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  • Blog Post: Weekend Reading: May 17th Edition–The Nokia Lumia 925 is a thing of beauty

    In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on the new Nokia Lumia 925, Telefónica choosing Office 365 and Yammer for its 130,000 employees, an update on "Windows Blue" (now known as Windows 8.1) and a cross-company partnership with Paramount Pictures around the highly anticipated...
    on17 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Weekend Reading: May 10th Edition–YouTube and Foursquare apps for Windows Phone get major updates

    In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on the YouTube and Foursquare apps for Windows Phone getting major updates, the release of the Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon Wireless customers, Microsoft naming corporate vice president Amy Hood the company’s chief financial officer and...
    on10 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Foursquare, YouTube apps get major updates for Windows Phone 8

    Freshly enhanced versions of both Foursquare and YouTube arrived in the Windows Phone Store today, bringing additional Windows Phone 8 features to the two popular apps. The updated YouTube app lets you pin channels, playlists and results directly to your Start Screen, redesigns the playlist experience...
    on7 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Tami Reller talks Windows 8 sales, apps and the future of the PC

    Microsoft sold more than 100 million Windows 8 licenses in the product's first six months, announced Tami Reller, chief marketing officer and chief financial officer of Windows, in an interview on Blogging Windows posted Monday evening. “We’ve also seen the number of certified devices...
    on6 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Hulu Plus for Windows Phone 8 hits the Windows Phone Store

    If you’re a fan of shows like “Modern Family,” “Family Guy” or “Community,” you’ll be happy to know that the Hulu Plus for Windows Phone 8 app is now available in the Windows Phone Store. The app is free, but as Windows Phone Blog Editor Michael Stroh...
    on6 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Weekend Reading: May 3rd Edition–Outlook.com hits 400M active accounts, adds new features

    In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on new features in Outlook.com, the release of the “Star Trek Into Darkness” app for Windows Phone (among a bevy of new apps made available this week), Bing Rewards expanding to MSN and a hilarious new Windows Phone ad. Check ‘em...
    on3 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Weekend Reading: April 26th Edition–The #XboxReveal countdown begins!

    In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on major Xbox news, new apps (Tumblr and Fidelity Investments) coming to Windows Phone, expanding Surface Pro and Surface RT availability and more. Don’t miss any of them! #XboxReveal. Lots of Xbox news to talk about this week. First...
    on26 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Weekend Reading: April 19th Edition–Microsoft’s City of the Future

    In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got some great stories for you, including an in-depth and visually rich look at Microsoft’s 500-acre, 125-building campus and the small team of Microsoft facilities engineers that runs it. How a scrappy team of Microsoft engineers quietly built...
    on19 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Windows 8 Shows off Silicon Scale at DEMO Mobile in San Francisco

    Four very cool apps for Windows 8 made their debut at DEMO Mobile2013 today as teams from as far away as Poland and Australia competed for attention in front of Silicon Valley’s leading mobile investors, developers and designers in San Francisco. Two Windows 8 apps launched on stage. They were...
    on17 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: LinkedIn for Windows Phone Gets a Major Update

    The Windows Phone Blog reported Monday that a major update for the LinkedIn app hit the Windows Phone Store . The update will include Live Tile support, lock screen support and more. Head on over to The Windows Phone Blog to get the rest of the story. Posted by Jeff Meisner Editor, The Official...
    on17 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Now Available on Xbox LIVE: Flixster

    Movie fans rejoice! The popular movie app Flixster is now available to Xbox LIVE subscribers in the U.S.! “Flixster lets you buy and rent thousands of popular movies, check out show times at your local theater and access the latest fresh or rotten movie scores from Rotten Tomatoes,”...
    on16 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Bing Apps for Windows 8 Get Refreshed

    It’s spring time now – a time of rebirth and renewal and new beginnings. In that spirit, the Bing team today announced the rollout of several significant updates to six Bing Apps for Windows 8 – News, Finance, Sports, Weather, Maps and Travel. Below is a screenshot of the Travel...
    on15 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Weekend Reading: April 12th Edition – New Games Arrive in the Windows Phone Store

    In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got a great roundup of new Windows Phone apps and games, our agreement with Ericsson to acquire Mediaroom, two big Cloud customer wins and a cool Microsoft Research project codenamed GeoFlow. Windows Phone app roundup. The Windows Phone Store continues...
    on12 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Windows Phone Next App Star Contest Winner: Wikipedia

    Three weeks and nearly 600,000 votes later, the Windows Phone Next App Star contest has a winner: Rudy Huyn of Renne, France and his highly-rated Wikipedia app. Photography app ProShot from Roseville, Calif.-based Eddie Kezel came in a close second – a very close second. Out of thousands of...
    on9 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Five Windows Apps for Getting in Touch with Your Inner Artist

    If you’re looking for a way to tap into your creative side, look no further than this roundup of Windows Apps for the visual arts put together over on The Windows Experience Blog by blogger Antonia Blume. Blume, who majored in painting in college, writes, “These days, it can be a challenge...
    on5 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Weekend Reading: April 5th Edition – The Outlook.com Calendar Gets a Refresh

    In this week’s edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on the refreshed Outlook.com Calendar service, an update for Skype for Windows 8 and a major Skype milestone and an update to Visual Studio 2012. The Outlook.com Calendar gets a refresh. On Tuesday, we released a new, modern...
    on5 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Batter Up! MLB.TV App Slides into the Windows Store

    The start of the Major League Baseball season is a magical time for all fans of America’s pastime. This early in the season, everyone’s team has a chance to make it to the World Series, no matter what happened last year, no matter which home town nine you cheer for. As a big baseball fan...
    on4 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Announces Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners

    Last November, Microsoft launched the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. The public voted for its favorite apps and our judges voted for theirs. A wide variety of apps were submitted covering a number of fields, including health care, nutrition and emergency response. Below is a screenshot from...
    on2 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: New Windows Store Games Unveiled at Game Developer Conference

    Earlier this week at the 2013 Game Developer Conference, we announced several cool game titles soon to hit the Windows Store. Some – like “Bejeweled”, “Samurai v. Zombies” and “Shuffle Party” – will hit the Windows Store this weekend. Others –...
    on29 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Weekend Reading, March 29th Edition­ – Microsoft Announces Build 2013

    In this week’s edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on Build 2013, updates to the Mail, Calendar and People apps on Windows, a musical Skype masterpiece, the first WE Day in American history and more. Announcing Build 2013. Earlier this week, Steve Guggenheimer, corporate vice...
    on29 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Mega-Hit Game “Temple Run” Arrives in the Windows Phone Store

    Windows Phone Blogger Michael Stroh is reporting some news that should make all you game crazy Windows Phone fans out there happy: Temple Run has arrived in the Windows Phone Store . “Swipe to turn, jump and slide as you race over obstacles and whip around corners on a pathway resembling...
    on28 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Announcing Build 2013

    The following is a post from Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President and Chief Evangelist, Developer & Platform Evangelism . Editor's Update: Build 2013 is now sold out; however, we encourage those interested in the conference to join the waitlist. For those who are unable...
    on26 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Looking Back and Springing Ahead

    The following is a post from Frank X. Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft . Last week was the official start of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere. While some folks were out doing “ spring cleaning ,” we used the opportunity to look back a bit...
    on26 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Mail, Calendar & People Apps Will Hit Windows Store on March 26

    If you’re a power user of the Mail, Calendar and People apps on Windows like I am, then you’ll be excited to hear that, starting Tuesday, you’ll be able to download updates for each from the Windows Store. “…This update will bring improvements to your Windows experience...
    on25 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Weekend Reading, March 22nd edition­ – Batman, Pandora and United Join Windows Phone App Family

    In this week’s edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on Microsoft Research being recognized by Computerworld, the arrival of Pandora on Windows Phone, an update to the Kinect for Windows SDK and a shark with a taste for ducks. Pandora is here. Let there be rock. And punk, and blues...
    on22 Mar 2013
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