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Microsoft has added a new theme pack to the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 users. Titled Panoramic Cityscapes PREMIUM, the new theme pack contains 10 high-quality 4K wallpapers, the description of whi...

A handful of games release on Xbox One every week, ranging from AAA titles to lesser-known indie games.Xbox Wirecompiles many of these releases, but misses a few and does not give any recommendations. Here are some of the games coming out the week of April 29 through May 5 that we think you should check out. It’s another busy week for [emailprotected] gam...

Microsoft Azure is now available in 36 regions around the world, with plans aounced for 6 additional regions. As the demand for cloud computing is sky rocketing, Microsoft is always in the mood for expanding their data center capacity to meet their customer’s needs.Microsoft already has 4operational data centres in Dublin. Last year, it gotpermission from local council in South Dublin County t...

In Overwatch’s latest Developer Update, Game Director Jeff Kaplan addressed the issue of in-game toxicity. The almost 8-minute video titled ‘Play Nice, Play Fair’ details what Blizzard plans to do to combat this “rising tide of toxicity or bad behavior in the game,” which has even slowed development on the game. First off, Kaplan notes that player-reporting tools have made their way from PC to co...

One would not normally think of city councils as being at the forefront of technology, but Melboue’sWyndham City Council is set to change that perception by embracing one of the world’s hottest technologies, augmented reality, to help plan and visualize development in their borough. The council created a system called WynLens, based on the Microsoft HoloLens, which lets themsuperimposes archi...

City Art Search app from Microsoft allows you to search famous works of art around the world, and see which galleries and museums they are located in. You can find your favorite artists’ masterpieces, or if you’re plaing to visit a city, discover the must-see works of art. Recently, Microsoft rel...