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September 12, 2013

See how cinematographer Chayse Irvin uses his Surface Pro

The Surface team recently caught up with Irvin in New York while he was filming “Soak,” a short for his company Cinematique. See the video and read the blog post to find out how Irvin uses his Surface Pro to get more done on the go.

September 12, 2013

You can help decide what features come next in the Excel Web App

Building a new version of Excel for the Web means a lot of prioritizing – but you help decide what features goes into it. See what features the team has got on its list – and take the survey to make sure your voice is heard as they’re building the next version.

September 12, 2013

App of the Week: Stay in the game with NFL.com Fantasy Football for Windows 8, Windows Phone and Xbox 360

If you’re a fantasy football fan, the new NFL apps are must-haves. This powerful trio lets you manage your lineup, track scoring in real time, follow the latest league news and more, no matter where you are.

September 12, 2013

Microsoft donates PCs to Chicago interns participating in Year Up program

On Wednesday Microsoft donated PCs to the Chicago Class of January 2014 participating in Year Up, a YouthSpark nonprofit partner.

September 12, 2013

The Microsoft Computing Safety Index results are in: Consumers need to do more to protect themselves online

Designed to gauge consumer online safety habits and behaviors, the Index reveals that the U.S. score has decreased year-after-year since it was first launched in 2011. In other words, consumers are not taking enough precautions to protect themselves online.

September 12, 2013

Office and SharePoint developers: Learn how to make your apps more secure

To address security concerns, developers can use a two-domain design. The domains communicate through a message-posting function, and then actions are taken by the event listeners.

September 12, 2013

Microsoft adds IMAP support to Outlook.com to entice Mac users, developers

September 12, 2013

Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portals

September 11, 2013

New Bing Ads features enable greater interoperability with Google AdWords

Bing Ads just added several new features designed to make it easy for advertisers to import their campaigns from Google AdWords without losing anything in translation. The updates give advertisers more control over how their campaigns work across devices, revamp bid adjustment options and allow site link extensions to be configured at the ad group level, overriding the campaign settings.

September 11, 2013

Build your second life on ‘SIMS FreePlay’ game, now on Windows Phone 8 devices

Sometimes real life is a drag, so escaping into alternate realities is an appealing option, especially when it’s “The Sims FreePlay,” which allows you to create 31 customized Sims on your Windows Phone 8 device – for free.