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Microsoft Surface update tweaks performance CNET Microsoft's Surface RT tablet runs a version of Windows 8 written for ARM processors -- the first time for a mainstream Windows OS to run on the same chips that power Android smartphones and tablets. Therefore, some Initial hiccups were expected.

Microsoft Outfits Azure Cloud for Big Compute HPCwire On Tuesday at SC12 Microsoft debuted a set of "big compute" capabilities for its Windows Azure offering. The company is courting the HPC space with more powerful hardware, new instance configurations, and the updated Microsoft HPC Pack 2012. HPCwire

Microsoft Loses a Big One Motley Fool When I said that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) wanted to be the next Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) , this isn't quite what I had in mind. Two weeks to the day after the iPhone maker announced that it's mobile software exec Scott Forstall is on his way out in a ...

Microsoft delivers operating system updates for Surface RT ZDNet It's Tuesday November 13 -- Patch Tuesday in Microsoft land. And among the latest pile of updates and fixes are several updatesfor Windows RT, the version of Windows that powers the new Microsoft Surface RT PC/tablets, along with other ARM-based ...

Windows president leaving, Microsoft women ascend The Seattle Times CEO-in-waiting Steve Sinofsky is out at Microsoft. In a surprise announcement Monday night, the company said the Windows president is leaving. Sinofsky is credited with righting the Windows ship after the Vista debacle to bring Windows 7, then Windows ... The Seattle Times

Seth Klarman Buys Rovi Corp, Novagold, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Sells Hewlett ... NASDAQ He bought into one new position, Rovi Corp ( ROVI ), and added to his positions in Novagold Resources, Inc., Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Viasat Inc, Novacopper Inc, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He sells Hewlett-packard Co, Microsoft Corporation, Hess ...