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November 12, 2013

Yas Marina and Le Mans circuits announced for ‘Forza Motorsport 5’

Turn 10 Studios, maker of the highly anticipated “Forza Motorsport 5” racing game, announced the addition of two new classic tracks on Tuesday – Yas Marina and Le Mans.

November 12, 2013

Windows Store update includes a new live tile, search box and personalized app recommendations

In the Windows 8.1 update, you’ll see some changes to the Windows Store that make it easier to find apps you might like.

November 12, 2013

Snap: Tell Xbox One to do two things at once to make gameplay more awesome

Snap, one of the coolest new features for Xbox One, lets you do two things at once: play your game on the left-hand side of the screen, while on the right side Xbox One responds to your voice commands to show your friends’ activity feeds, watch ESPN or even surf the Internet. See the video.

November 12, 2013

Share your video moments with Vine, now on Windows Phone

Now available for Windows Phone devices, Vine gives you the ability to not only post your own moments with a simple touch and record feature, but also interact with others through your feed.

November 12, 2013

Office 365 now available in 141 markets

Office 365 is going to be available to more customers around the world, expanding to 17 new markets and four new languages – for a total of 141 markets.

November 12, 2013

Searching for music videos on Bing just got a whole lot easier

Filling your life with melodic images just got much easier with Bing’s new music video search experience, which filters through more than 1.7 million songs, 70,000 artists and half a million albums to find what your eyes and ears desire.

November 12, 2013

Microsoft exploring integrating fuel cell technology into datacenters

Why reinvent the datacenter? Even when a datacenter is powered by clean sources of energy, a significant amount of that energy is lost in transmission. Also, there is significant inefficiency in the electrical distribution within a datacenter itself.

November 12, 2013

Microsoft, Washington state team up to bridge skills gap in tech

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Washington State Library to bring Microsoft’s IT Academy online training to more than 385 libraries statewide.

November 12, 2013

Bing honors veterans with hackathon

A few weeks ago, Bing hosted a Veterans Challenge hackathon at the Feast Conference in New York to challenge participants and attendees to find a way to support veterans who are transitioning from military to civilian life. See the slideshow.

November 12, 2013

Staff App Pick: Business Insider

New app for Windows 8 delivers business and technology news, data-rich charts, and quirky, off-beat news to keep you entertained. In particular, “Chart of the Day” brings you fun and informative charts that come to life on your tablet.