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November 21, 2013
Red Stripe Deals now available at the Windows Store

With Red Stripe Deals, which have been really popular over in the Windows Phone Store, you can save at least 50 percent off the original price of a favorite app, indie game and Xbox title. As the Windows Experience Blog reports, the trio that kicks this off in the Windows Store is: “Einstein Brain Trainer” ($2.99, regularly $4.99), your personal brain coach; “Joining Hands 2” ($1.49, regularly $3.49) immerses you in a world of adorable Peablins whose hands need to connect for a harmonious life; and “Reckless Racing Ultimate” ($2.49, regularly $4.99).

November 21, 2013
Send sensitive information through Office 365’s encrypted emails

Banks sending credit card statements to customers, insurance companies providing policy details to clients and healthcare providers sharing sensitive information to patients will be able to use encrypted emails for those exchanges through Office 365, starting early next year.

November 21, 2013
An invitation to binge viewing from your friends at Hulu Plus and Xbox One

Hulu Plus for Xbox One features larger, richer images, easier ways to find your favorite content, and new dedicated pages for Hulu Originals, Hulu Latino, Hulu Kids and video game trailers. You can also watch Hulu Plus and play games simultaneously, either by snapping Hulu Plus to one side of the screen or switching back and forth. See the video.

November 21, 2013
Join the worldwide celebrations of Xbox One launch

12:01 a.m. is a magic time Friday, when Xbox One is available with more than 10,000 retail locations in 13 countries opening their doors. But you can start the celebration before then by participating in virtual or real launch events around the world, writes Major Nelson on his blog.

November 21, 2013
New Zealand celebrates first, but not last, as Xbox One launches

One of the first places in the world where Xbox One became available was in New Zealand, and at a special midnight event Friday at Auckland’s Shed 10, hundreds of fans celebrated the arrival of the console amid rock music and an Xbox green beacon in Auckland.