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Popular Microsoft Selfie app updated with social sharing 

January 21, 2016
By George Thomas Jr., Writer, Microsoft Released less than a month ago and among the best new apps for iOS, the popular Microsoft Selfie app is adding new features. Microsoft’s Beijing based team behind the app has been paying close attention to user feedback, and…

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  1. Popular Microsoft Selfie app updated with social sharing 

    January 21, 2016

    By George Thomas Jr., Writer, Microsoft Released less than a month ago and among the best new apps for iOS, the popular Microsoft Selfie app is adding new features. Microsoft’s Beijing based team behind the app has been paying close attention to user feedback, and…

  2. New thinking in computer education 

    January 15, 2016

    By Bei Li, Research Program Manager, Microsoft Research “The current development of computer science resembles the Renaissance in Italy of the 15th century,” said Tim Pan, director of Microsoft Research Asia, during a keynote speech on "Interdisciplinary Effect" at the 11th Forum on College Computer…

  3. MICRO-48 highlights diverse research topics 

    January 12, 2016

    The 48th International Symposium on Microarchitecture happened last December and brought interesting discussions to bear. On the technical side, there were three very inspiring keynote speeches and a number of great presentations. The regular paper presentations were also very diverse, covering all the way from cache design,…

  4. Exclusive: Experts and audience agree AI is an opportunity, not a threat 

    December 23, 2015

    By Christine Clifton-Thornton, Research News Swedish Nobel organizers whose annual prizes recognize the pinnacle of human achievement turned their attention this month to human and artificial intelligence. The Nobel Week Dialogue convened leading academics, technology leaders, Nobel laureates and other luminaries in Gothenburg, Sweden to consider…

  5. Jeannette Wing promotes computational thinking at World Computer Congress 

    December 16, 2015

    By Miran Lee, Principal Research Program Manager, Microsoft Research Asia It’s incontrovertible that technology is changing the face of education. Today, students throughout the world conduct research online and complete their school assignments digitally. Many students have access to laptops or tablets provided by their…

  6. Convex optimization highlights ICCV program session 

    December 11, 2015

    By John Kaiser, Research News Convex optimization, prized for its efficiency and utility in solving small and medium-size problems across multiple disciplines, could soon be extended to handle much larger problems and tasks, such as those found in image and vision processing. Explaining how and…

  7. ACM names five Microsoft researchers as Fellows, Distinguished Scientists 

    December 8, 2015

    By George Thomas Jr., Writer, Microsoft Cynthia Dwork, Mary Czerwinski and Sriram Rajamani Three Microsoft researchers have been honored as Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery for their significant contributions to the development and application of computing across multiple disciplines. Mary Czerwinski, whose work…

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