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October 16, 2013

‘Do lunch’ with HGTV designer David Bromstad via the #BingIt Twitter chat, at noon PT on Oct. 16

A post on the Bing Search Blog describes Bromstad’s designs as being on the cutting edge of commercial and residential trends with a keen and sophisticated eye on color and style. You may have seen him on one of three of television’s hottest design shows including HGTV’s HGTV Star, Design All Stars and The White Room Challenge.

October 15, 2013

Hear ye, Hear ye! Music lovers get a great app update with Windows 8.1

“For Windows 8.1, we’re taking all we’ve learned, adding some new tricks and releasing our best products yet,” says Alex Garden, general manager for Xbox MVR. “Our team has completely re-imagined and rebuilt Xbox Music for Windows 8.1.”

October 15, 2013

SkyDrive and Windows 8.1: The road to smart files and more

The Inside SkyDrive blog recently introduced smart files in Windows 8.1, which allow you to have your files always with you while being unconstrained by storage capacity on your devices. On Tuesday, Blogging Windows followed up with a post by Adam Czeisler, development manager on the SkyDrive team in Windows Services.

October 15, 2013

Thought of these reasons to share your screen in Skype? Find out how

Lots of people make Skype calls with their parents. And lots of people get questions from their parents about how to do one thing or another on their computer. Have you ever thought about sharing your screen over Skype to show them firsthand?

October 15, 2013

Open-tech enthusiasts team up to offer an app that connects kids with local activities

School is well underway by now and that means there’s a world of kids who have a few hours to kill every afternoon. What’s a parent to do? The Peel Children and Youth Initiative in Ontario’s Peel region found that there are plenty of activities available, but there is a general lack of awareness and access to those activities.

October 15, 2013

Developers: Get your game on with the latest advances in Direct3D

With the releases of Windows 8.1 and Xbox One right around the corner, the Windows team took a moment Monday to recap the advances made in Direct3D for game developers as well as share a bit of insight into the ongoing work around improvement and innovation in Direct3D.

October 15, 2013

On the road with the Xbox One racing team at the Bathurst 1000

If you like your racing virtual-style, note that you won’t have to wait much longer until you too can race around Mount Panorama, with the highly anticipated racing game “Forza Motorsport 5” set to launch exclusively with the Xbox One on Nov. 22.

October 15, 2013

How Xbox Live Compute will juice up gaming on Xbox One

On Thursday, John Bruno, lead program manager, Xbox Live, shared what his team has been working on with Xbox Live Compute to deliver the power of the cloud to game developers, and through them, to game players around the world.

October 15, 2013

Staff App Pick: Front Desk Magazine

Planning a recent group meeting in Chicago, this week’s author discovered Modern Luxury’s FrontDesk Windows 8 app – a monthly publication that shows you what’s happening in Chicago that month. It’s organized like a magazine with Shopping, Restaurants, and the not-to-be-missed Secret Chicago.

October 15, 2013

Study reveals skills today’s students need to succeed in tomorrow’s world

On Tuesday, Microsoft released findings from an IDC study we commissioned to gain a better understanding of how we can help better prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow. The study identifies the skills and competencies that will be highly valued by employers now and through the year 2020.