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October 3, 2013

Attention, student developers: Imagine Cup 2014 is on!

If you are or know a student who has a great idea for an app, then be sure to check out Imagine Cup 2014 – Microsoft’s premier global student technology competition that offers more than $750,000 in cash and prizes.

October 3, 2013

Why the Mail app for Windows 8.1 delivers the best email experience on any tablet

Building for touch brings a wide range of improvements to the Mail app in Windows 8.1. For instance there are easier ways to select one or more messages, and to drag-and-drop messages into folders. Also, the app bar now has a visible preview, which makes it easier to access with either mouse or touch.

October 3, 2013

Creative director of ‘EA SPORTS UFC’ on achieving the realism of the fight

Without giving away too much of the interview, Hayes talks about the difficulty and importance of connecting fighters’ feet to the floor, what the power Of Xbox One brings to the experience, and how sometimes “hyper-authenticity” might not be such a bad thing.

October 3, 2013

MakerBot CEO on their latest gadgets and how Windows 8.1 natively supports 3D printing

In addition to MakerBot’s 3D scanner, learn more about the MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer, which has helped bring 3D printing to a wider audience.

October 3, 2013

These interns spent the summer at Microsoft making an app that translates songs. What’d you do?

Applause, applause, applause – or aplausos, aplausos, aplausos in Spanish – for three recent high school grads who spent 10 weeks this summer at Microsoft Research Redmond and made Song Translator, a Windows 8 app that can translate your favorite songs into a new language.

October 3, 2013

From student to Microsoft employee, a journey marked by thinking big and driving forward

New Microsoft employee Katie Doran can’t imagine a more perfect theme for the 2013 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) of Women in Computing than “Think Big, Drive Forward.” In a blog post on the Microsoft Research Connections Blog, Doran writes that she has been “thinking big things about my own career and driving ideas forward through events like GHC, the world’s largest annual event for technical women.”

October 3, 2013

North America Xbox One tour begins Thursday

The Area One leg of the North America Xbox One Tour kicks off Thursday in Philadelphia, Pa. For all dates and locations, see the spreadsheet on Major Nelson’s blog. This is a great opportunity to see Xbox One up close and try out the new controller and some of the games. Admission is free but will be on a first-come, first-serve basis – and you must be 18 or over to attend due to the content that’s available for play.

October 3, 2013

Latest update to At Bat 13 on Windows Phone 8 includes complete postseason coverage

Just in time for the start of each MLB Divisional Series, At Bat 13’s latest update now includes complete postseason coverage viewable by series, with scoreboards, in-progress video highlights and video recaps of each game.

October 3, 2013

TT Games director answers queries about ‘LEGO Marvel Super Heroes’ for Xbox One

Arthur Parsons, game director on “LEGO Marvel Super Heroes” from developer TT Games, recently took questions from Xbox Wire about the upcoming title for Xbox One, in which you control your favorite Marvel heroes as they unite to stop Loki and a host of other villains from destroying Earth.

October 3, 2013

Hands-on with the ASUS ROG G750 gaming laptop

ASUS sells a legendary lineup of gaming gear called Republic of Gamers (ROG). The Extreme Windows Blog’s Gavin Gear recently ran the ASUS ROG G750JX gaming laptop through its paces and shared his first-hand experiences on Wednesday.