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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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Forensic scientist Jonathan Zdziarski has posted evidence related to iOS security. His presentation talks about your rights and how some "back door" practices are infringing upon them.
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Microsoft has taken a big PR hit after announcing that it will lay off 18,000 employees. The tech giant needs a PR boost and a revamped image, which it might get by...buying Yahoo!
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'Video Games: the Movie' is a very informative documentary, but is severely lacking in the substance, education, and fun department.
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Microsoft have announced that they are laying off some 18,000 staff. This large number has shocked many people, not least the employees. Some employees are also a little angry about how they found out about the news.
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Microsoft looks set to end the Nokia X lineup of Android-powered smartphones acquired by the company with its Nokia acquisition very soon, although some of the devices may be "shifted" to become Windows Phone-powered Lumia phones.
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The spread of Microsoft devices and services is going to be put on the back burner to focus on the "core" of the company, according to CEO Satya Nadella. As he has been saying for months he wants a "mobile first" and "cloud first" approach.
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In an attempt to attract more Office 365 users, Microsoft is offering more Cloud storage to sweeten the deal. One terabyte of free storage will be packaged with every Office 365 subscription.
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Microsoft has for years claimed that Google's Android is using their patents to make money. The Chinese government recently revealed the extent to which this is true in a report.
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Microsoft has filed a patent for a new control scheme for touchscreen mobile devices that resembles console controllers with two 'thumbsticks' at the bottom corners of the screen and what can only be called shoulder buttons at the top of the display.
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The awaited new flagship Windows Phone 8.1 handset from Nokia, the Lumia 930, has been tipped to launch earlier and at a cheaper price than previously thought.
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Beijing -
China's communist government has banned the use of Windows 8, Microsoft's latest operating system. This is a blow to the U.S. technology company that has long struggled with sales in the country.
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A Microsoft professional in the enterprise security field has warned that the Tor browsing network that aims to provide users with a totally secure browsing experience is no longer impenetrable by the NSA or GCHQ.
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Microsoft reverses another position, removing the "integral" Kinect and dropping the price of the XBox One to $399 to match that of Sony's PS4.
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Ever since Google announced Android Wear, a dedicated operating system for Android smartwatches, smartphone manufacturers have been working non-stop to bring the first smartwatch to the market.
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A page on the Microsoft Support website appears to confirm that Windows Phone 8.1 will begin deploying on June 24th after being formally announced with a developer preview at Microsoft BUILD last month.
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Surprise surprise, Microsoft is in the smartwatch race as well, at least that's what their patent shows. Can they actually deliver the smartwatch they're planning on? If they can, it could be smarter than all of its competitors.
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Tech giants Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft have announced that they are updating their privacy policies so that it is possible to inform you when governments request data on you.
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Former CEO of Nokia and current head of devices at Microsoft Stephen Elop has said in an interview that he doubts that Nokia-branded phones will be "sticking around much longer."
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Tech giant Microsoft has completed its purchase of Finnish telecom company Nokia's mobile phone business for 5.44 billion euros ($7.5 billion).
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Microsoft South Korea has seized the recent sinking of the South Korean ferry Sewol to promote the company's Office 365 in a particularly tasteless piece of promotion.
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San Francisco -
People clinging to Microsoft's aging Windows XP operating system will be left to fend off cyber criminals by themselves come Tuesday.
In the Media
by Glenn Chapman (AFP)
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On a quest to protect software patents, tech giants Apple, Microsoft, and IBM have joined forces with major pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers to evaluate the current patent system and secure protection from technological infringements.
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Microsoft has revealed that the new version of Xbox Kinect for Windows, based on the unit supplied with the company's Xbox One console, will be released later this year in the summer.
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San Francisco -
Microsoft took on Apple's Siri and Google Now with a smartphone personal assistant dubbed "Cortana".Windows Phone vice president Joe Belfiore introduced Cortana onstage at the technology titan's annual developers conference.
In the Media
by Glenn Chapman (AFP)
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San Francisco -
Microsoft on Wednesday took on Apple's Siri and Google Now with a smartphone personal assistant dubbed "Cortana," gleaned from a character in the hit Xbox video game "Halo.
In the Media
by AFP
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New York -
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella on Monday unveiled a leadership shakeup at the technology giant, including a new head for the Xbox division.
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by AFP
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San Francisco -
Microsoft has scrapped a policy which allowed it to peek at Hotmail messages to plug leaks or investigate intellectual property theft.
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by AFP
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San Francisco -
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella took to Twitter to crow on Friday as Office software tailored for iPads soared to the top of the charts at Apple's online App Store."Looks like it's a pretty productive Friday for #iPad owners!
In the Media
by AFP
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San Francisco -
Microsoft unveiled a version of its popular Office software suite for iPad tablets Thursday as the company's new chief moved to expand its "Internet cloud" footprint.
In the Media
by Glenn Chapman (AFP)
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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.
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The New Windows 8 Consumer Preview Start Screen
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The Windows 8.1 desktop
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more websites can choose to drop support for Internet Explorer 6, saving hours of work for web developers.
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Microsoft’s Courier is the software giant’s yet-to-be released entry in the tablet-computer field.
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Microsoft's clever Wedge Keyboard
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Microsoft launched and after only three months dropped the Kin, an odd-looking social-networking phone, thereby kissing goodbye to the billion dollars it sank into its development.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
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The new Xbox Kinect for Windows
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