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September 26, 2013

Who knew Skype was a contact sport? How to iron out contact issues and enjoy more video calls

Ever try to make a Skype video call to a friend, and it didn’t go through? The problem may well be that your friend never accepted the contact request you sent them. Matthew de Beer, author of Skype’s Tips & Tricks blog, reveals that and more in his Wednesday post about contact issues.

September 26, 2013

Tighten up network security with Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication – available now

With password theft, phishing and key-logging, it’s a wonder that IT professionals have slept at all the last several years. On Thursday, Microsoft shared some welcome news for weary IT pros, announcing the general availability of Windows Azure Multi-factor Authentication.

September 26, 2013

Build SharePoint development environments quickly on Windows Azure

Microsoft has released a Windows Azure developer image that comes with SharePoint 2013 and Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate RC pre-installed. The image also contains scripts to provision and configure SharePoint 2013 with or without an Active Directory running on a different machine.

September 26, 2013

Mutations be gone: Microsoft .NET releases immutable collections

Nine months after preview, the Microsoft .NET team has released a ready-for-primetime package of immutable collections on the NuGet Gallery. Find out why developers should care.

September 26, 2013

‘Just Dance 2014’: Why creators of No. 1 dance game are so jazzed about the new Kinect and other Xbox One advances

Find out how the higher definition and greater power of Xbox One allow Ubisoft to deliver a full HD Just Dance. And how the new Kinect enables better tracking of players and an improved camera to track dance moves more accurately. And get this – the new Kinect’s ability to track up to six players allows for some very cool acrobatic choreography (like human pyramids!) available only on Xbox One.

September 26, 2013

Meet the new trainer in your pocket, adidas miCoach, now on Windows Phone 8

Motivation is key to getting in shape, and if you can’t have a personal trainer that will haul you out of bed every day, adidas miCoach may be a great option for becoming a better you.

September 26, 2013

Department of Defense employees now able to use Microsoft Lync 2013 to connect to information network

Earlier this month, Lync 2013 added a new accreditation to the fold by achieving JITC certification for Voice, Video, and Instant Message & Presence (IM&P) at the Joint Interoperability Testing Center in Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Becoming JITC certified is one of the primary ways of validating software’s ability to work and interoperate on the DoD’s Defense Information Switched Network (DISN).

September 26, 2013

Microsoft participates in industry coalition on European patent system

On Wednesday, Microsoft announced it is participating in a cross-industry coalition dedicated to the creation of an effective European unitary patent system.

September 26, 2013

App of the Week: Join the Pork Side in ‘Angry Birds Star Wars II’ for Windows Phone

If you’ve ever played the ridiculously addictive original “Angry Birds Star Wars” game, this sequel pretty much sells itself. But “Angry Birds Star Wars II” for Windows Phone doubles down on the action by letting you decide if you want to use the Force for good – or take a darker path by joining up with the greedy Pork Federation.

September 26, 2013

Web developers: New BrowserSwarm tool lets you spend less time testing, more time innovating

Say hello to BrowserSwarm, a tool that helps Web developers automate how they test their JavaScript projects across devices and browsers. Launched Thursday, BrowserSwarm is a partnership between Microsoft, Sauce Labs and the open source team of Append To.