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October 10, 2013

Build lean and speedy mobile business apps with Visual Studio LightSwitch

With the release of Visual Studio 2013 RC, LightSwitch now uses a slimmer OData format (JSON Light) that uses considerably less bandwidth. In simple terms, this means business apps built using LightSwitch in Visual Studio 2013 RC will run faster.

October 10, 2013

Toshiba introduces new Windows 8.1 laptops for business

On Wednesday, Toshiba introduced its new Z-Series line of Windows 8.1 Pro laptops built for business, as well as the Satellite Z30 geared for people who crave style, entertainment and portability.

October 10, 2013

Update delivers new features you’ll want to start using on your Lync mobile app

The main improvements are that you’re now able to join and participate in Lync Meetings without owning a Lync account, and to start an unscheduled Lync Meeting (either IM or video) directly from your mobile device with multiple participants.

October 10, 2013

Shake and bake! Rally car race pits iPhone, Android and Windows devices against each other in testing Office 365 mobility

There are all kinds of ways to show how agile the Office 365 Cloud and Office Mobile are on different devices, but the creative folks over at the Office Garage Series decided to think outside the box and take their testing off-road.

October 10, 2013

Windows Store refresh promises simple, stunning experience for Windows 8.1

Revamped Windows Store will give developers an attractive platform and increased merchandising capabilities. For consumers, search and recommendation features will make it easier to find the best apps and games.

October 9, 2013

Fujitsu rolls out 6 new business laptops, tablets running Windows 8.1

October 9, 2013

Microsoft forms 4Afrika Advisory Council

Pan-African external council to review progress and advise Microsoft on 4Afrika Initiative priorities designed to accelerate economic development in Africa.

October 9, 2013

Microsoft Retail Stores to host midnight launch events for Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 in 10 cities across the country

One winner and a guest in each city will attend ultimate concert experience with Pitbull performing at Microsoft’s newest retail store in Orlando at Mall at Millenia that same day.

October 8, 2013

Microsoft’s New England lab celebrates five years of building a vibrant community of researchers

With all this brain power in close proximity, the lab was able to build upon its greatest asset: its community. They added four of the most renowned social-media researchers in the world, a well-known experimental economist from Harvard University who spearheaded an empirical economics program, and many more high-caliber names in several research fields.

October 8, 2013

Cloud computing gets even better with discounts, private access and dedicated government environments

On Monday, Satya Nadella, executive vice president of Cloud and Enterprise at Microsoft, made some big announcements supporting our Cloud OS vision — including a number of updates specific to Windows Azure.