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August 19, 2014

Windows Stores in the Windy City: 24 new stores coming to Best Buys in Chicago

“Building off the strategic partnership Microsoft and Best Buy entered into last year, these 24 new stores within Best Buy will be the premier destination for Microsoft products” in the area, writes Brandon LeBlanc in a blog post.

August 19, 2014

Why Windows Phone 8.1 is the smartphone of choice for business

When it comes to smartphones in the business world, security and manageability stand out as top reasons many companies choose Windows Phone, writes Craig Dewar in a post on the Windows For Your Business blog. Windows Phone is “truly enterprise-grade – from its security enhancements to the ease with which IT can provision and manage it.”

August 19, 2014

HTC One (M8) for Windows debuts

Starting Tuesday, the HTC One (M8) for Windows, the first device to ship in the U.S. with the Windows Phone 8.1 Update, will be available exclusively through Verizon Wireless online and in stores.

August 19, 2014

ProShot photo app for Windows Phone puts DLSR functions at your fingertips

In a roundup of favorite Windows Phone apps this week, ProShot is among those chosen by the Conversations blog team. ProShot, already popular, has had a recent update which adds several tweaks, including more resolution options for a variety of Lumia models, finer control for contrast and saturation sliders, and an increase in max zoom to 7X.

August 18, 2014

News reader apps for Windows Phone give you the info you want, when you want it

Trying to find time in your day to catch up with the news? Several news reader apps for Windows Phone can make that easy for you.

August 18, 2014

Develop an entire world with the megalomaniac-friendly ‘Doodle God: Planet’

You’ve loved playing with the elements of life to create little worlds before, but now “Doodle God: Planet” for Windows and Windows Phone lets you unleash your originality and creativity to develop an entire planet.

August 18, 2014

Web designer uses Lumia as his ‘perfect’ personal/professional companion’

“Because it runs Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview, which merges with Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system, I have access to all my files anytime, anywhere,” Andrei Mihai says. “And there is my digital assistant Cortana. With her I’m confident that I won’t miss anything regarding my work.”

August 18, 2014

New Nokia X2 has plenty of playing – and staying – power

The Nokia X2, the newest addition to the expanding Nokia X family of affordable smartphones, has a lot of muscle behind it, with a dual-core, 1.2GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM, which enables it to perform tasks much more efficiently, writes Adam Fraser on the Conversations blog.

August 18, 2014

Latest Xbox One update, with new social and mobile features, starts rolling out

One of the most requested features on Xbox Feedback includes mobile purchases. Now, using Xbox SmartGlass or on Xbox.com, you can remotely purchase games and add-on content.

August 18, 2014

Visual Studio ‘14’ CTP 3 released, along with .NET Framework vNext

Included in the release of the community technical preview are all the Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 Web tooling improvement and ASP.NET vNext alpha 3 runtime packages. It has improved tooling support for ASP.NET vNext, such as support for build configuration and support for unit tests.