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June 20, 2014

Here are some ideas for what to do with your new Surface Pro 3 right out of the box

You’ve unboxed your new Surface Pro 3, and there’s no shortage of things you can do, for fun or for work, right away. Check out this quick guide to help you get started.

June 20, 2014

How to personalize the sounds on your Windows Phone

Nelson Kaiton knows when his wife is calling. His Windows Phone plays “The Imperial March” (also known as “Darth Vader’s Theme”), and fortunately, his wife takes it in good humor. If you want to learn how to personalize your Windows Phone 8.1 sounds, Kaiton walks you through some easy tips steps to do so on the Windows Phone Blog.

June 20, 2014

Yes, many of you Skype with your cat, even though your cat doesn’t care

A recent poll found that one out of three cat owners use Skype to check on their kitties, something that doesn’t surprise Skype Pet Ambassador Paris Permenter, who is also a pet writer.

June 20, 2014

Walk through an unboxing of Surface Pro 3

It’s a simple, but elegant and exciting, experience, Brandon LeBlanc writes. He couldn’t wait to try out the Surface pen to start writing notes in OneNote. “And it works as advertised – one click at the top of the pen and OneNote fires up and you can immediately start writing! Love this!”

June 20, 2014

Wipe out enemies as ‘Heroes of Order & Chaos’ for Windows Phones, PCs and tablets

You can choose from more than 40 warriors – from melee bruisers to devastating wizards – as you engage in battle and develop strategies to overpower your foes. You can also play in a solo campaign.

June 20, 2014

Lumia 635 now available in Europe and Asia

Loaded with Windows Phone 8.1, the Lumia 635 is packed with features, such as new digital personal assistant Cortana and lightning-fast smartphone keyboard Word Flow. It’s $189 and is available now throughout many parts of Europe and Asia, with further rollouts – including the United States – expected in the coming months.

June 20, 2014

Sink the 8 ball on bargains with ‘Billiards HD’ and other apps and games with Red Stripe Deals

The weekly Red Stripe Deals can save you up to 50 percent off six apps and games for all your Windows devices. With the newest collection you can learn how to play 8-ball and battle samurais in the hereafter.

June 20, 2014

InstantGo: How your device gets a better snooze than in sleep or standby mode

InstantGo in Windows 8.1, also known as Connected Standby in Windows 8 and Windows RT, replaced the traditional sleep or standby function in many Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 systems. But what you might not know is how InstantGo is fundamentally different and better, writes Kevin A Chin in a post on the Windows Experience Blog.

June 20, 2014

Developer dishes on Infinity mode and more in ‘Sixty Second Shooter Prime,’ now available for Xbox One

“Sixty Second Shooter” is a twin-stick shooter that gives players only one life, with games often lasting just a few seconds, even though if you’re on your toes, you have up to a full minute to survive. But in “Sixty Second Shooter Prime,” now out for Xbox One, there’s an Inifnity mode, where players can acquire time-extend power-ups.

June 20, 2014

Report: Increase access to technology and digital literacy, improve safety, privacy and trust

A post by Brendon Lynch, Microsoft’s chief privacy officer, outlines recommendations from a recently released cross-sector and non-partisan report from The Aspen Institute Task Force on Learning and the Internet, on which he served.