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August 29, 2013
Racing simulator adds full motion to the mix

If you’re really into racing games on your PC, you may have a multi-display setup, a wheel, maybe even some pedals. That gives you wrap-around visuals, car-like controls and force feedback. Not bad, but you may wonder what could boost the realism even further. Chris Stevenson asked that question and started tinkering, and the result is a Windows-based full-motion racing simulator that Chris calls “Project E.B.T.R.” – for “everything but the rims.”

August 29, 2013
Phil Sorgen named leader of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group

Sorgen previously led Microsoft’s U.S. Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners Group, and in his new role will manage a team of sales and marketing professionals tasked with helping Microsoft’s 620,000-strong partner community to capitalize on news areas of growth in cloud computing, mobility, big data and enterprise social technologies.

August 28, 2013
10 ways companies boost their business using Skype

When most people think of Skype, they picture friends and family members bridging long distances to share a moment together. That’s an accurate image, but it’s missing a key aspect of Skype: it’s a powerful business tool too.

August 28, 2013
Build your app once, run it anywhere: PaaS for the modern Web arrives

In developing the soon-to-arrive R2 Wave, Microsoft engineers closely examined what organizations need and want from the cloud. One theme they repeatedly heard was the desire to build an app once and have that app be able to live in any data center or cloud. Good news: That functionality is now here.

August 28, 2013
Where oh where has my Video Call button gone?

The Skype team’s Matthew de Beer wants to answer your questions about Skype. Earlier this month he wrote a post taking on frequently asked questions about Skype status. Recently he dug through more questions from Skype Support, and found two common queries related to the availability of video calls.

August 28, 2013
Watch the 10 most memorable Skype video moments from the past decade

Ten years goes by pretty fast, but it’s true: Skype is now a decade old. And over the years, many unforgettable events have been captured using it. Now, Skype’s Big Blog has put together a list of its “10 most memorable Skype video moments from our first decade.”

August 28, 2013
Bing and SkyDrive bring out the words in photos

Starting Wednesday, when you take photos with your Windows Phone device and auto-upload to your SkyDrive camera roll folder, a new Bing-powered optical character recognition tool (OCR) will run on those photos so you can instantly see the extracted text in those pictures.

August 28, 2013
Follow the yellow brick road to ‘Temple Run: Oz’

Inspired by the Disney film “Oz the Great and Powerful,” the mobile game “Temple Run: Oz” takes you back to that magical land from your childhood. But you don’t have to endure a tornado to get to it – you only need a Windows Phone 8 device and $.99 to start an adventure into the latest installment of the classic runner.