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July 28, 2014

Get ripped with P90X for Xbox Fitness, now available exclusively on Xbox One

Thirty days. Take those days and with the help of P90X for Xbox Fitness, this extreme workout program from trainer Tony Horton, you can get ripped from head to toe.

July 28, 2014

Video: The ‘Halo: Nightfall’ panel at Comic-Con features stars and creators

If you weren’t at San Diego Comic-Con to check out the panel on “Halo: Nightfall” – or if you were there and just couldn’t make it – 343 Industries has your back, posting the nearly one-hour session online.

July 28, 2014

Yeah, ‘Project Totem’ is cute, but it requires serious puzzle chops

“Project Totem,” developed by Microsoft’s Press Play studio, is colorful, cute – and deceptively challenging as players at the Xbox Lounge at the San Diego Comic-Con learned over the weekend.

July 28, 2014

Lumia 930, Windows 8.1 and OneDrive make families the stars of the UK’s Cornbury festival

Families who attended the U.K.’s Cornbury music festival earlier this month got to star in their own film and watch it there – thanks to the Lumia 930, Windows 8.1 and OneDrive – in a live demo called “One Experience.”

July 28, 2014

Microsoft Software & Systems Academy expands to Camp Pendleton, Fort Hood

On Monday, Microsoft announced it has expanded a software development and training program for U.S. active duty service members transitioning out of the service. The Microsoft Software & Systems Academy, launched in 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, is now operating at Camp Pendleton in California and Fort Hood in Texas.

July 28, 2014

Xbox Games with Gold for August includes ‘Crimson Dragon,’ ‘Strike Suit Zero’ for Xbox One

Get ready for August and Games with Gold offerings for Xbox Live Gold members, with “Crimson Dragon” and “Strike Suit Zero” becoming free downloads for the month, starting Aug. 1, and replacing current Xbox One Games with Gold titles. On Xbox 360, “Motocross Madness” (normally $9.99) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members from Aug. 1-15. Then, Aug. 16-31, “Dishonored” (normally $19.99) will be available.

July 28, 2014

‘The Witcher III: Wild Hunt’ forces tough, and often demonic, decisions

“The Witcher III: Wild Hunt” is a massive and beautiful open-world, role-playing game in which you’ll be forced to make tough decisions, sacrifice others for the greater good and travel into the darkest depths of both the world and your own psyche, writes Xbox Wire.

July 28, 2014

Microsoft expands program to offer transitioning service members training for tech jobs

Service members stationed in California and Texas who are transitioning from the military are now eligible for the Microsoft Software & Systems Academy.

July 28, 2014

Microsoft kicks off //oneweek and you won’t believe the hacks!

The hackathon – Microsoft’s first-ever companywide exercise in growth hacking – is a key part of //oneweek, CEO Satya Nadella’s effort to reinvent the way the company does business and to encourage the rise of brilliant ideas no matter where they originate.

July 28, 2014

Hackathon team looks to understand human behavior in markets using big data

Apurv Jain’s “Hack the Markets” team is one of more than 2,200 from across the company participating in the hackathon, in venues all over the world, to innovate and to solve problems.