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July 9, 2013

You haven’t had a family photo since it took you 45 minutes and half a can of Aqua Net to style your bangs, and now it just seems impossible to get everyone together. Your parents are in Iowa, your sister is in Japan, you’re in Alaska, and it’s not exactly like you can all run down to a portrait studio. One photographer found that with a little ingenuity and some distance-bridging technology (Skype), even families scattered around the globe can achieve seemingly impossible family photos.

July 9, 2013

For more than two decades, nonprofit organization TED has been a harbinger of inspiration and innovation. Now, for the first time, TED has partnered with Skype for its “Ideas Worth Spreading,” enabling experiences and conversations that extend to all corners of the globe.

July 9, 2013

Modern technologies have gone a long way to level the playing field for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). And as we’ve seen at the Worldwide Partner Conference this week, Microsoft’s partner ecosystem continues to invest in ways to give partner SMBs a competitive edge. Some partners have discovered a way to make that edge even sharper by building Microsoft Dynamics solutions hosted in the cloud.

July 9, 2013

Trustworthy Computing General Manager Adrienne Hall has put together a few resources for businesses and organizations looking to move their IT assets to the cloud in a safe and secure way.

July 9, 2013

Internet Explorer has teamed up with singer-songwriter Laura Gibson in a new ad to remind us all that things aren’t always what they seem. So read recent coverage of the new IE over on the Internet Explorer Blog, shake off your old misconceptions, and try the new IE today!.

July 9, 2013

Growing business enthusiasm for Windows 8 capabilities creates opportunity for Microsoft partners to build and sell their own products and services. Erwin Visser’s blog post today looks at those opportunities, as well as some of the partners already taking advantage of them.

July 9, 2013

The Windows Azure SQL Database premium offer “will help deliver more powerful and predictable performance for cloud applications by dedicating a fixed amount of reserved capacity for a database including its built-in secondary replicas,” according to a post published today on the SQL Server Blog.

July 9, 2013

Today marks the official launch of the High Performance Buildings Pilot Project, a cooperative effort tying Microsoft, the City of Seattle and the Seattle 2030 District together in a new smart buildings initiative aimed at increasing energy efficiency and reducing power consumption through real-time data analysis.

July 9, 2013

At long last, the wait is nearly over for Sprint customers who want to get their hands on a Windows Phone 8 device. On July 19, Sprint will make the HTC 8XT available for $99.99 “with a new line or eligible upgrade, two-year service agreement and $50 mail-in rebate via reward card,” according to a blog post from Sprint today.