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Microsoft’s Shape the Future program aims to help governments solve their biggest problems by making technology more relevant, accessible, and affordable in order to transform education, foster local innovation, and enable jobs and opportunities.

Bing launches a visual search gallery this week to help millions of World of Warcraft players find and learn about armor, weapons, and other in-game gear.

Engkoo, a new language assistance search technology released by Bing in China, helps Chinese speakers learn not just English words but the language itself, complete with slang and idioms.

Windows Business Group employees designed, built and launched a human-powered aircraft in Red Bull’s Flugtag competition. The Windows Phoenix flew (briefly) in front of more than 100,000 people in Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday.

Windows 7 will be a presenting partner for Decibel (dB) Conference, the educational component of the Seventh Annual Decibel International Festival of Electronic Music, Visual Art, and New Media.

Microsoft introduces Age of Empires Online, a re-invention of a classic with a new, socially connected experience.

At Gamescom 2010, Microsoft announced the first wave of Xbox LIVE game titles coming to Windows Phone 7 this holiday.

Many teachers are using Microsoft tools and training to help prepare their students for the future, and are encouraging their peers to embrace using the technology that students are growing up with.

After spending a summer working in Redmond, the junior class women of Brown University’s computer science department find new confidence.

Zig Serafin outlines the future of speech technology and natural user interfaces at SpeechTEK.

Windows Azure is helping enterprise customers drive profits and maximize business value by pushing their computing infrastructure onto the cloud.

Real-time power data monitor uses cloud to provide online, personalized energy- and money-saving recommendations via your Hohm profile.

Microsoft announces the price tag for Kinect and an all-in-one Kinect bundle that includes an Xbox 360, Kinect Sensor, and a video game. Consumers around the world will get a chance to try out the controller-free device during the Kinect Experience Tour.

The New England Research and Development Center (NERD), Microsoft’s only research and development facility on the East Coast, is expanding its footprint, both physically and through technology now shipping in the company’s products.

Microsoft employee Ben Rudolph, a self-proclaimed gadget geek who is becoming better known as “Ben the PC Guy” on the Internet and on television, wants to help match people with their dream machine.

Experts say high-powered processors and mature software are propelling an enterprise movement away from mainframes, even for the most critical applications.

Numerous possibilities with Microsoft’s cloud computing, volume licensing and financing options are part of session discussions at Microsoft’s annual partner gathering, where the focus remains on opening new business opportunities for partners.

Blending expertise in industry and technology, Microsoft partners around the world help customers get more from IT.

Dramatic imagery from NASA Mars missions creates new user experiences in the Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope.

The winners of an Imagine Cup contest to see who could build the best application for the new Windows Phone 7 got an unexpected surprise: the first preview Windows Phone 7 devices given to any developers outside of Microsoft.