China Wants To Replace Microsoft, Apple, And Android Software By October Business Insider China is planning its own desktop and mobile software to oust imported rivals from Microsoft, Apple and Google. | The unnamed desktop version is due for release in October with its own app store, independent of western companies, with a version for smartphones and tablets due in three to five years....
Steve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft board The Siasat Daily San Francisco, August 20: | Former Microsoft chief Steven Ballmer today said he is stepping down as a member of the software giant’s board of directors. | Ballmer made his decision public a month after his successor, Satya Nadella, announced unprecedented job cuts at the US technology firm as it w...
Friend or foe? Microsoft partners wary of Office 365 migration plans Atlanta Journal Last week, I advised third-party developers to be as aggressive as Microsoft in making the shift to the cloud via Windows Azure and Office 365. The specific issues revolve around residual percentages for customers migrating from Exchange to Office 36...
Microsoft built a 'working' Surface Pro 3 out of cardboard Atlanta Journal Microsoft has created a cardboard replica of its Surface Pro 3 tablet. It might not be as impressive as the giant Surface tabletthe company erected in London last year, but the cardboard version has its very own working display. The software maker h...
Touch screen in 3D: Microsoft shows off holograph project BBC News 27 August 2014 Last updated at 10:43 BST | Microsoft's holograph project is aimed at visualising information on a screen which feels genuinely three-dimensional. | Using a touch screen display and 3D glasses, users would be able to analyse data by lo...
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How different are Google, Facebook, Microsoft work cultures The Times Of India Dima Korolev has worked at some of the biggest technology companies in the world, including Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Now he's moved on to startups. | He's lived all around ...
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 review: a tablet for work Canberra Times Third time luck: paired with the optional Type Cover or a keyboard, the Surface Pro 3 is a true workhorse. Photo: Microsoft | Microsoft needed a couple of practice runs to get it right, but the tech titan has finally nailed it with the Surface Pro 3....
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 review: a tablet for work Sydney Morning Herald Microsoft needed a couple of practice runs to get it right, but the tech titan has finally nailed it with the Surface Pro 3. This device redefines what tablets are capable of, proving they can be just as effective as laptops with the right mix of har...
Microsoft drops the price of the Surface 2 RT The Examiner Yesterday Microsoft revealed that the are slashing 100 dollars off of the price tag for all three versions of their Surface 2 tablet/laptop hybrid. The price reduction comes just in time for the final round of back-to-school shopping. With the price ...
Lose weight to gain brain power? Study says it may work The Los Angeles Times Weight-loss surgery can make you thinner. But can it make you smarter too? | It’s a question that scientists have wondered about, since they know the reverse is true. Studies have shown that brain function declines in people who have too many extra pounds. Other research has shown that compared with people who are lean, those who are overweig...
US Government Uses NSA ‘Google’ to Access Data Records Novosti MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) - The US National Security Agency (NSA) shares vast amounts of communications data with the country’s government agencies using a search engine similar to Google, according to investigative website The Intercept. | NSA’s search tool, called ICREACH, makes “more than 850 billion records about phone c...
