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November 20, 2013

Every Wednesday, Developer Awwwards – yes, Awwwards – recognize innovative design and quality coding

Every Wednesday starting Nov. 20, you’ll see a winner of the weekly Developer Awwward, launched by Internet Explorer as a new way to honor websites that achieve the balance between innovative design and quality code.

November 20, 2013

German hospital uses Microsoft technologies to create an intelligent operating room

Physicians from all over Europe come to Siloah St. Trudpert Klinikum in Pforzheim, Germany, to learn a special procedure for kidney-stone removal from the man who pioneered it in the late 1990s. In 2010, the hospital upgraded the operating room system to one that uses Microsoft Windows Embedded. The new system enables higher-quality image transmission and integrated control of surgical equipment.

November 20, 2013

Wave your hands to control content on Redbox Instant by Verizon for Xbox One

It couldn’t get any easier to find a movie using the new Redbox Instant by Verizon app for Xbox One: just use your voice to search for movies, and wave your hand to control the content, writes Brad Bowers, senior product manager, Redbox Instant by Verizon, on Xbox Wire.

November 20, 2013

New Walgreens app for Windows 8 makes prescription refills and photo printing easy

Try the new Walgreens app for Windows 8 for a convenient way to refill prescriptions, upload photos from your device to make prints and keep track of your Balance Rewards points.

November 20, 2013

Join Lenovo’s ‘Making the Migration from Windows XP’ live chat

Lenovo is holding a live chat about “Making the Migration from Windows XP” starting at 11 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

November 20, 2013

Let us know what you think about Visual Studio 2013 RTM

Since Visual Studio 2013 was released on Oct. 17, it’s been adopted at a higher rate than Visual Studio 2012. The Visual Studio team would like to hear what people think about it and invites them to take the Visual Studio 2013 RTM survey.

November 20, 2013

Windows Phone is ready for its close-up with the arrival of Instagram

As of Wednesday, Instagram, the wildly popular photo-sharing app, is available in beta for Windows Phone 8 users worldwide, and Waze – a GPS navigation app with turn-by-turn directions and real-time user-sourced road conditions – is also available.

November 20, 2013

Microsoft declares quarterly dividend

Dividend of $0.28 per share payable in March.

November 20, 2013

Xbox One SmartGlass now available to make your Xbox One rock even more

You can use the free app for Windows and Windows Phone to learn about the new features of Xbox One, and after you’ve unboxed your new baby, you can speed through its initial set-up.

November 20, 2013

Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 updates are ‘very compelling,’ says Network World

Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 received high praise from Network World in a review published Tuesday about the operating system updates.