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February 13, 2014
Free Xbox Live Gold weekend for Xbox 360 Feb. 14-16 in US, Canada

If you’ve always wanted to check out the latest entertainment experiences on Xbox 360, now is your chance, writes Larry Hryb: Xbox Live Gold member benefits for Xbox 360 will be free for all Xbox Live subscribers from Feb. 14-16 in the U.S. and Canada. “During this free Gold weekend, all Xbox Live entertainment apps and online multiplayer gaming will be available for free.”

February 13, 2014
‘Robocop’ shows what Bing might look like in the future

When Sony Pictures asked the visual team at Bing Studios to come up with a concept for search in the not-too-distant future for its upcoming “Robocop” reboot, they didn’t hesitate to step up to cooperate. As the Bing Search Blog reports, “Since the film is set in 2028 (and not, say, 3028), the team wanted a vision for Bing that was true to the story and innovations on the horizon, but still very much grounded in today’s reality.”

February 13, 2014
Lido Stone Works carves out a solid future with the Internet of Things

For hundreds of years, stonemasons have used their hands, backs and tools to impose their will on unyielding materials. These days, those tools are intelligent devices — specialized machines and modeling software that take much of the physical labor out of the equation. That allows companies, such as Calverton, N.Y.-based Lido Stone Works to produce more stone creations in less time with greater accuracy than ever.

February 13, 2014
Staff App Pick: Watch ABC for Window PCs and tablets

Pull up full episodes of shows such as “Scandal,” “Modern Family,” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” or newer shows such as “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and “Killer Women.” WATCH ABC for Windows lets you enjoy these and other shows wherever and whenever you’re connected to the Internet. They’re also shown in glorious high-definition, so it feels just as sharp on these non-TV screens.

February 13, 2014
Lync update for Android phones now available

The Lync for Android update is now available, and new features include the ability to quickly rejoin a Lync Meeting that you just left (or were disconnected from) and pick up your conversations from where you last left them, writes Barak Manor on The Lync Team Blog.

February 13, 2014
Telefónica makes Lync the centerpiece of its unified communications strategy

Telefónica, the world’s fifth-largest mobile provider, has 140,000 employees who speak six languages and work from 26 countries. With that diverse a workforce, “communication is critical” among workers, writes Andrew Dacombe of the company. That’s why he says Telefónica chose Lync to be the centerpiece of its unified communications strategy in which “employees can collaborate anytime, anywhere, from any device.”