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A screen shot of Microsoft Windows logo displayed on a computer screen in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.
(photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
Microsoft's Outlook takes aim at Google's Gmail
Herald Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft is so confident it has the Internet's best email service that it's about spend at least $30 million to send its message across the U.S. | The barrage begins Tuesday when Microsoft's twist on email, Outlook.com, escalates an assault on rival services from Google Inc., Yahoo ...
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveils "Surface", a new tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad, at Hollywood's Milk Studios in Los Angeles Monday, June 18, 2012.
(photo: AP / Damian Dovarganes)
Apple, Microsoft and Adobe summoned by Australia
BBC News
Technology giants Apple, Microsoft and Adobe have been called by the Australian parliament to appear before a committee looking at pricing levels. | The House of Representatives launched a probe in July last year to see if some goods were more expensive in Australia than in other parts of the world....
Microsoft: Hackers Hit Us, Too
The Street
In a blog posting Friday, Microsoft said it had found no evidence that any customer data had been heisted. | Microsoft Corp. gave few other details about the break-in, except to say that was it similar to a hacking attack that online social networkin...
Microsoft brings Azure back online
The Register
Microsoft has managed to repair its Windows Azure cloud, after an expired SSL certificate downed storage and other services for people across the world. | Ninety-nine percent of the affected services have been brought back online, Redmond said early ...
Judging by the .gifs, Microsoft's Console Announcement Should Be Right Around the Corner
Kotaku
Scuttlebutt has it that Microsoft is eyeballing an April date to reveal its next console, in an event similar to what Sony held for the PS4 on Wednesday. ...
  Microsoft Hacked: ‘Small Number’ Of Computers Infected ‘Recently’
The Inquisitr
Posted: February 23, 2013 | Microsoft has confirmed that a “small number” of its computers were “recently” hacked. | The company said that some of its computer had been infected with walware. This reportedly includes a handful...
Microsoft lapse cause outages in Azure service
PhysOrg
The sloppy housekeeping represents an embarrassing lapse for Microsoft Corp. as the software maker tries to bring in more revenue from the storage service, which is called Azure. | The expired certificate is needed to properly run online services suc...
Microsoft India opens YouthSpark centre to educate underpriviledged youth
The Times Of India
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Software giant Microsoft has endeavoured to explore the potential of the underprivileged youth by providing them opportunities for education, employment and entrepreneurship through its 'YouthSpark' initiative, a top company offici...
Microsoft joins list of companies recently hacked
Indian Express
Microsoft has joined the list of prominent technology companies confirming they have been hit by a recent computer hacking attack. | In a blog posting Friday, Microsoft said it had found no evidence that any customer data had been heisted. | Microsof...
Science
A cockroach on the wall - insect - nature
(photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Cockroaches could help build better robots in future
DNA India
Researchers have found that running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs what to do. | These new insights on how biological systems stabilize could one day help engineers design steadier robots and improve doctors’ understanding of human gait abnormalities. | ...
Technology
Encampment at Zuccotti Park and 'People's Library' with over 5,000 books, wi-fi internet, and a reference service, often staffed by professional librarians, procuring material through the interlibrary loan system.
(photo: Creative Commons / David Shankbone)
6 Ways You Are Vulnerable On Wi-Fi
The Examiner
Whether you are on your home or office network or seeking out a free connection on public Wi-Fi, there are known risks that can be managed simply by using a free VPN. | #1.Outdated operating system-critical security patches. When an operating system is released, it often is secureā€”or at least as it can be for the moment. But once good-guy and bad...



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