Recent News

August 27, 2013
Hyper-V ice cream man shows up at VMworld to cool down the rhetoric

This week in San Francisco, just a block away from VMworld, you’ll find another breed of enthusiasts – Microsoft Hyper-V and System Center technical experts. VMworld attendees are invited to come by for a scoop of some of San Francisco’s finest frozen custard and get the scoop on Hyper-V features and stats that just might surprise you.

August 26, 2013
All right, Mr. DeMille, Skype’s ready for its close up

On Monday the Skype blog posted a collection of Skype’s star turns from the small screen to the big screen, with cameos from blockbusters like “Iron Man 3,” critical TV favorite “Homeland,” and perennial standbys such as “60 Minutes.”

August 26, 2013
Watch the new trailer for ‘Battlefield 4’ and check out the other goodies

At gamescom last week, Electronic Arts and DICE showed off a new “Battlefield 4” trailer that showcased the intense and dramatic naval combat that gamers can expect with the “Paracel Storm” map. “Battlefield 4” blurs the line between game and glory, with dynamic destructible environments, epic vehicular combat and the chaos of all-out war.

August 26, 2013
How many ways does the new Xbox One controller spell p-r-e-c-i-s-i-o-n?

Sometimes it’s better to let other people toot your horn for you. Take the new Xbox One controller. Stephen Totilo of Kotaku says, “…it’s hard to explain how much better the Xbox One rumble is than any other Xbox, Nintendo or PlayStation controller. On this, Microsoft has indisputably nailed it.”

August 26, 2013
Xbox Live update, with local currency, now available

Can’t wait for the Xbox Live update that will enable you to buy content on Xbox 360 using local currency? Good news: Your wait is over! Starting Monday, members will automatically be prompted to download the update on their Xbox 360 the next time they log on.

August 26, 2013
Be cool with this back to school collection of Windows Phone apps

Many parents are sending their kids off to their first day of school – and older kids are getting back in the groove of waking up at the crack of dawn – but it’s still early enough to help students get a leg up with the 23 “Back to School” collection of Windows Phone apps.

August 26, 2013
Dynamics CRM customers: Are your JavaScripts up to date? Better be sure

Microsoft has made several improvements to Dynamics CRM and wants to make sure customers are in the best possible position to take advantage of those improvements. One way customers can prepare is to make sure their JavaScripts are up to date by downloading the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Custom Code Validation Tool.