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October 16, 2013

From the PASS Summit: SQL Server 2014 CTP2 now available

On Wednesday at the PASS Summit in Charlotte, N.C., Quentin Clark, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Data Platform Group, announced the availability of the second Community Technology Preview (CTP2) of SQL Server 2014.

October 16, 2013

Watch the first episode of Channel 9’s new ‘Microsoft Research Luminaries’ video series

The inaugural episode of Channel 9’s new Microsoft Research Luminaries video series features Ivan Tashev, who helped take Xbox One’s audio performance to a whole new level. Watch the full video, then read more about Tashev on Inside Microsoft Research.

October 16, 2013

‘Do lunch’ with HGTV designer David Bromstad via the #BingIt Twitter chat, at noon PT on Oct. 16

A post on the Bing Search Blog describes Bromstad’s designs as being on the cutting edge of commercial and residential trends with a keen and sophisticated eye on color and style. You may have seen him on one of three of television’s hottest design shows including HGTV’s HGTV Star, Design All Stars and The White Room Challenge.

October 16, 2013

Microsoft releases SQL Server 2014 CTP2

October 16, 2013

Brad Smith: ‘It’s Our Boat Now’

Remarks by Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel; Cle Elum, Wash., Oct. 16, 2013

October 15, 2013

Hear ye, Hear ye! Music lovers get a great app update with Windows 8.1

“For Windows 8.1, we’re taking all we’ve learned, adding some new tricks and releasing our best products yet,” says Alex Garden, general manager for Xbox MVR. “Our team has completely re-imagined and rebuilt Xbox Music for Windows 8.1.”

October 15, 2013

SkyDrive and Windows 8.1: The road to smart files and more

The Inside SkyDrive blog recently introduced smart files in Windows 8.1, which allow you to have your files always with you while being unconstrained by storage capacity on your devices. On Tuesday, Blogging Windows followed up with a post by Adam Czeisler, development manager on the SkyDrive team in Windows Services.

October 15, 2013

Thought of these reasons to share your screen in Skype? Find out how

Lots of people make Skype calls with their parents. And lots of people get questions from their parents about how to do one thing or another on their computer. Have you ever thought about sharing your screen over Skype to show them firsthand?

October 15, 2013

Open-tech enthusiasts team up to offer an app that connects kids with local activities

School is well underway by now and that means there’s a world of kids who have a few hours to kill every afternoon. What’s a parent to do? The Peel Children and Youth Initiative in Ontario’s Peel region found that there are plenty of activities available, but there is a general lack of awareness and access to those activities.

October 15, 2013

Developers: Get your game on with the latest advances in Direct3D

With the releases of Windows 8.1 and Xbox One right around the corner, the Windows team took a moment Monday to recap the advances made in Direct3D for game developers as well as share a bit of insight into the ongoing work around improvement and innovation in Direct3D.