John Callaham

Verizon Wireless is now selling Microsoft's Surface 3 LTE to its business customers, for the price of $649.99 with a new two-year contract or $749.99 for the full price without a contract.

Ndemic Creations has updated its pandemic-based strategy game Plague Inc. for Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 with a new infection called the Neurax Worm.

Respawn Entertainment will run an open multiplayer tech test for its upcoming sci-fi shooter sequel on August 19-21 and on August 26-28 for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles.

Microsoft posted a new series of official videos showing its big Surface Hub touchscreen PC in action. The clips include how it is being used by the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Microsoft is ending a Bing Rewards option that allows users to donate their points to their local school so they can get a Surface 3 tablet. The donation program will end on June 30.

Disney and Lucasfilm have released the final trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The long-awaited seventh movie in the series is set to be released in movie theaters nationwide on December 18.

Microsoft has posted a new series of videos showcasing the recently launched Surface Hub touchscreen PC. It also shows how it works with first and third-party apps.

Microsoft has released the first public preview version of Visual Studio "15", the code name for the next major release of the company's application developer tools.

The first footage of the upcoming Halo 5: Forge map editor for Windows 10 has been released. The clips show how the maps look in 4K resolution, along with a glimpse of Halo 5 multiplayer on the PC.

The popular Hike Messenger app has received a major new update for Windows Phone, including a new user interface, a way to share documents, support for up to 100MB attachments and much more.

Microsoft Store buyers in the UK can get £40 off the price of a Lumia 950, plus an extra free year of Office 365, if they buy the phone with the Surface 3, Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book by May 12.