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Microsoft Says U.S. Science Education Needs $5 BillionOct 1, 2012 - in News
Every once in a while, the tech industry raises its voice and warns the U.S. government that it is not investing enough in the education of the next generation of scientists.
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Windows 7 Overtakes Windows XP as Leading OSOct 1, 2012 - in News
Windows 7 edges out its competition by a few percent.
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Survey Shows that Windows 7 is Still the FavoriteSep 28, 2012 - in News
A survey conducted by a large Windows 8 forum found that Windows 7 is much more popular than Windows 8.
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EU to Slap Charge on Microsoft for Breaching Browser DealSep 28, 2012 - in News
Microsoft may get slapped with a heft fine.
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Bill Gates Says Windows 8 is ''Very Exciting''Sep 28, 2012 - in News
Bill Gates says he's rather excited about Windows 8.
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Intel CEO Says Windows 8 is Not Fully ReadySep 25, 2012 - in News
Uh oh. This is certainly news Microsoft does not want to hear about one month before the official release of its Windows 8 operating system.
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Gartner: Windows 8 is a Necessary Risk for MicrosoftSep 25, 2012 - in News
Windows 8 is a necessary risk, says Gartner.
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RoboHornet: The Next Big Thing In Browser BenchmarkingSep 24, 2012 - in Reviews
Today, Google and GitHub unveil the mysterious project RoboHornet. This ambitious all-in-one Web browser performance benchmark is like no other seen before, and we have early access! Will RoboHornet become the one browser benchmark to rule them all?
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Many New PCs in China Come With Malware PreinstalledSep 24, 2012 - in News
In China, there is not much you have to do to contract a virus on your PC. Plus, you have a one in five chance that you will get that first virus on your brand new PC right out of the box.
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Microsoft Recruits College Students To Crank Out Win 8 AppsSep 23, 2012 - in News
Microsoft is tapping into the college scene to help fill the Windows Store with Windows 8 apps.
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Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Patch For IE VulnerabilitySep 21, 2012 - in News
Microsoft has reacted quickly to a recently emerged zero-day exploit that affects IE 6, 7, 8, and 9. The patch will be made available to IE users on Friday and users are advised to update their IE right away.
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Bill Gates is Still the Richest Man in America with $66 BillionSep 20, 2012 - in News
Forbes' rich list is out and the top three hasn't changed.
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Microsoft Licenses exFAT to Research In MotionSep 20, 2012 - in News
Microsoft said that it has entered a licensing agreement with Research in Motion that provides the company with the ability to integrate the latest Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) for "certain Blackberry devices".
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Unboxing the Sculpt Mobile and Sculpt Comfort KeyboardsSep 19, 2012 - in News
We rip into two more Microsoft keyboards designed for Windows 8: the Sculpt Mobile Keyboard and the just-announced Sculpt Comfort Keyboard.
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Microsoft Intros Sculpt Comfort Keyboard for Windows 8Sep 19, 2012 - in News
Microsoft is launching a full-sized ergonomic keyboard for Windows 8 soon.
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Microsoft Details Pricing for Office 365 SubscriptionsSep 18, 2012 - in News
Office 2010 upgrade offer starts next month.
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Microsoft Files Patent for Room-Filling Immersive DisplaySep 14, 2012 - in News
This patent shows an Xbox peripheral that can project a virtual environment into any room without visual disruption from the player or furniture.
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Unboxing Part 2: Three Windows 8 Mice, One KeyboardSep 14, 2012 - in News
We're back with the second installment of Microsoft's unboxing event. This time we tear into the Touch Mouse and the Sculpt Mouse.
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Microsoft Finally Previewing Windows Phone 8 SDKSep 13, 2012 - in News
Microsoft is only previewing the SDK because there are features the company doesn't want to publicly reveal just yet.
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Microsoft: Windows Store Now Open to All DevelopersSep 12, 2012 - in News
Microsoft has opened the Microsoft Store doors for all developers.
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Microsoft Partners with Agawi For Cloud Gaming on Windows 8Sep 11, 2012 - in News
Agawi will stream mid- and hard-core games to Windows 8 devices when it goes live in late October.
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EU: Microsoft Promises Not to Block Other Browsers in Win 8Sep 11, 2012 - in News
Another Windows, another IE concern. The EU said it is investigating the ability to install other browsers in Windows 8, but said that Microsoft promised to comply with the request of the EU.
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Barnes & Noble's Next Nook Tablet to be Based on Windows 8?Sep 8, 2012 - in News
The next Nook tablet will probably be powered by Windows 8 thanks to a hefty investment by Microsoft.
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Web Browser Grand Prix: Firefox 15, Safari 6, OS X Mountain LionSep 6, 2012 - in Reviews
Today we're breaking out the Hackintosh for our first-ever Web Browser Grand Prix on Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion). How will Chrome 21, Firefox 15, Opera 12.02, and Safari 6 stack up against each other, and to IE9 and the rest of the Windows 7 browsers?
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Report: The Wintel Era is Finally DecliningSep 6, 2012 - in News
Intel and Microsoft may not have always played nice with each other over the last 25 years, but there is no doubt the alliance between the two has defined the PC era spanning over two decades.
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Carrier Billing Coming to Skype in OctoberSep 6, 2012 - in News
Microsoft has chosen MACH to bring carrier billing to Skype.
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Microsoft Redefines ''PC'' to be ''Personalized Computing''Sep 6, 2012 - in News
If you are pessimistic, you could interpret news coming out of Germany that Microsoft just buried the PC. Sort of.
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40 Titles Revealed in First Wave of Xbox Games for Windows 8Aug 31, 2012 - in News
Microsoft has released a list of First Wave Xbox games heading to Windows 8 this fall.
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Windows Phone 8 to Launch on October 29Aug 31, 2012 - in News
We already know Windows 8 is launching on October 26, but what about Windows Phone 8?
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Nvidia, Epic Bring Unreal Engine 3 to Windows RTAug 29, 2012 - in News
Epic has ported Unreal Engine 3 to the Windows 8 and Windows RT environment. Was there any doubt it would eventually happen?