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June 19, 2014

US Partners: Get ready for Worldwide Partner Conference 2014 with this video preview

As the final arrangements are made for the 2014 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, July 13-17 in Washington, D.C., Jenni Flinders, Microsoft US Partner Group vice president, gives conference-goers a video preview of some of what they’ll experience next month.

June 19, 2014

Microsoft Advertising infographics show dual-screen use, time spent on social media

The latest batch of infographics from Microsoft Advertising cover a lot of ground, including dual-screen use, time spent on social media and factors that go into buying a new phone.

June 19, 2014

From the ‘cloud city,’ frontiers continue to expand in cloud computing

A post in the New York Times highlights how Seattle is a cloud-first city, and Microsoft a cloud-first company, of course, starting cloud computing some 20 years ago, writes Nayana Singh on the Windows Embedded blog.

June 19, 2014

BizSpark startup Kapitall: ‘Windows 8.1 app is just the beginning of our relationship with Microsoft’

BizSpark startup Kapitall used Visual Studio 2013 to create its Windows 8.1 app to help provide a compelling alternative to the traditional online brokerage and make investing a fun and educational experience.

June 19, 2014

Watch June 20-22 MLG Championship with Major League Gaming app for Xbox One, now available

Xbox Live members can now watch all of MLG.tv’s professionally produced, premium and competitive gaming content on both Xbox One and Xbox 360. In addition to the MLG Championship, MLG’s popular programming includes the MLG news show “eSports Report,” the world’s best players, teams and leagues, premier competitions and more.

June 19, 2014

Explore ‘Disney Hidden Worlds’ with characters from classic animated films

Become part of classic Disney stories and find hidden objects to keep kingdoms safe from a new villain in “Disney Hidden Worlds.” As you explore, beloved characters from “Aladdin,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Tangled” join you, along with new friends Chrona and the Inklings.

June 19, 2014

Closetaki app answers ‘What to wear?’ by taking inventory of your clothes and planning outfits

Take pictures of each item in your closet and organize similar items into lists. Then create outfits using tags with this free Windows Phone-only app.

June 19, 2014

You’ll need a mental health day after spending time in terrifying asylum in ‘Outlast’

A big corporation has been operating the asylum in secrecy, but journalist Miles Upshur finds his way in, something that seemed like a good idea … at the time. What he discovers means walking a terrifying line between science and religion, nature – and something else too awful for words.

June 19, 2014

SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups now supported between Microsoft Azure Regions

The support of SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups on Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services arrived in 2013, and now AlwaysOn Availability Groups are supported between Microsoft Azure Regions.

June 19, 2014

Skype 5.1 for iPhone brings feature updates based on your comments

The remastered version of Skype for iPhone was released last week, and the Skype team heard from many of you about other features you wanted. Today, Skype 5.1 for iPhone makes those features available.