Microsoft Switzerland Student Blog

Participate Now: Best of Swiss Apps

Did you participate in our last competitions? Or did you code a cool app just for yourself? Perfect!...

Date: 09/03/2013

App of the Week - comparis.ch Property Switzerland

To find a flat or a room (or even a house!) is not an easy task. There are dozens of websites...

Date: 06/24/2013

App of the Week - Dr. Windows for Windows 8

Hi folks!Basically today's app just acts as a newsreader like many other apps available in the...

Date: 06/17/2013

Microsoft Switzerland is hiring graduates - Join our MACH program!

You just finished university? Looking for a great job? We offer you challenging positions where you...

Date: 05/30/2013

App of the Week - Game Dev Tycoon

I know that many of you dream of becoming a famous game developer working on the next blockbuster....

Date: 05/27/2013

App of the Week - Fotor

Hello there! Today's App of the Week is just a must have for any of your PC, Tablet, Convertible,...

Date: 05/12/2013

App of the Week - Music Mix for Windows 8

Hi all, This week I was looking for a music app for Windows 8 and found several that work well. I...

Date: 05/06/2013

App of the Week - Jetpack Joyride

It has been a while since we last reviewed a game! Let me change that and present to you...

Date: 04/29/2013

App of the Week - Movie Guide

Here is another entertainment App which was rewarded at the Microsoft Switzerland's App conference...

Date: 04/21/2013

Azure data services for Windows Phone 8, Windows Store, iOS, Android App or websites!

Once upon a time, building a backend to you application was a nightmare. You had to set up a server,...

Date: 04/17/2013

App of the Week - Energy Radio

Hi all, Last week Microsoft Switzerland's App conference called Shape took place in Baden. As every...

Date: 04/15/2013

Game Starterkit for Windows 8 with Windows Azure backend

Hey folks! If you are ready for your next project for Windows 8 we have just great news to share...

Date: 04/12/2013

A new You Make IT Smart campaign just launched!

This year is a special one! Why, you ask? Because it is for the first time in the history of our You...

Date: 03/05/2013

App of the Week - KahnAcademy

I have studied for most of my life. Sometimes it was fun, sometimes less but I think this experience...

Date: 03/04/2013

App of the Week - CNN

Did you know that there were “3D printing” pens? Who the Oscars winners are? Or what new...

Date: 02/25/2013

App of the Week - Ausflugsziele der Schweiz for Windows 8

Today I put an app under review that shows you event places for all kinds of activities all around...

Date: 02/18/2013

App of the Week - Kindle for Windows 8

For many of you holidays are ending. You come down from the mountains, back from the beautiful...

Date: 02/11/2013

Shape - The App Conference 2013

Three more weeks to go till the end of our YMITS campaign. With this campaign we tried to get your...

Date: 02/08/2013

Join us at Microsoft - The Microsoft Academy for College Hires is hiring!

Fresh out of University? Looking for a great professional start? Of course we all hope for that!...

Date: 02/01/2013

App of the Week - Windows Phone Store for Windows 8

Hello there! Always on the scout of useful and amazing apps, our team tries to find what we think is...

Date: 01/20/2013

App of the Week - Draw a Stickman for W8

Apps are still on our mind in the eve of the new year. For this week’s post I found a rather...

Date: 12/31/2012

App of the Week - Informatik Tutorials for Windows 8

Today I present you a nice App out of the productivity tools category called ‘Informatik...

Date: 12/24/2012

App of the Week - VMetro for Windows 8

VMetro is a news aggregator of another kind. It doesn't aggregate RSS feeds as the usual news app...

Date: 12/17/2012

App of the Week - Fresh Paint for Windows 8

Hi folks, After a short pause with our blog series we're back again and full of energy :-) As...

Date: 12/04/2012

App of the Week - Instacam

For the longest time I was envious on iPhone users for one sole reason: Instagram. I do have to...

Date: 11/19/2012

Just Graduated? Microsoft hires for MACH positions!

Looking for a job right after your studies is not an easytask. You want to find a challenging job...

Date: 11/01/2012

WOWZAPP 2012 - Worldwide Hackathon for Windows

Good morning Today I have a really cool thing to announce! Microsoft is organizing a worldwide...

Date: 10/22/2012

App of the Week - TouchDevelop

If you ever had an interesting app idea but not a lot of mobile app programming experience or if you...

Date: 10/22/2012

App of the Week - News 360

A highly customizable multi-platform Newsreader Hi all, I wonder how you are doing this Monday? Have...

Date: 10/07/2012

App of the Week - SkyDrive

Microsoft’s SkyDrive is a very powerful storage solution in the cloud to which everybody has...

Date: 10/03/2012

You Make IT Smart 2012-2013: Win one of the best prizes ever!!!

Hi Folks! Yesterday we started with our new "You Make IT Smart" campaign and again you have the...

Date: 10/02/2012

Free entry for students on the Developer Day of TechDays 2012 Basel

Learn all the latest news about current trends and highlights at Microsoft Switzerland’s...

Date: 09/19/2012

App of the Week - BoxFiles

Today I like to present you BoxFiles for Dropbox. As the name suggests, BoxFiles deals with Dropbox...

Date: 09/10/2012

360° Summer Photo Competition - New Deadline

Extended!!! New deadline: September 30th Hi all! Good news! As many of you have been on holidays, we...

Date: 09/08/2012

Nokia Live Press Conference about Nokia Lumia 920 / Lumia 820

Hi all, Yesterday I was watching the live press conference of Nokia (started at 4 p.m. our time) via...

Date: 09/05/2012

Imagine Cup 2013 has been launched!

That great time of the year is here again: the official launch of the Imagine Cup 2013. Unlike the...

Date: 09/04/2012

App of the Week - OneNote MX Preview for Windows 8

If you haven’t already, you will start university in just a few weeks (sorry summer is soon...

Date: 09/03/2012

App of the Week - Aviary Photo Genius

In this week's edition of our App of the Week series, I would like to introduce you to a very handy...

Date: 08/27/2012

App of the Week - Badoo

Let me introduce you this week the famous application Badoo, that recently announced a new mobile...

Date: 08/20/2012

App of the Week - Photo Timeline

Hello everybody, This time I present a useful photo tool that’s not another “wow-make...

Date: 08/04/2012

App of the Week - SuperTube

When so many cool apps pop up on the Marketplace in such a short time, it’s really hard to...

Date: 07/30/2012

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