A lot can happen in a week. New apps join the Windows Phone Store or Windows Store. Your favorite apps can get a big update with a new look or new features. Device rumors come and go. Seven days might not seem like much, but it can be an eternity in the tech news cycle. Every week we're going to compile the biggest stories into one post, so you never fall behind – In Case You Missed It (ICYMI).
Windows Phone
- HTC is giving out free Xbox Dot View cases with purchase of a new HTC One M8 for Windows [Read]
- Microsoft Lumia 535 arrives in Germany via Amazon [Read]
- Latest deal makes BLU Win HD, BLU Win Jr even more affordable [Read]
- Leaked factory photos reveal a new 5-inch Windows Phone in active development [Read]
- What is S/MIME and should you use it for email on Windows Phone? [Read]
- Latest Cortana ad shows Siri having 'Dot View' envy [[Read[(http://www.windowscentral.com/latest-cortana-video-shows-siri-having-dot-view-envy)]
Microsoft + Windows
- Microsoft says a performance update caused Azure to go down for 11 hours this week [Read]
- Windows 10 will allow businesses to buy Windows Store apps in bulk [Read]
- Microsoft wants a bigger cut of the revenue from Windows developers [Read]
- 6 tips to extend the battery life on your Microsoft Band [Read]
- Windows 10 preview build 9879 is coming next week for Slow ring users [Read]
- Microsoft says the kernel version for Windows 10 will jump from 6.4 to 10.0 [Read]
Apps
- Official WolframAlpha app lands on Windows Phone [Read / Download]
- Duolingo for Windows Phone is here, aims to turn you into a polyglot [Read / Download]
- Foursquare 4.0 for Windows Phone with a major redesign now available [Read / Download]
- Credit Karma now a universal app on Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 [Read / Download]
- The tado° smart heating app arrives for Windows Phone [Read / Download]
- The CBS News app for Windows and Windows Phone 8.1 looks beautiful [Watch]
- Roku gains search, channel store and more in recent updates for Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 [Read / Download]
- Microsoft's Photosynth 3D panorama app gets higher-res capture mode in latest update [Read / Download]
- 6snap update brings latest Snapchat API, less data usage, and improved design [Read / Download]
- Softcard now available for Verizon, enables NFC purchases with your Windows Phone [Read / Download]
- Skout confirms official Windows Phone app 'is in the works' [Read]
- Treasure Tag can now be used by Lumia Selfie app as a remote shutter [Read]
Games
- Age of Empires: World Domination for Windows Phone delayed again until 2015 [Read]
- Destroy some of history's greatest novels with the Windows Phone game Shoot-a Story [Read / Download]
- The latest update to Secrets and Treasure: The Lost Cities adds 75 new winter-themed levels [Read / Download]
Xbox
- First look: GTA V on Xbox One [Watch]
- HBO Go arrives on the Xbox One [Read]
- Never Alone developer interview – Secrets of the folklore-based platformer for Xbox One [Read]
- Interview: #IDARB for Xbox One developer exposes the game's crazy origins [Read]
- Domino's Pizza app for Xbox One debuts in the UK [Read]
- How to change the background of your Xbox One Dashboard [Read]
Misc.
- Weekly photo contest: Paths [Enter]
- 7 steps to make amazing videos with Movie Creator Beta [Read]
- 2014 Holiday Gift Guide [Buy buy buy]
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