Recent News

December 9, 2013
Make and share collages and memes with Socl Windows Phone app

Socl is the free Windows Phone 8 companion app to the new social networking service from Microsoft Research FUSE Labs that gives you the ability to quickly create image collages, animated memes and so much more – and share them with your friends and family.

December 9, 2013
Tune into Dec. 10 webinar for the best Office tips and tricks of 2013

Want to know how to use keyboard shortcuts in Outlook.com? Or how to use Excel surveys in the cloud? Or how to use version history in Office Web Apps? You can get the answers to these and other best Office tips and tricks of 2013 by tuning into Tuesday’s “Office 15-Minute Webinar.”

December 8, 2013
Reforming government surveillance

Microsoft joins with AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter and Yahoo to propose principles for reforming government surveillance laws and practices. In an open letter, the companies also urged the president and the United States Congress to take the lead on reform.

December 7, 2013
City National Bank chooses Surface devices for its employees

Los Angeles-based City National Bank, the 25th largest bank in the U.S. with more than $29 billion in assets, has begun replacing its laptops and PCs with Surface Pro devices to both empower their employees and engage their customers.

December 6, 2013
Don’t get lost, get Scout GPS Maps instead

Who doesn’t need a little GPS in their life, especially during the holidays, when you’re going to and fro holiday parties and family gatherings? With its latest update, the Scout GPS Maps by Telenav on Windows Phone 8 devices not only provides voice-guided navigation, but also downloadable U.S. maps (which helps save data usage and keeps you on track when network coverage is spotty).