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May 20, 2014

May 19, 2014

Elephant + flamingo? Merge animal DNA in wacky ‘Doodle Creatures’ for Windows Phone, PCs and tablets

Ever wonder what the offspring of an elephant and a flamingo would look and act like? Or a turtle and a hippo? (Would that be a “turpo” or a “hiptle”?) “Doodle Creatures” (Windows Phone, $1.99; Windows 8, $2.99) lets you find out, as you scan hundreds of animals’ DNA to see what sort of traits you’d like to merge into one wholly new creature.

May 19, 2014

In the UK, Microsoft Advertising starts #EatAdWaffle campaign to expose ridiculous ad words

Microsoft Advertising wants to “demystify the waffle from the terms you need to know, in a creative, yet light-hearted way,” so starting Monday, look for the #EatAdWaffle campaign. “We want you to share the funniest and most ridiculous advertising waffle you’ve heard (or used!) throughout your career” using the #EatAdWaffle hashtag.

May 19, 2014

Free Titanfall Companion App now available for Windows PCs, tablets and phones

The new Titanfall Companion App, free from Electronic Arts, gives you all the latest information and updates about the game, as well as letting you review your stats and track the leaderboard.

May 19, 2014

5 easy ways for new parents to show baby off using Skype

If you’re a new parent, you have next to no time because you’re so consumed with the needs of your little one. And of course, family and friends want to see the baby – a lot. Skype has five tips to make everyone happy.

May 19, 2014

Here’s where to watch Surface event live on Tuesday

Join us at 8 a.m. PT Tuesday, May 20, when the Surface team holds a live event from New York City. Watch the event live on the Microsoft News Center.

May 19, 2014

Arrrrrr! ‘Assassin’s Creed Pirates’ – for the Web – now available

“Assassin’s Creed Pirates” on the Web is the first game demo developed using the Babylon.JS open source framework, which makes it simpler to build interoperable 3D games like this one, writes Divya Kumar, IE senior product marketing manager.

May 19, 2014

Check out these tips for avoiding harmful Web pop-up scams

We received great feedback on our blog post about protecting yourself against increasingly sophisticated tech support phone scams. Another well-known trick is the website pop-up, that little browser window that sometimes appears while you’re searching the Web.

May 19, 2014

Microsoft and SAP extend partnership to mobile and the cloud

On Monday Microsoft and SAP announced an extension of a partnership that’s focused on giving enterprise customers increased flexibility and better insights – in the cloud and on mobile devices.

May 19, 2014

Developers: How to write Windows Store, Windows Phone apps with real-time audio

Windows Runtime APIs expose many functions to deal with playing and recording audio for both Windows Store apps and Windows Phone apps, with the APIs handling complexities like audio format conversion, different sample rates and different hardware capabilities, writes Tõnu Vanatalu, senior lead program manager of Developer Engagement at Microsoft.