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July 23, 2014

Three new fighters, new animations come as part of free update for EA Sports UFC

Bantamweight Division Champion T.J. Dillashaw, the current No. 11-ranked fighter in the UFC rankings, headlines the new trio. Dillashaw is joined by bantamweight Takeya Mizugaki of Japan, currently ranked No. 6 among UFC’s bantamweights. The third fighter is Tyron Woodley, the current No. 3-ranked welterweight in UFC.

July 23, 2014

Take advantage of Lumia smartphones’ SensorCore tracking with Windows Phone apps

SensorCore is an internal low-powered chip that records many of your daily activities without a big battery drain. Because you – like many of us – carry around phones as an extra appendage already, it’s a convenient feature to keep track of your movements throughout the day without buying another device.

July 23, 2014

Lumia 530 smartphone expected to roll out in August

The Lumia 530 will expand the reach of Windows Phone as the first Lumia introduced below 100 euros (at 85 euros, or about $114) and makes it easy to switch between two SIM cards. It also includes the latest version of Windows Phone 8.1, with Action Center and the Word Flow keyboard.

July 23, 2014

This week’s Deals with Gold include ‘Killer Instinct Ultra,’ ‘Powerstar Golf’ add-ons for Xbox One

Be sure not to miss this week’s Deals with Gold for Xbox One and Xbox 360 games and add-ons, with savings of up to 75 percent on games like “Batman Arkham City” and “Batman Arkham Asylum” for Xbox 360, now through July 28.

July 23, 2014

With Microsoft’s help, the British & Irish Lions rugby team took 100 million fans on a victorious journey

See how Microsoft helped out with apps, devices and cloud services as the Lions rugby team toured Hong Kong and Australia, culminating in a 41-16 triumph in the tournament final at Sydney Olympic Park.

July 23, 2014

App of the Week: Battle space villains in a quest for the ultimate weapon in Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’

Just in time for the Aug. 1 release of the highly anticipated summer blockbuster Marvel movie “Guardians of the Galaxy,” fans can get a taste of the action with “Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon” for Windows and Windows Phone.

July 23, 2014

Where are they now? Imagine Cup winners from around the world innovate with Microsoft technology

As Microsoft gears up for this year’s Imagine Cup World Finals July 29-Aug. 2, we take a look at how past winners such as Ana Ferraz of Portugal are taking products to market and making the world a better place in the process.

July 22, 2014

Microsoft sees huge gains in commercial cloud revenue

One of the most striking things in Tuesday’s earnings report is the continued rapid growth of Microsoft’s cloud services. Our commercial cloud revenue increased by 147 percent over the comparable quarter last year, driven by strong growth in Office 365, Azure, Dynamics CRM and other commercial cloud services. As the chart here shows, the commercial cloud annual revenue run rate has basically doubled each of the past two years, and now stands at $4.4 billion and is climbing rapidly.

July 22, 2014

Create mini-movies from your photos using the Storyteller app on Windows Phone

As the Conversations blog explains, “Rather than leaving them untouched, or sharing to Facebook as single images, take a few minutes with Storyteller to make them special. Storyteller provides you with a new way to browse your photos and videos by grouping them into events, which can be viewed within a timeline, on a map, or combined into a video story.”

July 22, 2014

Skype shows off city pride in photos, from Guadalajara to Athens

Skype recently asked users to share photos of their favorite cityscapes, and chose four cities to be featured in the upcoming Skype City Sights photocollaboration.