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Microsoft Surface RT: Desirable because it's not my work PC, but better than a ...
ZDNet
I bought the Surface more as a test device to see what Microsoft did with Windows RT and see how it worked with my Windows Phone devices, but have since discovered I am using it more than my iPad and it may eventually replace the iPad. One of the main ...
Microsoft to invest $100 million in Rio IT hub
Huffington Post
Local officials speaking at a news conference where the project was unveiled on Thursday expressed hopes that Microsoft's investment would mark a turning point in their efforts to transform Rio into an IT hub, much like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles ...
Xbox Surface: Does a Standalone Gaming Tablet Make Sense?
TIME
You'll recall Microsoft unveiled its Surface (not "Xbox") tablet on June 18, and it finally arrived a few weeks ago on Oct. 26. My colleague Harry McCracken, who reviewed it, called it "impressive" and its interface "inventive," though noted its chief ...

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Microsoft has no plans to offer Halo 4 multiplayer standalone
Computerandvideogames.com
Microsoft told us today: "The option to download Halo 4 multiplayer content from Xbox Live is simply an additional option we're providing to consumers. "There are no plans to offer Halo 4 Infinity Multiplayer digital download as a separate product or ...
Microsoft's "Skype In The Workspace" - Like A Video-Based Quora
ReadWriteWeb
Share on: Microsoft's "Skype In The Workspace" - Like A Video-Based Quora. On Thursday, Microsoft's Skype launched Skype in the Skype In The Workspace  which combines elements of Quora and social networking to create an.
Microsoft's Midori operating-system skunkworks project soldiers on
ZDNet
Midori is a new operating system being developed by a team of all-star Microsoft programmers. Midori is not based on the current NT kernel; instead, its original roots can be traced back to Singularity, a Microsoft-Research-developed microkernel ...
Microsoft's Skype Could Cost Jobs and Healthcare, Experts Say
UCStrategies
Michael Katz, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and Bryan Keating, Stanford-schooled economist, contend that the government should perform precautionary measures and make Microsoft turn Skype to be compatible with other products.
Microsoft Drops Windows Live Messenger, Forces Users to Switch to Skype
StudentNewsIE.com
Earlier this year, Microsoft Skype division chief Tony Bates announced that the number of Skype users increased four times and recent numbers show that more than one billion people are now using it after it was integrated to Facebook, the leading ...
Xbox SmartGlass Review: Microsoft Invades The Second Screen
Co.Design
Xbox SmartGlass is Microsoft's new second-screen experience for the Xbox 360. Using a Windows 8, Android or iOS device, you can launch apps, play music, and control new game and video content, interacting with an additional layer of what's on your TV ...

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Microsoft, Apple tablets have most profit margins
The News Journal
Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks at a news conference launching the company's Surface tablet computer at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, California, on June 18, 2012. / Bloomberg ...
Microsoft's Visio – the standard flowcharting software
Wireless HDTV News (blog)
Microsoft's Visio – the standard flowcharting software. Microsoft's Visio has been very much the standard flowcharting software, even though the alternatives available offer all the same things, if not more. Visio's not being available for Window's 8 ...
Despite Windows 8 zero-day, vendors laud security of new Microsoft OS
TechTarget
Though its usability has received mixed reviews in the early going, security vendors are heralding Windows 8, Microsoft's new endpoint platform, as the safest operating system to date. The software giant debuted its new OS Oct. 26, designing Windows 8 ...