New Microsoft App To Coordinate Disaster-Relief Efforts

Posted by timothy on Thursday January 17, 2013 @10:21AM from the it-just-plays-marco-polo dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft on Wednesday launched a new mobile app powered by Windows Azure called HelpBridge that lets you both ask for help after a natural disaster, as well as offer to give it. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the launch is an excellent initiative to rally everyone around one cause: supporting each other during a time of need. You can download the app right now from the Google Play Store, the Apple App Store, and the Windows Phone Store. Unfortunately, it's only available in the US right now, but hopefully Microsoft will be expanding regional support soon."

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But what about when all power is gone? by ericbrow · 2013-01-17 10:23 · Score: 5, Insightful

How will this help if all power, all hotspots, and all cell towers are down? There were dead spots during hurricane Sandy .
1. Re:But what about when all power is gone? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · 2013-01-17 10:33 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Disaster relief?
  Do we REALLY need another Windows 8 story? :-)
  
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Re:Huh! by Antipater · 2013-01-17 10:38 · Score: 5, Funny

True, but Amateur Radio is sadly unavailable to the majority of citizens, due to their neckbeard allergy.

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