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Call of Duty to launch monthly fee for expanded service
by
John Moe
May 31, 2011
The incredibly popular and realistic war video game franchise is preparing to launch a new subscription option where players pay a monthly fee for...
Ballmer goes to China, blasts China
by
John Moe
May 27, 2011
The Microsoft CEO was in Beijing for the opening of a Microsoft R&D facility. He used the occasion to complain that Microsoft is seeing only...
Microsoft presents Mango
by
John Moe
May 25, 2011
What does it say about Microsoft's position relative to Apple that Microsoft is now naming operating systems after fruit? Coincidence I'm sure....
Windows 8 coming next year unless it's not
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John Moe
May 24, 2011
If you're the kind of person who gets excited about operating system news (well, maybe you should find some sort of hobby or do some volunteer work...
Microsoft says 1 in 14 downloads is malware
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John Moe
May 18, 2011
New information from Microsoft about anti-malware efforts on its Internet Explorer (IE) browsers cast some light on the rise of malware downloads....
Bill Gates pushed for the Skype deal
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John Moe
May 18, 2011
In a new interview, the Microsoft founder says he was a fan of the deal and pushed hard to make it come true. He did this from his position on the...
Microsoft buying Skype
by
John Moe
May 10, 2011
Microsoft, a company that apparently has 8.5 billion dollars just sitting around, is evidently purchasing Skype for a figure rumored to be close to...
For public good, not for profit.
Bing and Blackberry team up in a collaboration that is not sad at all
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John Moe
May 4, 2011
Microsoft's Bing, the John Oates of search engines, has teamed up with Research In Motion's Blackberry, Pittsburgh Pirates of device makers, on a...
Tech firms trying to not use conflict minerals
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John Moe
Apr 27, 2011
Intel and Hewlett-Packard Co. are a couple of the big tech companies that are looking for ways to make their products without using a substance...
Nintendo confirms next Wii
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John Moe
Apr 25, 2011
The company says it will officially unveil the next generation of Wii at the E3 games expo in June. The console is expected to be launched some...