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July 29, 2014

Fit and Smart Kids //oneweek hackathon team takes a serious approach to playtime

Alex Kelly, a program manager for Microsoft Power BI (Business Intelligence), hopes his “Fit and Smart Kids” project in this week’s //oneweek hackathon will lead to the creation of a set of tools that uses technology to help children regularly put fitness first, before hitting the controller and the couch.

July 29, 2014

//oneweek hackathon project aims to help parents protect – and connect with – their children

Parents can’t always watch over their kids – especially when they go online. But what if there was a service that could help bridge the technological gap and bring you closer to your children? And what if it could do that without hours of setup and monitoring?

July 29, 2014

Microsoft and Akamai join forces in first cybersecurity-focused accelerator in Israel

The partnership strengthens the existing collaboration between Microsoft and Jerusalem Ventures Partners.

July 28, 2014

Track your healthy progress using FitBit on Windows Phone

Now the official FitBit app is available for Windows Phone 8.1. Use it to track your daily steps, workouts, floors, distance and calories, and let it connect you to friends to encourage you to do better.

July 28, 2014

New e-book presents 12 profiles of women in tech, hoping to inspire others

To help educate more women about the range of career opportunities available for them in technology, the Microsoft US Partner Group has released a new e-book, “12 Amazing Tech Jobs and the Women Who Rock Them: Imagine What You Can Do.”

July 28, 2014

Qello Concerts helps you watch live shows and music documentaries on Windows PCs and tablets

Download Qello Concerts from the Windows Store and try it for free for seven days to get unlimited access to the entire Qello collection. After your free trial ends, your Qello All-Access Pass subscription will automatically renew at $4.99 each month.

July 28, 2014

Starting a business? Let Skype be one of your first partners to help you create success

Getting your idea off the ground can feel intimidating and even overwhelming, but Skype can help you with some great resources to get you going. For starters, Skype’s group instant messaging and voice calling “won’t cost you a cent and will help you efficiently connect with your team,” writes Jacky Chua in a blog post.

July 28, 2014

The cloud is becoming the hub of the emerging intelligent data ecosystem

“As we embed more and more sensors and intelligent devices into our infrastructure, this intelligent data ecosystem evolves into the Internet of your Things to create business models that are far different than today’s largely static information architectures,” Jon C. Arnold writes in a blog post.

July 28, 2014

Watch the first trailer for ‘Atari: Game Over’ documentary, coming to Xbox this fall

The trailer includes interviews with everyone from the creator of the game to the people of Alamogordo. It’s a dramatic story, and one you won’t want to miss.

July 28, 2014

3 new maps, Black Market coming with ‘Titanfall’ downloadable content pack July 31

A second downloadable content pack due out for your favorite game with gigantic robots is due out July 31, when “Titanfall: Frontier’s Edge” for Xbox One and Xbox 360 brings you three new maps, a new Black Market, new achievements and multiple tweaks and updates.