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August 21, 2014

Go ahead and bluff your way through ‘Fibbage’ for Xbox One

This much is true: “Fibbage” is a “lying, bluffing, fib-till-you-win multiplayer trivia party game” where you fool your friends with your lies, avoid theirs and find the truth.

August 21, 2014

‘Mystery Skype’ makes magic in the classroom

Mystery Skype is an educational game, invented by teachers, played by two classrooms on Skype. The aim of the game is to guess the location of the other classroom by asking each other questions.

August 21, 2014

Overhauled Office Dev Center provides essential training and guidance for cloud solutions

The site is for developers transforming solutions to the cloud, as well as getting started building on Office 365. It provides a central location for upcoming Microsoft and third-party events, easier access to key sample code and apps that would make the development process easier, and training resources.

August 21, 2014

Save up to 50 percent on ‘Star Wars: Assault Team’ in-app purchases for a limited time

For one week, you can save up to 50 percent off all in-app purchases in “Star Wars: Assault Team.” This can help build your squad of favorite Star Wars heroes, hone strategy and deploy their special tactics.

August 21, 2014

Updated version of Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 public preview now available

It includes the Kinect Fusion tool kit, which provides higher resolution camera tracking and performance, and delivers more than 200 improvements to the core SDK.

August 21, 2014

Potential of Internet of Things to transform retail stores explained in new white paper

The concept of IoT – billions of devices and things connecting to systems and the cloud – may seem overwhelming and complicated. To make it less so, on Thursday, Microsoft released a white paper that underscores the vast potential of IoT to transform the retail store, and outlines the most effective ways retailers can use IoT.

August 21, 2014

Microsoft Access users: Register now for Oct. 8 event in Denver

If you use Microsoft Access and want to know more about the new Web capabilities in Access 2013 or how to improve your Access client applications, you can now register for the Oct. 8 Access Day in Denver.

August 21, 2014

More than 100 new Streetside and 3D cities now on Bing Maps

These could come in handy if you’re planning to visit any of these places and want to preview the sights to get oriented. You can see Streetside imagery in both Bing Maps and the Bing Maps Preview app exclusively on Windows 8.1.

August 21, 2014

Red Stripe Deals give you big savings on ‘Frederic: Resurrection of Music’ and much more

The Red Stripe Deals save you at least 50 percent off games and apps for Windows Phone, PCs and tablets. The newest collection takes you around the world with one of the world’s greatest composers, gives kids their own hair salon to run and makes your device a powerful photo editing studio.

August 21, 2014

#MSFTCOSO POV: Making the world safer one hack at a time

Our project, called “Safer kids. Saner parents.,” welcomed 41 practical strangers to brainstorm and deliver a functioning “dashboard” to help parents learn about and manage their kids’ online activities across our three screens: the PC/laptop/tablet, the game console and the mobile phone.