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June 19, 2014

Getting healthier is a tap and swipe away with these Windows Phone apps

While you can passively ingest information from your phone, you can also use it to get active and healthy. The Conversations blog gives some great examples of Windows Phone apps that can help you get back in shape – or continue the progress you’ve already made.

June 19, 2014

Get behind the wheel of ‘GT Racing 2: The Real Car Experience’ on Windows Phone, PCs and tablets

With “GT Racing 2: The Real Car Experience” – now available for Windows Phone, PCs and tablets, you can take your pick from more than 60 cars to race – from Nissans to Ferraris – on 13 racetracks.

June 19, 2014

Video: ‘Lego Movie’ producer Dan Lin talks about creativity and technology at Cannes Lions

Microsoft brought Dan Lin, a film and television producer who also uses Microsoft technology daily, to the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 2014, for a discussion on how technology and the creative process.

June 19, 2014

Le Mans is over, but another ‘Forza Motorsport 5’ challenge awaits with ‘2.4 Hours of Nürburgring’

Thousands of “Forza Motorsport 5” players got the opportunity to participate in the Le Mans excitement last weekend with the 2.4 Hour D’Endurance Challenge. “Forza 5” players got to submit their one-lap runs of the famous course, as part of a special video hosted by nine-time Le Mans-winner Tom Kristensen on what it takes to win the grueling race.

June 19, 2014

‘Lords of the Fallen’: Game’s controls are ‘very responsive, but the enemies are unforgiving’

In “Lords of the Fallen,” from CI Games, players will face tough enemies, even tougher bosses, and plenty of branching pathways, writes Xbox Wire, which sent a writer with more than 400 hours of combined “Dark Souls” and “Dark Souls 2” experience to do a hands-on demo of “Lords” at E3 2014.

June 19, 2014

#ICreatedThis: Video game artist recreates classic artwork on the Surface Pro

Having created more than 40 titles in the last 20 years, Paul Vera-Broadbent is a prominent digital artist in the video gaming industry. Outside of this, he’s a closet Fresh Painter. Inspired by classic artists such as Van Gogh, Turner and Cezanne, Paul makes his mark in the digital space with his Surface Pro.

June 19, 2014

Bing Predicts pivots to top picks in NBA draft

With Bing Predicts, you can check out who might be the top 14 picks in the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) June amateur draft, an event which determines where many of the top amateur players will begin their careers. Ahead of the world’s premier soccer tournament that began in Brazil July 12, Bing predicted who would win those matches.

June 19, 2014

#MSFTCOSO POV: Global experts call for a unified approach to online safety

Once a month on The Fire Hose, Jacqueline Beauchere, Chief Online Safety Officer at Microsoft, shares her point of view on topics related to the global consumer online safety landscape. Follow the conversation on Twitter using #MSFTCOSO.

June 19, 2014

Microsoft explores the ‘power of and’ – Is this the secret sauce that gives them one up on AWS?

June 19, 2014

Microsoft goes public with its Office 365 for business roadmap