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Microsoft's Security Essentials isn't the best antivirus program, according to Microsoft

Posted October 4, 2013 - 3:16 pm

Microsoft advises Windows users to use something else
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Should Microsoft fire Bill Gates too?

Posted October 4, 2013 - 1:10 pm

Steve Ballmer is out as CEO, should Microsoft remove Bill Gates from its board? Plus: Android beats Apple in tablet sales. And check out five fun Linux racing games.
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Which IT skill sets are in highest demand in the Linux job market?

Posted October 3, 2013 - 2:54 pm

Find out which IT skill sets are most in demand for Linux jobs. Plus: Where will Microsoft be in five years? And Foss Force asks if there are too many Linux distros.
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Thinking the unthinkable: Why Bill Gates needs to go

Posted October 3, 2013 - 12:10 pm

A Microsoft without Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer? Unimaginable. Unthinkable. But ultimately undeniable.
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Revenge of the nerds: 11 titans of technology who tackled sports

Posted October 2, 2013 - 1:59 pm

These geeks got rich and then bought their way into sports, but, unlike in tech, they didn’t all hit it out of the park
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Big-hitter investors want Gates out as Microsoft chairman

Posted October 2, 2013 - 1:40 pm

A trio of the top 20 investors in Microsoft, anxious about the selection of the company's next CEO, have asked the board to push Bill Gates out of his chairman's spot, according to a report by Reuters.
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Microsoft to pay execs who stay, pay those culled during reorg turmoil

Posted October 1, 2013 - 3:15 pm

Awards $60M to 8 execs on the same day that board okays retention payments.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer slaps Apple on his way out the door

Posted September 27, 2013 - 12:46 pm

Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer takes a slap at Apple. Plus: Screenshots of a gold iPad mini with touch ID. And Apple charges a premium for memory in its products.
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Valve's Steam Machines might take a bite out of Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft

Posted September 26, 2013 - 3:19 pm

Valve's Steam Machines aim right at the Playstation, XBox, and Wii. Plus: Will Steam OS destroy Windows as a gaming platform? And Microsoft is watching Valve's moves very carefully.
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Bookmark this massive list of free Microsoft Office training videos and other resources

Posted September 24, 2013 - 1:15 pm

Become an Office pro in no time
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Could the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 be your only device?

Posted September 23, 2013 - 3:52 pm

Today Microsoft held an event to announce and showcase the Surface 2 tablet and accessories. While there are several flashy new items like the thinner, back lit Type Cover 2 and the dedicated DJ type cover - the real potential of the new device comes in the form of business productivity enhancements.
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What Microsoft can learn from DEC's demise

Posted September 23, 2013 - 3:47 pm

With Microsoft facing an almost insurmountable challenge to remain viable, some see parallels between the software giant and DEC, the high-flying tech titan of the 1980s that had all but disappeared by 1996.
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Coming and going – not actually working – reaps Nokia CEO $31.7M

Posted September 20, 2013 - 9:21 am

When the former head of Nokia returns to Microsoft sometime next year he will have pulled down $31.7 million from Nokia just for coming and going, according to regulatory filings.
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The 10 programming languages most likely to drive developers insane

Posted September 18, 2013 - 10:40 am

When developers discuss the programming languages they hate the most, these names tend to come up - a lot
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Microsoft, Nokia may be readying a one-two tablet punch

Posted September 17, 2013 - 2:29 pm

Microsoft and its latest purchase target, Nokia, have lined up big announcements on Sept. 23 and Oct. 22, both likely to involve some form of tablets.
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Patch expert wants Ballmer to get to the bottom of buggy Windows, Office updates

Posted September 16, 2013 - 3:52 pm

A Microsoft MVP and Windows expert has sent company CEO Steve Ballmer a letter asking him to look into the worrisome trend of releasing sub-standard patches.
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Microsoft video mocks Apple iPhone 5S, 5C

Posted September 13, 2013 - 1:31 pm

That was fast. Microsoft takes jabs at Apple's new iPhones in a pretty good video parody.
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Microsoft predicted the future in 2000. What the hell happened?

Posted September 12, 2013 - 10:57 am

Video concepts that seemed space-age 13 years ago now part of everyday life, except for the Microsoft part.
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Microsoft to offer free Azure access to researchers

Posted September 11, 2013 - 4:36 pm

The software giant plans to make 100 awards of access to Azure resources annually to academic researchers
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Have a two-factor authentication backup plan and sleep better tonight

Posted September 10, 2013 - 6:00 am

Two-factor authentication is great security when it works. Here's what to do when it doesn't
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Elop moves from long shot to shoo-in as next Microsoft CEO

Posted September 9, 2013 - 10:28 am

Betting firms shorten odds on the former Nokia chief executive, make him the front-runner by far
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday aims at IE (again) and SharePoint

Posted September 6, 2013 - 11:19 am

For sheer volume of bulletins – 14 - Microsoft's Patch Tuesday this month will prove onerous, with one critically important set of patches aimed to fix flaws in all versions of the Internet Explorer browser that can result in remote code execution on victims' machines.
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Microsoft to patch dangerous Outlook hack-by-preview bug next week

Posted September 6, 2013 - 9:31 am

Microsoft today said it will ship 14 security updates next week to patch critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Office and SharePoint, its enterprise collaboration platform.
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Microsoft needs a CEO; people love candy. You do the math [CARTOON]

Posted September 6, 2013 - 6:00 am

Bill Gates has an answer for Android KitKat
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Microsoft emerges as a CPU force with Xbox One and Kinect

Posted September 4, 2013 - 12:52 pm

Microsoft is not new to hardware, and it's some old, failed technologies that led to the Xbox One and Kinect in the first place.
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