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August 14, 2014

Teachers talk about how Windows will help this year’s students

As schools welcome back students around the country, teachers report that technology is a big part of the learning experience as they set the tone for a productive year. See the videos.

August 14, 2014

Saudi Airlines soars with improved business intelligence thanks to Microsoft solution

Saudi Airlines, one of the largest airlines in the Middle East, has chosen Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Power BI for Office 365, Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 to analyze, visualize and share data in a unified way.

August 14, 2014

August update for Internet Explorer includes improvements to F12 developer tools, WebGL renderer

Through Internet Explorer’s August update, there are substantial improvements to the F12 developer tools, including the user interface, console and debugger.

August 14, 2014

Staff App Pick: Ace your exams with help from the VarsityQuad app for Windows

It’s that time of year again – summer is winding down and students are getting ready to head back to school. As all students know, heading back to school means hitting the books and preparing for tests. Now, there’s a great Windows app for doing just that – VarsityQuad.

August 14, 2014

Hats off to Imagine Cup teams tackling electricity consumption issues

Two teams from the recent Imagine Cup World Finals are getting props from Microsoft’s Environmental Sustainability Team for the students’ entries that tackled electricity consumption-related issues.

August 13, 2014

With new feature in OneNote Online, you can see who else is working on same page simultaneously

Collaborating in real-time is a great benefit of working in OneNote, and with OneNote Online working together has gotten even better with the new “People Presence” feature. This helps you see who else is working on the same OneNote page or is in the same notebook simultaneously, so that you can connect and collaborate with them.

August 13, 2014

Cloud Trust Centers address how Microsoft protects data, other security issues

While Microsoft continues to further strengthen encryption to protect customer data, design and maintain services that meet government and industry compliance standards and increase protection from government snooping, customers say they’d like more information about how Microsoft protects data, and how security is addressed in the cloud. To answer those questions, Microsoft has put together four Cloud Trust Centers that include FAQs, whitepapers and technical resources.

August 13, 2014

Use the Swarm app on Windows Phone to let your friends know your check-ins

Swarm, a new app from Foursquare, makes it easy to check-in and let your friends know what you’re up to, as well as see who’s nearby and share ideas on what to do together later. Group messaging also cuts through the clutter of multiple texts and emails by putting the going-out conversation in one place.

August 13, 2014

The Windows Store’s Back to School collection of apps preps you for studying and success

The beginning of the next year of scholastic study is right around the corner. To help you and the students in your life ease back into academic life, the Windows Store has put together a Back to School collection of 32 apps.

August 13, 2014

Use Cortana with these Windows Phone 8.1 apps

Cortana, your virtual personal assistant available with Windows Phone 8.1, can also work with favorite apps including Twitter, Skype and Foursquare. Apps like these integrate with Cortana’s listening capability so you can ask her to perform tasks within those apps using just your voice.