Redmond, Washington -- A free mobile app for the Windows 8 platform developed in collaboration with an IT company NextGen Healthcare, enables consumers to store, track and share their personal medication records. The MedicineCabinet lets patients create personal medication records on their mobile devices for easy tracking and sharing that is aimed at supporting patients in adverse conditions with doctors.

Redmond, Washington - Released just after its debut on Windows Phone 8, Microsoft-owned Skype on Tuesday updated its Android app, and the update boasts a brand-new design for tablets, the ability to sign in and merge with a Microsoft account, and better audio.

Redmond, Washington -- Microsoft has embarked on a latest initiative, rolled out a commercial networking site enabling small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs to promote their products and expertise and interact with potential customers and partners primarily using Skype on a global scale.

The new website, called Skype in the workspace (SITW) available for public use, is free and already being used by about 500 small businesses that began participating in it during its six-month beta period, Microsoft said over the weekend.

Redmond, Washington -- Confirming rumors that started swirling around yesterday that said Microsoft's 13-year-old Windows Live Messenger will soon be just a memory. After many years of trying to brand its Live Internet services, Microsoft has finally announced that it is bidding adieu to its Live Messenger chat service, and migrate almost all of its users to Skype, which the company had acquired a year ago and was the focal point of the Windows Phone 8 launch event, the company announced in a blog post.