Microsoft previews Visual Studio 2013 and more at BUILD conference
Microsoft announced the availability of Visual Studio 2013 preview among other major updates relevant to mobile app developers at its BUILD conference.
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Bing Voice search is now faster and more accurate with latest update
Microsoft has released a software update to its Bing Voice Search for Windows Phone devices which can now experience the voice search which is now much faster and more accurate than ever before.
AICTE cancels its decision to make Office 365 mandatory in technical institutions
After an uproar against its decision to make Microsoft Office 365 mandatory in technical colleges across India, AICTE has now agreed to take back its decision after representatives from Free Software Movement of India opposed this move.
Microsoft announces big update to Youtube app for Windows Phone
Windows Phone has just received a fully integrated windows phone app with loads of new features and a redesigned interface. This update is also likely to reach Windows Phone 7.5 users in the coming few weeks.
Windows Azure surpasses $1 billion in sales
Microsoft has announced that its cloud services division including Windows Azure has surpassed more than $1 billion in sales, which goes on to prove how the software giant is continuously making inroads into the cloud market.
Microsoft Office 365 to be deployed across all technical institutes in India
Microsoft has announced a partnership with AICTE to make its Office 365 suite of web applications mandatory across all technical institutions in India. The widely debatable initiative, which is being called Microsoft Live@Edu will see more than 7.5 users being added to Microsoft’s Cloud Computing infastructure.
Microsoft announces Windows Azure Infrastructure Services
Microsoft has announced availability of Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, thus expanding its Azure platform from being merely PaaS to IaaS based. It has also dropped its current prices by 21 to 33 percent and has promised to match up to any price drop that Amazon AWS goes through in the future.
Microsoft updates IE10 to enable Flash by default
Microsoft has recently changed its policy regarding the default behaviour of flash player in IE10, which was configured to block websites using the flash plugin until it was in its compatibility list. With the latest update, all websites are now allowed to use the flash plugin on the latest browser.
Microsoft announces release of Windows Embedded 8
Mirosoft just announced the release of Windows Embedded 8 Standard and Pro editions for OEMs and Businesses for use in embedded environments including specialized hardware.
Microsoft releases code samples for the Kinect for Windows platform
Microsoft has released around 22 code samples under an open source license to help developers get started on the Kinect for Windows platform.