Month: June 2014

June 28, 2014
Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith: The privacy week that was

In a Saturday blog post, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith offered his perspective on a unanimous decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Riley v. California. The court ruled in the case that warrantless searches under an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement cannot extend to cell phones, and that authorities must secure a warrant from a court to search such a device.

June 27, 2014
On the Bing home page, it’s the Age of Aquarius

If you did a double-take at Friday’s Bing home page, you’re probably not alone. What looks at first like a coral reef is actually an ocean-floor laboratory found in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Since 1992, the NOAA Aquarius Reef Base has been a living space and lab where researchers gather data about the health of the reef.

June 27, 2014
‘Subway Surfers’ update takes you to São Paulo, Brazil

As with the other “Subway Surfers” games, you’re on the run from a grumpy inspector and his dog, using your hoverboard to jump over trains, but now it’s in a colorful, vibrant environment that adds a Brazilian soccer player and a Banana board to your crew.