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AT&T drafts behind Microsoft's Windows 8 media blitz
CNET
AT&T hopes the third time's a charm when it comes to Windows Phone. While the company isn't putting all of its marketing muscle behind its lineup of Windows Phone 8 devices, it expects to benefit from the massive promotional push of Windows 8 from ...
Microsoft Planning 7-Inch Surface Mini?
InformationWeek
Microsoft might be getting more ambitious when it comes to hardware. A published report said the company is planning to release a 7-inch tablet under its Surface brand, a device that could go head-to-head with the iPad mini in a growing segment that ...
Microsoft's Challenge: Bringing Office to iOS and Android While Protecting Its ...
All Things Digital
It appears that Microsoft has settled on a strategy designed to balance all these objectives. According to a report by The Verge, it will require an Office 365 subscription to edit Office documents on iOS and Android. That means that it would continue ...
Here's How Much The Other Microsoft Surface Tablet Could Cost You
Business Insider
Microsoft has not confirmed these prices but they do match Microsoft's RT pricing scheme, which increases by $100 for each higher level model. The Microsoft Store sells the 32GB Surface RT for $499 without the famous touch-cover keyboard. The 32GB with ...

Business Insider
Microsoft In-Memory Move Challenges SAP, Oracle
InformationWeek (blog)
Microsoft made three announcements related to its SQL Server database business Wednesday, but the headliner was clearly "Hekaton," a preview project that promises to bring in-memory OLTP (transactional) processing to the next major release of the ...
What you should know about MIcrosoft BitLocker Administration and ...
PCWorld
Encryption can be a bit of a double-edged sword for organizations. It is an effective and essential tool for protecting sensitive data, but it often comes with a healthy side of user confusion and help desk calls. Microsoft hopes to simplify the ...
HoloHands Lets Users Control Laser Tweezers With a Microsoft Kinect
Wired
Scientists and hackers continue to show that Microsoft's Kinect platform is a boundless source of both creative and useful applications. The latest, a project called HoloHands, seems like something straight out of Minority Report. David McGloin and his ...

Wired
Microsoft launches Xbox Smartglass app for iPhone, iPad
CNET
(Credit: Microsoft). Microsoft's new Xbox Smartglass app has made its way to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Available as of yesterday, the app turns your iOS device into a second screen for the Xbox, letting you navigate the dashboard, control your ...
Microsoft Patents Orwellian Tech For Kinect
WebProNews
The Kinect has been a huge success for Microsoft since it was introduced in 2010. The games might not be the best, but Microsoft may have other plans in store for the camera. A recent patent filed by Microsoft would allow the Kinect camera to detect ...
Microsoft's Bing Spends Big to Buy Politico On Election Day
AdAge.com (blog)
Microsoft's search engine Bing spent big to own Politico on election day to drive political junkies to the Bing Elections "real-time news, results, polls, and social trends." How big? As much as $80,000 for the day, according to Politico's chief ...

AdAge.com (blog)
Playing 'Halo 4' online can earn you free Microsoft Points via Xbox Live Rewards
Examiner.com
"Halo 4" launched back on Nov. 6, and plenty of players have been working their way through the campaign and killing others online. For those that enjoy spending all their "Halo 4" time playing online, there's a little incentive to keep playing day and ...

Examiner.com
Microsoft's BizTalk 2013 enterprise-integration server hits beta
ZDNet
Last we heard, the new BizTalk was due out six months after Windows 8 -- which could have meant February 2013 if Microsoft is counting from the release-to-manufacturing date, or April 2013 if the Softies were measuring from general availability ...
Microsoft store set to open with local recruit
Cincinnati.com
The opening coincides with Microsoft's launch of several major products in late October, including the new Windows 8 operating system, which the company says is its most important upgrade since Windows 95, and the Microsoft Surface tablet. The opening ...
Microsoft Signs Licensing Agreements for exFAT With Sharp, Sigma, NextoDi ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
7, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. announced today that it signed patent licensing agreements for the use of the latest Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) with five companies, spanning industries including high-end camcorders, digital ...
Microsoft is Paying MS Points For Playing Halo 4
WebProNews
In addition, Microsoft is giving Microsoft Points to gamers who spend tons of money on Halo 4 content in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Players who spend 1,500 Microsoft Points on Halo 4 content will receive 100 Microsoft Points back, and those who spend ...
Gutless Microsoft: Set to Sell Out to Apple
TheStreet.com
Using politics as an excuse, most companies refuse to spend. And, when they do, they often take half-chances. Think about it. If you were conceiving truly great innovation (e.g., Starbucks (SBUX)) or had a clear sight on massive opportunity (e.g ...
What Would Windows 8 Failure Mean For Microsoft's Stock?
Trefis
With the Windows 8 operating system being central to Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) strategy over the coming years, we think it is worth examining the impact that a potential failure of the product could have on Microsoft's value. This is especially ...
Microsoft Explores 'Job-Centric' Provisioning of Cloud Services
CloudTimes (blog)
microsoft top100 Microsoft Explores Job Centric Provisioning of Cloud Services In the paper titled "Bridging the Tenant-Provider Gap in Cloud Services", Microsoft researchers found out that cloud customers can purchase resources based on the "job ...
Microsoft MVPs offer Exchange 2013 preview, Office 365 predictions
TechTarget
Exchange Server 2013 will hit general availability early next year, bringing new email and messaging capabilities to IT departments. For example, there are new features like data loss prevention, which improves compliance; a beefed up management ...
Is Microsoft building an Xbox Surface gaming tablet? - CSMonitor.com
Christian Science Monitor
Microsoft corporate vice president Joe Belfiore speaks during the launch of Windows Phone 8 in San Francisco in late October. A Surface gaming tablet is reportedly on the way from Microsoft. Reuters. Enlarge ...

Christian Science Monitor
Surface's high profit margin reveals Microsoft's ape-Apple strategy
Computerworld
When Microsoft unveiled the Surface RT last June -- months before it disclosed prices -- many experts speculated that the company would discount the tablet and try to make good on app sales from its Windows Store, from fees for beefed up services like ...