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Microsoft speaks poop to power
CNET
At the Dry Creek Water Reclamation Facility in Cheyenne, Microsoft believes it can capture "natural bi-products like biogas directly from wastewater treatment plants, agricultural farms, fuel refineries, and waste landfill sites, etc." The company is ...
Oprah plugs Microsoft Surface with tweet sent from a rival iPad
Los Angeles Times
That's exactly what happened to Microsoft last Sunday night when the former daytime show host was on Twitter listing some of her favorite items for the holidays using the hashtag #FavoriteThings. In the midst of all her endorsements, Winfrey sent out a ...
Microsoft investigating reported Windows Phone 8 reboots
ZDNet
Checking Microsoft's forums, as well as the WPCentral forums, I've seen some users claim that uninstalling the Skype for Windows Phone 8 preview app, which Microsoft released last week, may fix the rebooting issue. (I tried uninstalling the Skype ...
Microsoft building clean powered data center at waste water plant
GigaOM
Microsoft has unveiled details of an experimental small data center that it's building next to a waste water treatment plant in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The tiny data center will be powered by a fuel cell that uses biogas from the water facility, and ...

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How Microsoft Can Win
Seeking Alpha
Microsoft (MSFT) is often regarded by market participants as yesterday's news, overshadowed by the faster growing innovators of our era such as Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG). While he is likely a nice guy, I believe CEO Steve Ballmer has been a real ...
Design guru Nielsen: Windows 8 UI 'smothers usability'
CNET
Microsoft launched Windows 8 late last month. The operating system is a major departure from previous versions of the software, ditching the traditional start button and design for a tile-based system. Microsoft says that the new design will increase ...
Debunked Facebook-Yahoo Search Rumor Begets a Facebook-Yahoo-Microsoft ...
The Atlantic Wire
Update 2:36 p.m.: Facebook has killed this rumor once and for all with a spokesperson telling AllThingsD's Mike Isaac that the company has no search product in the works with Yahoo. The statement reads as follows: "People expect a better search ...
Microsoft Aims Dubai Launch Of Windows 8 At Businesses - Emirates Goes First
ReadWriteWeb
Share on: Microsoft Aims Dubai Launch Of Windows 8 At Businesses - Emirates Goes First. If Microsoft can convince global enterprises to develop their own line-of-business applications for Windows 8 - the way Emirates airlines has - more high-volume.

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Windows 8 sales have been 'slow going,' Microsoft said to be blaming OEMs
Engadget
We've already heard about Windows RT's "modest" beginning, and now there's talk full-blown Windows 8 ain't flying off the shelves either. According to MS aficionado Paul Thurrott and one of his "most trusted sources," uptake of the new OS isn't hitting ...
Microsoft Research bets on a 'no-touch' future of wearable devices
The Verge
Microsoft's Research team in Cambridge opened its doors last week to offer a sneak peek at the future. Microsoft has spent nearly $30 billion on research and development over the past three years, and this particular lab — consisting of over 100 ...
Why IT chiefs are irrelevant to Microsoft's Windows 8 strategy
Register
Further evidence has emerged of the irrelevance of Windows 8 to enterprise IT – and of the irrelevance of this irrelevance. A Forrester survey of IT hardware decision makers has found Windows 8 is less popular than its predecessor Windows 7 at the same ...
Microsoft's upcoming Xbox 360 Karaoke app will charge you by the hour
Eurogamer.net
An upcoming app from Microsoft and The Karaoke Channel will let you stream songs for an hourly fee. You'll able to purchase singing time in blocks of two, six or 24 hours with your Microsoft Points, PlayXBLA reported. The app - simply named Karaoke ...
Alabama education officials to announce Microsoft IT program for high schools
al.com (blog)
PRATTVILLE, Alabama - The Alabama State Department of Education on Tuesday will formally announce a partnership with Microsoft that will give high school students a head start on careers in information technology. The Department of Education will ...

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Microsoft sends SkyDrive SDKs and IFTTT tie-in to developers
Phys.Org
(Phys.org)—Microsoft has announced new tools for developers related to its SkyDrive file-sharing and cloud storage service—namely, SkyDrive SDKs for .NET and Windows Phone 8. SkyDrive is an important integrator for software and hardware coming out ...
Oprah Gushes About Her Love For Microsoft Surface While Tweeting From Her ...
Cult of Mac
Every year Oprah Winfrey makes a list of her favorite things in life and then she gives everyone in her audience free copies of everything on her list. When you got a few billion to burn you can do that. One year Oprah said she just loooooved the iPad ...
Microsoft Black Friday 2012 deals
The Verge
Microsoft has announced its 2012 Black Friday deals, and while there's nothing too crazy here, there are a few things worth mentioning. Most of these deals (unless otherwise noted) are valid through November 24th only. Save $50 on a 2nd touch or type ...
Wozniak Says Microsoft (MSFT) is Now More Innovative than Apple (AAPL)
StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)
During an interview with TechCrunch at TEDx Brussels, Wozniak was asked whether he though Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) was becoming a more innovative company than Apple. In part, he says: "[With Microsoft] I've seen more of the type of the innovation ...

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Microsoft Office triumphs over OpenOffice in FOSS-friendly German city
Geek
In the corporate world, Microsoft Office still reigns supreme — though there is the occasional instance where someone is willing to give an open source suite like LibreOffice or OpenOffice a shot. The city of Freibrug, Germany set out to do exactly ...

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Oprah Tweets to Promote Microsoft Surface From iPad
iClarified
I've never understood the draw of Oprah, and how her brand managed to become so large, but she does have legions of fans, making her an effective marketing channel for Microsoft. Except for when the narrative around her promotion is tossed on its head ...
Mayor Emanuel, CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett, Microsoft and United Way Announce ...
eNews Park Forest
Mayor Emanuel today joined Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and representatives from Microsoft and United Way of Metropolitan Chicago (UWMC) to announce the opening of 12 new Parent Engagement Centers in CPS schools ...
Microsoft promotes Halo 4 with NFC
NFC World
For the Australian launch of the latest edition of the best selling video game franchise, Microsoft has run an NFC-based scavenger hunt that saw limited edition prints being awarded to the first person to tap or scan in at each of 400 out-of-home ...

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BUSINESS PERISCOPE : Microsoft demonstrates Windows 8
Pakistan Daily Times
KARACHI: Microsoft launched Windows 8 software. The events showcased the new software to an audience, which included industrial stakeholders and local resellers/distributors. Windows 8 will be available in two versions at retail, Windows 8 and Windows ...
ITSLN CONSULTANT JOINS ELITE GROUP: MICROSOFT CERTIFIED MASTER
MMD Newswire (press release)
SAN JOSE, CA (MMD Newswire) November 19, 2012 -- ITSLN, Inc.,a leading Microsoft information technology consulting firm serving global 5000 and other large enterprise and government customers throughout the western US and Mexico, today ...
Xbox platform is the heart of Microsoft's shift into becoming a devices and ...
WinBeta
Back in early October, we discovered via an annual shareholder letter from Microsoft that the company promotes itself as a "devices and services company" according to CEO Steve Ballmer. Ballmer believes that devices and services impact the way the ...

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Microsoft Windows 8 "Play To" Streaming Feature Detailed
Geeky gadgets
Following on from the launch of their new Windows 8 operating system at the end of last month, Microsoft has this weekend rolled out details for its new Windows 8 "Play To" streaming feature. The new "Play To" streaming function within Windows 8 has ...

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