Month: July 2013

July 25, 2013
Xbox One to support self-publishing

Big news: You (and you and you, too) will be able to create games and experiences for Xbox One and Xbox Live. So says Marc Whitten, chief product officer of Xbox.

July 25, 2013
Royal revelers flock to Skype

The arrival of little George Alexander Louis (otherwise known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge) made headlines all over the world, but it also inspired many royal revelers to take to Skype. Skype reported a king-sized 55 percent increase in global Skype-to-Skype minutes yesterday over the same Monday last year.

July 25, 2013
Public-private partnerships prove essential to fighting cybercrime

On Wednesday in Washington, D.C., Microsoft’s Assistant General Counsel Richard Domingues Boscovich participated in a discussion exploring how public-private partnerships can play an important role in fighting cybercrime. In a blog post today Boscovich goes into detail about how Microsoft has teamed up with various public-sector agencies and organizations in an effort to stymie botnets.

July 25, 2013
Preview the new Fresh Paint app for Windows 8.1

If you’re running the Windows 8.1 Preview, you can get a first look at the new version of Fresh Paint, the popular app that lets anyone create digital art masterpieces that look like real paintings.