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<title>Microsoft to open store-within-a-store in 600 Best Buy locations</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/06/13/windows.store.to.show.tablets.windows.phone.xbox.consoles/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1371151319_microsoftstorebestbuythumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft will be opening up Windows Stores inside electronics retailer Best Buy. The new announcement sees Microsoft placing a store-within-a-store version of its retail chain inside 500 Best Buy locations in the United States and more than 100 Best Buy and Future Shop stores in Canada, with the roll-out set to be finished by September....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft rumored to cull Xbox Live Points currency, reveal at E3</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/15/new.payment.system.to.work.on.xbox.live.windows.store.windows.phone.store/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/slimxbox-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft may be scrapping its Points virtual currency in favor of local currency pricing, according to a report. The rumor, which has surfaced a few times in the past, is now bolstered with new claims that the new system would work across platforms, with Microsoft preparing to reveal it at the E3 game show later this year....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft changes Windows Store policy, permits PEGI 18 apps</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/mswin8screenin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has changed its policy of blocking 'Adult' rated games from the Windows Store in Europe. Publishers can now submit previously-denied games rated PEGI 18 in Europe to the app store, which due to the nature of European game ratings compared to those in the US, would have prevented a number of big-name titles from being sold....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google Play Store nears 700K total apps</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/30/play.store.approaches.apples.app.store.total/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/android_market_gallery.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has revealed that its Play Store app marketplace now hosts about 700,000 applications. The growth in the number of Android apps available in Google's central repository means that the search giant's app marketplace now approaches Apple's in terms of sheer scale. Google also recently announced that its Play Store had crossed the 25 billion mark for total apps downloaded....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft update apps included in Windows 8 ahead of release</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/05/improvements.to.maps.skydrive.bing.apps/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1348147336_fusion5-review-sml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has outlined what updates it will perform to built-in apps after installing Windows 8. A company blog post states the updates apply to apps included in the Release To Manufacturing (RTM) edition, which will update through the Windows Store system, a new addition to Windows 8, however it has not been revealed if the updates will be rolled into included apps on the version being released t...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft bans 'Metro' name from own Windows Store</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/windows8-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has effectively banned the use of the word "Metro" from its Windows Store. Developers that submit a Windows 8 app to the store using the word will "fail certification," in a move that follows the company's efforts to eradicate its own use of the name. A recent change to the "Naming your app" instructions appears despite prominent use by Microsoft of the term elsewhere....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Windows 8 may have under five ARM tablets in October intro</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/19/windows.8.launch.may.keep.arm.a.minority/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/windows8-nvidiatablet.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[After having touted ARM support, Microsoft is expected to leave it a minority for the fall Windows 8 launch, insiders purportedly disclosed on Monday.  There would be "fewer than five" ARM devices, three of which would be tablets, in the understanding of Bloomberg's sources.  Over 40 companies were hoping to have Intel-based systems, they said....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft opens Windows Store for Windows 8 with free apps</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/29/windows.store.available.through.consumer.preview/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/mswin8screenin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has announced that the Windows Store for Windows 8 is now open. The only way to access it is through the  Windows 8 Consumer Preview, which is available for download (free, Microsoft). The Windows Store is presented in the Metro style. Both Microsoft and third-party apps are available. Featured apps, such as USA Today and Cut the Rope, are located in highly visible locations. All apps on...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft outlines Windows 8 app submission process</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/14/system.tries.to.making.pushing.apps.out.easier/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/microsoft-windows8-developers-procedures-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has defined a detailed process to help developers submit their apps that they've created for Windows 8. With it, the software company hopes to simplify and streamline the steps developers must follow to make their programs available to users through Microsoft's Windows Store. Ultimately, the objective is to make sure that the apps work, are properly rated for a targeted audience, and the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Windows 8 on ARM to keep desktop, get Office 15</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/09/microsoft.outlines.windows.8.arm.support/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/windows8-nvidiatablet.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft's Windows lead Steven Sinofsky in an elaborate breakdown Thursday ended rumors and confirmed that Windows 8 on ARM would support a conventional desktop.  Users could still have access to the file system, desktop Internet Explorer 10, and "most" other core features as their x86-running counterparts.  Office 15 would carry over, too, and would have touch and power optimizations despite run...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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