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August 22, 2014

Gameloft’s ‘Modern Combat 4,’ ‘N.O.V.A. 3’ and other titles on sale through Sept. 9 in the Windows Phone Store

Gameloft regularly delivers action-packed thrills with its games, and now, many of those are on sale in the Windows Phone Store through Sept. 9. Check out these games and more – including super hero favorites like “The Amazing Spider-Man” – in the Big Deals from Gameloft collection in the Windows Phone Store.

August 22, 2014

Latest updates to Microsoft Azure include new Azure Search and NoSQL document database services

A major set of updates has arrived for Microsoft Azure, including DocumentDB (a preview of a new NoSQL document service), Azure Search and portal support for SQL Server AlwaysOn and community-driven Virtual Machines.

August 22, 2014

‘Dead Island 2’ gameplay shows off perfect spot for a post-apocalyptic vacation

In contrast to the blood and gore of undead uglies attacking innocent bystanders, the scenery of “Dead Island 2” is a sun-soaked paradise. Xbox Wire describes a brief demo that delivers “a teasing taste of the wickedly creative carnage.”

August 22, 2014

Come to Microsoft Thursday to play ID@Xbox games

If you’re in town for PAX Prime weekend, or if you live in or around Seattle, Microsoft invites you to its Redmond campus Thursday night, Aug. 28, to play more than 25 of the ID@Xbox games coming in the next 12 months from independent developers.

August 22, 2014

Hands-on session with ‘Dying Light’ shows competitive cooperation in action

Xbox Wire shares a hands-on session with the game, “dropped in the middle of a critical story mission” and “tasked with working alongside a second survivalist to seek out an explosive charge and its detonator, before pairing the items to make a building go boom real good.”

August 22, 2014

Prepare your campaigns for the changes coming up in Bing Ads

In mid-September, advertisers will see desktops, laptops and tablets combined into a single device target in Bing Ads – which means any campaigns that only target desktops and laptops will begin targeting tablets as well, and similarly, any campaigns that only target tablets will also begin including desktops and laptops.

August 22, 2014

Weekend Reading: Aug. 22nd Edition – Microsoft and TracFone partner on a pilot project and the HTC One (M8) comes to Windows

As summer winds down, Weekend Reading delivers stories on a project that helps diabetes patients, a profile on the chief technical officer of Microsoft’s Cloud and Services organization, and the debut of the HTC One (M8) for Windows smartphone.

August 21, 2014

Use FaceGame on Yammer to put names to faces

It’s a simple 30-second challenge that helps you to learn and remember your colleagues’ names, and is generated by a custom learning algorithm that integrates with Yammer’s enterprise social network. You sign up with one click, and then you can take the quiz instantly (photos and names are automatically organized from your Yammer account).

August 21, 2014

Put the pieces together with these photo-collage apps for Windows Phone

Lots of us don’t want to be limited to posting just one photo at a time, using our phones. We like to get several related photos up there at once to show a special event, place or moments we’re experiencing. Fortunately, there are several good photo-collage apps for Windows Phone that make that a snap.

August 21, 2014

Windows Phone 8.1 incorporates tough security measures required by government agencies

Government agencies are interested in the promise of a mobile workforce, but also are concerned about security risks. Microsoft has created a “strong list of requirements that formed the core set of new enterprise capabilities for Windows Phone 8.1,” writes Rick Engle, Microsoft principal Windows technology specialist.