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I would like to introduce you to the ASUS VivoBook S500, the latest and largest addition to the ASUS family. If you are looking for a PC with a big, bright screen (15.6” inches to be exact) that is durable, yet portable, this might be the one for you...

I once had a professor tell me that nothing matters if you don’t have the data to back it up. This has proven to be true in basically every realm of my life. As such, I tend to geek out on surveys, reports, infographs and every other document I can use...

Hi, I'm Antonia, a writer on the Windows team, but visual art was really my first creative passion (I majored in painting in college). These days, it can be a challenge to still find time to draw and paint, so when I got my new Surface, the first thing...

Just in time for the start of baseball season – MLB.TV is now available in the Windows Store ! With MLB.TV on Windows 8 – MLB.TV Premium subscribers will have access to every out-of-market Major League Baseball game LIVE or on demand in HD. Blackout restrictions...

As mentioned in my previous post , Google announced their decision to end support for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). As a result, the updated Calendar app no longer has full sync support for Google Calendar events. However, there is still a way to get your...

My dad (God rest his soul) used to say, “I just want to check the news to make sure the world didn’t end.” That always stuck with me as a perfect expression of his sense of the absurd. But it also captures the strangely reassuring quality...

Today, VIZIO is announcing the availability for their new line-up of high performance Windows 8 PCs - all with 10-finger capacitive touch displays with awesome picture quality and of course fantastic audio. VIZIO’s new 15.6” Thin + Light Touch model starts...

We’ve blogged about quite a few amazing games in the Windows Store for Windows PCs and tablets – like Chimpact , Disney Fairies Hidden Treasures and the Skulls of the Shogun . And most recently, the cross-platform game Galactic Reign hit the Windows Store...

As parents, many of us hold onto all of the little knick-knacks like our child’s first tooth or that pile of birthday cards friends have sent over the years. But what happens when those knick-knacks become digital items – like emails, slideshows and recipes...

Starting tomorrow, you will be able to download an update for the Mail, Calendar, and People apps from the Windows Store. These apps are designed to manage communication seamlessly on Windows PCs and tablets across multiple accounts—Outlook.com, Exchange...

I'm posting this on behalf of my colleague Jim Hawk from Microsoft Game Studios who is the Executive Producer of Disney Fairies Hidden Treasures. Your child can transform themselves into the newest resident of Pixie Hollow, a beloved character that goes...

Maybe it’s conditioning left over from years of going to school, but every year around this time I start to get spring break fever. In Seattle, the worst of the winter is usually behind us in March, but it’s still cold enough to make a tropical getaway...

Microsoft account. Don’t worry—there’s no “accounting” needed. No spam or complicated processes either. Getting a Microsoft account is easy. And when you use it to sign in to your Windows 8 PC, it’s your key to free online storage, mobile entertainment...

For those of you who know me well, you know that I can barely find my way into or out of a video game. It’s not for lack of trying but more due to terribly poor hand-eye coordination. So, it was with a bit of trepidation that I agreed to do a Tech Tuesday...

Puzzles are one of those things that a lot of people tend to outgrow as they get older. But I’ve found that if you put a puzzle in front of someone that hasn’t played one in a while, they tend to drop whatever it is they’re doing and spend the next few...

Ok so this is pretty cool. Yesterday, Dell announced the newest member of their awesome XPS line (I have the XPS 13): the XPS 18. The XPS 18 is an All-in-One PC. The XPS 18 is a tablet. Wait… what? Yup – that’s right: the XPS 18 is an All-in-One PC that...

As an avid Twitter user (just celebrated my 6-year anniversary on the service), I am pretty excited about today’s news : Twitter for Windows 8 is now available for download in the Windows Store . The design of the Twitter app for Windows 8...

I am so over winter. I am so done hoping we might get some actual snow (a rarity here in the mild maritime Pacific Northwest), and so ready to move on to spring. And although it’s still cold, wet, and rainy outside, I can create a little bit of sunny...

The Windows UCrew student ambassador program is made up of full-time undergraduate students from a wide array of majors. UCrew ambassadors are equipped with new PCs and work 10 hours a week during their academic year leading hands-on trials of Windows...

Last week when David questioned my love of learning and knowledge, I’ll admit my feathers were ruffled. “But my liberal arts degree!” I said to myself. “Those free verse poems I wrote in college about Roman history! That book on Quantum Mechanics and...

I like reading magazines. So I am really excited about the Next Issue app for Windows 8 – now available in the Windows Store . Next Issue gives me access to over 80 of the best and most read magazines in the world. That includes some of my favorite magazines...

Staples has a new promotion that’s just kicked off, “Trade up to touch”: Starting yesterday and running through until April 27th, Staples is offering customers the opportunity to get up to $400 back when trading in an old PC or tablet to buy any Windows...

My fellow bloggers were a bit peeved when I posted about cooking apps . " I was going to write about cooking apps!" said everyone. But when I mentioned that I was going to do a roundup of educational apps, there wasn't a peep. What's going on here?...

When I play a video or computer game, I often find myself getting really attached to the characters, especially the main character. I feel guilty for leading him astray when I get him in trouble and extra excited when I help him succeed. The makers...

A week ago, Outlook.com took the preview tag off their new email service . They shared some great feedback received by the more than 60 million people who joined Outlook.com during the preview. And the very next day, 1.5 million more people joined the...