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March 18, 2014

Tuesday’s Bing home page took us thousands of miles – and centuries – away with a looping video of fog rolling over the Machu Picchu ruins in Peru.

March 18, 2014

You can’t trade places, but you can trade faces using Kinect for Windows v2 sensor

Have you ever wished you could look like someone else, maybe even imagine your face on their body, or vice versa? Just get that person in the same room with you, turn on the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor and – voila! – behold the swap as shown in this video from Apache.

March 18, 2014

Find out how far it’ll take to go from A to B on Bing at a glance

Now, when you search for driving directions on Bing, you’ll receive more information at the top of the search results page: estimated travel time, mileage and an overview map.

March 18, 2014

Build and share your own games for Xbox One using Project Spark open beta

Project Spark, which lets you build and share your own games, is now in open beta for Xbox One, so that Xbox One owners can join the existing community of Project Spark players and creators without needing a beta code.

March 18, 2014

‘Dead Rising 3’ final chapter of ‘Untold Stories of Los Perdidos’ is now available

Alerting all zombie apocalypse thrill seekers: The action-packed final chapter of the “Untold Stories of Los Perdidos,” “The Last Agent,” is available now on Xbox Live for $9.99.

March 18, 2014

‘Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes’ lands on Xbox One and Xbox 360

“Ground Zeroes” provides an opportunity to gain familiarity with the radical new game design and style of presentation. For a limited time, those who buy the game also receive access to “Mother Base Staff” content in the upcoming “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.”

March 18, 2014

SQL Server 2014 for Embedded Systems now available to direct OEMs

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 for Embedded Systems is now available for all of Microsoft’s Embedded Direct OEMs to license for download within the next 24 to 48 hours.

March 18, 2014

Microsoft in Education Global Forum Educator Awards give six schools funding for teaching projects

The closing of the annual Microsoft in Education Global Forum coincided with one of its highlights: the Global Forum Educator Awards. Six projects that focused on transforming teaching will share $50,000 under the new Pitch awards.

March 18, 2014

Microsoft Research’s David Rothschild makes March Madness predictions

After predicting an impressive 21 out of 24 winners in the recent the 86th annual Academy Awards, David Rothschild, an economist from Microsoft Research New York City, is now taking on March Madness – the 2014 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

March 18, 2014

SQL Server 2014 released to manufacturers, will be generally available April 1

SQL Server 2014 helps customers create new business value and open up new possibilities and opportunities with data. It is an important component of Microsoft’s overall cloud-first data platform. The platform delivers breakthrough performance, accelerated insights through tools everyone uses and the ability to scale globally on-premises and in the cloud – giving the company’s customers the most from their data.