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June 11, 2014

Yammer on the Web now supports 28 languages and Yammer mobile apps support 12 languages

Removing language as a barrier to cross-company collaboration, Yammer has updated the number of languages supported on its Web version, mobile apps and the Yammer Success Center.

June 11, 2014

New features in ‘Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege,’ coming to Xbox One, bring tactical intensity

Based on early footage of “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege,” screened at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference, the game has new features that “should make any shooter fan stand up and take notice,” writes Xbox Wire.

June 11, 2014

Make sure you’ve got the latest version of Internet Explorer for more secure Web browsing

For Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users, upgrading to Internet Explorer 11 has significant security benefits — and enabling automatic updating ensures that users will always be up-to-date, writes Fred Pullen, senior product marketing manager, on the Exploring IE blog.

June 11, 2014

South Carolina’s Chester County School District includes Windows 8 devices in its education approach

In a post on the Microsoft in Education blog, Margo Day, vice president of U.S. education for Microsoft, shares Chester County School District Superintendent Dr. Agnes Slayman’s approach to using technology to help connect the South Carolina rural district’s 5,526 students and prepare them for the future.

June 11, 2014

Microsoft Research’s David Rothschild makes predictions for world’s premier soccer tournament

Past posts have examined Rothschild’s efforts to produce accurate forecasts for events such as the 2012 U.S. presidential election, the 2013 and 2014 Academy Awards, the 2014 NCAA men’s basketball tournament and, most recently, India’s general election.

June 11, 2014

Running late for your Skype call, then forget to add contact info of the person? There’s help

If you use Skype for modern Windows, and have it pinned to your Start menu, or if you have Skype for Windows desktop, follow his steps on the Skype Tips & Tricks blog so that you can quickly add a contact when you need it.

June 11, 2014

How using the cloud is helping insurance companies make better – and faster – decisions

In separate posts on the Microsoft Vertical Industries blog, officials with insurance companies Numerix and Milliman explain why their companies turned to Microsoft Azure to help make more-informed decisions and to arrive at them more quickly.

June 11, 2014

‘Far Cry 4’ is not the Himalayan vacation you planned for

“Far Cry 4” gives players the same immersive, open-world, first-person shooter experience as previous entries in the series. But this time, the power of the Xbox One allows for more stunning graphics and a bigger, more vibrant world than ever before.

June 11, 2014

‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’ leaps into action with futuristic combat

The E3 2014 demo has shown Sledgehammer Games to be extremely adept at giving “Call of Duty” fans everything they’re going to want in a killer first-person shooter.

June 11, 2014

‘Forza Horizon 2’ takes racers off the beaten path

As you take off from the starting line in “Forza Horizon 2,” the first thing that really stands out is how soon you abandon the track and tear off into a vineyard. Because, hey, you can do that now!