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January 31, 2014

Former pro-football player uses eye-tracking tech on Surface to communicate

Meet former pro-football player Steve Gleason, who is battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), uses his Microsoft Surface to communicate and inspire others who have been diagnosed with the disease.

January 31, 2014

Build the future with ‘2020: My Country’ on Windows and Windows Phone devices

In a follow-up to city-building smash “My Country,” the new sequel, “2020: My Country” assigns you to create and maintain a futuristic metropolis on a chain of island cities.

January 31, 2014

An Urbanspoon-ful of goodness awaits your next eating experience with Windows Store app

Discover restaurants nearby, or save them to your wishlist for later. Love a restaurant? Mark it as a favorite, and add photos and reviews. Vote on your favorites, get directions, make reservations and read up on the restaurant (including info from locals, bloggers and news outlets).

January 31, 2014

Smoking Tire Car Pack coming to “Forza Motorsport 5” Feb. 4

Ferrari FF. You can get it for $10. It also includes the 1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, which is delivered to your garage for use in all modes.

January 31, 2014

Microsoft announces Brussels Transparency Center at Munich Security Conference

Microsoft will open an international Transparency Center in Brussels, which will offer government customers an increased ability to review our source code. The Brussels center will build upon on Micrsosoft’s long-standing program that provides government customers with the ability to review our source code, reassure themselves of its integrity and confirm there are no back doors.

January 31, 2014

Weekend Reading: Jan. 31st Edition—Get ready for Sunday’s big game with apps, videos and Bing searches

This edition of Weekend Reading brings you stories on apps and other ways to get ready for Sunday’s big game, Seattle Gigapixel ArtZoom (an interactive city panorama created by a Microsoft Research team), an artist who’s found that the Surface 2 hits the sweet spot for work, school and her literacy projects in Cambodia, and lots more.

January 31, 2014

Good Deal: $499 Microsoft Surface Pro tablet, $400 off original price

January 31, 2014

Microsoft YouthSpark helps build a brighter future for Dallas kids

Today, almost half of the job openings in Dallas require a bachelor’s degree, while only 37 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds in the city are enrolled in higher education. Microsoft executives met with city leaders this week to find out how YouthSpark can help.

January 31, 2014

Take on the world with month-long ‘Kinect Sports Rivals’ Preseason International Champions wake racing contest

February means the winter games, and now it also means you can participate in “Kinect Sports Rivals” Preseason International Champions. The global wake racing contest asks players to compete on behalf of their country to see which player deserves to take home the gold.

January 31, 2014

Wi-Fi drivers for Windows Embedded Compact 2013 are now available

Since the launch of Windows Embedded Compact 2013, Wi-Fi drivers have been a key requested feature. Now, according to Partha Srinivasan at the Windows Embedded Blog, “We have exciting news to share: One of our Windows Embedded Compact partners, embWise, recently announced the availability of a WLAN driver, and partner iWave systems is in the process of making Wi-Fi drivers available soon.”