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The update includes new features, apps and improvements from both Nokia and Microsoft. The update will roll out on Lumia 925 and 1020 phones first, with other Lumia models to follow. See the video and details.

“I have more than 1,400 photos on my phone. Some of you probably have more. This can get to be precarious stuff if it’s not managed well — or at all (gulp: guilty). But managing photos and videos by using Windows 8.1 can bring order to someone who is a chronic hoarder.”

Each week, the Windows Phone team offers a grab bag of apps, indie games and Xbox titles for at least 50 percent off the original price. Here are this week’s Red Stripe Deals.

Gavin Gear of the Extreme Windows Blog went hands on – and off – with the recently announced 7-inch Panasonic Toughpad FZ-M1 tablet with Windows 8.1 Pro at the Consumer Electronics Show. As you can see in the video, the 1.2-pound tablet easily survived being dropped by Gear. But that’s just part of the tablet’s DNA, says Panasonic’s Dan Diliberti.

The mobile gaming hitmakers at Electronic Arts are offering some of their most popular Windows Phone games at up to 60 percent off. The discounted titles include “Tetris” ($1.99, regularly $2.99), “Plants vs. Zombies” ($2.99, regularly $4.99), “Bejeweled Live +” and more.

Before your kids can read, they need to master their ABC’s, and with the Endless Alphabet app available in the Windows Store, they can learn those building blocks in a fun, interactive way.

From March 28 to 30, the best “Call of Duty” teams from around the world will compete for the title of World Champion, along with the lion’s share of the tournament’s $1 million prize pool.

The weekly sale at the Windows Store gives you six apps, indie games and Xbox titles priced at least half-off and the latest batch includes fun times with a chimp, snowboarding stunts and a nostalgic homage to “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

Microsoft and Xbox Fitness rang the famous opening bell on Wall Street Thursday morning in celebration of Nasdaq’s third annual “Fit Week,” with members of the Xbox Fitness team giving the crowd live demos.