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    SpanishTown Windows 10 UWP

    We have put through a number of updates and there are more to come.
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    SpanishTown Windows 10 UWP

    Designed for students learning Spanish and help them achieve success in their Spanish class. 3000+ quiz and worksheet questions (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank 300+ most common verbs and their conjugations Loads of vocabulary Lots of built-in audio Grammar topics such as ser vs estar...
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    Microsoft hidden apps

    So I have been having this issue for about a month and half with no luck, until yesterday. My app "SpanishTown" was listed in Education>Languages. The app couldn't be found at all except through a direct link or by searching "SpanishTown". None of the keywords worked. Browsing the store I...
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    Win a Lumia 950 or Lumia 950 XL in the Windows Central Fa-la-la-liday Contest!

    My only wish is that the$849 price (CDN) for the 950XL was cheaper. Maybe by the time my current contract expires it'll be more reasonable.
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    New Microsoft store announced

    Sure they should. It is just basic marketing. Lure people to your store, especially at the grand opening. Those marketing dollars can be spent many ways to get people into the store. Every grand opening of every type of store has specials on items that they feel will attract customers...
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    New Microsoft store announced

    The lineups in the morning were huge and snaked around the mall past the Apple store. Seemed like a ton of people leaving with the $99 Dell Venue Pro. It was too busy to do any real shopping but it was great to see so many people out. Everyone in line got the Microsoft t-shirts. The real...
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    Best Twitter client

    I gave up and just went the official twitter app for both WP and W8. I had Rowi and Carbon on WP and those disappeared. I had MetroTwit on W8 and that one left too. Twitter, you win. I give up trying new twitter clients.
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    Family Room Messenger Issue

    I finally upgrade the whole family to WP8 from WP7.5/7.8. The family room is a feature that I really want to put to use but we are having an issue with messages. The family room has 3 members: wife, son and myself. Wife: no problems, sees messages from other 2 members Son: no problems, sees...
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    New Microsoft Store Coming to Calgary, AB

    Microsoft is currently searching for a store manager in Calgary. A new store must be coming soon. https://careers.microsoft.com/jobdetails.aspx?ss=&pg=0&so=&rw=19&jid=129858&jlang=EN&pp=SS
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    37% plan on sticking with WP

    I came across this report Apple not a premium consumer brand? - Apple 2.0 -Fortune Tech which states that on 37% of current WP users plan on sticking with the platform. There has to be something wrong with their study. Everything that I have seen shows a strong brand loyalty to WP, completely...
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    Developer user group program

    Count me in. Spanish For Noobs
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    New MS Surface TV Ad

    I think the ad is fantastic. They targeted everyone. You see school children, families, students, college students, young professionals and business people all in the same ad. They are positioning this as the perfect device for everyone. Nobody creates educational tv ads. They picked what...
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    Steve Elop and Nokia's Future

    There are a lot of negative articles on Mr. Elop and Nokia. @matt24x7 via @gcaughey linked to a positive one written by an analyst for change. It's Raining Good News On Nokia - Seeking Alpha
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    What would qualify as a success?

    With all of the talk around iPhone's 5 million phones sold on the first weekend and Samsung G3's 9 million sold in June, I was wondering how many Lumia 920's would Nokia have to sell to qualify as a success for Nokia? How many would they have to sell to qualify as a success in the general media...