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July 19, 2013
The Lab of Things helps researchers spend more time conducting experiments

To help researchers spend their time conducting experiments instead of developing software infrastructure, the Lab of Things (Lot) – a research-device platform based on Microsoft Research’s HomeOS system – lets them interconnect devices and scale up their field studies in diverse experiment locations.

July 17, 2013
Use the Microsoft cloud to deliver ‘People Centric IT’

BYOD (bring your own device), or the Consumerization of IT, is commonly referred to as a trend, but by now it’s pretty much a reality of business. And it’s top of mind for IT managers. How does an IT department manage this rapidly growing population of smart, cloud-connected devices? The solution might seem obvious.

July 17, 2013
In a world with more devices than babies, how is the Internet adapting?

Because 3.6 million mobile devices and tablets are activated worldwide each day, many of them with access to the Internet, it creates a natural evolution of something called “the Companion Web” – a world where experiences move seamlessly across the multiple screens around us – our tablets, phones, computers, and televisions.

July 17, 2013
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life (in ‘Assassin’s Creed 4’) for me

Pillage and plunder and rifle and loot in “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag,” the newest installment of Ubisoft’s popular franchise, coming October 29, 2013, for Xbox 360. Become Edward Kenway, a brash young captain with serious sword skills and a serious disregard for authority, as you join the complete lawlessness of the Caribbean in 1715 and relive the golden age of pirates.