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Save the date for our Microsoft Event Join us to see what’s next for Windows 10, save the date to watch the livestream of our #MicrosoftEvent in New York City on Wednesday October 26, 2016 at 10AM EDT/7AM PDT. Source: Save the date for our Microsoft Event

Countdown to Halloween with a spooky collection in the Windows Store Today, the Windows Team is releasing a new collection called Haunted Hub to get you ready for Halloween, available in the Windows Store on your Windows 10 PC.* This collection includes all the spooky themed content you need across movies, music, apps and games.  Here’s some of what’s in store for you… Hotel Transylvania – Rent the movie for 31 cents Featuring the voices of Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez and more, Hotel Transylvania is on sale to rent for an unreal deal of just $0.31! All Simon, a monster hunter, really wants to do is fall in love with Dracula’s daughter, Mavis. But when they realize they are natural enemies, the real adventure begins. Find out what happens next – but hurry, as this steal [ more… ]

Attorney Dana Hrelic talks Surface, the law and fashion When I was at the American Bar Association conference in August, attorney Dana Hrelic came up to me and immediately exclaimed “I love my Surface. It’s how I survive.” Thrilled, I immediately asked to learn more. Dana is a 3rd year partner at a boutique appellate firm, Horton Shields and Knox, in Hartford, Connecticut. For Dana, Surface is less of a computer and more of an appendage. “It’s my 100% machine. When I travel, I just unplug it and throw it in my bag.” Dana is on a plane about every two weeks so she loves having her Surface Pro 4 so she can work on the way to a meeting, and then catch up on TV on the way back. “Both my Office software and iTunes work seamlessly across my [ more… ]

Announcing UWP Community Toolkit 1.1 Today we are releasing the first update to the UWP Community Toolkit. To see the updates, first: Get started with UWP Community Toolkit 1.1 Install the UWP Community Toolkit Sample App directly from the Windows Store Read the documentation In under a month since the first release, we are humbled by the positive feedback we have received so far and are excited to see all the contributions the community has made, including: 39 community contributors 188 accepted pull requests 173 issues closed 678 stars 159 forks Thanks to all the contributors that were involved with this release! Here’s a summary of what’s new in V1.1: .NET Foundation. We are excited to announce that the UWP Community Toolkit has joined the .NET Foundation, a vibrant community of open-sourced projects focused on the future of the .NET [ more… ]