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Microsoft's Kevin Turner explains company's new strategy praises
Al-Arabiya
A senior Microsoft executive praised Saudi efforts in combating software piracy and described the Kingdom as one of 'the fastest growing markets in the entire world', just a few days prior to the official launch of the latest installment of the company ...
Microsoft to Drop Windows Live Messenger in Favour of Skype
Techie News
Microsoft is set to ditch its longstanding Windows Live Messenger service and instead focus on Skype. In a post on Skype's blog, Microsoft confirmed it will be retiring Live Messenger in all countries worldwide in the first quarter of 2013 worldwide ...

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Microsoft CEO Says Surface Sales Starting 'Modestly' - Report
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Sales of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) tablet Surface "are starting modestly," said the company's chief executive, Steve Ballmer, in an interview with French daily Le Parisien published Saturday, adding that this is due to Surface only being available ...
Microsoft Nike + Kinect Training Now Available in India on Xbox 360 at Rs 2599 ...
Gizbot
In a recent development, Microsoft's latest release for Xbox 360, "Nike + Kinect Training" has now been launched in the Indian market. Developed in partnership with Nike, Sumo Digital and published by Microsoft Studios, "Nike + Kinect Training ...

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Microsoft demos 'human brain-like' instant language translation tool
Hindustan Times
The software was demonstrated in a presentation last October, when Microsoft's chief research officer Rick Rashid spoke in English and it was almost instantly turned into Chinese by the program. Rashid gave more details of the project in a blogpost ...

Hindustan Times
Hold the Phone: Microsoft Wants to Buy Nokia AND Nvidia?
PC Magazine
For all intents and purposes, it sure looks like Microsoft wants to "adopt the Apple model" of extreme vertical integration for its product development cycles, meaning it seeks a whole lot more control and input on what it's producing from the silicon ...