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August 5, 2014

Have to take a work call on your vacay? Use Skype to make it as painless as possible

Using Skype and your mobile, you can participate in any group audio call from pretty much anywhere in the world, as long as you’ve got Internet access, writes Shana Pearlman in a blog post. “Just have the folks back at the office add your Skype name to the group call and you’ll be all set.”

August 5, 2014

Office Lens updates with clearer images and saving to specific OneNote notebooks

With Office Lens for Windows Phone, you have a portable scanner that digitizes notes on whiteboards or blackboards. Responding to customer feedback, new updates bring you clearer images and the option to select a specific OneNote location for your images.

August 5, 2014

Latest update to HERE Maps reveals redesigned city pages, manual location setting

You can set your position by address or by panning the map, and the city pages give you easier access to the most relevant information. And when you’re planning a trip, you can change options to avoid specific travel options, like ferries or toll roads, and add waypoints for multi-stop trips.

August 5, 2014

Look out for evil ducks and sharks armed with lasers in ‘Soaper Coaster’ on Windows Phone

Rubber ducky’s bath time is a treacherous place in “Soaper Coaster,” where sharks and evil ducks armed with lasers and warships are set on wiping out your little yellow pal. You generate waves for your ducky so it can surf to safety and reach the top of the leaderboards.

August 5, 2014

Microsoft names Peggy Johnson to head Global Business Development

Margaret L. (Peggy) Johnson has been named executive vice president of Business Development, reporting to Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella, it was announced Tuesday.

August 5, 2014

Aug. 12 updates for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 include touchpad improvements, streamlined SharePoint Online sign-in

On Aug. 12, customers will receive a regular monthly update to Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 that includes new features and improvements such as: three new settings for more precise touchpad actions, the ability to convert your computer into a Miracast receiver and a streamlined sign-in for accessing SharePoint Online sites.

August 5, 2014

Recent improvements to Microsoft Azure include preview portal support, price reductions

On his blog, Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of the Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise group, reveals a bevy of recent enhancements to Microsoft Azure, including preview portal support for Virtual Machines, a public preview of the Azure Machine Learning service and price reductions to the notification hubs.

August 5, 2014

With PhotoMart, exclusive to Lumia, print from your phone to Walmart and pick up your pics in an hour

While it’s become habit to look at photos on our phones and on computer screens, sometimes it feels good to hold them in your hands, too. PhotoMart is the first and only one-hour photo printing app supported by Walmart Photo center on Windows Phone – and it’s exclusive to Lumia.

August 5, 2014

2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, 2012 Hennessey Venom GT among the sweet rides in this week’s ‘Forza Horizon 2’ reveal

‘Forza Horizon 2’ will include more than 200 cars at launch on Sept. 30, and in week three of the car reveals, another 15 rides, all specifically built for Xbox One, are unveiled.

August 5, 2014

Microsoft sponsors EdmodoCon, follows up with professional development tools for teachers

Mary Perisic, senior marketing manager at Microsoft, writes on the Microsoft in Education blog about the different ways the company supports the work of the California-based Edmodo, “the world’s largest K-12 social learning community” with nearly 36 million members made up of teachers, students and parents.