The new Web Camps TV show is live on Channel9 with the first episode focusing on ASP.NET MVC 3 Preview 1 ! Web Camps TV gets viewers inside the Microsoft Web Platform with weekly interviews and demos from the Product Team, partners and influencers...

Since they first introduced DeepZoom, this technology(which is part of Silverlight) has always amazed me. Just surfing the web, I came across this very cool site www.deepzoomstudio.com which is a collection of all deep zooming webapps out there. Cool...

The all-new Xbox 360 4GB console, the revolutionary Kinect sensor and “Kinect Adventures” packaged together for a suggested retail price of S$469. With “Kinect Adventures,” players will make their way through 20 adventures, navigating...

Hi Everyone, Quick Update – new products including Expression Studio 3, XNA Games Studio 3.1, and Robotics Studio 2008 R2 are added to Dreamspark website. Do check them out! -Pratibha

Another exciting opportunity to show off your skills, this time on Windows 7 https://www.code7contest.com/default.aspx?section=page4 . The prize is super grand, you get to fly to LA and be part of the Professional Developers Conference of Microsoft and...

Uploaded pictures from IC world finals at DeepZoomPix, check them out - http://deepzoompix.com/Album.aspx?alias=pratibha&album=1

For all those who couldn’t make it to the world finals at Cairo, not to worry, we have summaries of all the projects done by all the competitors from across the globe here . Check these out guys, you may find your inspiration for Imagine Cup 2010.

MSR launched this new project called Project Tuva – an absolutely amazing lecture series by this renowned lecturer – Dr. Richard Feyman at Cornell university on concepts of science. What makes me feel proud is that Microsoft is taking such steps to bring...

Imagine Cup – like I always said is a journey, but after attending the world finals at Cairo, I can easily say it is a journey with a fantastic end! It is an end  that everyone of you readers would love to experience. The world finals event that...

Its been a while since I posted on this blog, had been completely focused on completing the local Imagine Cup Software Design rounds. Finally the event came to a close with the awards ceremony happening last Friday. Very please to share with you that...

We have an exciting offer for all Singapore students above the age of 16 years, just sign up for Imagine Cup and be part of a lucky draw! Lucky Draw Prizes includes the grand prize of XBOX 360 and the following up for grabs as well - · Windows Vista Ultimate...

Hi All, Recently in our events on campuses where we have been trying to promote Imagine Cup awareness, one question that i often get asked is where do I get started ? I have no .NET knowledge? I have some questions specific to a category in Imagine Cup...

Hello everyone, Its that time of the year when students around the globe gear up for the largest software competition in the world. Its the time for you all to grab the opportunity of a lifetime. I cannot express in words how passionate I am about this...

Wishing all the readers a very Happy and Prosperous New Year! Hope the world recovers from all the misery that we see around us today, I know things look tough at this point but lets not give up and always look for the brighter side of things. As for...

Hi there, We did our Singapore Student Partner Aprecionite event on the 13th of December which was an occasion where we thank our Student Partners for all the good work they have done in the last year. Its also an opportunity to welcome all the new students...

It was an opportunity of a lifetime for me to be with Dr Tony Hoare in the same camera frame. One of the biggest advantages of working in a company like Microsoft - you are always amongst the smartest people in the industry and once in a while you also...

This has been a long overdue posting. Here is the video of our Popfly competition which we ran in Singapore on the 20th and 21st of September. The energy and enthusiasm shown by the students in this 24hours competition is infectious :)

Last week on the 7th of November, Microsoft Research brought a great event to Singapore for the first time. A unique opportunity for us to be amongst legendary researchers like Tony Hoare , Raj Reddy , Butler Lampson and Rick Rashid . I felt truly lucky...

NUS has included Silverlight and WPF to be taught as part of a course - CS 3216 - Software Development on Evolving Platforms. This would be open to all faculties at NUS. I am particularly excited about this course and I am waiting to see how well it is...

We are holding our second Walk the Success lane student technology seminar on the 18th of Oct and on the same day we are holding Mash-it-up awards. Below is the agenda - Hope to see you all there. - Pratibha

Hi All, We created a Singapore academic alias, so if you have any questions around what we do in academia, feel free to write to us at - sgacad@microsoft.com -Pratibha

Hello to all Singapore IHL students! This is that time of the year when we start taking applications for becoming a Microsoft Student Partner Program. This is your chance to be part of a global community of the smartest students across the world. Currently...

Hi All, I prepared a slide deck which talks about all our academic initiatives in singapore. You can find it here . If you have any questions with regard to any of our programs, feel free to reach out to us. Pratibha

Hi All, Yesterday, I along with Chris ( from my team) delivered a talk onpervasive computing in a classroom session at SMU.There were some interesting questions raised around some of the technologies that we showcased. Especially around live mesh....

Since there was so much interest as clearly seen by the number of questions I got post walk the success lane event, it only made sense to write a quick followup blog post on Microsoft Academic Programs. This blog post is the first in a series of blog...