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Microsoft debug policy leak could make Windows Phones useful again
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Lyft to start selling $20 physical gift cards at Starbucks
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Microsoft signals broader gaming push with Xbox Wireless for partners
Microsoft wants everyone to know the joy that is low latency wireless gaming peripheral connections. The company is making the Xbox Wireless connection tech it uses between Xbox One and…