
John Callaham
John Callaham was a former contributor for Windows Central, covering Windows Phone, Surface, gaming, and more.
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Lumia 950 gets £40 discount with Surface bundle in the UK
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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.

Microsoft will allow Android apps to be quickly compiled for Windows 10
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Halo: Spartan Strike is shooting its way on Windows Phone and Windows 8.1
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Microsoft's Channel 9 shows the preparations in San Francisco for Build 2016
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Dragon Age HQ app for Windows Phone is the official companion for Dragon Age: Inquisition
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Two games based on Microsoft's Flight Simulator tech are coming in 2016
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Here's a look at Halo 5: Forge PC multiplayer running on Windows 10
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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.

Microsoft reveals most of its 2016 event lineup, Build conference dates not revealed yet
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Microsoft's Build 2016 developer conference will be held from March 30-April 1
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Microsoft has revealed that the 2016 edition of its Build developer conference will be held from March 30 to April 1 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Halo 5: Forge for Windows 10 will make finding custom games easier after launch
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343 Industries has revealed that the upcoming Halo 5: Forge map editor for Windows 10 PCs will get a custom game browser sometime after it launches on Sept. 8.

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is among September's free Xbox Games with Gold lineup
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The Halo 5: Forge map editor will need some decent hardware to run well on your PC
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Microsoft has revealed the minimal, recommended and ultra hardware requirements for PC users to run the upcoming Halo 5: Forge map editor and multiplayer shooter game.

The final DLC pack for Dragon Age: Inquisition, Trespasser, coming on Sept. 8
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Halo 2: Anniversary will get a remastered soundtrack release next week
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Hike Messenger gets a new user interface and more as part of a major Windows Phone update
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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.

Lords of the Fallen and Borderlands among March's Xbox free Games with Gold
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Microsoft opens registration for its Build 2016 developer conference [Update: Sold Out]
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Microsoft has started taking registrations for its Build 2016 developer conference. The event will be held at San Francisco's Moscone Center from April 29 to May 1.

Halo 2: Anniversary campaign won't run at full 1080p as part of Xbox One's Master Chief Collection
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Hike Messenger gets a new Windows Phone update with several new features
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Microsoft announces BUILD 2015 for April 29-May 1, kicks off new Ignite enterprise conference
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Windows 10 UWP apps from Hulu, NASCAR, Dailymotion and Nickelodeon coming to Xbox One
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