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January 10, 2014

For the second consecutive year, Microsoft Advertising UK invited the creative world in for an afternoon of future gazing, product updates and hands-on experiences. Read all about it, and see the video showing ads in apps for Windows 8.

January 10, 2014

Another day, another awesome image on the Bing home page. Friday’s installment sends us to Yellowstone National Park, where American bison are seen hunkering down for the winter amid some awe-inspiring landscape.

January 10, 2014

Last week, Microsoft released Linux Integration Services version 3.5, another “significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to provide great support for open source software on Microsoft virtualization platforms,” writes Abhishek Gupta on the Openness@Microsoft blog.

January 10, 2014

As you plan for the conference (sign up for early registration now), you can follow the latest on US Partner Team and conference news several ways, including Twitter, Facebook and Yammer.

January 10, 2014

This edition of Weekend Reading looks at some of the exciting new PCs and tablets unveiled this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Xbox One reaching a 3 million consoles sold milestone and Microsoft announcing its agreement to acquire Parature, a leading provider of cloud-based customer engagement solutions.

January 10, 2014

“Halo” maker 343 Industries has posted a screenshot showing “Sparth,” an “early exploration of a new location that features prominently in a little game project we’re tinkering with,” as part of an update on what the team has been up to.

January 10, 2014

Thursday’s Bing home page takes you to a tidal island near Cornwall, England that was said to have once housed a very big resident – a giant.

January 10, 2014

The Apps for Office Challenge gives students who are at least 16 years-old the opportunity to build a Web app that enhances their Microsoft Office experience and compete in the Imagine Cup World Finals.