This was a pretty good week for tech announcements: Xbox Live’s Major Nelson, made a surprise appearance showing the first official Xbox One unboxing video and he also talked about everything included in the bundled.

Continuing on the Xbox One topic, Microsoft this week also talked about the ongoing plans for the game console, more specifically the company outlined how digital games sharing works and detailed  the benefits of Home Gold for Xbox Live subscribers.

You’ll be happy to hear that Windows 8 apps are now also searchable on the web, but Microsoft still has to build a web version of the Windows Store. Google brings new touch capabilities to the Windows 8 version of Chrome, Twitter implements new tougher and simpler two-factor authentication, and much more.

Welcome to Pureinfotech: Tech Recap edition. Each weekend I will bring you a compilation of articles of the week, including how-to guides, features, tech news, and more. This is simply a list with a brief description of pieces you might have missed or you might just want to read again.

  • Microsoft details new Xbox One Home Gold benefits and digital game sharing
  • Great Microsoft back to school deals for Students going on now
  • Windows 8 apps now searchable from web browser, still not a web version of the Store
  • Microsoft officially unboxes Xbox One (video)
  • Twitter adds new simpler and stronger two-factor authentication
  • Google Chrome finally brings needed touch features to Windows 8