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November 16, 2011

Connecting With Technology: Microsoft Survey Finds Technology Is Bringing Families Together

Alex Guarnaschelli, Food Network personality and executive chef of Butter and The Darby, shares her tips for using technology to enjoy holidays and connect with family and friends.

November 16, 2011

Manufacturing Companies in BRIC Countries Suffer Massive Competitive Disadvantage Due to Software Theft

Microsoft’s global Play Fair Day spotlights more than $1.6 billion in competitive harm to manufacturers in BRIC countries annually.

November 16, 2011

Xtranormal: Movie-Making for Everyone

Microsoft BizSpark One startup aims to make animated movies as easy as typing.

November 10, 2011

Microsoft Empowers the Artist in Everyone With ‘The Art of Touch’

Sweepstakes and competition accompany Microsoft Hardware launch of art project.

November 10, 2011

Hawaii’s Public Libraries Launch Microsoft IT Academy

Public-private partnership provides the world’s first Microsoft IT Academy Program available in a statewide public library system.

November 9, 2011

Exploring the Ocean in Our Brains with Jaron Lanier

Jaron Lanier has spent decades thinking about technology and the ways we use – and misuse – it. He also has been thinking long and hard about using avatars to access the untapped potential of our brains.

November 7, 2011

New Windows Phones Hit Store Shelves Today

Microsoft brings Windows Phone 7.5 to life inside a six-story phone in New York.

October 31, 2011

‘Kinect Effect’ Magic Pushes Beyond the Living Room

In the year since Microsoft launched controller-free Kinect for Xbox 360, the device has taken on a life of its own. First Kinect became the fastest-selling consumer device in history and then it started showing up outside the living room in healthcare, education, and technology.

October 18, 2011

Kinect for Xbox 360 Redefines Learning for Kids With Interactive TV, Storybooks and Games

Xbox 360 teams up with Sesame Workshop, Nat Geo WILD and Disney.

October 18, 2011

Kinect Makes Learning Playful with Help from Sesame Street and National Geographic

Microsoft today introduced Kinect “playful learning,” an initiative to deliver enriching and entertaining content for children on Kinect for Xbox 360. The company also announced new games and experiences for kids, including interactive television episodes of Sesame Street and National Geographic.