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Halloween is close enough to get into the “spirit” with the Windows Phone Store’s Halloween Collection of ghoulishly fun and spook-tacular apps and games. Check out some of our free favorites.

The Windows Experience Blog shares 8.1 reasons to “love” Windows 8.1, and among them is Bing Smart Search, more multitasking and better touchscreen typing.

Want to learn how to inspire innovation and collaboration? Attend the free Office 365 virtual event on Nov. 7 featuring industry thought leaders and other special guests, the Microsoft US Partner Team blog reports.

To welcome the Surface 2 to the U.K. (it goes on sale Wednesday), British musician Dizzee Rascal unveiled a huge 27 x 16-foot high Surface in Trafalgar Square, where people could stop by and experience the next-gen tablet for themselves. It even came with a working giant keyboard.

Red Stripe Deals save you at least 50 percent off the original price of favorite apps, indie games and Xbox titles. The latest collection includes HDR Photo Camera, “Paper Racer” and “Mirror’s Edge.”

As the Microsoft Research Connections Blog reports, the 8-meter dome installation is at the Shixinlu primary school, and is powered by six high-resolution projectors. Dan Fay, director of Earth, Energy and Environment at Microsoft Research Connections, represented the WorldWide Telescope team at the grand unveiling of the dome.

Microsoft has published a series of PowerPoint templates covering bullying and other social situations faced by the families of the more than one million children with autism in the United States. The new series is part of a collaboration with Autism Speaks and the University of Washington Autism Center.

To get everyone oriented with the update, Matthew de Beer over at the Skype Tips & Tricks blog has put together a guide for various levels of users, whether you’re experienced with both Skype and Windows 8, new to both, or new to one but not the other.

Through these agreements, Microsoft gives communities access to Microsoft BizSpark memberships for startups, business networking, capital investment opportunities, events and workshops on the latest Microsoft technologies for developers and the 4Afrika Internship and Volunteer programs, providing access to Microsoft mentors and experts as additional resources.