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June 4, 2014

ZDNet story: Microsoft Research’s vision is ‘one of AI helping humans’

Simon Bisson writes that remarks made by Peter Lee, head of Microsoft Research, at a recent Future in Review conference offer “insight into the importance of AI (artificial intelligence) to Microsoft.”

June 4, 2014

Twitter, HBO GO and Comedy Central among 45 new entertainment apps coming to Xbox

Twitter, Vine, HBO GO, ShowTime Anytime, Comedy Central and Major League Gaming are just some of the 45 new entertainment apps coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360 globally. The additions bring the Xbox catalog to more than 225 apps, an increase of 25 percent.

June 4, 2014

Find music videos easily through new Bing carousel

Bing found that when people search for music videos they tend to explore, versus finding a specific video and moving on. Now, Bing has created an experience in which you can peruse a carousel based on top songs and individual albums.

June 4, 2014

Free Games with Gold, and Deals with Gold, now available for Xbox One

Free Games with Gold, and Deals with Gold, for Xbox One are now available this month. “Max: The Curse of Brotherhood” (regularly $14.99), and “Halo: Spartan Assault” (regularly $9.99) can now be downloaded for free from the Xbox Games store with your Xbox Live Gold membership.

June 4, 2014

Microsoft to share solutions at upcoming International Society for Technology in Education conference

There’s still time to sign up for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference, which begins June 28 in Atlanta, where Microsoft will share solutions that empower students and educators to learn, create and do more.

June 4, 2014

Develop Windows Phone 8 apps specific to your company and work smarter

In an interview, Petri Asunmaa, senior solution delivery manager of Enterprise Mobility at Microsoft IT, shows the advantages of developing internal apps on Windows Phone 8.

June 4, 2014

Microsoft general counsel: US government needs to address ‘technology trust deficit’

General Counsel & Executive Vice President Brad Smith outlines five things the U.S. government still needs to do to strike a better balance between privacy and national security in order to restore trust and uphold our fundamental liberties.

June 4, 2014

App of the Week: Be the master of your domain with the INSTEON for Hub app for Windows and Windows Phone

Provided you have an INSTEON system installed in your home, you can use these touch-friendly apps to control your wall switches, lights, outlets and thermostats. You can also schedule devices to turn on and off, and setup email and text alerts for when motion or other sensors detect something amiss.

June 4, 2014

Xbox One updates begin rolling out this week, bringing external storage, real names and more

Highly anticipated Xbox One features, including external storage, the ability to use your real name on Xbox Live and improved SmartGlass integration, begin rolling out globally this week.

June 4, 2014

If you want to learn how to work a room, ask former cruise ship lounge singer Bryan Roper

Here we go again with another one of those “a guy goes to Web design school, becomes a blues musician instead, takes a job in a cruise ship piano lounge, and is discovered on the high seas and recruited by Microsoft” stories. Yawn. Cliché, no? Let’s try that again. A guy walks into a bar. The guy is Bryan Roper, and the bar is Egg Bar in Davos, Switzerland.