May 13, 2014
Catch the wave of the newest Windows desktop themes

A fresh batch of free Windows desktop themes is available to make your summer bright and cool, such as the Community Showcase: Aqua 2 theme, which includes the photo here from Makena Beach in Maui, Hawaii.

May 13, 2014
World Economic Forum reports call for establishment of trustworthiness in handling of personal data

Addressing short- and long-term challenges around the issue of trust “will require an inter-disciplinary discourse that can integrate the perspectives and needs of individuals, society, business and policymakers,” writes Paul Mitchell, general manager of Microsoft’s Technology Policy Group. “Microsoft will continue to partner with researchers, industry partners and other organizations to help formulate the issues and drive the discussion forward.”

May 13, 2014
Microsoft taps into TV white spaces to bring more and cheaper wireless access to Ghana, other countries

TV white spaces, the unused frequencies in the wireless spectrum band dedicated to television, are “widely seen as the first opportunity to enable wireless devices to opportunistically tap into unused spectrum,” writes Paul Garnett, Microsoft’s Technology Policy Group Director. “Better use of the spectrum could translate to cheaper, more ubiquitous and higher-bandwidth wireless broadband connectivity.”