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Microsoft Heralds a New Age of Gaming With “Age of Empires Online”

By Guest PostAugust 17, 2010Technologyage of empires, fable III, games for windows, gamescom 2010, greek civilization, halo, live, Microsoft, microsoft flight, microsoft flight simulator 1.0, microsoft game studios, phil spencer, robot entertainment

COLOGNE, Germany — Aug. 17, 2009 — On the eve of gamescom 2010, the world’s largest consumer-oriented games showcase, Microsoft Corp. unveiled the newest addition to the famed “Age of Empires” franchise, “Age of Empires Online.” Microsoft also announced the development of “Microsoft Flight,” a new entry inspired by the best-selling “Microsoft Flight Simulator” franchise. Published by Microsoft Game Studios, these new titles, along with the previously announced “Fable III,” fully integrate the free* Games for Windows – LIVE online service to deliver compelling socially connected gameplay experiences.

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Back to School: Are Teachers Equipped to Teach ‘Digital Natives’?

By Guest PostAugust 16, 20101 commentEducation, Technologyanthony salcito, beth simon, bing, digital natives, educators, k–12 students, liveedu, Microsoft, microsoft education, military, onenote, steve kerr, teacher guides, Technology, university of washington

*Many teachers are using Microsoft tools and training to help prepare their students for the future, and are encouraging their peers to embrace using the technology that students are growing up with.*

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 16, 2010 — Educators are preparing to go back to school, and they’re starting to do so with more than pencils and books. The “digital natives” that fill their classrooms are restless, and teachers are altering their curricula to keep those students engaged and prepared for the future. Microsoft wants to help.

Digital natives are people who have had access to digital technology for most of their lives—in other words, most of today’s school children.

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comScore Releases July 2010 U.S. Online Video Rankings

By Guest PostAugust 16, 2010Technologyamericans, brightroll video network, Comscore, Facebook, Google, hulu, internet users, Microsoft, online video, sites, tremor media video network, video, video ad, Yahoo, YouTube

*Facebook.com Climbs to Third in Online Video Content Ranking with 46 Million Viewers*

RESTON, VA, August 16, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released July 2010 data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 178 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content during the month for an average of 14.7 hours per viewer.

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All Nine Women in Brown University Computer Science Class Intern at Microsoft

By Guest PostAugust 14, 20104 commentsTechnologyalex schultz, apple, avitabile, brown university, computer science, david hasselhoff, diversity, Google, macbu, macintosh business unit, megan hugdahl, Microsoft, nell elliott, parkinson, recruiters, redmond, summer working, women, yin lu

*After spending a summer working in Redmond, the junior class women of Brown University’s computer science department find new confidence.*

REDMOND, Wash. — This summer, all of the junior class women of Brown University’s computer science department found themselves interning at Microsoft.

They can field their own baseball team, with nine women in all — a group small enough to fit around a large lunch table at The Commons, but large enough to make for vibrant conversation. But baseball isn’t what these nine women all have in common – it’s computer science.

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Microsoft Services Helps Mission-Critical Customers Achieve Business Continuity

By Guest PostAugust 10, 2010Technologyadd-on, biztalk, elaina stergiades, it department, mcs, Microsoft, microsoft consulting services, microsoft platform, microsoft services, microsoft sql server, mission-critical, norm judah, premier mission critical

REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 10, 2010 — Microsoft Services today announced enhanced mission-critical capabilities for customers with business-critical solutions.

As part of today’s announcement, Microsoft Services also announced the availability of an expanded Premier Mission Critical add-on aimed at helping customers tackle the support requirements of their most demanding solutions.

An add-on to Premier Support, Premier Mission Critical provides a service and support program, with services spanning from solution validation and architectural reviews to proactive services and problem resolution resources.

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Apple co-founder on Jobs, iPhone, Google

By ShamsAugust 5, 2010Technologyapple, Google, iPhone, Microsoft, spain, Steve Jobs, steve wozniak, valencia

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak talks on Steve Jobs, iPhone antenna and Google in Valencia, Spain.

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Microsoft and Salesforce.com Settle Patent Infringement Cases, Reach Patent Agreement

By Guest PostAugust 5, 2010Technologydelaware, horacio gutierrez, ip licensing program, it ecosystem, Microsoft, microsoft corp., microsoft patent portfolio, patent infringement, salesforce

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. announced, on Aug.4, that it has settled the patent infringement cases brought by Microsoft before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and by Salesforce.com in the U.S. District Court of Delaware.

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Kinect Pricing, All-in-One Bundle Announced

By Guest PostJuly 20, 2010Technologye3, electronic entertainment expo, Facebook, hutto, kinect, kinect adventures, kinect console bundle, kinect joyride, kinect sensor, kinect sports, kinectimals, Microsoft, North America, tom geyer, xbox 360, xbox live

REDMOND, Wash. – July 20, 2010 – Microsoft today officially announced the price tag Kinect will have when it hits stores this fall.

Kinect for Xbox 360, which will include the Kinect Sensor and the video game “Kinect Adventures,” will retail for US$149.99 when it launches Nov. 4 in North America, the company revealed. The Kinect Sensor will work with each of the 40 million Xbox 360s currently in households worldwide.

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