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November 8, 2013

AT&T and the Microsoft Store now taking pre-orders for Nokia Lumia 1520

The new device, first unveiled in October, costs $199.99 with a two-year contract and comes in four colors: matte black, matte yellow, matte white and glossy red. (See the screenshot above.) It will be available exclusively on AT&T’s 4G LTE network starting Nov. 22.

November 8, 2013

Use the Kinect on Xbox One to redeem QR codes in less than seven seconds

Using a Vine clip, Major Nelson (aka Larry Hryb) shows how easily Xbox One players can redeem a product code, such as the one he’s holding for a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial, using Kinect. All he says is “Xbox, use a code” as he turns to the sensor, holding up the sheet with the QR code, for the system to process it.

November 8, 2013

ChronoZoom challenge: Visualize history and compete for $5,000 and a trip to Moscow

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create visualizations that use ChronoZoom datasets and to provide new functions that educators and students have requested.

November 8, 2013

Watch ‘Experience the Possible’ webcasts to learn more about Office 365 and business

If you’re looking to learn more about how Office 365 can help you in business, tune into a series of webcasts, “Experience the Possible,” that showcase the business value of the Microsoft productivity platform by using common, everyday scenarios.

November 8, 2013

Check out these steps to make a compact device

If have a great idea for a small-footprint (compact) device – such as RFID scanners or portable ultrasound machines – and wonder what to do next, then advice from Colin Murphy, technical product manager, may be just what you need.

November 7, 2013

Microsoft Ireland team takes top honors at 2013 Repak Recycling Awards

The Microsoft Ireland team was recognized for its efforts in packaging reduction and implementing more sustainable packaging protocols, writes Josh Henretig, on the Microsoft Green Blog.

November 7, 2013

Take a trip back to Antiquity with Thursday’s Bing home page image of Hieropolis

Pamukkale (Turkish for “cotton castle”) has something intriguing on its outskirts – the ancient city of Hieropolis, or, more accurately, what’s left of it. You can check out the ruins of that city from the time of Antiquity on Thursday’s Bing home page.

November 7, 2013

Use Office Web Apps to work with others in real-time

Now on Office Web Apps – the best free alternative to Office apps – you can work with others on documents in Word, PowerPoint or Excel and see where your colleagues are working in those files, see changes as they happen and contribute/edit simultaneously.

November 7, 2013

Office 365 customers can get up to 40 percent off Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Professional

News of the special offer was announced this week in Barcelona at Convergence 2013 EMEA, the annual event for the Microsoft Dynamics community in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

November 7, 2013

Walk on the Dark Side in ‘Star Wars: Tiny Death Star’ for Windows and Windows Phone 8

Sometimes, it’s fun to be the bad guy. In “Star Wars: Tiny Death Star” – new to the Windows and Windows Phone Stores – you go to the Dark Side, where you join forces with Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader to build a new moon-size Death Star.