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One of the more amazing design aspects of the Windows Phone operating system is the use of motion design. It’s part of what makes Windows Phones feel alive. But animation is about more than just making things move – motion entertains, provides cues toward interaction, makes transitions feel faster, and adds personality and elegance to your apps. In short, animation helps you look like a pro.

School’s been out for a little more than three weeks now. You’ve taken the kids to the zoo, to the beach, the park and the mall. You’ve arranged play dates galore. Still searching for an activity to help the kids use up their seemingly boundless amounts of energy? Consider bringing them to a YouthSpark Summer Camp.

Admit it, when you’re feeling under the weather, and you’re not sure what’s wrong, you probably reach for a search engine before calling your doctor. Now, Microsoft Research’s Dan Morris and a team of researchers at Columbia University have developed Remedy – a prototype search system that cuts through Internet clutter and helps people find relevant results.

Free app is now on Windows Phone 8 and not only can you easily find movie theaters and showtimes, you can also get directions to those theaters, read movie news about your favorite celebrities and watch movie trailers.

Today CEO Steve Ballmer held a Town Hall meeting on Microsoft’s Redmond campus to talk to the staff and let his senior leadership team answer questions about the road ahead. Watch the video to see some of the best moments of that meeting.

This is the third year in a row that Microsoft has supported the STEM Video Game Challenge, a competition that “aims to motivate interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) among students in grades 5-12 by tapping into their enthusiasm for playing and making video games,” according to the Microsoft Citizenship Blog.