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September 30, 2013

Delta to equip 11,000 pilots with Microsoft Surface 2 electronic flight bags

Surface 2 tablets to enhance efficiency, reduce carbon footprint, save $13 million in fuel and associated costs each year

September 30, 2013

Xbox One Kinect sensor can understand two people talking at the same time

September 30, 2013

Microsoft achieves FedRAMP JAB P-ATO for Windows Azure

Windows Azure is the first public cloud platform, with infrastructure services and platform services, to receive a Provisional Authority to Operate from the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board.

September 30, 2013

Magic Quadrant for Corporate Telephony

September 27, 2013

Xbox One Tour to rock gamers’ worlds, starting Oct. 1

Xbox fans, mark your calendars: Next week the Xbox team officially kicks off their “Area One” tour, giving fans in 75 different cities around the world a chance to experience the new generation of gaming before the Nov. 22 launch of Xbox One.

September 27, 2013

Crackle’s mini-series ‘Cleaners’ available to Windows Phone, Windows 8 and Xbox users before anyone else

This six-part series stars Gina Gershon and David Arquette in an action-packed thriller about two young contract killers reeling from a deal gone awry that lands them with an unexpected responsibility.

September 27, 2013

See ‘Forza Motorsport 5’ and Xbox One Impulse Triggers in action

In this exclusive Xbox Wire video, Turn 10 Studios Creative Director Dan Greenawalt reveals how the Impulse Trigger and haptic technology transforms the racing experience on Xbox One, providing three-dimensional feedback that brings fans closer to the driving seat and actually improves their racing skill.

September 27, 2013

Ever forget how to find an article you absolutely positively wanted to read? Enter the Reading List app

The app comes with Windows 8.1, which is a free update for Windows 8 consumers starting on Oct. 18. The Reading List is built in, so from the moment you power on your Windows 8.1 device you can start saving content you want to get back to.

September 27, 2013

Microsoft hosts panel on modernizing the teaching profession and the importance of STEM

On Wednesday, leading policy makers, educators and industry leaders gathered at the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center in Washington, D.C., to address approaches to modernize and elevate the teaching profession to meet the demands of a globally competitive world.

September 27, 2013

Mobile developers: Make your life easier and your apps better using Web services

The Windows Phone Developer Blog has put together an extensive list of resources to help developers leverage Web services for their apps. Be sure to check it out.