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Steve Ballmer is the last of Microsoft's CEOs to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
8/16/2014 2:41:45 PM

Satya Nadella did it. So did Bill Gates. Now Steve Ballmer has become the final Microsoft CEO to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in a very quick video.








 

Download links for Windows 8.1 August Update removed due to bugs
8/16/2014 2:11:43 PM

Microsoft has removed the manual download links for the x86 and x64 files for its new Windows 8.1 August update, a few days after they went live, thanks to two bugs that have been discovered since they were released.








 

Top New and Rising Windows Phone Games
8/16/2014 1:26:41 PM

Windows Phone Central Roundup: Top New and Rising Games

One of the many nice features of the Windows Phone Store is the New and Rising category of games and apps. This category is showcased on the Store's main web page and is one of the handful of categories you can sort title listings by.

In a nutshell, this category will feature the newer Windows Phone titles that are riding a wave of popularity. These titles typically come out of the gate with high user ratings and a decent download rate as well.

We touch on this category from time to time with our roundups to highlight some of the titles you may have missed. This week we will touch on the top five New and Rising games. Some of which you may have already heard of, while others may be new games worth trying. Please note that this category of games is fluid. The current titles holding the top five spots may be different today simply because it takes a few days to try out these games, shoot the photos and write up the roundup.








 

Songbox, a social network Windows Phone app with a musical twist
8/16/2014 1:22:11 PM

Songbox is a new Windows Phone app that hopes to put add a musical twist to social networking. The app is really quite simple and lets you record ten seconds of your favorite song and share it with other Songbox members to rate. The twist is that the recording is you singing the snippet, not your favorite band/artist.

Songbox comes across as a nifty way to share your pipes with others and check out the rest of the talent out in the world.








 

Microsoft has lots of ideas for the name of its new 2015 IT conference
8/16/2014 12:37:33 PM

Microsoft reportedly has a lot of ideas for the name of its revamped IT conference, which will be held in Chicago from May 4-8, and is reportedly sending a list of those ideas to a select number of customers and partners to get their input.








 

Microsoft Research says WindUp app was not made to compete with Snapchat
8/16/2014 12:16:36 PM

Microsoft Research is trying to dispel the idea that their recently launched Windows Phone app, WindUp, was created to serve as a competitor to popular temporary messaging services like Snapchat.








 

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