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Microsoft patents its own augmented reality glasses
Microsoft Patents Its Own Augmented Reality Glasses Microsoft has patented a set of augmented-reality glasses intended to supplement entertainment events.…
Microsoft announces it will replace Messenger with Skype
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that recently-acquired Skype will replace its Messenger online chat service. “Skype and Messenger are coming together,” Skype said in a post at its website. “By updating to Skype, Messenger users can instant message and video call their Messenger friends.” The transition began a few weeks ago…
Microsoft kicks off sales of Windows 8 and Surface tablet
Microsoft kicked off sales of its revamped Windows 8 system and Surface tablet Friday amid mixed reviews as the tech giant ramped up efforts to compete in a market shifting rapidly from PCs to mobile devices. Analysts said Microsoft, which unveiled its new efforts Thursday, is trying to walk a…
Microsoft offers China a peek at Windows 8
US computing giant Microsoft on Tuesday gave an early peek to the key Chinese market of its new tablet computer and Windows 8 software, promising a “fast and fluid” operating system. Microsoft will launch Windows 8 and the Surface tablet computer, designed to compete with Apple’s popular iPad, in the…
Xbox Music: Microsoft launches challenger to Apple’s iTunes
Cloud-based offering will allow users to synchronize across multiple devices including PCs, tablets and smartphones Zune failed to take on the might of the iTunes music service, but now Microsoft is back for another bite at the cherry or, more accurately, the Apple. The software company has announced Xbox Music,…
Mobile devices knock PC off technology throne
The PC is not dead, but it’s no longer king of the technology universe. As Microsoft prepares to launch Windows 8, the newest version of its operating system, the tech landscape is dramatically different from three years ago, when Windows 7 was launched. The market for mobile devices such as…
Online game Contre Jour showcases new version of Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE10)
Microsoft teased the release of the next generation of Internet Explorer by unveiling an online game crafted to show that websites can be as richly playful as “apps.” A free-to-play version of hit iPhone and iPad application Contre Jour that highlights capabilities of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) web browsing software…
Microsoft store calls police during rapper’s performance: ‘F*ck these computers!’
Employees at a Microsoft store in Atlanta were reportedly forced to call police on Friday after a rapper hired to perform for The Source magazine’s Power 30 Issue jumped on tables with laptops and tablets, while telling the audience, “Fuck these computers!” In a video posted on YouTube, Machine Gun…
Microsoft faces fines after failing to offer an alternate browser option
US software giant Microsoft faces yet more heavy fines after it promised to offer clients a choice of web browser but has failed to do so, the EU’s competition commissioner said Monday. Microsoft apologised in July for a “technical error” as the EU launched a probe into why 28 million…
Microsoft Explorer security hole prompts warnings
Microsoft has urged users of Internet Explorer to step up security measures following news of a vulnerability in the browser, while some security experts urged users to switch browsers. Microsoft issued a security bulletin late Monday saying it was investigating reports of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8,…
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