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August 22, 2013
See what ‘Kinect Sports Rivals’ can do with your digital DNA

Check out the video of the Rare team discussing and demoing the amazing upcoming “Kinect Sports Rivals” title for Xbox One. You’ll see how you will be able to create your own virtual in-game athlete, or champion, to play in sports like tennis, wake racing and rock climbing.

August 22, 2013
Here comes a crash course in 3D printing support for Windows 8.1

If 3D printing makes your heart beat a little faster, you’ll probably appreciate Extreme Windows Blog’s overview of new manufacturing specifications and features developed for Windows 8.1, and how these new features can create a bounty of opportunities for all kinds of folks, such as consumers, professionals, hardware manufacturers, and software developers.

August 22, 2013
‘2007 called. It wants its camera phone back!’

That’s one of the better lines from the newest Windows Phone commercial entitled “The Recital,” Microsoft’s latest irreverent take on the smartphone wars. See the new spot, which was created in the same tongue-in-cheek vein as an earlier Windows Phone commercial entitled “The Wedding.”

August 22, 2013
What a difference a year makes: Windows Phone takes second place in Latin America

In one year, the Windows Phone mobile platform has gone from fourth to second place in the Latin American region. International Data Corporation’s (IDC) recently released Mobile Phone Tracker report shows that in the second quarter of 2013, Windows Phone was the second most widely used operating system in Latin America.

August 22, 2013
App of the Week: Lights … camera … Disney Infinity: Action!

In the new, free Windows 8 app Disney Infinity: Action!, you can be both the director and the star of your own original movie, with central casting bringing in characters from “The Incredibles,” “Monsters University,” and the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise.

August 22, 2013
Whooly turns Twitter into real-time community connector

Researchers with FUSE Labs at Microsoft Research have created Whooly (HOO-lee), a Twitter aggregator that lets people know what’s happening in their neighborhood. The beta released today is focused on King County, Wash., which includes Seattle.