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| Microsoft's Xbox-Surface tablet: What could it be? CNET Microsoft apparently has a gaming tablet complete with Xbox branding on the way in the near future, perhaps to coincide with the release of the next-generation Xbox. In a year full of tablets of all shapes, prices, and functions, what does this mean ... | ||
| Microsoft ditches Windows Live Messenger for Skype BBC News Microsoft has announced it intends to "retire" its instant message chat tool and replace it with Skype's messaging tool. The news comes 18 months after the software giant announced it was paying $8.5bn (£5.3bn) for the communications software developer. | ||
| Microsoft exec talks 'Halo,' its future and that of Xbox The News Journal Whether or not Halo 4 surpasses $170 million in first-day sales, the game still represents a multimillion-dollar investment by Microsoft in its 7-year-old Xbox 360 video game system. Corporate Vice President Phil Spencer, who oversees Microsoft Studios ... | ||
| Microsoft patents tech that watches viewers GameSpot A patent application by Microsoft for "Content Distribution Regulation by Viewing User" has surfaced. The filing, which was made with the US Patent and Trademark Office on April 26, 2011, and was spotted by Eurogamer, outlines a system designed to ... | ||
| Microsoft to open $100M tech center in Brazil CNET Microsoft is spreading its reach to South America with plans to invest roughly $100 million in a technology center based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to Agencia Estado. The center will have support from the Brazilian government, but the lion's ... | ||
| Rumor: Microsoft Prepping 7-Inch 'Xbox Surface' Tablet PC Magazine Microsoft is reportedly building a 7-inch gaming tablet that may be dubbed the Xbox Surface in a move that ties together the software giant's gaming console with its new line of tablet PCs running Windows 8 and Windows RT. The project is in the initial ... | ||
| Telefónica Challenges Amazon, Microsoft on Cloud Services Wall Street Journal (blog) By Nick Clayton. The Spain-based telecommunications giant Telefónica has launched Instant Servers, an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) product aimed at enterprises, developers and businesses. The global public cloud will offer configurable virtual ... | ||
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| Report: Microsoft going to production with 7-inch "Xbox Surface" Ars Technica When Microsoft first revealed its Surface tablet back in June, many in the rumor mill were expecting the company to reveal a gaming-focused "Xbox Surface," based on leaked documents pointing to such a tablet. Those rumors have resurfaced again, with ... | ||
| Microsoft Really Is Axing Windows Live Messenger In Favor Of Skype WebProNews A rumor started going around yesterday that said Microsoft would be retiring its 13-year-old Windows Live Messenger client. All Messenger users would be shepherded into Skype so Microsoft could unite its IM clients under one brand. Microsoft wouldn't ... | ||
| Microsoft's Surface a balloting device in one precinct in Virginia CNET Microsoft's Surface tablet is now a voting machine in Virginia. Democracy Live, a company based in Washington, works with several states to offer electronic ballots through its software, LiveBallot. According to GeekWire, which spoke with Democracy ... | ||
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| Microsoft, Apple tablets have most profit margins Chicago Daily Herald The analysis suggests Microsoft is imputing a cost for its latest operating system, the slimmed-down Windows RT, which debuted last month. It also needs to price its flagship tablet high enough so that manufacturing partners like Dell and Lenovo can ... | ||
| Is Microsoft Finally Learning To Play The Mobile Game? Seeking Alpha Both Apple (AAPL)and Microsoft (MSFT) have been fighting court battles with Google (GOOG) and/or its partners [like Samsung (SSNLF.PK)] that use the Android operating system on their mobile devices. Both Apple and Microsoft have problems with Android; ... | ||
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