Recent News

April 22, 2014
Brown University chooses Microsoft Office 365 for its students

Brown University has selected Microsoft Office 365 for its 8,600 students, and is using the Microsoft Student Advantage benefit to extend the service to students at no additional cost when they use their existing Brown University credentials.

April 22, 2014
Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Update is now available

In alignment with the general availability of Windows 8.1 Update, the Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Update is now available to customers and partners via Windows Update, Microsoft OEM Online and Volume Licensing Service Center.

April 22, 2014
New book helps brands provide unified experiences across devices

Microsoft Advertising’s Kelly Jones and Natasha Hritzuk set out to create a program at Microsoft Advertising to help marketers better understand and anticipate the needs of their customers. Now, almost three years later, they’ve summarized their research findings alongside practical advice into a new book, “Multi-Screen Marketing.”

April 22, 2014
It’s 24/7 for the masters of fending off disaster at the Xbox Live Operations Center

In the piece, “Disaster Squad: Behind the scenes at the Xbox Live Operations Center,” you’ll get a tour of the center, located behind an unmarked door in a building on Microsoft’s Redmond campus. And you’ll get a chance to meet the “first responders” who jump into action when there is a technical problem, no matter how isolated or small.

April 21, 2014
New features for Office Remote improve video play, presenter control

In November, Microsoft announced the availability of Office Remote, the product of collaboration between Microsoft Research and the Microsoft Office engineering team that enables a number of useful features for delivering business presentations. Now, an updated version is available in the Windows Phone Store that gives presenters better feedback at a glance and more control at their fingertips.

April 21, 2014
11 moments of ‘sheer insanity’ from ‘Trials Fusion’

The long-running “Trials” racing series is definitely not for the excitement-impaired, and the new “Trials Fusion” for Xbox One and Xbox 360 ups the ante with “ridiculous new tracks and some positively bonkers challenges,” writes Xbox Wire.

April 21, 2014
Brazilian professor inspires students to participate in the International Women’s Hackathon 2014

In her desire to increase the number of women in computer science programs, professor Rosiane de Freitas made sure the Institute of Computing of the Federal University of Amazonas (ICOMP/UFAM) was the first Brazilian university to take part in last year’s inaugural International Women’s Hackathon, mentoring a group of girls who participated in the event. This year, de Freitas has inspired other female students to participate in the International Women’s Hackathon 2014.