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October 30, 2013

On Wednesday, the Bing Ads team gathered a select group of marketers, press and digital advertising agency leaders from around the world to engage them in a conversation about the rapidly changing world of search advertising. The goal was simple: bring these people together to help chart the course for where Bing Ads goes next.

October 30, 2013

Ralf Groene talks about the pingpong of designing and engineering Surface 2

According to Ralf Groene, who leads the industrial and interaction design teams for Surface devices, the creation of Surface 2 was more like a pingpong game, where at each stage of development the engineering team would consult with designers to discuss progress and make sure the emerging product continued to meet the team’s vision.

October 30, 2013

Sign language translator uses Kinect as a bridge between the deaf and hearing

A collaboration between Microsoft Research Asia, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing Union University has created a prototype that translates sign language into spoken language — and spoken language into sign language — in real time.

October 30, 2013

Can Tabasco sauce help you survive the zombie apocalypse? Watch this video and find out!

It’s almost Halloween, and you know what that means. Ghosts and goblins and maybe even zombies behind every corner – even here at Microsoft. Check out the video from Channel 9 entitled “Cloudy with a chance of ZOMBIES!!!”

October 30, 2013

‘Titanfall’ will be exclusive to Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC, says EA exec

Xbox Wire reported Wednesday that “Titanfall” will be exclusive to Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC for the lifetime of the title. The news was revealed by Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen during the company’s earnings call Wednesday.

October 30, 2013

No victory lap: In education, we all have work to do

Anthony Salcito, vice president, Worldwide Education, discusses Microsoft’s focus delivering services and devices for education.

October 30, 2013

Watch ‘Battlefield 4: Showdown Live’ between US, Europe on Xbox Live on Nov. 1

Grab some of that leftover Halloween candy at 11 a.m. PT on Friday and tune into Xbox Live to watch players from the United States and Europe go at it in “Battlefield 4: Showdown Live – Europe vs. USA.”

October 30, 2013

Microsoft enhances Employee Giving Program to raise next billion for nonprofits

Last year Microsoft’s Employee Giving Program reached the milestone of a whopping $1 billion raised for more than 31,000 nonprofits over its 30-year history. Chief People Officer Lisa Brummel talks about this year’s campaign and how recent enhancements, including an increase in matching funds, aim for an even bigger impact.

October 30, 2013

What’s it like to design the future of Microsoft? Ask this guy.

Explore our multimedia article about Andrew Kim, the 22-year-old Xbox designer who spends his days shrouded in secrecy working with a broad, multi-disciplinary team to develop future generations of Microsoft products.

October 30, 2013

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 white paper shares how to use security-modeling features

It’s crucial to have the best security, of course, that fits your company’s needs. The white paper provides guidance about the choices you have when using the customer relationship management suite.