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December 11, 2013

It’s bewitching: Watch ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – VGX Trailer’

Now out for fans of “The Witcher” series is a new trailer for “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,” shared on Xbox Wire and unveiled at VGX 2013, the next generation of Spike TV’s annual Video Game Awards.

December 10, 2013

First prize for Nobel Media’s scalable and reliable website, run on Windows Azure

With the Nobel Prizes awarded Tuesday, the Nobel organization’s website is being inundated with visitors from around the globe who want to read all the details. Windows Azure helps Nobel Media’s site scale up and down to meet that demand.

December 10, 2013

Collect bananas while riding the Fluffy Unicorn in ‘Despicable Me: Minion Rush’

Coinciding with the recent DVD release of “Despicable Me 2,” this free game adds the role of one of these adorable gibberish-speaking characters in a competition against other Minions.

December 10, 2013

11 security bulletins issued on Update Tuesday

On Tuesday, Microsoft released 11 security bulletins, five which are rated critical for Internet Explorer, Windows and the Microsoft graphics component.

December 10, 2013

Updated Skype for Windows Phone 8 loads faster, adds copy-and-paste for instant messaging

An updated version of Skype for Windows Phone 8, version 2.13, was released Tuesday and it gives users a faster start-up time, the ability to copy-and-paste instant messages in chat and adds other fixes and improvements.

December 10, 2013

Windows Store reports games and social are biggest app categories for downloads

To help developers improve their apps and identify opportunities for new apps, the Windows App Builder Blog has started sharing periodic reports about the Windows Store trends.

December 10, 2013

Pen a poem about managing Bring-Your-Own-Device and win an Xbox 360 with Kinect bundle

If you’re a Bring-Your-Own-Device chieftain – managing devices, data and apps in your workplace, and you can write a poem about it, you could win an Xbox 360 with Kinect bundle.

December 10, 2013

First update for Visual Studio 2013 is here

The first update for Visual Studio is now available, fixing some key bugs – including improved stability of the XAML designers in Visual Studio and Blend.

December 10, 2013

Raising the Bar: Exploring the diversity gap within the legal profession

By 2042, the U.S. population is projected to be “majority minority,” and no one race or ethnicity will any longer be the majority in America. While America increasingly reflects the extraordinarily diverse people and cultures from around the world, the legal profession does not.

December 10, 2013

Windows Store sale includes SuperPhoto, ‘Pylon’ and ‘Skulls of the Shogun’

Tis the season for sales, and in the Windows Store, you’ll find a weekly trio of apps and games discounted to at least half-off through the Red Stripe Deals collection (a staple in the Windows Phone Store).