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February 13, 2014
Injured skier follows dream from Microsoft to Sochi

Of course his race falls on Valentine’s Day. After all, Roberto Carcelen’s journey to the 2014 Winter Games is at its heart a love story. It began when he fell for a woman he met in cyberspace, prompting him to trade the beaches of his native Peru for the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

February 13, 2014
The love doctor will see you now … on Skype

“When love shows its challenging side, it is important to seek the counsel of good friends. Sometimes, however, the support of a professional is needed too,” writes Demetra Airaudi on Skype’s Play Blog. That’s where love doc Ferdinand Krieg comes in, using Skype to work with clients.

February 13, 2014
Weekly Red Stripe sale includes ‘Kinectimals’ and ‘BigBot Audio Drop’

The weekly line-up of Red Stripe Deals – which saves you at least 50 percent off the original price of six favorite apps, indie games and Xbox titles – includes some of the cutest digitally animated creatures you might ever see, puzzles set to songs and an app that keeps your images and videos private.

February 13, 2014
Skype chats now can be synced across all of your Skype-enabled devices

“We know that as users have started using Skype on multiple devices, they’ve had difficulty keeping conversations in sync, or they’ve missed messages and seen ‘read’ messages on one device that are still marked as ‘unread’ on another,” writes Elaine Ansell on Skype’s Big Blog. “We’ve been working hard to solve these issues while adding other experiences to make an improved Skype chat.”

February 13, 2014
Industrial companies and the cloud: 3 steps for success

Recent breakthroughs in technology now allow manufacturing companies to deploy the cloud and big data to help achieve their goals. Because this evolution can be a large undertaking, it’s important to plan accordingly. John Dyck, Rockwell Automation’s business development manager, shares three steps to ensure success.

February 13, 2014
Hyper-V leads the virtualization market in Latin America

Hyper-V is now ranked No. 1 in Latin America for x86 virtualization, with 44.1 percent of the market share for the third quarter of 2013, according to an IDC study, the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team writes. “During this period, Microsoft has for the first time closed the gap with its closest competitor.”