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November 26, 2013

Manufacturing companies using mobile tech to gain a competitive edge

Pricing pressures, variable demand, growing competition and other challenges have made it more difficult for manufacturing companies to do business. Here are a few companies that became more efficient by using mobile technology solutions to increase productivity and manage their systems.

November 26, 2013

Improved search comes to Skype for Mac 6.11

Skype for Mac 6.11 is now available and boasts a host of improvements, including a better search experience.

November 26, 2013

Get your handy-dandy reference sheet for Xbox One voice and gesture commands

To help you get familiar with Xbox One’s most groundbreaking feature – the wide range of gestures and voice commands you can use with Kinect to control your console – the Xbox team has published a reference sheet you can download and print.

November 26, 2013

Look at ‘em all! Xbox Live Game store Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales for Xbox 360 announced

Head over to Major Nelson’s blog post and prepare to save big as you shop for the Xbox 360 gamers on your list.

November 26, 2013

Buy EA games such as ‘Monopoly’ and ‘The Sims 3’ on sale at the Windows Phone Store

If you don’t feel like waking up at the crack of dawn to get Black Friday deals, you’re in luck – Entertainment Arts has put some of its most popular games on sale at the Windows Phone Store with savings of up to 60 percent for the bargain-hunting gamer.

November 26, 2013

Details emerge for Microsoft Partner Network program’s new timeline

At the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in July, Microsoft made a decision to modify the release timeline for partner program changes. And now, there are more details about it and what you can expect.

November 26, 2013

Staff App Pick: Metrotube

Metrotube (from Lazyworm Applications Ltd.) delivers a beautifully designed YouTube player experience.

November 25, 2013

Decorate your PC for winter with these gorgeous new Windows themes

The Windows team just released a fresh set of free Windows themes, and they’ve included several wintry selections for your seasonally appropriate enjoyment. Take a look, then download today.

November 25, 2013

Around the world in 6 days: A teacher’s journey with Skype in the classroom

You have one week to change the way students look at the world. How do you do it? A great place to start is to consider the recent experience of Arin Kress, a schoolteacher at Park Street Intermediate School, Grove City, Ohio. As Kress relates in a guest blog post for Skype, with two weeks remaining in a school year she developed and completed a program called “Around the World in 6 Days with Skype.”

November 25, 2013

Thousands ‘unbox’ the Kinect for Windows v2 Developer Preview

The preview includes a pre-release Kinect for Windows v2 sensor, access to the new-generation Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK), and ongoing updates and access to private program forums. Microsoft is making the sensor and SDK available to qualifying developers and designers now so they can create their new-generation applications in time for general availability next summer.