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April 16, 2014

Get more out of the Skype Community with tips on subscriptions, advanced searches and replies

To stay up-to-date with Skype, the Skype Community should be one of your go-to destinations. Skype’s Tips & Tricks blog shows you how to make the most of the Community through forum subscriptions, advanced search features and helpful replies.

April 15, 2014

Students, with help of Skype, visit glacier atop Eyjafjallajökull volcano

Eyjafjallajökull, the ice-capped Icelandic volcano that erupted in 2010, shut down air traffic across Europe and stranded millions of passengers worldwide. But, with the help of Skype, students from the US and UK recently visited the glacier atop the volcano and got to see how the ice is rapidly retreating.

April 15, 2014

‘Archie Riverdale Rescue’ merges classic comic with city building simulation for Windows PCs and tablets

Play as Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie and other favorite characters as you personalize, decorate and bring Riverdale back to its former glory. You can also reboot those beloved characters with thematic clothing packs, pursue new relationships and complete quests.

April 15, 2014

Find medieval mayhem in ‘Dragon’s Blade II FX’ — exclusively on Windows Phone

The sequel to “Dragon’s Blade” is now available exclusively in the Windows Phone Store and with it comes battles in a mysterious land brimming with monsters, dungeons and hidden treasure. “Dragon’s Blade II FX” is a classically styled turn-based role playing game (RPG) that can be played solo or with other players online.

April 15, 2014

Hurry! Xbox Gotham-themed games sale and Xbox Live Spring Sale end April 21

It’s Batman fever during this spring fever week – be sure to check out the Gotham-themed games and add-on deals in the Xbox Games Store, with discounts of between 50 and 75 percent. And don’t miss the deals available on this week’s Xbox Live Spring Sale, with savings of between 33 and 75 percent.

April 15, 2014

Hands on with ‘Below’ from Capybara Games: ‘You’re always one hit away from dying’

“Below,” Capybara Games’ upcoming game for Xbox One, is about exploration, but to explore you’ll need to survive, says Nathan Vella, Capybara Games president. And that’s no small feat.

April 15, 2014

Microsoft Azure updates include improvements to websites, virtual machines and mobile services

There is now general availability support of Traffic Manager with Azure websites, which can improve the performance and availability of websites. The team has also added support for an additional server language with Azure Web Sites – Java. This makes it easy to deploy and run Java Web applications written using a variety of frameworks and containers.

April 15, 2014

‘Titanfall: Expedition’ downloadable content is coming in May

The game’s first downloadable content pack, brings with it three new maps — Runoff, Swamplands and Wargames — that represent the latest stomping grounds for the IMC Expeditionary Forces.

April 15, 2014

Converting data into fuel for ambient intelligence

“The opportunity we have in this new world is to find a way of catalyzing this data exhaust from ubiquitous computing and converting it into fuel for ambient intelligence,” says Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella. “This fuel will power improved experiences, understanding and interactions.”

April 15, 2014

Microsoft Avro Library release announced

The release brings complete .NET implementation of the Avro serialization format to Azure HDInsight Service and to the open source community, writes Maxim Lukiyanov on the Windows Azure blog.