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July 15, 2014

Rally space troops against an evil empire in ‘Panthera Frontier’ – now on Windows Phone

“Panthera Frontier” puts you in tactical command of a fleet of spaceships in the Panthera Federation tasked with stopping the tyrannical Wolf Empire in its quest to take over your planets.

July 14, 2014

Kinect for Windows helps Argentine soccer fans enjoy team’s rise to championship match

While watching their team ascend to the finals of the world’s premier soccer tournament, Argentines who showed their blue and white stripes at several supermarkets in Buenos Aires were able to buy beer at a discount using a Kinect for Windows display.

July 14, 2014

Last day of Xbox 360 Ultimate Games Sale includes ‘BioShock Infinite’ and ‘Modern Warfare 3’

The Xbox 360 Ultimate Games Sale ends Monday, July 14 with Day 7 deals that offer savings of between 50 and 80 percent on some of your favorite games.

July 14, 2014

Project Adam: Artificial intelligence advances with Microsoft Research

If you’re a dog lover, you become adept at identifying dogs. But what if your smartphone could identify them faster than you? At the 15th annual Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, that object recognition technology, dubbed Project Adam, was on display.

July 14, 2014

Get an early dose of ‘The Strain’ with exclusive, behind-the-scenes looks on Xbox

If you can’t wait for the July 13 premiere of FX’s horror drama “The Strain,” you can get an early dose of it exclusively on Xbox One and Xbox 360. Among the videos you can see are behind-the-scenes looks, custom teasers, art and photography.

July 14, 2014

Bing scores big during the world’s premier soccer tournament

The month-long global fever focused on the beautiful game ended Sunday with Germany’s victory over Argentina in extra time. It also showed off Bing’s triumph – as a successful predictor of matches during soccer’s premier tournament: 15 out of 16.

July 14, 2014

Project Sienna Beta 3 now available for easily creating powerful mobile apps for enterprise

The new Beta 3 release of Project Sienna is now available, and it makes it even easier for business experts, business analysts and other “app imagineers” to create powerful, custom mobile apps without having to know any programming.

July 14, 2014

Internet of Things team is ready for you at Worldwide Partner Conference 2014

On Friday, Microsoft announced a new Windows Developer Program for the Internet of Things (IoT), and if you’re attending the Worldwide Partner Conference 2014 in Washington, D.C., you’ll get a chance to learn more about how to unleash the potential of IoT for your business.

July 14, 2014

Pro tips: How to keep on top of the Worldwide Partner Conference

Eric Ligman, Microsoft’s senior sales excellence manager, has all of the pro tips, from where to watch keynote speeches live, to how best to follow the conference on Twitter and the Microsoft Info Partner App.

July 14, 2014

Cortana to get an advanced degree this fall

This fall, Cortana, the personal assistant for Windows Phone 8.1, will be smarter than ever with academic data powered by Bing. This addition to Bing will make that service even more robust — and will help make Cortana the best personal assistant for researchers.