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June 27, 2014

Beauty of Programming contest draws 18,000 participants from throughout China

Every spring for the past three years, aspiring young programmers in China have had the chance to explore coding though Microsoft’s and IEEE’s annual Beauty of Programming (BOP) contest.

June 27, 2014

40 soccer photo contest finalists will get Lumia 1520 devices to capture more of the beautiful game

While the world becomes riveted on one particular soccer tournament every four years, like the one going on in Brazil now, the appreciation for the beautiful game goes on through 365 days a year, every year. Recently, the Conversations blog gathered evidence of that through a photo challenge.

June 27, 2014

Students plumb the oceans deep with explorer Fabien Cousteau and Skype

From his underwater home in the Aquarius marine research lab, Cousteau is using Skype to reach out to young students to show them both the tight quarters inside a real working lab and the beauty of the marine life around him.

June 27, 2014

Find a lost family and follow a train of stolen coins in ‘Mega Run’ – now in the Windows Store

Find kidnapped siblings, watch out for menacing monsters and follow a trail of stolen coins in “Mega Run” – now available for Windows PCs and tablets.

June 27, 2014

Play games and conquer the world with ‘GamePix’ on Windows Phone

Boost your casual gaming skills with “GamePix,” in which your avatar can play more than 20 games, challenge other players and become king of your country.

June 27, 2014

How is your PC system doing when it’s snoozing? Find out using new Sleep Study tool

Sleep Study, a new tool on Windows 8.x systems with InstantGo, can help you identify sources of battery drain that occurred while the PC was in sleep mode, writes Kevin A Chin in a blog post.

June 27, 2014

‘Destiny’ beta coming to Xbox One, Xbox 360 in late July

In “Destiny,” you explore the abandoned ruins of an ancient human civilization long after it’s been overtaken by enemies. Yet there is still hope: the last safe city on Earth, where you have your home, the Tower.

June 27, 2014

Create up to 10 email addresses in Outlook.com for job hunting, shopping, social media

Maybe you’re looking for a new job, and you need a more professional email address. Or maybe you’re signing up for an email newsletter and don’t want to give your personal email address. With Outlook.com, you can create up to 10 email addresses — or aliases — and manage them all from one inbox.

June 27, 2014

Weekend Reading: June 27th Edition – More free storage is on the way with OneDrive

In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on the greatly increased OneDrive storage space coming in the next month for those who have free or subscription accounts, Xbox One’s holiday lineup of exclusive games winning awards and nominations, and how you can now use Bing to search for tweets from your favorite folks and celebs.

June 27, 2014

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3: A hands-on impression