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February 6, 2014

Easily make Skype part of your website or email signature

As Skype’s Tips & Tricks blog explains, “If you build upon the Web with a site of your own, you can add a button to your site allowing users to contact you on Skype. Even if you’re not a Web designer, you can add Skype links to your email signature with a little know-how.”

February 6, 2014

Introducing a new hub control to present videos, images and more in Windows 8.1

After hearing your feedback, the Windows Apps team built a hub control that focuses on presenting different types of data – such as lists, text, videos, links and images – in separate sections.

February 6, 2014

Keep up with the Winter Games through the Winter Sports collection in the Windows Phone Store

For the next two weeks, millions of eyes will fall on Sochi, Russia, to watch the Winter Games. And when you need information about it, the Winter Sports collection in the Windows Phone Store has apps to help you follow all the action on the slopes, ice rinks and everywhere else.

February 6, 2014

You can use more than 7,000 languages with Windows 8.1

The world is shrinking because of technology, and with 202 keyboard layouts in Windows 8.1, you can enter text in more than 7,000 languages, writes Andrew Smith on the Windows Experience Blog.

February 6, 2014

Chris Pratt answers your questions about ‘The LEGO Movie’

As the hero in “The LEGO Movie” you only get to hear Chris Pratt as Emmet Brickowoski, but in a video posted on Xbox Wire, you can see him answer questions submitted by Xbox Video fans on social media.

February 6, 2014

Fashion Week: 2014 Windows Device Collection

Windows PCs, tablets and phones make great accessories. Flip through our top picks and find the perfect fit for your life.

February 6, 2014

Web developers have saved more than 1 million hours using modern.IE

Since modern.IE was launched last year, developers have “saved over 1 million hours testing for Internet Explorer,” writes Jason McConnell on the Exploring IE blog. “We launched modern.IE with the simple aim of helping Web developers test their sites with IE and are thrilled to find that the site has made a real impact after just one year.”

February 6, 2014

Fourth-largest US school district boots up 1:1 initiative with Microsoft technology

Aiming to bridge the divide between students who have access to tech skills and those who do not, Miami-Dade County Public Schools will roll out a total of 100,000 Windows 8 devices by August 2015.

February 6, 2014

Staff App Pick: ‘Jetpack Joyride’

It can be tricky to find a smartphone or tablet game that has a balance of pick-up-and-play elements, deep skill building and character advancement. “Jetpack Joyride” for Windows and Windows Phone fulfills all of these requirements. You play as Barry Steakfries, a hero breaking out of a lab trying to keep an ultra-powered jetpack out of the hands of evil scientists.

February 6, 2014

App of the Week: Catch all the glory of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games with NBC Sports Live Extra apps

Follow your favorite events from your tablet, laptop, PC and smartphone with the help of the NBC Sports Live Extra apps for Windows and Windows Phone.