Microsoft boasts 12M Office for iPad downloads in one week CNET Users download the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps in force, but does this mean more Office 365 subscribers? by 4 April 2014 4:38 AM BST | facebook | twitter | linkedin | googleplus | more | more + email | tumblr | stumble | delicious | reddit | pinterest | digg | presented by | Microsoft | In the ...
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Microsoft unveils Cortana, a smartphone digital assistant that's a rival to Apple's Siri The Independent Microsoft has finally unveiled its own digital assistant Cortana, a rival to Apple’s Siri that’s named after an artificial intelligence character from the videogame series Halo. | Cortana will replace the search function in the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system Windows Phon...
5-year-old discovers Xbox security flaw, Microsoft rewards him Sydney Morning Herald Microsoft has received help discovering a security flaw on its Xbox One game console from an unlikely source: a five-year-old boy. | Five-year-old Kristoffer Von Hassel uncovered a flaw that could allow someone to log into a player's profile without ...
Microsoft selects Surat for 'smart city' project The Times Of India SURAT: Microsoft Corp has selected Surat to develop it as India's first 'smart city' under the company's CityNext initiative launched last year. | Under the 'Smart City' initiative, Microsoft aims use a combination of cloud technology, mobile applica...
Microsoft moving in San Francisco The Japan News Bloomberg SANFRANCISCO (Bloomberg)— Microsoft Corp. will move its San Francisco offices to the city’s largest tower, in the heart of the financial district, from the technology-heavy South of Market area. | The world’s biggest software maker wi...
>PowerObjects Attending Microsoft Technology Roadmap Events as Silver Sponsor Seattle Post PowerObjects to Participate in ‘Reimagine Sales Marketing Event’ Track of Technology Roadmap Event | Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) April 04, 2014 | PowerObjects, a professional services firm 100% focused on providing service, support, education, and ad...
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Microsoft releases Office for iPad Tulsa World Microsoft on Thursday unveiled Office for the iPad, a software suite that includes programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and works on rival Apple Inc.'s hugely popular table...
Microsoft delivers Office for rival Apple’s iPad The Hindu Microsoft unveiled a version of its popular Office software suite for iPad tablets today as the company’s new chief moved to expand its ‘Internet cloud’ footprint...
Microsoft wins battle over ads attacking Google privacy standards The Guardian Advertising Standard Authority agrees Gmail's scanning of email contents to target ads sets it apart from Outlook.com | Microsoft's radio ad is a continuation of the company's ongo...
Microsoft Office for the iPad: It’s Delightfully Familiar The New York Times The plan sounded simple: Get an iPad. Get a keyboard for the iPad. Get Office for iPad. Then, finally, review Office for iPad. | The first step was trivial — I have iPads coming out of my ears — and the next two weren’t much more difficult. Har...
Microsoft's Azure Cloud Enables Experiences 'That Have Never Been Possible' IGN Insider Microsoft demonstrated how its cloud computing platform Azure can dramatically improve gaming performance during the San Francisco-based Build conference. | Microsoft's presentation this week showcased a custom PC demo of a skyscraper falling apart, ...
>Optio Data Achieves a Microsoft Gold Mid-Market Solution Provider Competency Seattle Post Optio Data demonstrates best-in-class ability and market leadership through Microsoft Gold designation. | Grand Rapids, MI (PRWEB) April 04, 2014 | Optio Data announced today they have reached the Gold Partnership status awarded by Microsoft, demonst...
Scientists Dismiss Claims That Yellowstone Volcano Is About To Erupt Business Insider (Reuters) - Yellowstone National Park assured guests and the public on Thursday that a super-volcano under the park was not expected to erupt anytime soon, despite an alarmist video that claimed bison had been seen fleeing to avoid such a calamity. | Yellowstone officials, who fielded dozens of calls and emails since the video went viral this week ...
Chicago Sun Times is the first newspaper to accept Bitcoin The Examiner The Chicago Sun-Times was the first newspaper to run a trial test for Bitcoin back in February with bitcoin-enabled micropayments to provide effortless online payment. The result was promising and announces today on Coin Desk that it is a permanent feature to the Sun-Times. | The Chicago Sun-Times will partner with San Francisco-based bitcoin start...