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Microsoft Surface May Revolutionize Mobile Computing (or Not)
If the pre-launch hype is any indicator, Microsoft’s Surface will set a new standard for Windows tablets, even if the company is cryptic about the platform’s capabilities. “From touch to type, office to living room, from your screen to the big screen, you can see more, share more, and do more with Surface,” states the product’s official site. “Create, collaborate, and get stuff done with Office. Explore your world with fast, fluid Windows 8 apps. Discover new music, movies, and games in the Windows Store.”
No Porn Allowed on Microsoft's SkyDrive Cloud
Microsoft won’t let users store porn files or video on its SkyDrive cloud service when its new Windows 8 OS and Windows 8 phone are launched this fall.
Microsoft Clamping Down on Porn-like App Development
Microsoft is making it perfectly clear — no porn-like apps for its Windows Phones.
Running Your Business in the Cloud
American Express and Microsoft recently teamed to find better ways for businesses to leverage one of the latest advances in computing and corporate technology: “The Cloud.”
Report Says Porn Most Popular Windows Phone Apps
The lack of 3rd party app development for Microsoft’s Windows Phones is making porn apps the device's go-to feature.
Microsoft Buys VideoSurf; Xbox LIVE, Bing, Expected Beneficiaries
Microsoft has announced its acquisition of California-based VideoSurf, in a move to acquire the video search and discovery company’s technology.
Windows XP Slips Below 50% of Market Share
For the first time, Windows XP operating system has fallen below 50 percent of the entire Windows global market share.
Microsoft Security Center Delivered Porn Links
After attackers poisoned search results with links to porn sites over the weekend, Microsoft disabled its search tool on its Safety and Security Center website.
Report: Windows Phone to Overtake iOS by 2015
Windows Phone 7 (WP7) is expected to grab the No. 2 spot behind Android in the lead for smartphones by 2015.
Facebook, Microsoft Team to Find Child Porn Online
Facebook is teaming up with Microsoft and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to scan for child porn online and images of missing children.
Internet Explorer 10 Drops Vista
Microsoft revealed this week that the next Internet Explorer will not run on any OS before Windows 7, including Vista.
Bing Grabs 30% of All U.S. Searches
Microsoft’s search engine Bing grabbed 30 percent of all U.S. searches in March, according to market research firm Experian Hitwise.
Microsoft Launches InTune
Microsoft has launched its PC cloud management system, Windows InTune, designed to simplify and help businesses manage and secure PCs using Windows cloud services and Windows 7.
Microsoft Buys Block of IPv4 Addresses for $7.5M
Microsoft has shelled out $7.5 million for a block of IPv4 addresses being sold because of hardware vendor Nortel Network’s bankruptcy.
Microsoft Claims It Took Down Rustock
Microsoft is claiming it has taken down the massive Rustock botnet, which is one of the biggest producers of spam email.
Microsoft Wants Internet Explorer 6 Gone for Good
Microsoft wants its 10-year-old Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser gone for good.
Microsoft to Roll Out ARM-Powered Windows OS, Reports Say
Microsoft is reportedly developing a Windows operating system that would run on ARM’s chip architecture instead of the Intel chips Microsoft products currently run on.
Microsoft Launches HTML5 Lab Site
Microsoft has launched HTML5 Labs, a standalone site that will include demo code for two technologies that aren’t quite finished yet, Web Sockets and IndexedDB.
First-Ever Microsoft Kinect Sex Game Launches
Sex simulation game producer thriXXX announced today that it has added software controller support for Microsoft’s XBox Kinect device for its line of 3DSexGames titles.
Microsoft Introduces 3 Smartphones
Microsoft has unveiled three new Windows Phone 7 smartphones that will be launching exclusively with AT&T in the U.S. for the holiday season at a selling price of $199.99.