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1 hr ago | GiantBomb.com

Microsoft (Sorta) Addresses Big Xbox One Questions [UPDATED]

UPDATE: The used games stuff only gets weirder and weirder. Xbox exec Phil Harrison told Eurogamer there's a fee associated with used games, while Xbox Support is saying the exact opposite on Twitter.

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Related Topix: X360, Video Games, Microsoft Xbox, Startups

2 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Business Highlights

Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Startups, Francois Hollande

3 hrs ago | TechCrunch

After Months Of Speculation, Microsoft Officially Reveals Skype For The Xbox One

Chris Velazco is a mobile enthusiast and writer who studied English and Marketing at Rutgers University.

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Related Topix: The, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Startups, Marketing

6 hrs ago | The Beaumont Enterprise

Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment

In this product image released by Microsoft, a Project Natal sensor for the XBOX 360 is shown.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Startups, Redmond, WA, 2012, Gliese Games

10 hrs ago | Bangkok Post

Google set to challenge Microsoft Office

Sources claim the search giant Google is set to roll out a true alternative to the Microsoft Office productivity suite.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Science / Technology, Microsoft Office, Quickoffice, Microsoft

13 hrs ago | VentureBeat

With $19B in revenue, Microsoft's server and tools' chief says...

He calls upon entrepreneurs to work hard, innovate, be bold, and take risks. He is fascinated at the prospect of education meeting neuroscience.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft, Science, Computer Science, Social Software, Bill Gates

15 hrs ago | CRN

Ransomware Attack Now Steals Passwords, Microsoft Warns

The cybercriminal gang behind a dangerous ransomware attack, which locks victims out of their computer systems and scams them by demanding cash to fix the problem, has added password-stealing functionality to the malware, according to Microsoft researchers that have documented some of the latest attacks.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft

Mon May 20, 2013

ComputerWorld

Microsoft launches local region for Azure cloud

Microsoft is in the process of rolling out a new Australian region for its Windows Azure family of cloud services.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft

Digital Trends

Microsoft puts $75,000 up for grabs in short-form video contest

MSN is holding a global contest that will give the winner $75,000 to produce an original short-form online show to be made up of 12 one-minute episodes.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Video Games

Gizmag

Microsoft Points are dead (or may be soon) ... long live Amazon Coins

If you've ever owned an Xbox , you're probably familiar with one of the most annoying payment systems known to humankind: Microsoft Points.

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Related Topix: Amazon, Startups, Microsoft Xbox, Video Games, Gadgets

Neowin.net

Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8 Live Video Player app for next Xbox reveal

Obviously, the app won't work until sometime around 10 am Pacific Time on Tuesday but if you own a Windows Phone 8 device and are interested in watching the next Xbox reveal event, you might want to go ahead and download Live Video player ahead of time.

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Related Topix: Video Games, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Startups, Microsoft, Computers

MarketWatch

New Xbox may keep Microsoft in the game

Microsoft Corp. is expected to unveil a new Xbox videogame console on Tuesday, nearly eight years since the company launched its last gaming device into a market that was far more certain than it is today.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, X360, Startups, Microsoft Xbox

Xbox-Scene

Rumor: Microsoft killing off Xbox Points

According to The Verge, Microsoft is doing away with its current Points system to introduce a true currency system very soon.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft, Microsoft Xbox, Video Games

Internet News

Microsoft's $300M Nook investment hasn't paid off -- yet

Microsoft has gotten next to nothing from its $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it may reap some rewards as it prepares to ship smaller tablets.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Barnes & Noble

International Business Times

iPad 5, iPad Mini 2 vs. Microsoft Surface Pro 2, Surface Mini: Should ...

Surface Pro and a new 7 or 8 inch tablet are on its way, according to reports. Rumours also suggest that these tablets will hit the market pretty soon.

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Related Topix: Ipad, Science / Technology, CPU, Startups

GhanaWeb

Microsoft organises IT workshop for students

Global ICT giant Microsoft has organised an information technology workshop for Ghanaian students to motivate and help them develop applications that can be used to solve real life problems in Ghana and in African.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft, World News, Ghana, Africa

Sun May 19, 2013

The Daily Irrelevant

Skype with care - Microsoft is reading everything you write

Anyone who uses Skype has consented to the company reading everything they write.

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Related Topix: Startups

GigaOM

The week in cloud: Google and Microsoft in slap fight while IBM and SAP play hot hands

Google I/O, which saw the public launch of Google Compute Engine, also spawned a "I know you are, what am I," slapfest between two companies that would like to unseat Amazon Web Services as the king of public cloud.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Microsoft, Larry Page

Mashable

Windows Phone: Time for Microsoft to Put the Pedal to the Metal

Greg Sullivan, Microsoft's Windows Phone marketing lead, was grinning from ear to ear when we sat down for an interview earlier this week.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft, Marketing, Instagram, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Temple Run, Twitter

MSDN Blogs

Peeping Out From The Microsoft Matrix

I suppose it's a bit like that film The Matrix - you realize that you live in an ethereal and closed world only when you actually get to step outside of it.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft, Programming Languages, Java, Science / Technology, Science, Computer Science, Computers, Keyboards

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