Xbox Live Gold goodies this October

If you’ve been thinking about becoming an Xbox Live Gold member, then let Microsoft help you make the decision. Xbox Live Gold games and apps will be unlocked and be accessible to everyone on the Xbox 360 for free this weekend from October 4 to 6.

Meanwhile, existing Xbox Live Gold members are in for a treat as well. From October 1 to 15, the game Might & Magic Clash of Heroes will be available for free and then from the 16^th to the end of the month, Halo 3 will be up for free download.

Lenovo introduces Vibe X and Vibe Z

Lenovo has introduced two brand new smartphones, the Vibe X and Vibe Z, which will be released internationally.

The Vibe X features a 5-inch 1080p display, quad-core 1.5GHz MediaTek CPU, 2GB RAM, and 16GB internal storage. It is also equipped with a 13MP rear and 5MP front cameras. While the Vibe Z is built with a Full HD 5.5-inch screen, Snapdragon 800, and 2GB RAM.

Source: Talk Android

Delta will equip 11,000 pilots with Microsoft Surface 2 tablets

Delta Air Lines has announced that they will be equipping 11,000 pilots flying Boeing 757 and 767 fleets with Microsoft Surface 2 tablets. The Windows RT 8.1 tablets will serve as electronic flight bags containing the essential electronic documents, charts, and other reference materials needed by the aviators.

The partnership is expected to significantly reduce carbon emissions of their flights. With the use of the tablets, it will get rid of 7.5 million sheets of paper used annually and cut down emissions by 1.2 million fewer gallons of fuel. This arrives at the heels of a previous partnership between Delta and Nokia to supply their flight crew with Nokia Lumia 820 smartphones. 

Windows Phone hits double digit market share in some European countries

It might be seen as a slow ascend but Microsoft’s Windows Phone seems to have hit the double digit mark when it comes to market share in a couple of European countries—specifically, France where it has reached 10.8 percent and Great Britain where it has reached 12 percent. According to a report from Kantar, Windows Phone has hit a cumulative 9.2 percent in the other three of the “big five European markets” (namely, Germany, Italy, and Spain).

But this still puts Windows Phone as a distant third behind Android (70.1 percent) and iOS (16.1 percent). However, you can see BlackBerry falling further and hitting the 2.4 percent market share in those same markets just a smidgen ahead of “Other” mobile operating systems.

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