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September 3, 2014

App of the Week: Connect with your friends and family using GroupMe for Windows Phone

Planning a party with friends? Changing a meeting time with co-workers? Want to send a video message to team members before a game? Whatever your group, the GroupMe app for Windows Phone makes it easy and fun to connect.

September 3, 2014

Texas school district chooses Windows 8.1 tablets over Chromebooks

The Willis Independent School District in Texas has chosen ASUS Transformer Book T100 tablets – equipped with Windows 8.1 and Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 – over Chromebooks for its students, many of whom don’t have easy access to technology.

September 3, 2014

Toshiba unveils Encore Mini, a 7-inch tablet, and new laptops, including a convertible

The Encore Mini comes with Windows 8.1 with Bing, and a free, one-year subscription of Microsoft Office Personal. The tablet is powered by an Intel Atom Z3735G processor and 1 GB of RAM, and has up to seven hours of battery life.

September 3, 2014

New Acer Aspire Switch 11 unveiled, along with updates to other convertible laptops

Acer is expanding its Aspire Switch family, adding both a refresh to the 10-inch series and a new 11-inch model, the company announced at IFA 2014, a leading consumer electronics tradeshow in Berlin.

September 3, 2014

$199 ASUS EeeBook X205 is an 11.6-inch laptop powered by an Intel Atom quad-core processor

ASUS unveiled its affordable EeeBook X205 laptop, which will sell for just $199 and be available in the U.S. and Europe starting in November, with the announcement made at IFA 2014, a leading consumer electronics tradeshow, in Berlin.

September 3, 2014

‘Minecraft: Xbox One Edition’ available Sept. 5 for download in the Xbox Store

“Minecraft: Xbox One Edition” will become available Friday, Sept. 5, for download in the Xbox Store, and owners of “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition” can upgrade for $4.99.

September 3, 2014

Shots of the beautiful game win photo master class and trip to Victoria Falls

In partnership with National Geographic, Microsoft has awarded three smartphone photographers using the Lumia 1520 a trip to Victoria Falls and a master class with professional photographer Stephen Alvarez, who chose the winners after a round of public voting.

September 3, 2014

New gaming PCs, including 17-inch touch laptop, announced by Lenovo

Lenovo announced two new PCs for gamers, including the Y70, Lenovo’s first 17-inch touch laptop, and the ERAZER X315 as the latest addition to its desktop gaming lineup.

September 3, 2014

Use Office Mix and win 15 Surface Pro 3 tablets for your favorite school

With back-to-school season underway, Office Blogs reports that you can enter the Lessons to Life Contest by using Office Mix, an easy and engaging way to share Microsoft PowerPoint lessons online.

September 2, 2014

Defend the solar system against a horde of bad guys in ‘Warframe,’ now available for Xbox One

“Warframe,” now available for Xbox One and free to play, has it all: It’s a “sci-fi, space Ninja game that has a persistent world,” creative director Steve Sinclair says in a video, shared above.