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September 4, 2014

On Thursday, Microsoft made a trio of big announcements about the Office Store, including a major refresh of the Store experience, the launch of multiple new international markets and increased visibility of third-party Store apps for both customers and Office sales and deployment partners.

September 4, 2014

“Dragon Age Inquisition” director Aaryn Flynn has said that a “completionist” run of the role-playing game could take more than 150 hours. And with the introduction of multiplayer, “you’ll need to carve out even more time to spend with ‘Dragon Age Inquisition’” when the game arrives in November, writes Jeff Rubenstein, senior Xbox Evangelist.

September 4, 2014

The offer is valid for any retail Xbox One game priced at $59.99 or less. And the offer is good for the Xbox One system bundles, too – so if you want to get the Xbox One Madden NFL 15 bundle, or the Forza Motorsport 5 bundle, each for $399 (console and the game included), you’re getting another free game of your choice on top of the bundled game.

September 4, 2014

When it comes to sports, CBS coverage is legendary. And when it comes to fun, CBS Sports Fantasyfor Windows and Windows Phone are theonly apps you need to dominate your fantasy football league.

September 4, 2014

Eye-catching illustrations abound in this edition of the weekly Red Stripe Deals, which save you at least 50 percent off 12 Windows Phone and Windows apps and games.

September 4, 2014

The HP ENVY x2 is the newest member of the HP ENVY family. Go from tablet to a notebook in just seconds, at which point you’ll be able to take advantage its beautiful Bluetooth keyboard.

September 4, 2014

Bing Rewards is offering another way to use your Bing search credits and turn them into prizes with a new Scratch & Win game. Once you’ve gotten three credits, you get a chance to “scratch” and win an Xbox One, Surface Pro 3, Lumia Icon or one of more than 5,000 other prizes.

September 4, 2014

A new call button is shown in the bottom navigation bar, and all you have to do is tap it to start your call. Up to four people can be on a group audio call.

September 4, 2014

Thin. Light. Detachable. Affordable. Those are just some of the words that describe the newest Windows devices announced this week at IFA in Berlin, one of the largest consumer electronics tradeshows in the world, writes Nick Parker, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s OEM Division, in a blog post.

September 4, 2014

Why are we calling it rugged? Well, for example, the device powered by Windows Embedded 8.1 can: resist drops of nearly 10 feet to concrete; be submerged in almost five feet of water for up to 30 minutes; and operate in temperatures ranging between -20°C to 60°C, due to a built-in heater.