Month: September 2013

September 30, 2013
Windows Phone Week kicks off for developers – join an event near you

What happens when an Italian, a Dutch, and a Brazilian developer all get on a Skype call to talk about Windows Phone? This happened recently, and in addition to a jovial conversation about pizza, stroopwafels, and feijoada, an idea emerged about how to ignite global interest in the mobile platform that brought them all together.

September 30, 2013
Customer wins and expanded partner program show Surface means business

Monday’s announcement that Delta is equipping 11,000 pilots with Surface 2 is getting a lot of attention. But it’s only the tip of the iceberg in terms of businesses adopting Surface. Find out about companies in fields from banking to sales to education turning to Microsoft’s Surface devices.

September 30, 2013
Meet the new Surface family up close. Find an event near you

This time it’s personal. With the Sept. 24 announcement of Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 and all their cool accessories, we gave you videos, images and a webcast. Now the Surface team is hitting the road to show you the new devices up close and in person.

September 30, 2013
Delta to equip more than 11,000 pilots with Surface 2 devices

In a guest post on Monday over on The Official Microsoft Blog, Mike Wysocki, director of Delta Flight Operations Technical and Operational Support, announced that more than 11,000 Delta pilots will be equipped with Surface 2 devices running Windows RT 8.1.

September 30, 2013
Translation tech powers automatic subtitles for everyday life

The world is a big place, but advancements in language translation are making it a little smaller every day. While we’re not living with “Star Trek”-like universal translators yet, we are able to point smartphones at unknown signs with words instantly translating on the screen before our eyes. It’s not magic, but it sure feels like it.