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Ford and Microsoft celebrate 5 millionth Sync equipped vehicle
SlashGear
Ford has been integrating voice control technology into its vehicles for years. The voice control technology was made in cooperation with Microsoft and is called Sync. Ford and Microsoft are celebrating five years of Sync availability and the 5 ...

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The strategy Microsoft must pursue to recover from Windows 8
InfoWorld
If my InfoWorld colleagues and I haven't made it clear, we believe Windows 8 is a failed operating system, a muddled mess that combines awkwardly the mobile/touch context with the desktop/peripheral-input context. Windows RT is little better; though ...
Microsoft Surface RT teardown shows giant retail profit margin
SlashGear
The folks that see how inexpensive an item is to produce and feel that the manufacturer should have little to no profit over this cost are certainly not going to enjoy what they're hearing from IHS iSuppli about Microsoft today, that's for sure. With a ...

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Microsoft reportedly dropping Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype
Neoseeker
Hope you're not too attached to Microsoft's native IM client, because reports are saying that the company is phasing out Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype. Several unnamed sources have stated that Microsoft is planning to retire their messaging ...

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Microsoft partners with Devicescape for Windows Phone 8 Wi-Fi hotspot solution
FierceBroadbandWireless
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is teaming up with Wi-Fi offload specialist Devicescape to power the Wi-Fi hotspot map that is part of Microsoft's Data Sense application, one of the new key features of Windows Phone 8. Data Sense is a suite of services ...
Microsoft pulls out the stops for Halo 4
Yahoo! News (blog)
Microsoft hopes the return of the laconic green-armored super-soldier protagonist of Halo, which has generated $3 billion of revenue since its 2001 launch, after a five-year hiatus will bring out gamers in droves when the title begins selling in more ...
Microsoft: Surface More Profitable than iPad, Says iSuppli
Barron's (blog)
Research firm IHS iSuppli this afternoon offers the observation that Microsoft's (MSFT) Surface tablet computer, which went on sale a week ago Friday, is more profitable than Apple's (AAPL) iPad, according to the firm's "teardown" of both. The ...
Microsoft Surface RT more profitable than iPad
EE Times
Microsoft retails the 32-gbyte version of the Surface with the Touch Cover for $599, generating a profit of $315 per unit, according to the IHS analysis. Even at a price of $499 without the Touch Cover, Microsoft will generate a profit margin that is ...
Microsoft supports Batelco's startup weekend Bahrain 2012 to help encourage ...
AME Info
As part of its commitment to help developing the local developers and startup entrepreneurs, Microsoft Bahrain announces its support as Technology Sponsor to Batelco's Startup Weekend Bahrain 2012 for the second consecutive year. Startup Weekend ...

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