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June 3, 2013

Windows 8 in-app ads are effective for brands and non-intrusive for consumers, new research shows

New consumer research from Microsoft and Nielsen shows that Windows 8 is not only a unique creative canvas for advertisers – it’s also an effective way for them to reach consumers in a meaningful, non-intrusive way.

June 3, 2013

Dell announces the new XPS 11 and enhancements to other PCs at COMPUTEX 2013

Dell announces a new 2-in-1 convertible XPS, and performance and security enhancements to several models of Windows 8 PCs at COMPUTEX 2013 in Taipei.

June 3, 2013

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella spotlights the Enterprise Cloud Era at TechEd

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella shares the progress Microsoft has made and encourages the company’s employees to keep pushing in efforts to revolutionize the enterprise cloud landscape.

June 3, 2013

Windows 8.1 brings a powerful and modern computing experience to businesses

Microsoft built Windows 8 to bring the most powerful and modern computing experience to businesses and to help professionals stay connected to their colleagues and clients from anywhere, anytime. Windows 8.1 advances this vision and introduces new manageability, mobility, security, user experience and networking capabilities that will be available later this year.

June 3, 2013

Read PDFs on the fly: the official Adobe Reader app for Windows Phone 8 is here!

Adobe Systems this morning released the official PDF document reader for Windows Phone 8 – a free download. That means you can now open and read a variety PDF documents – even those that are password protected – from your Windows Phone.

June 3, 2013

New research shows high cost of bad online advertising

Microsoft Research’s most recent paper entitled, “The Cost of Annoying Ads,” investigates the problem of annoying ads, noting that Web display ads, when done poorly and without the needs of the end consumer in mind, often do more harm than good for publishers and the advertiser’s brand.

June 3, 2013

Windows Azure at TechEd 2013: Improvements to dev and test, pay-by-the-minute billing, and more

At TechEd North America 2013, Microsoft releases a number of enhancements to Windows Azure.

June 3, 2013

Visual Studio 2013 availability announced

At the start of TechEd North America 2013, Microsoft’s Soma Somasegar announces several key advances related to the modern application lifecycle.

June 3, 2013

Windows Azure delivers faster development, global scale and unmatched economics

Starting today, the new Windows Azure MSDN benefit offers up to $150 per month in credits to use on any Azure service of your choice for development and testing.

June 2, 2013

Acer adds new Windows 8 PCs, including Iconia W3 8-inch tablet and expanded Aspire series

An eye-catching 8.1-inch tablet called the Iconia W3 is among the new Windows 8 devices that Acer announced at COMPUTEX today.