A series of features stories profiling Microsoft's business, interviews with executives and background on products and technologies to help a journalist or other member of the media keep abreast of Microsoft Corp.
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Tue, 07/27/2010 - 13:00
Real-time power data monitor uses cloud to provide online, personalized energy- and money-saving recommendations via your Hohm profile.
Tue, 07/20/2010 - 16:00
Microsoft announces the price tag for Kinect and an all-in-one Kinect bundle that includes an Xbox 360, Kinect Sensor, and a video game. Consumers around the world will get a chance to try out the controller-free device during the Kinect Experience Tour.
Fri, 07/16/2010 - 16:00
The New England Research and Development Center (NERD), Microsoft’s only research and development facility on the East Coast, is expanding its footprint, both physically and through technology now shipping in the company’s products.
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 13:00
Microsoft employee Ben Rudolph, a self-proclaimed gadget geek who is becoming better known as “Ben the PC Guy” on the Internet and on television, wants to help match people with their dream machine.
Wed, 07/14/2010 - 19:00
Experts say high-powered processors and mature software are propelling an enterprise movement away from mainframes, even for the most critical applications.
Tue, 07/13/2010 - 13:00
Numerous possibilities with Microsoft’s cloud computing, volume licensing and financing options are part of session discussions at Microsoft’s annual partner gathering, where the focus remains on opening new business opportunities for partners.
Tue, 07/13/2010 - 12:00
Blending expertise in industry and technology, Microsoft partners around the world help customers get more from IT.
Mon, 07/12/2010 - 16:00
Dramatic imagery from NASA Mars missions creates new user experiences in the Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope.
Fri, 07/09/2010 - 13:00
The winners of an Imagine Cup contest to see who could build the best application for the new Windows Phone 7 got an unexpected surprise: the first preview Windows Phone 7 devices given to any developers outside of Microsoft.
Thu, 07/08/2010 - 21:10
Microsoft announces winners of the Imagine Cup 2010 in Warsaw, Poland. U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to the 400 student finalists via video.
Thu, 07/08/2010 - 13:15
Seven all-women teams are among those competing at this year’s Imagine Cup 2010 World Finals being held in Warsaw, Poland.
Wed, 07/07/2010 - 13:30
More than a third of the students competing in the software design category at the Imagine Cup 2010 World Finals are using Windows Azure and leveraging the cloud to help tackle the world’s biggest challenges.
Wed, 07/07/2010 - 10:00
MTA provides entry-level certifications for students in developer and IT programs.
Tue, 07/06/2010 - 15:00
As their favorite soccer teams battle to win the World Cup in South Africa, students from across the globe are in Warsaw, Poland, to find out who will win the World Cup of technology.
Sun, 07/04/2010 - 19:00
Competitors at the Microsoft-sponsored 2010 Imagine Cup World Finals experienced their first round of competition on Sunday, July 4. Competition continues through Thursday, when the winners of the competition will be announced.
Sat, 07/03/2010 - 23:00
The 2010 Imagine Cup World Finals kicked off Saturday, July 3, in Warsaw, Poland. Four-hundred students from 70 countries and regions are participating. More than 325,000 students entered in this year’s competition.
Thu, 07/01/2010 - 13:00
Many of the students competing in next week’s Imagine Cup World Finals in Warsaw, Poland, are bringing projects already being used in the real world. One team is helping rescuers repair earthquake damage in Haiti and another is measuring the way desert is encroaching on habitable land in Jordan.
Wed, 06/30/2010 - 19:00
After representing the United States at the 2006 Imagine Cup World Finals in India, Joanne Cunningham landed a job at Microsoft, thanks to being exposed to the company through the student technology competition.
Tue, 06/29/2010 - 13:00
Q&A: Dr. Michael Freedman discusses his past accomplishments and current pursuits to build a quantum computer.
Mon, 06/28/2010 - 13:00
After competing in the 2004 Imagine Cup, a team from France started what would turn into one of Europe’s most popular social gaming sites.