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March 17, 2014

Educators gain recognition in Learn-a-Thon focused on sustainability, gender equality and poverty

At the annual Microsoft in Education Global Forum, educators participated in Learn-a-Thon, a 24-hour activity new to the conference. They designed learning activities that showed innovative use of technology in three millennium development goals: poverty, sustainability and gender equality.

March 17, 2014

Office Lens lets you scan documents and whiteboards with your Windows Phone directly into OneNote

March 17, 2014

Get ready to be a stylized, digital ‘super you’ with ‘Kinect Sports Rivals’ for Xbox One

“Kinect Sports Rivals,” which kicks up the competition with new features and gameplay, will be available for Xbox One on April 8 in North America, Australia and New Zealand, and on April 11 in Europe. To learn about the new “Kinect Sports Rivals” features, head over to Xbox Wire.

March 17, 2014

New Office Lens app is a portable OneNote scanner

The new Office Lens app gives you a scanner in your pocket (or purse), making it easy to preserve meeting notes, handwritten to-do lists, sticky notes, business cards and receipts. The free Microsoft app uses the Windows Phone camera to capture and enhance pictures, then automatically syncs them to OneNote so you can get to them from any device.

March 17, 2014

Crayola Color, Draw & Sing app in Windows Store gives kids musical rewards as they fill in pictures

As children add colors to complete a picture in Crayola Color, Draw & Sing, they unlock instrument tracks, giving their new creations a musical soundtrack. Dozens of coloring-book templates are paired with children’s songs, so kids can learn the names of the instruments while they make these mess-free masterpieces.

March 17, 2014

Broadband-ready 64GB Surface 2 (AT&T 4G LTE) goes on sale Tuesday

Beginning Tuesday, March 18, customers can purchase Surface 2 (AT&T 4G LTE), a 64GB mobile broadband-ready device, for $679 (estimated retail price) in the U.S. at Microsoft retail stores, www.MicrosoftStore.com, and BestBuy.com and all Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores.

March 17, 2014

Tips for a smooth transition from Windows XP, Office 2003 to Windows 8.1, Office 365

For people still using technology from more than a decade ago, Microsoft’s new operating system and productivity software — Windows 8.1 and Office 365 — will look and feel a little different. But knowing a few simple tips will make for an easy transition.

March 17, 2014

Microsoft gives SharePoint Online a cloud storage boost

March 17, 2014

Microsoft launches free OneNote for Mac, freemium OneNote for Windows, and OneNote cloud API for apps

March 17, 2014

‘Kinect Sports Rivals’ will silence Xbox One critics