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Microsoft wants to denigrate your iPhone and Android again CNET Microsoft, over recent times, has been keen to humiliate these people in public. First, there was the "Smoked By Windows Phone" challenge, in which Redmond's indefatigable Ben Rudolph proved that Microsoft's phones were so much faster than iPhones or ...

Hands-On Observations of the Microsoft Surface: Compelling Forbes Any concerns about Microsoft as a hardware vendor will vanish in the first 5 minutes with it. One glitch however: This was the second Surface for this client because the original device was defective and wouldn't recognize the keyboard, so there may be ... Forbes

Microsoft investigating random Windows Phone 8 reboots SlashGear Earlier today, we heard that some freshly-launched Windows Phone 8 handsets from both Nokia and HTC are having issues with random reboots. That's a little unsettling, but at the time, Microsoft hadn't said anything. Now we're getting confirmation that ... SlashGear

Microsoft's Xbox 720 may include Kinect 2.0 and Blu-ray drive, report says CBS News Microsoft has been as publicly mum about the next version of Kinect as it has about all details concerning the new Xbox. But a company document leaked in June touted a higher level of accuracy, stereo imaging, better voice recognition, and the ability ... CBS News

Microsoft Uncovers Special Bond Between Computers and Toilets Wired But Microsoft believes this will be the first "zero carbon" data center, meaning it won't be responsibly for an harmful carbon emissions unloaded onto Mother Nature, and it may be the first to actually power a data center with poop — though this has ... Wired

Microsoft's Server and Tools unit now includes six $1 billion businesses ZDNet Summary: Microsoft's Server and Tools Business currently includes six separate $1 billion businesses -- and possibly more to come. Mary Jo Foley. By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | November 19, 2012 -- 18:02 GMT (10:02 PST). Follow @maryjofoley ...

Usability expert slams Windows 8: 'disappointing' for 'both novice and power ... ZDNet Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system may be fast, and it may crash less than its predecessors, but a leading usability expert has slammed Microsoft for hiding features, making other things hard to find, introducing two separate working environments ... ZDNet

Yahoo Can Do A Search Deal With Facebook Without Breaking Its Microsoft ... Business Insider The main reason people have for doubting the idea of a search alliance between Yahoo and Facebook is that Yahoo already has a long term search deal with Microsoft. Kara Swisher of All Things D says that "it would be nearly impossible for Yahoo to ... Business Insider

Exclusive: Internal Videos Show Why Microsoft Kin Cratered Wired Do you remember the Microsoft Kin? It's okay if you don't–Microsoft certainly would like for you to forget it ever existed. Kin was a family of phones from Microsoft that launched to much fanfare in 2010, sold incredibly poorly, and that the company ...

If Apple becomes Microsoft, investors should cheer Reuters Blogs (blog) If Apple becomes Microsoft, investors should cheer. At least, that is, for their wallets. Middle age for technology stocks can hurt as shareholders looking for rapid growth lose interest and value-oriented owners await stability. But Apple has already ...

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Intel and IBM Sacramento Bee CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently ...

Apple can finish what Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky started The Guardian (blog) Steven Sinofsky, once a Bill Gates technical assistant and, at the time, head of Microsoft Office development, is given a shovel (and a pad of pink slips) and told to clean the stables. To create a new, respectable version of Windows in a mere 30 ... The Guardian (blog)

AT&T Launches Microsoft Office 365 for Midsize Businesses Telepresence Options AT&T announces it will offer Microsoft Office 365 to midsize business clients. Delivery of the cloud-based service by the US multinational carrier has potential to alter IT infrastructure and network services of businesses that sign on. There are ... Telepresence Options

Microsoft Systems Engineer - £30 to 35k - West Yorkshire The Independent They are at the early stages of what is planned to be vast growth over the coming year, and they would like an excellent Microsoft Systems Engineer to be an integral part of it. The successful candidate will have some public sector experience. Within ...

Genetec unveils cloud-based security solutions plans with Microsoft Government Security News Genetec has entered into strategic alliance with Microsoft to develop Windows Azure-based security solutions aimed at bringing high-end security applications to a broader market and enhance current on-premises offerings. Montreal-based unified IP ...

Microsoft demonstrates Windows 8, new office Pakistan Observer Saturday, December 30, 1899 - Karachi—Microsoft strengthened its commitment with the corporate community and their local ecosystem partners through organizing events to demonstrate the recently launched Windows 8 software. The events showcased ...