Tag Archives: Microsoft

App for American Airlines debuts with Windows 8

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Our app for American Airlines – “The Tower” – will be one of the first apps released in the Windows 8 app store! If you haven’t heard, Windows 8 – Microsoft’s newest version of its operating system – is going … Continue reading →

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Blockdot wins twice at W3 Awards

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Blockdot’s projects for LEGO Spinjitzu Smash (General Website Categories – Games and Gaming Related) and Unlock Xbox (General Website Categories – Branding)  were both named Silver Award winners at the 2011 W3 Awards! Spinjitzu Smash Blockdot’s “Spinjitzu Smash” for LEGO … Continue reading →

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Microsoft NUads = TV revolution?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

This week Microsoft promised to transform TV advertising into an interactive experience, unveiling the highly anticipated ad platform for the Kinect called NUads. The platform uses the voice and gesture controls of Kinect for the Xbox 360, and will allow … Continue reading →

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Blockdot Launches First Game for Windows Phone 7

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Blockdot has launched its first-ever Windows Phone 7 game: Metallurgy. It’s available as a free download. The Windows Phone ecosystem has grown steadily since Windows Phone 7 first launched in October 2010, with more than 17,000 apps currently available on … Continue reading →

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Lights, Camera…Mobile Tagging!

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

The new Jake Gyllenhaal thriller movie, Source Code, will have a social media game called Source Code Mission that can be activated by Microsoft Tag technology within the movie poster. That bit of code, which any smartphone can read, will … Continue reading →

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Doritos goes BIG and BOLD in Unlock Xbox contest!

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

Congrats to Jill Robertson and Justin Carpenter — the finalists in Doritos Unlock Xbox contest!  Doritos went big and bold on this one; Jill and Justin were BOTH named Doritos first-ever gaming consultants, and they were each given 50 large!! … Continue reading →

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Microsoft to launch browser-based game store

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

In mid-November, Microsoft will launch Games for Windows Marketplace, an online store that will let users buy digital copies of games directly from the browser. Users will be able to purchase games with their Microsoft Points or a credit card. … Continue reading →

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Blockdot releases Techtionary for Microsoft

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Blockdot has released a new game – Techtionary – for Microsoft. It was created to raise awareness of the release of Internet Explorer 9 Beta. Play the game – and download IE9 Beta – at http://techtionary.kewlbox.com/.

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Appolicious Advsior: Bing Chicktionary is egg-cellent

Posted on September 1, 2010 by

Appolicious Advsior gives some love to our Chicktionary iPhone app sponsored by Bing. Besides praises the gameplay, A.A. sees the marketing genius behind the app: “The two (Microsoft and Bing) actually work together quite nicely because when you’ve successfully loaded … Continue reading →

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Microsoft popping up all over iPhone app store

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

Nick Eaton of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is watching Microsoft’s Bing search engine flirt with Apple: The Bing brand has been showing up in more and more iPhone apps lately. Yes, there’s the official Bing app and the Microsoft search engine … Continue reading →

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