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July 11, 2014

Among what makes a good fit for visually-driven folks: a 20-megapixel PureView camera and a front-facing 1.2-megapixel wide-angle camera, optical image stabilization and six-lens ZEISS optics. It can also capture video in full HD (1,920 x 1,080). It’s also got four high-performance omni-directional microphones and imaging apps such as Nokia Camera and Storyteller.

July 11, 2014

The latest issue of US Partner News Online is now available, and it includes any last-minute news you might need for the Worldwide Partner Conference 2014, July 13-17 in Washington, D.C.

July 11, 2014

Fighting game enthusiasts from around the world will be in Las Vegas July 11-13 for the Evolution Championship Series, the largest such tournament in the world. If you’re not in Vegas for the tourney, you can watch it via the Twitch-hosted broadcast.

July 11, 2014

The all-new “Microsoft Jigsaw” is available for Windows PCs and tablets for those who get a kick out of how the big picture comes together from so many smaller ones. You’ll find hundreds of puzzles in three game modes: Classic Jigsaw, Jigsaw Jam and Daily Challenges.

July 11, 2014

Windows Apportals, a Windows 8.1 app that can integrate an enterprise’s entire Line of Business stack into a single touch-based experience, launched Friday on Microsoft.com.

July 11, 2014

The game is due out in November. Watch and listen to the video here to get a sense of what your senses will experience with “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.”

July 11, 2014

On the Microsoft in Government blog, the CityNext Team just published a post featuring a Q-and-A with James McConnell, the assistant commissioner for Strategic Data at the New York City Office of Emergency Management, that discusses the agency’s new big data solution.

July 11, 2014

In a new Office 365 developer podcast, Thorsten Hans talks about Office 365 APIs and JavaScript development using ShareCoffee, an open source JavaScript framework.

July 11, 2014

“Our customers tell us that business continuity – the ability to backup, replicate and quickly recover data and applications in case of a system failure – is incredibly important,” wrote Takeshi Numoto, Microsoft corporate vice president, Cloud and Enterprise Marketing.

July 11, 2014

Get savings of between 33 and 77 percent off on some of your favorite games, Friday, July 11 only through the Xbox 360 Ultimate Games Sale.