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November 27, 2013

The Bing Food & Drink app makes it easy to explore recipes from all around the world, choose from more than 100,000 wines and cocktails, and learn tips from celebrity chefs like Wolfgang Puck and Tom Colicchio to make your next meal a taste-tempting success with family and friends.

November 27, 2013

Accelerometer, Gyrometer or Inclinometer? Tips on choosing the best sensor for your Windows 8 apps

See the video for a quick overview of the sensors available on Windows 8, and the blog post for detail on how to choose the best sensors for your app, and great tips and tricks, including how to use multiple sensors in an app.

November 26, 2013

Seek vengeance, save the empire: Check out the newest trailer for ‘Ryse: Son of Rome’

Take a look at the new trailer for “Ryse: Son of Rome” in which a hero rises to seek vengeance and save the Roman Empire.

November 26, 2013

Find a bounty of apps pre-integrated with Windows Azure Active Directory

Windows Azure Active Directory (AD) lets organizations connect their on-premises Windows Server AD identities to the cloud, enabling end users to single sign-on into multiple cloud-based applications. Read about the more than 500 applications that are pre-integrated with Windows Azure Active Directory and available now.

November 26, 2013

Manufacturing companies using mobile tech to gain a competitive edge

Pricing pressures, variable demand, growing competition and other challenges have made it more difficult for manufacturing companies to do business. Here are a few companies that became more efficient by using mobile technology solutions to increase productivity and manage their systems.

November 26, 2013

Improved search comes to Skype for Mac 6.11

Skype for Mac 6.11 is now available and boasts a host of improvements, including a better search experience.

November 26, 2013

Get your handy-dandy reference sheet for Xbox One voice and gesture commands

To help you get familiar with Xbox One’s most groundbreaking feature – the wide range of gestures and voice commands you can use with Kinect to control your console – the Xbox team has published a reference sheet you can download and print.

November 26, 2013

Look at ‘em all! Xbox Live Game store Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales for Xbox 360 announced

Head over to Major Nelson’s blog post and prepare to save big as you shop for the Xbox 360 gamers on your list.

November 26, 2013

Buy EA games such as ‘Monopoly’ and ‘The Sims 3’ on sale at the Windows Phone Store

If you don’t feel like waking up at the crack of dawn to get Black Friday deals, you’re in luck – Entertainment Arts has put some of its most popular games on sale at the Windows Phone Store with savings of up to 60 percent for the bargain-hunting gamer.

November 26, 2013

Details emerge for Microsoft Partner Network program’s new timeline

At the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in July, Microsoft made a decision to modify the release timeline for partner program changes. And now, there are more details about it and what you can expect.