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March 24, 2014
Find love through eHarmony, now on Windows Phone

The online dating service eHarmony – which claims to help more than 438 people marry every day – is now available on Windows Phone for those looking for new love connections. Potential daters can use this free app to complete the service’s famous relationship questionnaire, browse potential matches and upload photos.

March 24, 2014
Get to know Microsoft’s Galactic Viceroy of Research Excellence

It only takes a few seconds in the presence of James Mickens to understand why he’s known as “The Galactic Viceroy of Research Excellence” rather than his official title of “Researcher.” To talk to James is to step into a Technicolor world saturated with humor, absurdity and profound intelligence.

March 24, 2014
Jamming at the corner of Cloud and Mobile

Whether you meet her on instant message, on horseback, or on stage speaking at a tech convention – Miranda Luna is a force. Meet the 23-year-old product marketing manager who helps mobile developers of all stripes (iOS, Android and Windows) make their apps more powerful, more quick, more affordable, more reliable – more everything, really.

March 23, 2014
An update on Nokia Devices and Services acquisition

Brad Smith, General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft, reports the acquisition has received approvals from regulatory authorities in 15 markets on five continents. “Currently, we are awaiting approval confirmation in the final markets. This work has been progressing, and we expect to close next month, in April 2014.”

March 22, 2014
First US Music Tech Fest finds musicians and computer scientists in harmony

At the first U.S.-based Music Tech Fest, people who share interests in music and technology are getting together at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center in Cambridge, Mass. From Friday to March 23, attendees will get an earful of demos, performances, presentations and new collaborations.

March 22, 2014
Crater Lake … in New Zealand?

A quick glance at today’s Bing home page and someone from the Northwest might think they’re looking at Oregon’s Crater Lake. But this is a volcanic caldera down under: New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu.

March 21, 2014
Look up! Atlas Titan is on tour in Germany

Following the global launch of “Titanfall” on Xbox One, a giant Atlas Titan is now on tour. If you’re in Germany in March, you can find it in Hamburg, Cologne and Stuttgart.

March 21, 2014
Don’t fly blind, measure your apps from the inside

Telemetry, or tele-metering, is automated remote measurement and data collection used for a wide variety purposes such as tracking spacecraft, tracking wildlife and medical monitoring. Putting an app on the global market is like launching a spacecraft: Without telemetry, you’re flying blind!