Category Windows Azure

Weekend Reading: July 13th Edition–Microsoft Unveils Kinect PlayFit and Launches the Bing Fund

In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on Kinect PlayFit, the new Bing Fund and a final look at the Worldwide Partner Conference.
Burn calories on Kinect, track them With Kinect PlayFit. At last, a high score your doctor will appla...

The Midweek Download: July 11th Edition–Microsoft Acquires Perceptive Pixel, plus Highlights from the Worldwide Partner Conference

In this edition of The Midweek Download, we’ve got stories on Microsoft acquiring Perceptive Pixel Inc., the Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto and Imagine Cup 2012.
Microsoft to acquire Perceptive Pixel Inc. Microsoft and Perceptive Pixel a...

The Midweek Download: Fourth of July Edition–Tapping Into the Power of Kinect, plus Windows 8 Upgrade News

In this edition of The Midweek Download, we’ve got stories on the Microsoft Accelerator for Kinect, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and more.
Startup companies take Kinect into uncharted territory. “The Web is a depressingly flat place,” d...

The Midweek Download: June 27th Edition–Microsoft Acquires Enterprise Social Networks Provider Yammer

The news just keeps on coming! This edition of The Midweek Download has stories on Microsoft acquiring Yammer, TechEd Europe and Windows Phone 8.
Microsoft acquires Yammer. Microsoft and Yammer announced Monday that they have entered into a definitive ...

The Midweek Download: June 13th Edition–Focus in Kinect Innovator Alex Kipman & the Latest from TechEd North America

In this edition of The Midweek Download, we’ve got stories on Alex Kipman, general manager of hardware incubation in the Interactive Entertainment Business; the latest news from Tech North America; Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10.
A career of ...

The Midweek Download: June 6th Edition–Kinect for Windows at Work & Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Becomes Available

In this edition of The Midweek Download, we’ve got stories on some interesting uses of Kinect for Windows and Surface, Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate and Microsoft Research.
Kinect head tracking with a transparent display. Next at Microsof...

The Midweek Download: May 30th Edition–Kinect Gets Accelerated and Herbalife Chooses Windows Azure

In this edition of The Midweek Download, we’ve got stories about the Kinect Accelerator, Herbalife’s decision to host its global distributors’ websites on Windows Azure and the impacts of Windows XP migration.
Kinect for Windows get a...