Staying centered

The following is a post from Frank X. Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft.

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Microsoft names Amy Hood as new Microsoft chief financial officer

Microsoft today announced that Amy Hood, who currently serves as chief financial officer of the Microsoft Business Division, was named Microsoft chief financial officer, succeeding outgoing CFO Peter Klein, who will remain at Microsoft through the end of June to ensure a smooth transition. Hood becomes CFO effective immediately.

Foursquare, YouTube apps get major updates for Windows Phone 8

Freshly enhanced versions of both Foursquare and YouTube arrived in the Windows Phone Store today, bringing additional Windows Phone 8 features to the two popular apps. The updated YouTube app lets you pin channels, playlists and results directly to your Start Screen, redesigns the playlist experience as a touch-friendly filmstrip and allows you to limit what videos little ones can watch by pinning the app to Kid's Corner and configuring your YouTube Safety Settings.

Tami Reller talks Windows 8 sales, apps and the future of the PC

Microsoft sold more than 100 million Windows 8 licenses in the product's first six months, announced Tami Reller, chief marketing officer and chief financial officer of Windows, in an interview on Blogging Windows posted Monday evening. "We've also seen the number of certified devices for Windows 8 and Window RT triple to 2,400 and we're seeing more and more touch devices come to retail."

Hulu Plus for Windows Phone 8 hits the Windows Phone Store

If you?re a fan of shows like ?Modern Family,? ?Family Guy? or ?Community,? you?ll be happy to know that the <a href="http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/hulu-plus/35eeb915-64d1-44a4-ae34-2

Microsoft, brands envision the future of online advertising at Creative Week

If you find yourself at a SoHo bar this week, and you spot a discarded napkin with scribbles on it, you might want to take a second look: The odds are slightly better than usual that those scribbles will be Madison Avenue's next winning idea.

#XboxReveal

On May 21, we?ll mark the beginning of a new generation of games, TV and entertainment. On that day, we?ll be holding a special press event on the Xbox campus, and we invite you to join us via the

Windows 8 Shows off Silicon Scale at DEMO Mobile in San Francisco

Four very cool apps for Windows 8 made their debut at DEMO Mobile2013 today as teams from as far away as Poland and Australia competed for attention in front of Silicon Valley's leading mobile investors, developers and designers in San Francisco. Two Windows 8 apps launched on stage.

Federal Agencies Adopt Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Today, we announced several new customers who have adopted Microsoft Dynamics CRM to achieve cost savings, help preserve safety and security and streamline service delivery to improve constituent experiences.

LinkedIn for Windows Phone Gets a Major Update

The Windows Phone Blog reported Monday that a major update for the LinkedIn app hit the Windows P

Microsoft Account Gets More Secure

Over the next couple days we will roll out a major upgrade to Microsoft account, including optional two-step verification to help keep your account more secure. Microsoft has increasingly focused on delivering connected devices and services that are currently used by more than 700 million people around the world.

Latest Security Intelligence Report Shows 24 Percent of PCs are Unprotected

Today, Microsoft released new research as part of its Security Intelligence Report, volume 14, which takes a close look at the importance of running up-to-date antivirus software on your computer. The research showed that, on average, computers without antivirus software are 5.5 times more likely to be infected.

Now Available on Xbox LIVE: Flixster

Movie fans rejoice! The popular movie app Flixster is now available to Xbox LIVE subscribers in the U.S.!

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Windows Azure Infrastructure Services Now Available

The following is a post from Bill Hilf, General Manager of Windows Azure Product Marketing at Microsoft . I'm excited to announce that today Microsoft released Windows Azure Infrastructure Services. Windows Azure is Microsoft's public cloud platform and Windows Azure Infrastructure Services is a new Windows Azure service that lets customer easily migrate existing applications and infrastructure to the cloud.

Bing Apps for Windows 8 Get Refreshed

It?s spring time now ? a time of rebirth and renewal and new beginnings.

In that spirit, the Bing team today announced the rollout of several significant updates to six Bing Apps for Windows

How a Scrappy Team of Microsoft Engineers Quietly Built the City of the Future

In 1986, Microsoft?s Redmond, Wash. campus was still a grass- and forest-covered 88-acre plot of land in a sleepy, one-stoplight suburb of Seattle.

Today the campus spans 500 acres and 125 b

Pin to Pinterest Feature Comes to Bing

Today, the Bing team unveiled the ?Pin to Pinterest? feature on Bing image search. <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-80-54/

The Power of Patents in Humanitarian Applications

Every day, Microsoft researchers push the envelope of computer science in research labs around the world. Their inventions tackle complex questions such as "How do we make uncertain information useful and infer valuable insights from shifting and expanding data as it streams in from devices, sensors and new technology?"

Project Codename GeoFlow Unveiled

The Office team has unveiled something really special today ? a Microsoft Research project codenamed GeoFlow that lets you plot geographic and temporal data visually, analyze that data in 3D, and c

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2013 Now Available

The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2013 for Software Assuran