There’s no magic wand that will do the work for you, but we have put together a great package to help you get started. It’s available at http://windowsphone.interoperabilitybridges.com/. The package consists of: a NEW iPhone/iOS to...

SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1(SP1) Customer Technology Preview (CTP) is now available for download. SQL Server 2008 R2 service packs are cumulative updates and upgrade all service levels of SQL Server 2008 R2 to SP1 CTP. This service pack contains...

Microsoft PinPoint Software + IT Services for Businesses Pinpoint helps business customers find technology experts, software applications, and professional services that solve specific business issues and support long-term goals. At the same...

Microsoft and Nokia finalize their Windows Phone collaboration agreement By Mary Jo Foley | April 21, 2011, 7:32am PDT On April 21, Microsoft and Nokia signed off on the collaboration agreement the pair announced in mid-February . … ...

I wondered when this would happen, a certification program to ensure handsets implement Exchange ActiveSync to a set level seems so sensible and so obvious. Microsoft Launches Cert Program for Exchange Mobile Access By Joab Jackson , IDG News ...

Taken from << Kinect for Windows Demonstrated at MIX11 Apr 13, 2011 by Brandon LeBlanc This last fall, we released Kinect for the Xbox 360. Kinect enables controller free games and entertainment on...

Windows Azure Team , 12 Apr 2011 9:00 AM We announced several updates to the Windows Azure platform today at MIX11 in Las Vegas. These new capabilities will help developers deploy applications faster, accelerate their application performance and enable...

Good news, one IDE available for iOS, Andriod and Windows Phone 7 (soo to be for Nokia). By Ryan Paul Novell is officially launching Mono for Android 1.0, a framework that will allow third-party developers to build native Android applications...

Posted by Steven Bink about 5 days ago with no comments Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) is a smaller footprint version of Windows 7 that allows customers to repurpose existing PCs as thin clients without requiring the VDA license to access VDI desktops. WinTPC...

By Mary Jo Foley | April 7, 2011, 6:47am PDT Microsoft plans to deliver the first service packs for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 in “mid-summer” 2011. The Softies also plan to deliver service pack 1 for Office 2011 for Mac the week of...

By: Geoff Duncan , April 7, 2011 Microsoft and Toyota are partnering on a global telematics platform for cars...all powered by Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform. Software giant Microsoft and car-maker Toyota have announced a new strategic...

Interesting article on what may be (or may not as it isn't official) in Windows ... Taken from http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsofts-windows-8-and-the-i-word-immersive/9092?tag=mantle_skin;content Microsoft's Windows 8 and the 'I' word...

by Windows Home Server Team Today, the Home Server engineering team signed off the release version of WHS 2011. An exciting milestone which now starts the process to make it available for purchase. Affordable and easy-to-use, Windows Home Server...

Si May 25 Mar 2011 3:44 AM There is a simple way to answer that, Microsoft has “lots” to offer in the cloud, arguably a more complete and coherent set of products than anyone else but then I would say that I’m an employee. …...

Taken from < http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=f0533021-ca5a-4330-b839-1efedad14479> Choosing a hypervisor for deploying a VDI solution involves a number of important considerations, each of which can be fulfilled...

Taken from < http://images.msgapp.com/uploads/95720/pdfs/Microsoft_Core_Cal_FAQ.pdf> How is the Core CAL changing? What’s being added? Microsoft is migrating two important features from the Enterprise CAL to the Core CAL...

Windows Phone Blog “Copy and paste” update status Taken from < http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/> Hello again. As you might have heard, yesterday we kicked off our "copy and paste" update, which comes...

Taken from < http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/032311-microsoft-virtualization.html?hpg1=bn> By now, most IT professionals are familiar with server and application virtualization. But Microsoft says it's time to get ready for the next...

Taken from < http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/archive/2011/03/17/bpos-and-blackberry.aspx> We have exciting news for Microsoft Online Services customers. We are in the process of updating pricing for Hosted BlackBerry Service for Exchange...

Available for download from < http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/downloads/ie-9/worldwide-languages>

Taken from < http://windowsteamblog.com/ie/b/ie/archive/2011/03/09/a-more-beautiful-web-launches-on-march-14th.aspx> A More Beautiful Web Launches on March 14th Mar 09, 2011 by Ryan Gavin I mentioned...

Taken from < http://www.informationweek.com/news/cloud-computing/infrastructure/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229300184&subSection=News> Microsoft Azure Named Fastest Cloud Service CloudSleuth's comparison of 13 cloud services showed...

Microsoft is actively trying to help people move away from IE6 to later, faster and more secure versions of IE. If you haven't tried IE9 RC (Release Candidate - available from < www.microsoft.com/ie> ) then you will be very pleasantly surprised...

Microsoft Shows Off Radical New UI, Could be Used in Windows 8 Interesting aarticle in DailyTech on a radical new UI that may be introduced with Windows 8. There is no official commentary or insights to confirm or deny that ppaorach but it would be...

Microsoft Research has published a really interesting paper (< http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/gazelle-062909.aspx >) discussing the increased adoption of web based applications (be they cloud services or service applications like...