Five Microsoft developer evangelists finished third in a field of 261 hacks at the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon 2013, earning a chance to pitch their hack at the main Disrupt stage on Wednesday at the world’s most significant hackathon for consumer tech.
On Monday, Microsoft hosted a panel discussion at its Silicon Valley campus focused on the role technology plays in the issue of domestic minor sex trafficking and ways technology can be used to fight it.
Liz Scoble just graduated from St. Louis’ Washington University, where she used OneNote to keep all of her class notes organized and stay on top of her daily to-do’s. She shares tips from her academic days on the OneNote Blog.
A new “Monsters University” app for Windows Phone features two mini-games based on the Disney-Pixar hit film. You can chase the squealing Archie the Scare Pig in “Catch Archie,” or put your agility skills to the test while running through stinging urchin-infested sewers in “Toxicity Challenge.”
Hands down, it’s beautiful. But it’s also full of useful features, like the ability to customize your lock screen with the current weather and five-day forecast.
“Call of Duty: Ghosts” takes the critically-acclaimed franchise into the next generation. New world. New story. New, next-gen engine. See the video and pre-order now at http://www.callofduty.com/ghosts/wheretobuy.
The submission period is over, and the Bing team has narrowed the field down to the top ten photos that capture the beauty of cities across America. Now you can vote for your favorite photo and get it on the Bing Homepage.
Office 365 for Nonprofits is available in 41 countries around the world, and will be available in up to 90 countries by July 2014. There’s no cap on the number of nonprofit employees who can use a donated instance of Office 365 for Nonprofits, whether the organization has 10 employees or thousands.
Partners in Learning (PiL) has reached millions of teachers and students, empowering them with technology and resources. See the list of ways PiL has made a difference in education around the world.
For JavaScript app developers who connect to a Web service, there’s a new HTTP API in Windows 8.1 that lets you connect to Web services easier and with a lot more flexibility, according to a post on the Windows App Builder Blog.
