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On June 14, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio will be the grand marshal for the Sprint Cup Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. MORE: Preseason Top 25 | SN coach rankings, 1 to 128 | Big Ten coach rankings “I’m both thrilled and honored to have been named grand marshal of the Quicken Loans 400,” Dantonio said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to witnessing one of the premier events in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....

On Saturday, the Big Ten foes will square off with regular-season conference supremecy on the line. No. 8 Michigan (22-3) and No. 21 Maryland (19-6) are each positioned to finish atop a league that could send nine teams to the NCAA Tournament. MORE: Watch Michigan vs. Maryland live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Both teams will feature new faces absent from their previous meeting. Michigan’s leading scorer, Ignas Brazdeikis, is a freshman, while Maryland’s Jalen Smith, Eric Ayala and Aaron Wiggins have stood out as first-year contributors....

No. 6 Michigan travels to No. 8 Michigan State in a Big Ten, top-10 showdown on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 pm. ET at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich. The game will be televised on FOX. Michigan (7-0) is off to its best start since 2016 under Jim Harbaugh. The Wolverines continue to win with a punishing ground game led by Hassan Haskins and Blake Corum, and Aidan Hutchinson leads an improved defense....

That includes WrestleCon 2015, a monster-sized, two-day convention on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 at the San Jose Garden Hotel in San Jose, CA that features a virtual who’s-who of nearly 100 past and current wrestling stars. The impressive list of people appearing to sign autographs and take pictures includes Ric Flair, Rey Mysterio, Matt and Jeff Hardy, Trish Status, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and many others....

The Upcoming New Prices for Microsoft 365 The Redmond giant announced its plans on the Microsoft 365 blog. Fortunately, you still have a little time to prepare for the price hike, as the company won’t raise them until March 1, 2022. When that date arrives, Microsoft will raise the cost of its commercial 365 plans to their new prices. It’s not a uniform raise across every service, so some plans will have a bigger price increase than others....

Software developers love web apps, because they can write one application, and it can run on any computer. That’s because they essentially run inside a custom web-browser. Users, on the other hand, hate them, because they never look or feel right, they are often slow, and they are bloated by design. Mac users especially prefer apps designed to use all the built-in features of the computer. “I think OS-native benefits are less important on Windows,” software developer and tech CTO Martin Algesten told Lifewire via Twitter....

title: “Microsoft Adding New Hybrid Work Features To Teams And More” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “Harry Whaley” Microsoft Teams is getting the bulk of the update, such as shared channels for collaborating with people outside of a workspace and changes to the user interface of video calls. PowerPoint is getting the ability to record videos and deliver presentations via Teams, with a preview coming later. First is front row for Teams, a UI change that moves the team gallery in a video call to the bottom of the screen....

Dubbed the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, the event will take place live at 10:00 AM PT on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Facebook. Although there are no announcements regarding what Bethesda and Microsoft are going to show, Xbox’s official Twitter account claims that the event will center on games, world premieres, and new titles slated to make their way to Game Pass. RELATED: Sony Announces State of Play Event for Horizon: Forbidden West...

Speaking to GameSpot, Microsoft confirmed the limited availability planned for the console in a brand new statement. After referring to the platform as a “special launch edition,” the company proceeded to relay the excitement it has allegedly seen from consumers thus far, and urged fans to check out their local outlets to see if there are still Xbox One S consoles in stock. Since the Xbox One S is capable of giving a performance boost to some titles – not to mention the fact that it upscales to 4K – it’s obvious to see why dedicated Xbox users would want to secure the upgrade sooner rather than later....

Then, when the game continued its marketing push and elements like the Stormtrooper dancing reared their ugly heads, it turned nearly every Star Wars fan into what Lucas has inevitably made them: a cynic. However, having a cynical outlook isn’t necessarily a bad thing, in fact that’s what Microsoft was looking for when they were developing the game. According to Kudo Tsunoda, the Creative Director for Kinect, the development team tried to bring on the most passionate of Star Wars fans in an effort to make a motion controlled game that appealed to a wide age group....

It sounds like there will be more than enough content for the Xbox One at launch, but Microsoft is also putting plans into motion to keep a steady stream of software flowing to consumers. While some first-party games are already confirmed for the system — Titanfall being among one of the most heavily anticipated — a recent job posting on Microsoft’s site reveals that a successful IP will be returning with a new free-to-play demeanour....

So soon after the launch of Kinect, the company’s controller answer to the motion question, Microsoft really has no need to begin looking towards the future with a new console. If Kinect ends up selling as well as Microsoft predicts it will, then the motion tech itself will serve as the next generation of the Xbox in place of a completely new piece of hardware. In this new state of gaming, the schism that exists across all of the platforms, and the increasing desire to gain gamers’ attention, makes it both advantageous and risky to come out with a new console....

In the mid-2010s, Microsoft began to acquire a number of game developer studios and publishers. When this period began is somewhat up to interpretation, as the mega company began acquiring outside game studios as early as the 2000s. Purchases began to ramp up after the company acquired Obsidian Entertainment and Ninja Theory in 2018. Concerns began ramping up when it acquired ZeniMax Media in 2020 before Microsoft announced it would acquire Activision Blizzard in early 2021....

Major Nelson has promised to followup with Macsterr once the investigation into the controversial PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ad has concluded, but it’s unclear what will come about from the whole situation. After all, even if Microsoft did admit to copying Macsterr’s work with its PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ad, Macsterr wasn’t commissioned to create an ad for PUBG and doesn’t have the rights to its IP or characters. Microsoft, meanwhile, has secured PUBG as an Xbox One console exclusive for the time being, and clearly has a vested interest in the game....

Microsoft has made SkyDrive the most useful and versatile cloud storage service available for personal use. Simple to use yet powerful, the application gives users a choice to personalize their experience easily. From spanning files and devices to apps, Microsoft SkyDrive has become a favorite cloud backup of many. With a modern web design, SkyDrive offers a great user experience on desktops, Mac as well as tablets and smartphones. With faster uploads and improved usage, the cloud app has opened way for thousands of opportunities for users....

OS: The Surface Pro, like we mentioned above, runs the full version of Windows Pro – so it’s basically like your laptop, only more portable. The iPad 4 runs the latest version of iOS – iOS6, while the Nexus 10 runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. So in terms of OS, all three are pretty much up to date in their own league. Display: If you’re looking for a big screen, the Surface Pro does emerge the winner with its 10....

While Xbox may struggle to eclipse PlayStation in console sales, Microsoft seems to have an edge in the publishing game. At least, that is what Metacritic appears to think, having named Microsoft its 2021 publisher of the year. RELATED: Microsoft Activision Blizzard Acquisition Reportedly Being Investigated for Insider Trading Microsoft came in first this year after scoring 6th in the 2020 Metacritic lineup. The publisher released five games in 2021, with ten “scored products” on Metacritic....

Microsoft Teams vs Slack: Price Winner: Microsoft Teams One of the most important factors for any business is the price of software or hardware to the business and the ROI (return-on-investment) it can bring. Starting with Slack it starts for…free – that’s right if you want to use Slack it will cost the business no additional charge. You can easily install Slack for different computers through various operating systems and devices....

Announced just over a month ago as part of Microsoft’s plans for Windows 10, HoloLens sparked the excitement and imagination of gamers and tech enthusiasts alike. While the headset was shown bringing Minecraft to life in a very in-your-face way, many gamers questioned how it would fit into the gaming landscape. As a burgeoning piece of tech, it’s hard to know for sure where HoloLens will find a home, but Microsoft is optimistic....

In a video shared to YouTube last week, Microsoft outlined its plans to work with external studios to develop cloud-native games, while also introducing a new Cloud Gaming Organization within its publishing wing, Xbox Games Studios Publishing, which was responsible for titles such as Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Microsoft Flight Simulator. This new division is headed by Kim Swift, who joined the team as a director of cloud gaming last year, after her brief stint at the now-defunct Stadia Games & Entertainment....