Microsoft is celebrating the holiday season with a new ad that features local people making a difference in their communities with positive actions. The colorful campaign features the upbeat song “Beauty in the World” by Macy Gray, and highlights kids and adults who are real-life activists. “During a time of … Read more »
If you need some music to get you in the holiday spirit, Groove Music has a fresh one every day this month that has modern twists like Josh Groban’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” to classics like Frankie Valli’s “Merry Christmas, Baby.” You can start listening now if you’re … Read more »
Experience the biggest digital releases of the year all over again with the Best of 2016 collection in the Windows Store. From superheroes (“Captain America: Civil War”) to stormtroopers (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”), dragons (“Game of Thrones”) to zombies (“The Walking Dead”), you’ll see all your favorites from 2016, … Read more »
Members of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group, including Executive Vice President Terry Myerson and Technical Fellow Alex Kipman, will be in Shenzhen, China this week for WinHEC 2016, Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Engineering Community event. The event will cover Microsoft’s vision of the hardware ecosystem and innovative opportunities in mixed reality … Read more »
More than two-thirds of security professionals say their time is consumed chasing down false alerts and sifting through more than 17,000 malware alerts each week. The solution to reducing this flood of data to only the most relevant alerts is not less data, but better data, writes the Microsoft Secure … Read more »
From Dec. 4-10, you can get a new Xbox Wireless Controller for free when you buy a new Xbox One or Xbox One S console. The controller works with any Xbox One console and features a textured grip for comfort, improved wireless range and Bluetooth technology for gaming on Windows … Read more »
Microsoft customers now have early access – and an opportunity to provide feedback – to Relationship Insights for Dynamics 365, which leverages the data-integration and artificial intelligence capabilities built into Azure to combine and analyze Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Outlook data. Relationship Insights uses the learnings derived from that analysis … Read more »
Every day in December, you’ll find a new seasonal treat on the Bing homepage. Click the gift icon to turn on the holiday calendar, then come back to Bing each day to discover what daily holiday wonders await. You can customize your Bing homepage with festive decorations, share holiday images … Read more »
Monday is the start of Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek), an annual initiative to mobilize educators, parents, nonprofits and industry to inspire all young people to learn computer science and open the door to a promising future, writes Mary Snapp, corporate vice president and head of Microsoft Philanthropies, on Microsoft … Read more »
For much of her life, Heba Nayef, 23, planned to go into medicine. The youngest in a family of five siblings, she lost a brother and her father to cancer. “My idea going in was to give computer science a chance, then continue to medical school, but when I took … Read more »
Landscape painter Keith Salmon dedicated his career to visualizing the mountains of Scotland. As his eyesight started to deteriorate, he soon realized that his art could be expressed in new ways with the help of technology and sound. Keith partnered with Microsoft Researcher Neel Joshi ...Read More »
