How Educators Use Technology in the Classroom
During an award ceremony at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Microsoft Corp. announced the winners of the 2011 Global Forum Educator Awards. This year’s winners were...
View ArticleJustin Bieber is Most Searched Person of 2011
According to Bing searches, 2011 was the year of musical superstars, continued celebrity fascination, concern for human tragedy and new royalty. From rising stars and weddings to intense trials and...
View ArticleNetflix Extends Xbox Support to Latin America
Netflix released a new member experience on Wednesday for Xbox 360 that makes it easier to discover and instantly watch TV shows and movies streaming from Netflix on the Microsoft entertainment...
View ArticleTech Leaders to Support Data Privacy Day
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a non-profit public-private partnership focused on cybersecurity awareness and education for all digital citizens, announced Thursday that official sponsors...
View ArticleHow Microsoft Plans to Sell Cloud to Companies
When it’s difficult to sell technology, tech vendors start selling terminology. That holds true for cloud computing, too. While cloud has yet to prove its utility as a utility computing technology,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Defies Recession to Gain Record Revenue
Software major Microsoft has announced quarterly revenue of $20.89 billion for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, a 5% increase from the prior year period. The company said strong business demand and...
View ArticleMicrosoft Imagine Cup Grants for Students
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on Friday in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft Corp. announced the winners of the inaugural year of the Imagine Cup Grants program, a three-year, $3 million...
View ArticleMicrosoft Employees Raise $100 Million for Nonprofits
Microsoft has announced the results of its 2011 employee giving campaign: its U.S. employees raised $100.5 million (inclusive of the company match) for more than 18,000 U.S.-based community...
View ArticleCelebs to Launch First 4G LTE Windows Phones
As a marketing effort to sell Windows Phones including the Nokia Lumia 900, Microsoft is setting up something called Free-Time Machines (FTMs) on the lines of ATMs. It has also roped in celebs like...
View ArticleUN Joins Hands with Tech Giants to Counter Terrorism Online
A senior United Nations official on Tuesday called for sustained joint efforts to combat terrorism and welcomed a partnership initiativeThe post UN Joins Hands with Tech Giants to Counter Terrorism...
View ArticleHow NATO Plans to Counter Hybrid Threats
NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Rose Gottemoeller, will attend a joint German Marshall Fund – Microsoft event on Countering HybridThe post How NATO Plans to Counter Hybrid Threats appeared first on...
View ArticleEnvironment: How Microsoft Plans to Remove Carbon Footprint
Technology company Microsoft Corp. announced Thursday (January 16) an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and ultimately removeThe post Environment: How Microsoft Plans to Remove Carbon Footprint...
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