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December 20, 2013

New version of Microsoft Security Intelligence Report app is available

The latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, volume 15, is available via a new version of the SIR app that runs on Windows 7- and Windows 8-based systems.

December 20, 2013

Catch IE and Red Bull Rampage mountain bike contest on NBC Dec. 21

Dec. 21, NBC and Red Bull will bring the Red Bull Rampage ultimate freeride downhill mountain bike contest to an NBC channel near you!

December 20, 2013

Here’s a one-stop resource for Windows Azure Pack blog posts

Windows Azure Pack lets you build an application once, then deploy it in any Microsoft cloud, and since it was announced in June 2013, there have been many Microsoft blog posts about it. Now you can find those posts in one place to help you get familiar with this technology.

December 20, 2013

Get ready for a big year of great games coming to Xbox in 2014

Before you sit down for a holiday break packed with gaming, take a look at what’s coming down the pike in the year ahead with new Xbox games. You’ll see “Tom Clancy’s The Division,” “Kinect Sports Rivals,” “Project Spark” and “Titanfall” among the adventures to look forward to in 2014.

December 20, 2013

Send mash-ups of short vids and texts with GIF Chat app for Windows Phone 8

Who doesn’t love animated GIFs? If you do, and you want to make your own short, looping videos to send to family and friends like you would a text message, you can make them with the GIF Chat app, now available for Windows Phone 8 devices.

December 20, 2013

Because of the program’s popularity, another 500 kits are being made available to those who want to bring their great ideas to life with the Kinect for Windows sensor and SDK. Applications must be completed and submitted by 9 a.m. PT, Jan. 31, 2014, but don’t wait until the last minute to apply, suggests the Kinect for Windows team.

December 20, 2013

See the top 10 most popular Bing home pages in 2013

As the Bing Search Blog reports, “From underwater mangroves to Himalayan mountain ranges, you were able to traverse the planet on the homepage in 2013. With that in mind, we thought it would be interesting to end the year highlighting the top ten most popular homepages based on your interaction.”

December 20, 2013

Belgian financial company KBC chooses Office 365 for collaboration

KBC, with home markets in Belgium and Central and Eastern Europe, is moving its collaboration tools to the cloud, and after examining various solutions available on the market, has chosen Office 365, the company said in a press release Dec. 20.

December 20, 2013

Lync Software-Defined Networking API available for free

If you have a Lync Server deployment, you now have access to the Lync Software-Defined Networking API for free. The API provides a data stream of information about media flows, which are then fed into an SDN controller to inform the network about what needs to happen and where. And with that, there should be harmony in the network.

December 19, 2013

Top apps, including Vine, keep getting better on Windows Phone

Several of the Windows Phone Store’s top apps have just gotten recent updates to enhance your experience with them, including 6snap, Weatherbug and Vine.