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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.

November 7, 2013

‘Ryse: Fight for Rome’ trailer shows combat mechanics, combo system, Colosseum

Take an up-close look at the substantial arsenal used by “Ryse: Son of Rome” soldier Marius Titus, as well as the combat mechanics, combo system and the game’s ever-changing Colosseum in a new trailer, “Ryse: Fight for Rome,” reports Xbox Wire.

November 7, 2013

The Yammer Customer Engagement Partner Program provides more help to companies on their social journey

When a business needs deeper support on enterprise social beyond coaching and self-help, there’s now an invite-only program that can help Microsoft’s partners drive adoption and sustain customer engagement.

November 7, 2013

Running Windows 7? Download IE11 now

With IE11 Microsoft continues to deliver the best performance for real-world websites on your Windows device. IE11 on Windows 7 improves performance across the board, with faster page loading, faster interactivity and faster JavaScript performance, while reducing CPU usage and improving battery life on mobile PCs.

November 7, 2013

Bing helps programmers spend more time writing code, less time searching

The change makes it easier for programmers to look up API reference information, which is a critical part of their daily routine. As the Bing Search Blog reports, Bing looked at ways to streamline the most common aspects of API documentation and show results in a way that is most useful for programmers.

November 7, 2013

‘Spirit of Vengeance,’ second episode of ‘Ryse: Son of Rome – The Fall’ available for viewing

This dark tale is told through the eyes of Marius Titus, a fearless Roman soldier who wants to avenge the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits.