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Microsoft Updates Windows 8, Internet Explorer 9 in Patch Tuesday
PC Magazine
Microsoft fixed 19 vulnerabilities in November's Patch Tuesday update, four in Internet Explorer 9, and three in all versions of the Windows operating system, including the brand-new Windows 8. The company released six bulletins, four of which have ...
Microsoft updates roadmap for Windows Embedded, more releases to come
Computerworld
IDG News Service - Microsoft plans to release Windows Embedded Standard 8 next March, as the company aims to bring Windows 8 features to a whole host of devices outside the PC, including ATMs, information kiosks, advertising displays and even ...
Microsoft suspends Skype password resets after account-hijacking report
Ars Technica
Microsoft has updated the password-resetting capabilities for its Skype service to fix a flaw that reportedly made the feature vulnerable to account-takeover attacks that were trivial to carry out. The vulnerability "affected some users where multiple ...
Google, Microsoft financials could surface at patent trial
Newsday
Microsoft and Google's Motorola Mobility unit squared off on Tuesday at a trial with strategic implications for the smartphone patent wars and which could reveal financial information the two companies usually keep under wraps. The proceeding in a ...

Newsday
Microsoft's Karia Jumps Ship to Silicon Valley Bank
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Bindi Karia, the venture capital/emerging business lead for Microsoft U.K ., who is closely associated with Microsoft's BizSpark program, is to quit the software giant and join Silicon Valley Bank to lead its efforts in attracting early-stage companies ...
Xbox Live long-timers getting free Xbox 360 consoles
CNET (blog)
Microsoft Xbox staffer Larry Hryb, better known as Major Nelson, tweeted the news yesterday, saying: "I can confirm we're surprising some of the Xbox Live members that have been with us the longest with one of these." And by "these," he means a brand ...
B&N, Microsoft Release Nook for Windows 8 Reading App
Publishers Weekly
Calling it the first digital product to be produced from the recent partnership between Barnes & Noble and Microsoft, B&N has released the Nook for Windows 8 app, a free e-book reader and book buying app designed to run on Windows 8 personal computers ...
The Microsoft Surface RT is not for me
ZDNet
Microsoft did a great job with the Surface. It's a gorgeous piece of hardware. It's insanely thin, has HDMI out, a USB port, and more. I especially like the kickstand on the back of the Surface itself, and the Touch Cover is definitely innovative. At ...

ZDNet
Microsoft and APHSA Survey Reveals Status of Health and Human Services IT ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
14, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), in coordination with Microsoft Corp., today released the results of a new survey of health and human services departments and agencies nationwide. The report, "A ...
Microsoft Windows 8 Licensing and Product Use rights
Enterprise License Optimization Blog (blog)
Microsoft has not changed the core of the Windows licensing model with its latest version 8 release. Licenses are still based on the device metric, but a few rules have been added (see this recent blog post on Windows 8 Licensing). New product use ...
India comes gunning for Apple, Microsoft, Samsung
CBS News
(MoneyWatch) When it comes to the tablet hardware market, market watchers usually draw the competition among the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Samsung, with Microsoft (MSFT) trying hard to be relevant. But maybe eyes should turn east. An Indian company ...

CBS News
Microsoft Surface vs. Apple iPad mini, in a nutshell
Product Reviews
With the current influx of available tablets out there, we thought we would have a look at a few of the differences between the Microsoft Surface vs. Apple iPad mini. With both tablets competing side-by-side for sales in the run up for Christmas there ...

Product Reviews
Microsoft No. 5 on list of best global companies to work for
The Seattle Times
1 spot that Microsoft held on the list last year. Coming in at No. 1 this year was Cary, N.C.-based business software company SAS Institute. The companies were chosen based partly on the institute's studies of employee surveys and company policies and ...
The New Microsoft Outlook.com: Slick, Social, and Made for Sharing
Business 2 Community
Not to be confused with Microsoft's desktop email client, Outlook, Outlook.com is the brand's new web-based email service that will eventually replace Hotmail. Microsoft recognized that it was time for a fresh start and a new system. Because they are ...
Microsoft shares fall after departure of key executive
Fox Business
SAN FRANCISCO – Shares of Microsoft Corp slid on Tuesday after the surprise departure of a key executive, who analysts said marks the loss of the driving force behind the company's biggest product. The shares were down 2.8 percent in afternoon at ...
Surface Diary: Microsoft's tablet finds a home in our house
GeekWire
As many of you predicted, my decision to spend my family's iPad budget on a Microsoft Surface is causing some friction around the house. But not for the reason you would expect. My wife has actually developed a fondness for the Microsoft tablet — so ...

GeekWire