May 2014 - Page 3 of 42

May 29, 2014

Surface Pro 3 will be go-to choice for doctors, officials at Seattle Children’s Hospital

At Seattle Children’s Hospital, Surface Pro 3 will be the laptop replacement for doctors and officials for a number of reasons. Among them, says Dr. Maida Chen, director of the Pediatric Sleep Center: The Surface Pro 3 pen and the ability to take notes on the device’s 12-inch screen are a huge plus.

May 29, 2014

Photo challenges? Take ‘em on with Windows Phone app Pikura

The Nokia Conversations blog caught up with Pikura app creators Joe Fernandez and Pablo Moncunill – who won the Grand Prize in the Nokia Create developer contest – and found out that a Windows 8 version is in the works.

May 29, 2014

Bing Health & Fitness app adds pedometer to Nokia Lumia 630 and 635

The Bing Health & Fitness app, designed to be your all-in-one tool for wellness, now takes another step in the right direction by counting yours – via a new pedometer capability, which will first ship with the Lumia 630 and 635.

May 29, 2014

Fans, artists party hearty in Skype Music Room during Sasquatch! Music Festival

Festival attendees lit up the stage with their own Skype video message remixes – and the Skype Music Room welcomed performances by artists Cloud Control, Foy Vance and The Lonely Forest.

May 29, 2014

Windows Embedded Point of Service update now available on MyOEM

The May 2014 Supplementary Update is now available on MyOEM for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows Embedded for Point of Service 1.0 and Windows Embedded Point of Service 1.1.

May 29, 2014

Invaluable lesson via Skype: ‘We should follow our passions, not where the money is’

Students learning about the importance of communities had an invaluable lesson recently because of a Skype video call with Blake Mycoskie, the creator of TOMS, which matches every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes for a child in need.

May 29, 2014

‘Subway Surfers’ update takes riders to Tokyo and gives them new Windglider board

Fans of “Subway Surfers” can now enjoy new adventures in Tokyo with Jake, Tricky and Fresh as they dash and dodge in escaping the grumpy Inspector and his dog. The update includes new backgrounds, new outfits for Harumi and Ninja, and the new Windglider board.

May 29, 2014

Get moving with ‘Survival Run with Bear Grylls’ on Windows Phone

If you know anything about Bear Grylls, you know he’s resourceful and resilient. Lucky for you, “Survival Run with Bear Grylls” gives you his many skills as a territorial grizzly bear is hot on your tail.

May 29, 2014

‘Quantum Break,’ from creators of ‘Max Payne,’ to launch exclusively on Xbox One

The game, which launches in 2015 exclusively for Xbox One, blends the intense, cinematic action game with a live-action show as it follows hero Jack Joyce in his struggle to prevent the end of time.

May 29, 2014

Big businesses are already choosing Surface Pro 3

On Thursday Cyril Belikoff, senior director at Microsoft Surface, revealed on the Surface blog that big companies – such as BMW Group, The Coca-Cola Company, Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy and others – “have already committed to purchasing and deploying Surface Pro 3 as one of the choices inside their organizations.”