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March 13, 2014
Xbox One continues most successful launch in Xbox history

February NPD Group figures released Thursday showed that Xbox One continues selling at a record-breaking pace with 258,000 units sold in the U.S. in the month of February, surpassing Xbox 360 sales by over 61 percent at the same point in time.

March 13, 2014
Buck(y) up with these new ‘Captain America’ emoticons for Skype

You can now be the “captain” of your Skype emoticons – “Captain America,” that is, as well as four other limited-edition emoticons: the mysterious Winter Soldier, Nick Fury, Black Widow and Bucky, all featured in the upcoming film, “Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”

March 13, 2014
Staff App Pick: Gojee. Gorgeous.

Each week, we bring you new app recommendations from our colleagues. This week’s mouth-watering Staff App Pick comes from Tereza Nemessanyi, a partner business evangelist in Developer and Platform Evangelism at Microsoft.

March 13, 2014
Find the right picture faster with Bing’s Image Match

Searching for images can be tough, especially when you’re trying to nail down one with high resolution and the right dimensions. Bing has introduced a new feature that can match an image in a few clicks – without having to go back and scroll through the results pages.

March 13, 2014
Ready for battle: The weapons of ‘Titanfall’

Now that the team over at Xbox Wire has unlocked all the weapons in “Titanfall,” they’re sharing a guide to the tools of the Titan trade, from the Sidewinder to Quad Rocket and many, many more.

March 13, 2014
Microsoft announces Office 365 Personal

Coming this spring, Office 365 Personal is a new option designed for an individual. It allows for one PC or Mac and one tablet to be connected to the service and will be available for $69.99 per year or $6.99 per month.

March 13, 2014
So many education apps! Here’s help picking the best

Based on the feedback of educators around the globe, as well as the Microsoft education team’s experience in navigating the crowded app landscape, the team has curated a list of hundreds of the best education apps available – from apps that make lessons more accessible for students with learning disabilities, to e-readers and text books, to apps that cover every imaginable curricular subject.