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August 26, 2013
Xbox Live update, with local currency, now available

Can’t wait for the Xbox Live update that will enable you to buy content on Xbox 360 using local currency? Good news: Your wait is over! Starting Monday, members will automatically be prompted to download the update on their Xbox 360 the next time they log on.

August 26, 2013
Be cool with this back to school collection of Windows Phone apps

Many parents are sending their kids off to their first day of school – and older kids are getting back in the groove of waking up at the crack of dawn – but it’s still early enough to help students get a leg up with the 23 “Back to School” collection of Windows Phone apps.

August 26, 2013
Dynamics CRM customers: Are your JavaScripts up to date? Better be sure

Microsoft has made several improvements to Dynamics CRM and wants to make sure customers are in the best possible position to take advantage of those improvements. One way customers can prepare is to make sure their JavaScripts are up to date by downloading the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Custom Code Validation Tool.

August 26, 2013
Gaming critics weigh in on ‘Titanfall’

All the great notices in the press about “Titanfall” should come as no surprise. The upcoming title from Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment headed into gamescom fresh from accolades as the most award-winning title in E3 history, taking home a record-breaking six awards, including “Best of Show.”

August 26, 2013
Super developer leaps Instagram app in a single bound

Rudy Huyn has two lives. In life one, he works at an office. In the other, he is a prolific and popular Windows Phone developer of more than a dozen apps for Windows Phone, including the uber-popular Wikipedia app, a Vine app called 6Sec, TVShow and he has just launched the highly anticipated 6Tag, an Instagram-like app.

August 23, 2013
Own your fantasy football draft with this epic Excel template

For Lifehacker contributor Peter Ellwood, the key to a successful fantasy football draft is to stay organized. Really, really organized. On Friday he posted the epic Excel template he uses to stay on top of his game – and ahead of the competition – along with his four tips for using Excel to dominate the draft.