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November 1, 2013

Get a load of what it took to create Surface 2’s stunning display

As Stevie Bathiche, Microsoft distinguished scientist and head of the Applied Science team, explains in the Surface Blog and video above, delivering an impressive display requires focus on far more than just pixel count.

November 1, 2013

Games with Gold’s free November offerings: ‘A World of Keflings’ and ‘Iron Brigade’

“A World of Keflings” and “Iron Brigade” are the two new free games in November for Xbox Live Gold members, as part of the Games with Gold program.

November 1, 2013

Using pen and touch with Surface gives artists many illustration options

On the Extreme Windows Blog, Gavin Gear takes us through various ways of creating illustrations using Windows 8.1, the Surface pen and Photoshop CC.

November 1, 2013

‘Ryse: Son of Rome’ season pass gives players savings with new add-on packs

Microsoft Studios and Crytek on Friday announced a season of upcoming multiplayer content for “Ryse: Son of Rome” that gives players new battlefields, armor, events and more to expand their legacy in the exclusive Xbox One launch title.

November 1, 2013

‘Dr. Panda’s Airport’ helps make plane trips fun for kids – and easier on parents

If you have kids, you’ve probably had less-than-stellar experiences flying with hem – or want to put it off for as long as you can. “Dr. Panda’s Airport” helps kids get familiar and comfortable with air travel – from arriving at the terminal, checking in and looking for the right gate, to waiting for baggage.

November 1, 2013

‘UNO & Friends’ arrives in the Windows Store

“UNO & Friends” is available in the Windows Store and gives you a chance to play with your friends – wherever they are in the world. You can also make new friends in this online global community of fans as you throw down in the middle of this all-new multiplayer experience.

November 1, 2013

Microsoft’s largest scale education agreement will help boost skills for 4 million students in Sao Paulo state network

On Thursday, Microsoft announced an agreement with the Sao Paolo State Department of Education (SEE) to offer Office 365 free of charge to more than 4 million students from the state education network through the Student Advantage program. This joint initiative with the SEE represents an investment of almost $900 million, based on the individual subscription costs for Office 365.

November 1, 2013

Window Server for Embedded Systems now available to take on the most critical challenges

“We think this is going to become the product for purpose-built, next-generation, enterprise class server appliances,” said Partha Srinivasan, product manager, Windows Embedded Server and SQL Products in a post on the Windows Embedded Blog. “With this edition, enterprises and OEMs [original equipment manufacturers] now have a lot more capabilities and a host of improvements they can leverage to enhance performance, save space and ensure nearly constant uptime.”

November 1, 2013

Giving Heroes: Suit up and power youth causes!

Throughout Microsoft’s giving campaign, we asked our employees to share the nonprofit organizations that inspired them. Then we worked with artists to create interpretations of these Giving Heroes. Each day this month, we’ll post one of the creations to the Microsoft Facebook page.

November 1, 2013

Check out these five OneNote tips from the writers of the horror blockbuster ‘The Conjuring’

The OneNote team recently had the chance to sit down with Chad and Carey Hayes, the writing duo who penned the script for the summer horror blockbuster “The Conjuring.” In a post on the OneNote Blog on Thursday (Halloween), the two writers share five tips for beginning and aspiring writers.