Supersite for Windows takes a look at two Microsoft updates:

August 2014 System Update for Xbox One is Biggest Update Yet
Microsoft Surface Firmware Updates for August 2014

August 2014 System Update for Xbox One is Biggest Update Yet

This is the big one, 'Lizabeth

While Microsoft had previously detailed some of the changes it would deliver with the August 2014 System Update for Xbox One, the firm this week documented several more new features and changes. With a laundry list of improvements, this month's system update is now shaping up to be the biggest one since the console launched late last year.

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Microsoft Surface Firmware Updates for August 2014

First-gen and third-gen only

It will probably be several days before I fully catch up from my recent vacation, but here's one story I didn't want to put off any longer: As part of Patch Tuesday this past week, Microsoft issued firmware updates for Surface RT, Surface Pro, and Surface Pro 3. So if you own one of those devices, be sure to get updated.

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