2
Most tech products are first designed, and then the designer hands the drawings over to the...
Author: Steve Clarke (Microsoft News Center) Date: 10/30/2013
No victory lap: In education, we all have work to do
The following post is from Anthony Salcito, Vice President, Worldwide Education, Microsoft. Every...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/30/2013
Microsoft enhances Employee Giving Program to raise next billion for nonprofits
The following post is from Lisa Brummel, Chief People Officer at Microsoft. (From left to right)...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/30/2013
What’s it like to design the future of Microsoft? Ask this guy.
When Andrew Kim was a third-year design student, one of his professors gave him this assignment:...
Author: Steve Wiens Date: 10/30/2013
Dr. Nick Patel makes his rounds with a Surface Pro
As the medical world turns increasingly to electronic health records, it becomes essential that...
Author: Steve Clarke (Microsoft News Center) Date: 10/29/2013
New Cybersecurity report now available from Microsoft
Trustworthy Computing released volume 15 of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, which...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/29/2013
Inside Surface: Steve Bathiche demonstrates advances in Touch Cover 2
Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 have been getting a lot of attention in the press since their Oct. 21...
Author: Steve Clarke (Microsoft News Center) Date: 10/28/2013
Announcing Windows Azure HDInsight: Where big data meets the cloud
The following post is from Quentin Clark, Corporate Vice President of the Data Platform Group at...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/28/2013
You’re invited! Xbox One launches Nov. 22, ad campaign begins now
On Friday, the Xbox team launched a campaign to invite the world to join the Xbox One launch on Nov....
Author: Jennifer J. Chen Date: 10/25/2013
Apples and oranges
The following post is from Frank Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Communications at Microsoft....
Author: Michael Wann Date: 10/23/2013
Office 365 gets the green light in California for use by law enforcement
A critical milestone was reached this month in the State of California with the Department of...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/23/2013
Skype for Windows 8.1 is a multitasker’s nirvana
If you often watch TV while keeping one eye on your phone for incoming emails, or while playing a...
Author: Suzanne Choney Date: 10/22/2013
Windows Phone 8 apps and games galore announced at Nokia World
The news that an official Instagram app for Windows Phone 8 will be available “in the coming...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/22/2013
Announced at Nokia World: 2 new super-sized Windows Phones, the first Nokia tablet & Instagram is on the way!
If you were up into the early morning hours of Tuesday to watch the Webcast of the Nokia World event...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/22/2013
Tune in Oct. 22 to watch live from Nokia World Abu Dhabi
Nokia will hold a press event at 12 a.m. PT on Oct. 22 at Nokia World in Abu Dhabi in the United...
Author: Suzanne Choney Date: 10/21/2013
Bing Smart Search on Windows 8.1 finds your needle in a haystack
In this episode of “On the Whiteboard,” Editor Pamela Woon sits down with Derrick...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/18/2013
Weekend Reading: Oct. 18th Edition–Windows 8.1 is here!
In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on the release of Windows 8.1, Windows...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/18/2013
NPD Group: Biggest September for Xbox 360 software sales
In October, Xbox 360 reached 80 million consoles sold to retailers worldwide and maintained its lead...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/17/2013
App of the Week: Official Facebook app arrives with Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 is finally here – and it even brought a few friends to the launch party, including...
Author: Steve Wiens Date: 10/17/2013
Check out the business benefits of Windows 8.1 and take steps now to begin your deployment
Beginning Thursday, Windows 8.1 is available to all commercial customers and partners. As Microsoft...
Author: Steve Clarke (Microsoft News Center) Date: 10/17/2013
Windows 8.1 and the Windows Store are now ready: Here’s what developers need to know
With Thursday’s availability of Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2013, Microsoft also announced...
Author: Steve Clarke (Microsoft News Center) Date: 10/17/2013
Get Windows 8.1 now!
Global availability of Windows 8.1 is now here, bringing a variety of new features and improvements...
Author: Jennifer J. Chen Date: 10/17/2013
Visual Studio 2013 now available for download
On Thursday, S. Somasegar, corporate vice president of the Developer Division at Microsoft,...
Author: Steve Clarke (Microsoft News Center) Date: 10/17/2013
Microsoft Ventures makes first investment: SkyGiraffe
On Tuesday, it was announced that Microsoft Ventures has made its first seed-stage investment: Tel...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/15/2013
Microsoft announces Windows Phone 8 Update 3 and new Windows Phone Developer Preview
Windows Phone 8 Update 3 will roll out to existing phones over the next several months, bringing...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/14/2013
Mirror, mirror on the wall (at the Seattle Art Museum)
In this episode of “On the Whiteboard,” Editor Pamela Woon takes you to a permanent...
Author: Athima Chansanchai Date: 10/10/2013
Weekend Reading: October 4th Edition–Delta equipping 11,000 pilots with Surface 2
In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on customers such as Delta, which is...
Author: Athima Chansanchai Date: 10/04/2013
Collaboration, expertise produce enhanced sensing in Xbox One
A Silicon Valley-based hardware team collaborated with Microsoft Research to overcome technological...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 10/02/2013
Surface 2 tablet gives Delta pilots innovative tools on the flight deck
The following is a guest post from Mike Wysocki, director, Delta Flight Operations Technical and...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 09/30/2013
Windows Azure cloud services achieve critical federal security milestone
The following is a post from Susie Adams, chief technology officer for Microsoft Federal. Starting...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 09/30/2013
Department of Defense employees now able to use Microsoft Lync 2013 to connect to information network
The following is a post from Victor Akinnagbe, Chief Architect of Department of Defense Sales,...
Author: Athima Chansanchai Date: 09/26/2013
Create stunning interactive charts and graphs instantly with the updated preview version of Power BI
Microsoft Office now puts even more self-serve business intelligence capabilities at your...
Author: Steve Wiens Date: 09/25/2013
‘On the Whiteboard’ goes behind-the-scenes of Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 launch
In this episode of “On the Whiteboard,” Editor Pamela Woon is in New York City for the...
Author: Athima Chansanchai Date: 09/24/2013
Webcast available now: Surface 2 announced in New York
Watch as Microsoft reveals the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2 in New York on Monday. An expanded...
Author: Jennifer J. Chen Date: 09/23/2013
Weekend Reading: September 20th Edition–The inside story on Skype as it turns 10
In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on Skype as it celebrates a decade of...
Author: Athima Chansanchai Date: 09/20/2013
Tech: the necessary accessory at New York Fashion Week 2013
During New York Fashion Week 2013, Microsoft’s technology helped one designer make a bold...
Author: Athima Chansanchai Date: 09/18/2013
Skype turns 10: Talkin’ ‘bout a revolution
Inventive and intrepid founders, wild Estonian parties, brilliant engineering, Tabasco-doused...
Author: Jennifer Warnick Date: 09/17/2013
Bing debuts new logo, updated design
The Bing team announced a major design refresh on Tuesday, introducing a new logo and combining its...
Author: Steve Wiens Date: 09/17/2013