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451 Research survey: Microsoft tops 'exciting' cloud vendor list

Posted September 4, 2013 - 6:00 am

A new 451 Research survey showed Microsoft beat out VMware, Amazon and others as the cloud vendor that IT pros are most excited about.
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4 things you need to know about Microsoft's Nokia bid

Posted September 3, 2013 - 4:35 pm

Microsoft's planned Nokia purchase could have far-reaching effects on Microsoft, Nokia, BlackBerry, feature phones and, potentially, the entire mobile industry.
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Steve Ballmer reinvents himself [CARTOON]

Posted August 30, 2013 - 6:00 am

Microsoft’s soon-to-be ex-CEO follows Miley Cyrus’s lead and gives twerking a try
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Jealous much? 8 techy things that can spark office envy

Posted August 28, 2013 - 3:33 pm

From telecommuting to extra monitors, technology has given us new reasons to be jealous of our co-workers
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's retirement announcement letter

Posted August 23, 2013 - 10:55 am

Text of an internal email from Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer to employees regarding his plan to retire.
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Microsoft CEO Ballmer to retire in 12 months

Posted August 23, 2013 - 9:40 am

The company's board has created a committee to find a new CEO
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Tread lightly around Mark Zuckerberg [CARTOON]

Posted August 23, 2013 - 6:00 am

The Zuck wants the rest of the world to have access to Facebook - er, the Internet
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Feds expand inquiry into Microsoft bribery, kickback allegations

Posted August 22, 2013 - 4:25 pm

Tipsters blew whistle, claimed Microsoft and reseller closed deals in Pakistan and Russia with junket, payoffs, says Wall Street Journal.
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One device to rule them all? Microsoft and Apple face off

Posted August 21, 2013 - 3:40 pm

I have observed that there are two kinds of people in this world. No, stick with me. There are people who dream of having one device that they can use in every instance, and there are, well, the rest of us.
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Surface channel distribution tempo shows Microsoft lacks Plan B after sales debacle

Posted August 19, 2013 - 1:53 pm

'Gross miscalculation' of sales for Surface, but still stuck with 'measured' roll-out to businesses.
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So THAT’s how the Hyperloop goes so fast [CARTOON]

Posted August 16, 2013 - 6:00 am

Elon Musk explains what makes his proposed supertrain run
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Here be weird programming habits!

Posted August 13, 2013 - 6:00 am

Whether due to boredom, OCD or unrequited love, software developers can develop some real idiosyncrasies
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Microsoft adds Java to its Windows Azure cloud service

Posted August 12, 2013 - 1:38 pm

Expanding a growing portfolio of enterprise software it sells as hosted services, Microsoft plans to add Java to its Windows Azure cloud service.
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Build a Windows 8 app, get a prize from Microsoft

Posted August 9, 2013 - 12:34 pm

Developers get points for taking classes, publishing apps, and can swap points for Xbox games, OS upgrades
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Google, Microsoft play catch up to Amazon, add load balancing, auto-scaling to their clouds

Posted August 7, 2013 - 1:55 pm

Google Wednesday rolled out load balancing features to its public cloud service, allowing customers to automatically scale up and down virtual machines to accommodate unexpected spikes in demand.
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Rogue hotspots can steal your Windows Phone's saved Wi-Fi passwords, Microsoft warns

Posted August 6, 2013 - 1:43 pm

Microsoft is warning users that their Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.8 devices could be easily tricked into revealing login credentials for corporate Wi-Fi access points secured with WPA2 protection. The vulnerability appears to build on a known security weakness in a Microsoft authentication protocol as well as the way Windows Phones connect to WPA2 networks.
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Microsoft slashes Surface Pro tablet prices by $100

Posted August 5, 2013 - 3:01 pm

As the back-to-school season starts in earnest, Microsoft is hoping to stoke desires for its Surface tablets with yet another discount, mere weeks after steeply slashing the price of the Surface RT tablet. This time around, however, the company is offering a $100 price slash on the Intel-powered Surface Pro tablets featuring the full version of Windows 8.
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Microsoft bleeds millions as it tries to keep Surface afloat

Posted August 1, 2013 - 8:59 pm

Eight months after the launch of Microsoft's Surface line, the company has yet to turn a profit on its first foray into tablet manufacturing and sales, according to a Tuesday regulatory filing.
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Microsoft expands bug info-sharing program to larger crowd

Posted July 30, 2013 - 9:19 pm

Microsoft is expanding a program that shares information with select security firms, giving a new class of researchers access to threat data before the company patches its software.
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Microsoft mandates Windows 8.1 upgrade

Posted July 30, 2013 - 8:55 pm

Microsoft today said that Windows 8.1, slated for release this fall, will use the same lifecycle support timeline as 2012's Windows 8, meaning that it will be supported until early 2023.
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Is Microsoft the answer to the cloud quandary?

Posted July 30, 2013 - 8:54 pm

The company could rediscover relevance because it understands that the companies using its cloud services require flexibility first and foremost.
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Pity the poor Windows Phone kids at summer camp [CARTOON]

Posted July 26, 2013 - 6:00 am

Summer camp is different now than it used to be
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Microsoft must embrace 'grim option' of Windows cannibalization

Posted July 19, 2013 - 4:35 pm

Microsoft must be ready to accept, as has Apple, that it's better to cannibalize its own sales than to let competitors do it.
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Xbox One: Built for... Business?

Posted July 19, 2013 - 4:13 pm

Microsoft pitches its latest video game console as a tool for small business owners. No, really!
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Yahoo! Marissa Mayer’s workers get paroled [CARTOON]

Posted July 19, 2013 - 6:00 am

Yahoo’s CEO celebrates one year on the job by granting employees a special privilege
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