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Celebrate Presidents’ Day with big savings at Microsoft Store

2017-02-18 KENNETH 0

Celebrate Presidents’ Day with big savings at Microsoft Store Presidents’ Day weekend is here, and so are some great deals on a few of Microsoft Store’s best tech finds. Starting today through Monday, Feb. 20, Microsoft Store locations across the US and microsoftstore.com are offering discounts on best-in-class products, including stunning Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, Windows 10 PCs and Xbox games. Make the most of your long weekend and visit your local Microsoft Store or microsoftstore.com for more details. Here are just a few great deals for major savings: Save up to $1,100 on select Windows 10 PCs, like the Alienware 15 gaming laptop, Dell Inspiron 13, Dell Inspiron 15, HP Pavilion x360, Lenovo Z50 (online only) and ASUS ZenBook Flip (online only) Save up to $200 on select Surface Pro 4 models, including the Surface Pro 4 i5 256GB Save up [ more… ]

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2017 will be an epic year for Xbox One and Windows 10 gamers

2017-02-18 KENNETH 0

2017 will be an epic year for Xbox One and Windows 10 gamers In this video, you have the chance to hear from the Xbox team about what we’re looking forward to this year. Here are some of the highlights from Phil’s post:  “Today is a big day for Team Xbox as we celebrate the worldwide launch of early access for Halo Wars 2. From the in-depth, story-driven single-player campaign to the innovative and accessible Blitz mode, to the more traditional Deathmatch, Halo Wars 2 is designed for players of all skill levels to have fun. And, with Xbox Play Anywhere, players get both the Xbox One and Windows 10 PC versions of Halo Wars 2 with a single digital purchase, including shared progress and achievements across both platforms. We are preparing to launch the most powerful console ever made [ more… ]

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Halo Wars 2 early access available now

2017-02-17 KENNETH 0

Halo Wars 2 early access available now Last night, 343 Industries and Creative Assembly celebrated Halo Wars 2 with the community via a special livestream event hosted at 343 Industries, which included exclusive interviews, gameplay hands-on and prize giveaways. Additionally, the Xbox One S Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition Bundle is now available in most markets worldwide for $349.99 USD, and comes with 1TB of storage, an Xbox Wireless Controller, 14-day trial membership of Xbox Live Gold, and the Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition, which includes a Season Pass for post-launch content. Pricing and availability may vary by region, so check with your Microsoft Store or local retailer for more information. Halo Wars 2 offers both new and seasoned RTS players a hybrid of action-oriented and classic tactical gameplay. Set after the events of Halo 5: Guardians, Halo Wars 2 [ more… ]

Cognitive Services APIs: Knowledge

2017-02-17 KENNETH 0

Cognitive Services APIs: Knowledge “Ipsa scientia potestas est.” – Sir Francis Bacon In the last two posts in this series, we covered the Speech APIs and the Language Understanding APIs. In the current post, we’ll go over the Knowledge APIs. There is a natural progression to this since from speech, we derive meaning, and with meaning we obtain knowledge. The Knowledge APIs provide ways to link our collective knowledge and to access that knowledge in more effective ways. Academic Knowledge API Sometimes we want to find out what our social networks are saying about a given topic, like a recent wardrobe malfunction at a star-studded celebrity event. The Academic Knowledge API isn’t for that and would return terrible results if we tried. The Academic Knowledge API, as you might guess from the name, acts as a computer librarian for retrieving [ more… ]

This Week on Windows: Doctor Strange, The Walking Dead and Halo Wars 2: Live

2017-02-17 KENNETH 0

This Week on Windows: Doctor Strange, The Walking Dead and Halo Wars 2: Live We hope you enjoyed today’s episode of This Week on Windows! Catch up on all the news about security trends & Windows 10 and Spectator View, a new tool to help others see what you see in HoloLens. Or, head over here for tips on how to declutter your digital space and stay organized with Task View and Snap! Here’s what’s new in the Windows Store this week: Tune in today to Halo Wars 2: Live We’re only days away from the official launch of Halo Wars 2 next week, and just a few hours from early access availability tomorrow! As announced back in January, Xbox is celebrating the launch of Halo Wars 2 by inviting you to tune-in to a livestreamed launch event hosted at [ more… ]