• Windows Phone owners can now make mobile payments, via Softcard

  The new Softcard app from AT&T allows for tap-to-pay transactions -- assuming you have an NFC-enabled Windows Phone handset and meet other requirements.

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• Drew Houston explains Dropbox partnership with Microsoft, sings Oasis in a bar

  Dropbox chief executive Drew Houston said his company's new partnership with Microsoft may seem surprising at first. But in reality, it was a case of two companies listening to its customers and giving them what they wanted. "This is pretty unusual for both of us," Houston said today in an…

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• Grand Theft Auto V FPS release coming to PC, PS4, Xbox One

  There's little doubt now that the creators of Grand Theft Auto 5 were influenced by the early versions of the first person shooter mode modification to their game released earlier this year. What better way to experience the madness than from behind the drivers seat - while walking around? Each…

• 'Grand Theft Auto 5' will have a first-person mode on Xbox One and PlayStation 4

  Grand Theft Auto 5 will include a first-person mode when it's released on Sony and Microsoft's newest consoles. The updated version of the game sold millions of copies last year will include a number of new weapons, vehicles, and features along with improved visuals. Grand Theft Auto 5 will…

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• Sweepstakes: win a Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse!

  You like free stuff. So do we! Today we're giving away five Microsoft Arc Touch Bluetooth mice, courtesy of Amazon. The sweepstakes is open from now, until tomorrow at 11:59AM ET, November 5th. To be eligible, you must be a resident of the US and be 18+. See the full rules  here . Here's…

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• Microsoft, Dropbox team up in mobile move

  The aim is to improve integration between Dropbox and Microsoft Office. New capabilities will roll out to Dropbox users on iOS and Android "in the next few weeks."

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