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October 16, 2013

How Bing built Smart Search for Windows 8.1

One of the coolest and most visible improvements to Windows 8.1 is its improved integration of Bing, and to give you some background on that, Blogging Windows published a guest post on Wednesday by Kieran Snyder, group program manager in the Bing User Experience team.

October 15, 2013

Hear ye, Hear ye! Music lovers get a great app update with Windows 8.1

“For Windows 8.1, we’re taking all we’ve learned, adding some new tricks and releasing our best products yet,” says Alex Garden, general manager for Xbox MVR. “Our team has completely re-imagined and rebuilt Xbox Music for Windows 8.1.”

October 15, 2013

SkyDrive and Windows 8.1: The road to smart files and more

The Inside SkyDrive blog recently introduced smart files in Windows 8.1, which allow you to have your files always with you while being unconstrained by storage capacity on your devices. On Tuesday, Blogging Windows followed up with a post by Adam Czeisler, development manager on the SkyDrive team in Windows Services.

October 14, 2013

Skype acquisition passes the two-year mark on the verge of a new release for Windows 8.1

On Monday, Blogging Windows published this post about the progress since the acquisition of Skype two years ago, and what’s to come with Windows 8.1.

October 14, 2013

5 tips for using Windows 8.1 like a boss

October 10, 2013

Windows 8.1 to include revamped ‘Fresh Paint’ app

October 10, 2013

Toshiba introduces new Windows 8.1 laptops for business

On Wednesday, Toshiba introduced its new Z-Series line of Windows 8.1 Pro laptops built for business, as well as the Satellite Z30 geared for people who crave style, entertainment and portability.

October 10, 2013

Windows Store refresh promises simple, stunning experience for Windows 8.1

Revamped Windows Store will give developers an attractive platform and increased merchandising capabilities. For consumers, search and recommendation features will make it easier to find the best apps and games.

October 8, 2013

Developers: Make sure your Windows 8.1 apps target the correct version of WinJS

Windows 8.1 release is Oct. 18 and savvy developers are busy getting their app code ready for the big day. However, as the Windows App Builder Blog points out, if you’re building apps using HTML and JavaScript, you’ll want to make sure your Windows 8.1 apps are targeting the correct version of WinJS 2.0.

October 7, 2013

Microsoft adds Outlook.com-inspired email app to Windows 8.1