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Yesterday Microsoft released a new version of Outlook for iOS and Android phones that seems to be going down well with consumers, now sitting in the "Best New Apps" list and climbing rapidly.
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Windows Holographic is an augmented reality computing platform by Microsoft that will be introduced in the Windows 10 operating system when it is released in 2015.
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While Microsoft showed off a number of new technologies and devices that it is preparing to release during the Consumer Electronics Show in early January, what garnered the most buzz looked like an overly large TV.
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Hacking group Lizard Squad took control of the Malaysia Airlines website homepage for a while earlier today, replacing it with a high-profile mocking of the disasters that have struck the troubled company in the past year.
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We're going to learn a lot about the next version of Windows on Wednesday.
Presumably, we'll find out when the preview build will launch, new features aimed at consumers rather than enterprise users, and changes to how the Windows Store works.
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Microsoft has announced details of the largest Call of Duty Xbox gaming tournament ever, taking place this February and March and with a top prize of $1,000,000.
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Microsoft and Google are amongst other big-name companies joining together to lobby the FCC into declining a petition by the hotel industry that requests permission to block users' personal Wi-Fi hotspots whilst staying in the hotel.
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A video leaked on YouTube gives us a preview of what the latest build of Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 10 looks like.
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Last week, Yahoo and Mozilla announced a new partnership that would place Yahoo's search engine as the default in Mozilla's Firefox browser instead of Google's.
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Microsoft Advertising has promoted two of its senior executives, a move that comes days after the division laid off scores of sales people as it looks to streamline the business to push it towards profitability.
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Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer doesn't think the company is "winning" when it comes to mobile, he said in an interview with CBS This Morning.
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Microsoft has officially decided to phase out the Nokia brand name, with the announcement being made on the Nokia France Facebook page.
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Microsoft's Xbox One is getting a system update today, continuing the monthly patches it has received since launch. This is one of the more major ones though and includes some major UI tweaks.
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Bucharest -
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Friday authorised public prosecutors to launch an inquiry into five former ministers suspected of receiving millions of dollars of bribes and kickbacks from resellers of Microsoft software.
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Sydney -
After the general loathing of Windows 8, Microsoft has moved with unseemly haste to crank up the new OS, formerly known as Windows 9, now to be called Windows 10. The question is whether real users will like it, not whether its PR sways the public.
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San Francisco -
Microsoft has skipped a number as it officially unveiled its newest operating system, Windows 10, in a Tuesday press conference.
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Windows 8, introduced in 2012, ushered in some of the biggest changes in Windows history.
Windows 8 is meant to be a single piece of software that works seamlessly across traditional laptops, hybrids, and tablets.
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Microsoft's Indian arm is rolling out an initiative to train and mentor 1 million women over the next 12 months to add a "feminine" touch to the Indian IT industry.
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In recent weeks, various bits of information on the next Windows have been circulated but Microsoft's other big money-spinner, Office, has remained hidden in the background. Yesterday that changed however as some images of the next Office appeared online.
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Technology giants Microsoft completed the purchase of Swedish game developers Mojang, famous for giving the world Minecraft, for $2.5 billion.
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Reports have emerged that Microsoft may be deep in talks with game studio Mojang over a possible acquisition deal valued at $2 billion.
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Yesterday, Microsoft finally released a new component for the company's Office 365 system. Called Delve, it has been in the pipe-line for years and aims to make it much easier for Office 365 users to manage their work effectively.
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Microsoft today launched three new Nokia Lumia-branded Windows Phones at IFA 2014 in Berlin. The handsets, the Lumia 730, 735 and 830, are intended to be powerful but affordable mid-range devices and will launch with a new firmware version dubbed Denim.
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Earlier today, Microsoft China wrote a post on its Weibo page that not only confirms that the "Windows 9" name is intended for the next version of the company's operating system but also that it will be "coming soon."
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Sydney -
The robots are coming, but not the way you’d expect. They’re about to replace the suits, and perhaps even declutter your home. Spooky? Much more than that. There’s a “vision of excellence," and you know what that means — chaos.
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Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger will be switched off in China in October. This marks the final end to the once popular 15-year-old service.
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Microsoft's acknowledgement of the presence of illegitimate, spam apps in the Windows Store has come to fruition with the removal of 1,500 apps from the store and subsequent refunding of purchasers.
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Los Angeles -
Former Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer has completed buying the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, seemingly ending a painful real-life drama that began with racist remarks on a tape recording.
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From 12 January 2016 Microsoft has announced that it will only support the latest copy of Internet Explorer (IE) for the different versions of Windows.
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Los Angeles -
The wife of embattled Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Donald Sterling can sell the NBA team for $2 billion despite strenuous objections by her husband, who is almost certain to appeal.
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An Xbox 360 controller Photo by Steve Petrucelli
Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Office 16 clothed in a "Dark" theme The Verge
Microsoft HoloLens: Transforming world with holograms. © Microsoft
So when looking for an image, what do I see? Windows Blue, due for release Nov. 2014, and it's "not Windows 9". The prosecution rests. Windowsbleu.com
Corporate Vice President, Windows Planning, Mike Angiulo demonstrates some of the hardware at the Windows 8 Consumer Preview event in Barcelona, Spain, February 29, 2012 File photo: Microsoft
The new search feature with the redesigned menu Microsoft
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Jim Merithew/Wired.com
Microsoft's Xbox One Microsoft
The mocked-up Windows 9 logo used by Microsoft China on their Weibo posting on 02/09/2014 teasing the launch of the upcoming operating system Microsoft China
The Windows 8.1 desktop Microsoft
The "best Windows yet?" (Screen shot) © Microsoft
Microsoft Delve for Office 365 for Business Microsoft
Steve Ballmer Flickr user JD Lasica
The new Xbox Kinect for Windows Microsoft
A Microsoft patent filing for a touchscreen game controller layout reminiscent of an Xbox controller Microsoft-News
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