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Microsoft looks to give Surface sales a pop with pop-up stores
PCWorld (blog)
Microsoft is sparing no expense to hype its newest piece of hardware, the Surface RT tablet, which arrived on store shelves on October 26. The company is reportedly spending more than $1 billion on advertising the Surface and its new operating system, ...
Microsoft's Ballmer on Windows Phone 8: Small but growing
CNET
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer acknowledges that Windows Phone remains "relatively small" in the smartphone world but predicts that the launch of the latest version of its operating system will spark sales. "I expect the volumes on Windows Phone to really ...
Microsoft Corp., Israel agree to strategic cooperation
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A series of memorandums of understanding will be signed in the coming days by Israel's Chief Information Officer Carmela Avner and Microsoft Israel CEO Danny Yamin, according to reports. The agreements to be enshrined in the memorandums are in the ...
Microsoft Launches Office, Azure Services In China
InformationWeek
Microsoft has signed a memorandum of understanding with the municipality of Shanghai and China service provider 21Vianet that will allow it to offer Windows Azure cloud services and Office 365. Shanghai will become a user of both Windows Azure services ...
Welcome to the World of Mobile, Microsoft
PC Magazine
The first time I went to meet with Bill Gates and his team, Microsoft was located in a brick office building in Bellevue, Washington and had only 80 employees. I have had the privilege of covering the company since its early days and over the years, I ...
Microsoft's Shape the Future: Getting kids started on Windows 8
ZDNet
Summary: Could Microsoft's Shape the Future program be an affordable way to give kids good computer equipment in schools -- and is it just about education? Charlie Osborne. By Charlie Osborne for iGeneration | November 5, 2012 -- 12:24 GMT (04:24 PST) ...

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Google Defends Patent Fees in Microsoft, Apple Trials
Businessweek
Federal judges 2,000 miles apart will hear complaints from Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. that Motorola Mobility is demanding excessive royalties on patents deemed essential to standards for how electronic devices function. The trials are scheduled to ...
Microsoft India launches Xbox 360 exclusive Halo 4 starting Rs. 3299
NDTV
Speaking at the launch of Halo 4, Anshu Mor, Business Group Lead - Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. said, "We are delighted to launch the next edition of Halo - a game that has shaped entertainment history and ...
Why Google and Microsoft Are Competing for the Airwaves (And What It Says ...
Forbes
In a little known battle in the UK, both Google and Microsoft are competing for white spaces, gaps in the radio spectrum between TV, radio and mobile. The speculation is that they want to use the space to build a new type of mobile access directly into ...
Microsoft Is Killing Off Windows Live Messenger for Skype
Gizmodo
Microsoft Is Killing Off Windows Live Messenger for Skype The Verge is reporting that Microsoft is trying to nix its Windows Live Messenger client in favor of Skype. That's definitely for the best, and something we've seen coming for a while now. But ...
Microsoft reveals how much of Surface RT's disc space is actually yours
Engadget
If you've wondered how much space Windows RT, Office and Microsoft's bundled apps occupy on your shiny new Surface RT, worry no longer. Microsoft has revealed that once you've accounted for binary conversion, recovery provision and the software itself, ...
How To Reinvent An Icon: Behind Microsoft's Rebuild of Halo
Fast Company
To continue its best-selling Halo franchise, Microsoft had to create a new game company from the ground up. The new studio, 343 Industries, then had the challenge of continuing the storied game while giving it new life. We speak to franchise director ...

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Microsoft Readies Dynamics CRM Online Update
Sci-Tech Today
Customer relationship management (CRM) meets business process management (BPM) in the upcoming iteration of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. The Dynamics CRM update adds new business process definitions to manage leads, opportunities, and ...

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Microsoft Expands the Imagine Cup for 2013
Wired (blog)
The 2013 Microsoft Imagine Cup registration is well underway with the tag line, "All dreams are now welcome." When I first heard about the changes, I was concerned about the shift in focus. After all, part of what made the Imagine Cup distinct among ...
Microsoft's new software promises great experience
Daily Nation
Windows 8 is a platform that will help Microsoft to stamp its authority in the tablet computing world and post-PC era. Given that it is out and available to device makers, the stakes are high for Microsoft to grab a share of the mobile computing market ...

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Microsoft Exchange Engineer, Urgent, £30k, Warrington
The Independent
I am urgently seeking a Microsoft Exchange engineer for a leading internet company based inWarrington. This is an exciting position where you will be able to develop your skills. My client is looking for an expert in Microsoft Exchange as this is an ...
911 Enable Announces E911 Emergency Support for Microsoft Lync 2013
Sacramento Bee
MONTREAL, Nov. 5, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- 911 Enable, the leading provider of E911 solutions for VoIP and Unified Communications, today announced that its award-winning E911 solutions are capable of supporting Microsoft Lync 2013. With Microsoft's ...
Microsoft Is Way Dumber Than Facebook
TheStreet.com
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Over the past several weeks, I have made the case that Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg could teach several older, more experienced executives a thing or two about running a tech company.
Microsoft SA awards partners
ITWeb
Software giant Microsoft last week awarded its partners at the annual Partner Network Awards gala dinner in Johannesburg. Listed information technology provider Gijima hogged the limelight, winning six awards on the night, including the Desktop Partner ...
2X Announces Seamless VDI and Application Delivery with Microsoft RDP 8 ...
Sacramento Bee
2X Software, a global leader in Virtual Desktop and Application Delivery today announced 2X ApplicationServer XG is fully compatible with Microsoft RDP 8 RemoteFX, Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. Full RDP 8 RemoteFX features are supported ...
Microsoft Corp Stock Rating Reaffirmed by RBC Capital (MSFT)
Daily Political
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s stock had its "sector perform" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at RBC Capital in a report released on Monday. They currently have a $33.00 target price on the stock. Microsoft Corp opened at 29.4998 on Monday.
Microsoft Surface RT Tablet Gets Endorsed by Oprah Winfrey
PC-Tablet
Microsoft Surface Tablet has impressed Oprah Winfrey, the undisputed Queen of Gab, and she has included it in her favorite list of things in 2012. Oprah was impressed by its cool features and has compared it to holding a Mercedes Benz in your hand.
Microsoft Sued Over Windows 8 User Interface
Infopackets
Microsoft says the Windows 8 interface uses fresh technology. It's actually referred to SurfCast in its own patent filings, though in those cases Microsoft appeared to be stressing how its technology was different and therefore eligible for a unique ...
Taking Kinect-style control to the next level: Microsoft Research's adventures ...
The Next Web (blog)
While in recent years Microsoft has developed a reputation for having to play catch-up in many parts of its business, from mobile to search and even on the desktop, there's actually a healthy amount of blue-sky thinking about the future that goes on at ...

The Next Web (blog)
Google and Microsoft eyeing UK white space for mobile broadbank
The Droid Guy
Google and Microsoft seem to be very interested in white space spectrum available in the UK. Both the companies have expressed their interest to make use of it for wireless, or mobile broadband. The companies are said to see these unused bands as very ...

The Droid Guy