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November 22, 2013

Put your inner artist to work on the Xbox One Wireless Controller and win up to $1,000

If you have visions of cool art on it, use the template in this blog post to submit up to three unique designs for the controller, and you could win up to $1,000, writes Xbox’s Major Nelson.

November 22, 2013

Nokia launches new contest for creating apps for visually impaired

The Do Good Mission is actually one of eight contests within Nokia Create, a competition that encourages development of a wide range of apps for Windows Phone 8 and Nokia Lumia devices. Check out this video for more information: Nokia Create: Do Good Mission.

November 22, 2013

New generation of games begins with Xbox One launch

With the deepest and most varied launch lineup in Xbox history, the new games and exclusive titles tap the incredible power of new hardware and the cloud, as well as exclusive features such as Xbox Live, Kinect and Xbox One SmartGlass that bring a new world of gaming to life.

November 22, 2013

Gamers around the world party in advance of Xbox One release

Gamers around the globe are taking part in launch celebrations Thursday for the Xbox One, some at parties and rock concerts in venues from New York to Zealand, others watching a live broadcast on Spike TV, and many by lining up at retail stores to be among the first to buy the new console when it goes on sale at midnight Friday.

November 22, 2013

Oh, Xbox One – we’ll always have Paris (and Berlin and Milan)

One of the Xbox One launch parties in Europe took place on the edges of the Seine in Paris, France. Twelve hundred fans, media, local celebrities and partners gathered to celebrate the launch at the City of Fashion & Design.

November 22, 2013

Microsoft Dynamics CRM apps now available for Windows Phone, iPhone and Android

Some of the main capabilities provided by these applications include create, update and delete CRM records such as Tasks, Account, Contact, Lead and Opportunity; create appointments; assign records to other users; search for records; attach images to records; create and update notes and make phone calls using native device experience.

November 22, 2013

Spotlight on the StorSimple acquisition one year later

In a blog post over on In the Cloud, Corporate Vice President of Windows Server & System Center Brad Anderson takes a look at Microsoft’s acquisition of cloud storage company StorSimple. Microsoft acquired StorSimple on Nov. 15, 2012, “an investment aimed at helping our customers solve data storage challenges using cloud and advanced storage technologies,” Anderson writes.

November 22, 2013

BizTalk Services, Azure Active Directory and Traffic Manager now available

On Thursday, Microsoft announced the general availability and preview of several cloud computing services that help developers better integrate applications, manage identity and enhance load balancing.

November 22, 2013

Netflix app is a perfect fit for Xbox One

With the Netflix app on Xbox One, available Friday, you’ll be able to use your voice to fire it up and start playing your favorite movies and TV shows and use gestures to swipe through your choices in My List or just browse.

November 21, 2013

Let users talk to maps in your apps – and make the maps talk back

If you’ve developed an app that includes maps, and you want to add a feature that allows your users to talk to the map and for it to respond to them, that’s possible using Bing Speech Recognition Control for Windows 8.1 and the Windows 8.1 SDK.