After exams, Microsoft New Zealand is kicking off a roadshow to visit tertiary students across the country. With Windows 8 being released on October 26th , our recent Microsoft Surface announcement, new phones running Windows Phone 8 coming soon, Microsoft...

Join us this Sunday at the Windows 8 Boot Camp, where we will eat, drink, code and publish. With the announcement of Windows 8 General Availability imminent. We are going to extraordinary lengths to help kick start your Windows 8 app portfolio. The boot...

When –  3 options - 28th, 29th or 30th August Where – University of Auckland, Business School, OGGB Building, Lab 6 and 7 When – 10 – 3pm Free Event Register at - https://win8.msregistration.com/EventList.aspx – Create an account on https://win8...

That's right, the first 40 students to publish 3 Windows Phone Apps between 1-Aug and 30-September will each WIN a NOKIA LUMIA 710! 40x Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phones up for grabs. Don't miss out. All you need to do is take the leap...

facebook.com/groups/Metro8 Join us at our inaugural Metro8 User Group where we will talk about everything metro. This student group will focus on the development of apps on the new Windows 8 Platform and also developing apps for the Windows Phone platform...

  Thanks to everyone for entering the Windows Phone Community Competition – 98 entries of which only 82 were actual free apps and were eligible for the competition. It was a difficult task assessing each and every entry, so we unfortunately had to...

Microsoft is delighted to bring Windows Camps to New Zealand. Catered for developers, Windows Camps will provide first hand training to start developing on the Windows 8 platform. Join us in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland from the 20 to 23 March...

Windows Phone Student Competition extended to 18th May – with grace period ending 1st June. To enter - - submit your phone application to http://create.msdn.com - email nzedu@microsoft.com before 18th May with - link to your phone application - details...

    LIMITED NUMBER OF STUDENT PASSES AVAILABLE - GET IN QUICK! Special Offer for Students If you are looking for a career specialising in a technology that has a massive skills shortage worldwide, then SharePoint may well be for you. The SharePoint...

  Top 20 Finalist Teams in the 2012 Microsoft Imagine Cup provide a brief description on their idea. Support your favourite team at the Microsoft Imagine Cup Finals on the 30th of April from 7-9pm – Save the Date! InTspiration -AUT Our project is...

Register on the Imagine Cup Global website and go in the draw to win one of two XBOX 360 Consoles + Kinect Sensor What is the Imagine Cup? It is the world’s largest student technology competition. The Imagine Cup provides an opportunity for...

There is less then 10 days to go before the deadline of the Windows Phone Community Competition – get your application submitted by 31st of March to be in the draw to win one of 9 phones Current # of entries = 23 (as at 21/03/2012) Key...

Thank you to those of you for submitting an entry for the Windows Phone Samsung Competition – over 58 entries in total were published within the required time line. The four winners draw randomly are: Shane S Anderson – Auckland Bus Stops Donald Dingwall...

  Microsoft Student Partner Role - The best way to connect with the IT Industry The Microsoft Student Partner programme encourages students who are interested in building a closer relationship with Microsoft, and those who are simply hooked on technology...

So you want to be a Phone Developer? Be in to win one of four Samsung Focus Flash Phones for developing a Windows Phone application. The first 50 entries also get a free Market Place account. I happen to have one of the best jobs within Microsoft - managing...

Every student that attended or registered for the recent Windows Phone Student Camp – November Series can go in the draw to win one of 10 phones. To stay up to date with the latest information regarding the competition – check out www.facebook.com/microsoftnzstudents...

The information below is related to the Windows Phone Camp events currently running over the next two weeks. You can still attend the events being hosted at the following locations. Key Actions : View content below and develop your own app Publish your...

Congratulations to the top 25 teams selected into the 2012 Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition. More then 400 submissions were submitted for this years competition from 9 institutions. These 400 submissions were then screened to the top 60 all of which...

MICROSOFT IMAGINE CUP 2012 The Microsoft Imagine Cup is the World’s Premier Student Technology Competition focused on finding solutions to real-world issues. The competition challenges the world’s most talented software design and programming students...

    Event Details SOLD OUT Option 1: 15 Nov, 2011 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Auckland  SOLD OUT Option 2: 16 Nov, 2011 9:00 AM-6:00 PM  Hamilton SOLD OUT Option 3 : 17 Nov, 2011 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Wellington SOLD OUT Option 4 : 18 Nov, 2011 9:00...

22 August 2011 Computing and collaboration – the next wave Presenter: Norm Judah (Chief Technology Officer Worldwide Services Microsoft USA) Date: Monday 22 August 2011 Start time: 12pm Seminar (no registration required) Finish time: 1pm Venue: The University...

Team OneBuzz have had success at the 2011 Microsoft Imagine Cup, after 3 days of gruelling competition, the team have wiped out 67 teams to make it to the top 6. They now prepare to tackle the final round and compete against 5 of the best teams in the...

  What  is required: A quick check on the number of apps released by NZ developers and discovered that we currently have 92 applications in the marketplace. We want to break the magic 100 mark . The Challenge: Finish, build and release your...

2011 Microsoft Imagine Cup Festival - New Zealand Now in our fifth year with the most successful competition thus far, the 2011 Microsoft Imagine Cup saw nearly 300 entries and over 1500 students engaged in a competition that has truly taken flight in...