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July 1, 2013

Text of an internal e-mail from Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer to employees regarding changes in leadership within the Interactive Entertainment Business group.

July 1, 2013

On June 28, the Skype team laid out its plans for the road ahead with mobile devices, focusing on a modern design that puts conversations first, focuses on quality and performance, and delivers a common set of experiences across multiple platforms and devices. The team isn’t wasting any time delivering on its goals. Later the same day they released Skype 4.9 for iPhone and iPad. And today, the team delivered the all-new Skype for Android 4.0.

July 1, 2013

The NOOK app for Windows 8 is now faster and easier to use, with a bunch of new features – just in time for back-blanket summer reading.

July 1, 2013

Windows Phone presented a ton of content at Build last week. You can get everything online now, but your friends at the Windows Phone Developer Blog have made it even easier by rounding up all the sessions you’ll care about, with something for everyone from beginners to advanced levels.

July 1, 2013

Facebookers: there’s now a free update for the Facebook for Windows Phone app, which takes the one-of-a-kind integrated Facebook People Hub experience to the next level, with a complete overhaul of the user experience.

July 1, 2013

Redbox – the ubiquitous red kiosk full of games and DVDs found at gas stations, convenience and big box stores throughout the country – is now available for Windows Phone 8. Use the free app to find the closest Redbox on an integrated Bing map, then reserve the movie or game you want from those available.

July 1, 2013

SkyDrive Pro apps are now available for Windows 8 and Apple iOS for SharePoint Online users in Office 365. Use the apps to view documents in your SkyDrive Pro folder, select specific content to take offline when you are traveling or have low bandwidth, organize your content by creating new folders, and upload new content and share with others.

July 1, 2013

Microsoft today announced that on June 24, through a close collaboration between SAP, HP and Microsoft, a new world record was achieved and certified by SAP for a three-tier SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) standard application benchmark, running on a 2-processor physical server.

July 1, 2013

This might be music to your ears: the all-new, all-free iHeartRadio app is now available for Windows Phone 8. With this app, you can find live radio stations across the United States, or create your own stations from 15 million songs and more than 400,000 artists.

July 1, 2013

With an Xbox Music Pass, you can now access your Music Pass collection and playlists on your PC through the top Web browsers, including Internet Explorer 8+, Firefox 18+, Chrome 24+ and Safari 5.1+. The Web version will also support Flash Player 11.0+.