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January 24, 2014

Windows themes now include Community Showcase series

As the Windows Experience Blog reports, the new series includes Community Showcase: Aqua, with images from 21 different photographers that let us marvel at the oceans, rivers, lakes and other waterways that encompass our world.

January 24, 2014

Lync update for Windows Phone, iOS 7 lets you view shared PowerPoint presentations

The latest release of Lync mobile for Windows Phone and iOS 7 devices adds the ability to view shared PowerPoint presentations, lets Windows Phone users control Lync using voice commands, and aligns the Lync Mobile app with the look and feel of iOS 7.

January 24, 2014

‘Experience New Music’ collection from the Windows Store gives you the latest tunes

The Grammys are Sunday, but you don’t have to wait until then to discover new music. Check out the “Experience New Music” collection of apps for Windows PCs and tablets to fill your ears with the right sounds.

January 24, 2014

Watch gameplay walkthrough trailer to see how to battle your nemesis in ‘Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor’

“Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor,” a prequel to “The Lord of The Rings,” is a “dark story of retribution, where players assume the role of Talion, a ranger who loses everything on the night of Sauron’s return to Mordor,” writes Xbox Wire.

January 24, 2014

Infuse your life with sounds from the ‘Music Lovers’ collection in the Windows Phone Store

The “Music Lovers” collection in the Windows Phone Store has 18 apps that help you discover and enjoy all kinds of songs and artists – just in time for the Grammy Awards Sunday.

January 24, 2014

That’s one, um, tall alien in the trailer for Onslaught, first downloadable content for ‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’

Onslaught, out Jan. 28 for Xbox Live only, is the first downloadable content pack for “Call of Duty: Ghosts,” and in it, the elite team of soldiers trying to retrieve intel meet up with a three-story tall terror “unlike anything they’ve faced before,” writes Xbox Wire.

January 24, 2014

Microsoft makes recommendations to Department of Defense about the role of international standards in Software Assurance

Microsoft filed comments last week with the U.S. Department of Defense in response to a request for information about Software Assurance practices and the governance of Software Assurance programs.

January 24, 2014

Weekend Reading: Jan. 24th Edition – Kinect for Windows is helping stroke victims, Microsoft’s datacenter project will use fuel cells and Zippo chooses Microsoft Dynamics AX

In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories about Kinect for Windows helping stroke victims, Microsoft’s Data Center plant project in Wyoming looking to bring a power plant inside the datacenter, historic company Zippo Manufacturing Co. planning for the future using Microsoft Dynamics AX, and more.

January 24, 2014

Microsoft releases global survey revealing widespread belief in developing and developed nations that personal technology is transforming lives for the better

Findings: technology strongly impacts business innovation including starting new businesses; developing countries believe strongly that personal tech spurs job opportunities and eliminates harmful economic gaps, boosts education.

January 24, 2014

Personal technology is changing lives around the world – what we learned from talking to 10,000 people in 10 countries

How do people in different countries view technology topics such as security versus privacy, and what do they think about the impact of the new devices in their lives? Read the blog post from Executive Vice President Mark Penn on a new Microsoft survey of 10,000 Internet users in 10 countries.