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September 10, 2014

New Azure SQL Database service tiers now generally available

The new SQL Database service tiers — Basic, Standard and Premium — are now generally available, it was announced Wednesday.

September 10, 2014

Microsoft Azure Media Services Indexer delivers deep search experience inside audio and video archives

The Microsoft Azure Media Services Indexer, launched Wednesday, extracts keywords from a video file as metadata that can be used for categorization of audio-video in a custom application, such as whether the content pertains to entertainment, politics or neural-network research.

September 10, 2014

Latest release of Bing Maps Preview app helps you navigate public transportation better

With the latest release of the Bing Maps Preview app for Windows (8.1), available in select cities in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., you can plan your journey via bus, train or subway in a few short clicks. You’ll get route options, estimated departure and arrival times overlaid on a map.

September 10, 2014

Skype Location Sharing now available for first time, for Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8

When you’re out and about, and want to tell friends or family where to meet you, you can do it now with Skype’s Location Sharing feature, available for Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.

September 10, 2014

Surface Pro 3 Docking Station to be available in 28 countries starting Sept. 12

Starting Friday, Sept. 12, the Surface Pro 3 Docking Station will be available in 28 markets. When clicked into the docking station, the Surface Pro 3 becomes a powerful three-in-one device – tablet, laptop and desktop – taking productivity and personalization to the next level.

September 10, 2014

The mythic world of ‘Destiny’ is humanity’s last stand against ‘the darkness’

In Bungie’s “Destiny,” now available for Xbox One and Xbox 360, not much of mankind remains on Earth, on the moon, or on Mars and Venus — all of which were settled by human beings during a period known as the Golden Age, before enemies known as “the darkness,” obliterated nearly everyone everywhere.

September 10, 2014

App of the Week: Unleash your inner enigmatologist with NYT Crossword for Windows and Windows Phone

Crossword lovers rejoice! With NYT Crossword for Windows and Windows Phone, now you can play the New York Times crossword anywhere.

September 10, 2014

Tutorials help you get started on Azure Machine Learning

To get up and running on Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, a fully managed cloud service for building predictive analytics solutions, the SQL Server Blog has provided tutorials that can help you overcome the challenges most businesses have in deploying and using machine learning.

September 10, 2014

YouthSpark enters third year with updates to digital literacy curriculum, program expansions

Two years after Microsoft YouthSpark launched, it has created education, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for 227 million young people in more than 100 countries. In a post on the Official Microsoft Blog, Lori Forte Harnick, general manager for Citizenship & Public Affairs, shares how YouthSpark programs are expanding.

September 10, 2014

Microsoft Azure Media Services adds new cloud-first live streaming, content protection and indexing services

New services and technology partnerships help broadcasters and media companies move to the cloud.