Month: August 2013

August 5, 2013
Skype lands starring role in Off-Broadway play

Fans of Skype and of theater get a rare treat with this week’s opening of “The Skype Show or See You in August,” which will run Aug. 9 to 25 at The White Box at 440 Studios in New York City. True to the show’s title, Skype plays a pivotal role.

August 5, 2013
Bing on Windows Phone 8 gets new look, features

Windows Phone 8 users will soon see upgrades for Bing that include a streamlined interface, new search result categories, richer results for popular websites, bigger thumbnails and faster results that use less data.

August 5, 2013
Everything you wanted to know, and probably more, about your GPU

If you’re someone who likes a lot of information about what your PC’s doing behind the scenes, you might want to check out GPU-Z, a Windows-exclusive tool from TechPowerUp that can tell you nearly every detail about your GPU (and if you didn’t already know that stands for graphics processing unit, you probably don’t want to know every detail).

August 3, 2013
Security enhancements in Windows 8.1 help keep your data secure

Microsoft shared the Windows security vision and how that vision translates into new security enhancements in Windows 8.1 at the Black Hat conference this week. The upcoming Windows 8.1 update offers a full spectrum of new and improved security capabilities, from features that enables devices to be fully locked down by IT, to remote security options for BYOD devices, to safeguard for personal devices that need to access business resources outside of work.

August 2, 2013
Check out 7 cool new indie games for Windows Phone

There’s a pretty amazing selection of games available for Windows Phone, and many of the coolest are from scrappy indie developers. The Windows Phone team features a selection of these in its Next Big Thing Collection, just updated with seven new games.

August 2, 2013
Phishing scam asks for credit card info to ‘unblock’ email

The Security Tips & Talk blog highlights a phishing scam that comes in the form of an email message claiming to be from Microsoft. The message states that the user’s email account is blocked and can only be unblocked with a credit card number. It’s not from Microsoft.