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August 22, 2013
Here comes a crash course in 3D printing support for Windows 8.1

If 3D printing makes your heart beat a little faster, you’ll probably appreciate Extreme Windows Blog’s overview of new manufacturing specifications and features developed for Windows 8.1, and how these new features can create a bounty of opportunities for all kinds of folks, such as consumers, professionals, hardware manufacturers, and software developers.

August 22, 2013
‘2007 called. It wants its camera phone back!’

That’s one of the better lines from the newest Windows Phone commercial entitled “The Recital,” Microsoft’s latest irreverent take on the smartphone wars. See the new spot, which was created in the same tongue-in-cheek vein as an earlier Windows Phone commercial entitled “The Wedding.”

August 22, 2013
What a difference a year makes: Windows Phone takes second place in Latin America

In one year, the Windows Phone mobile platform has gone from fourth to second place in the Latin American region. International Data Corporation’s (IDC) recently released Mobile Phone Tracker report shows that in the second quarter of 2013, Windows Phone was the second most widely used operating system in Latin America.