Month: June 2013

June 3, 2013

Adobe Systems this morning released the official PDF document reader for Windows Phone 8 – a free download. That means you can now open and read a variety PDF documents – even those that are password protected – from your Windows Phone.

June 3, 2013

Microsoft Research’s most recent paper entitled, “The Cost of Annoying Ads,” investigates the problem of annoying ads, noting that Web display ads, when done poorly and without the needs of the end consumer in mind, often do more harm than good for publishers and the advertiser’s brand.

June 3, 2013

At TechEd North America 2013, Microsoft releases a number of enhancements to Windows Azure.

June 3, 2013

At the start of TechEd North America 2013, Microsoft’s Soma Somasegar announces several key advances related to the modern application lifecycle.

June 3, 2013

Starting today, the new Windows Azure MSDN benefit offers up to $150 per month in credits to use on any Azure service of your choice for development and testing.