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Procrastinators, rejoice! Last minute US holiday deals available now at Microsoft Store As we shift into the final days of the holiday shopping season, it’s not too late to find great deals on your favorite Surface devices, Xbox games and consoles, accessories and more. In fact, “Super Saturday,” the Saturday before Christmas which this year falls on Dec. 21, has become one of the biggest shopping days of the year. This year, 62% of U.S. shoppers plan to shop on Super Saturday, according to the NRF. The good news for all you last minute shoppers: it’s not too late to find great savings at Microsoft Store and microsoft.com. If you waited a little longer than planned to buy your holiday gifts, Microsoft Store makes it easier than ever to score a last minute deal with free 2-3-day shipping and options [ more… ]

Parents: New video helps you get up to speed on gaming controls before the holidays Just in time for the holidays, the Xbox team has released a special video with must-know gaming tips for families. Host Jessica Chobot – full-time gamer and mother – covers a wide range of topics, including how to setup a new console ahead of time so kids can get right into gaming, how to set up screen time limits and content filters, and family-friendly games to consider. The short video includes lots of helpful tips, but if there is one main takeaway for parents it’s this: make sure your children are using a child or teen account when using their Xbox One console or Windows 10 device. These accounts give you access to customizable and easy to use family settings so you can decide what [ more… ]

Find out how the Acer ConceptD notebook helped architects visualize design for world’s biggest airport Beijing Daxing International Airport, photo by Hufton+Crow For most people, airports are a means to an end, an obligatory way station that gets them to where they want or need to go. But Beijing’s new Daxing International Airport was designed to be more than that. “This airport is the biggest single, walkable terminal building in the world,” says Patrik Schumacher, who leads Zaha Hadid Architects, the global firm based in London tasked with designing the airport, which opened in September. “Its distinctive character is its long span roof structure which sculpts the space, draws in natural light and orients passengers to their gates.” Schumacher was a student 30 years ago when he started working with Zaha Hadid, who passed away two years ago. He helped [ more… ]