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October 10, 2013

Build lean and speedy mobile business apps with Visual Studio LightSwitch

With the release of Visual Studio 2013 RC, LightSwitch now uses a slimmer OData format (JSON Light) that uses considerably less bandwidth. In simple terms, this means business apps built using LightSwitch in Visual Studio 2013 RC will run faster.

October 10, 2013

Toshiba introduces new Windows 8.1 laptops for business

On Wednesday, Toshiba introduced its new Z-Series line of Windows 8.1 Pro laptops built for business, as well as the Satellite Z30 geared for people who crave style, entertainment and portability.

October 10, 2013

Update delivers new features you’ll want to start using on your Lync mobile app

The main improvements are that you’re now able to join and participate in Lync Meetings without owning a Lync account, and to start an unscheduled Lync Meeting (either IM or video) directly from your mobile device with multiple participants.

October 10, 2013

Shake and bake! Rally car race pits iPhone, Android and Windows devices against each other in testing Office 365 mobility

There are all kinds of ways to show how agile the Office 365 Cloud and Office Mobile are on different devices, but the creative folks over at the Office Garage Series decided to think outside the box and take their testing off-road.

October 10, 2013

Windows Store refresh promises simple, stunning experience for Windows 8.1

Revamped Windows Store will give developers an attractive platform and increased merchandising capabilities. For consumers, search and recommendation features will make it easier to find the best apps and games.

October 8, 2013

Microsoft’s New England lab celebrates five years of building a vibrant community of researchers

With all this brain power in close proximity, the lab was able to build upon its greatest asset: its community. They added four of the most renowned social-media researchers in the world, a well-known experimental economist from Harvard University who spearheaded an empirical economics program, and many more high-caliber names in several research fields.

October 8, 2013

Cloud computing gets even better with discounts, private access and dedicated government environments

On Monday, Satya Nadella, executive vice president of Cloud and Enterprise at Microsoft, made some big announcements supporting our Cloud OS vision — including a number of updates specific to Windows Azure.

October 8, 2013

‘FIFA 14’: New ball physics and the power of Xbox One combine to deliver more realistic play than ever

Fuelled by EA SPORTS IGNITE, “FIFA 14” on Xbox One will feel alive. Players think, move and behave like world-class players, and fans will feel the electricity of a living stadium as the emotions of new 3D crowds rise and fall around the stories on the pitch.

October 8, 2013

After implant, boy hears his mother’s voice for the first time over Skype

After Jenri Rivera, 7, got a new cochlear implant in his ear, he did what’s becoming natural these days whenever someone goes through a big event in their life: He went on Skype to share the moment with his loved ones. But in this case the event was extra momentous, because it would be the first time Jenri had ever heard his mother’s voice.

October 8, 2013

Visual Studio 2012 continues to be most downloaded release version with 5.5 million downloads

As we look forward to the Oct. 18 release of Visual Studio 2013, Somasegar’s blog takes a look back at the progress that has been made with Visual Studio 2012, Team Foundation Service and MSDN as developers embrace the cloud.