If You Hated Windows 8, Microsoft's Attempt To Fix It Won't Change Your Mind (MSFT)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com — Wednesday, June 26, 2013After months of build-up, the next version of Windows, known as Windows 8.1, has arrived.  Is  Microsoft‘s newest operating system worth your bother now? Short answer: If you’ve never tried Windows 8, try 8.1. …
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Scientists Develop Remotely Controlled Live Cockroaches To Be Life Savers In Distress Situations Using Microsoft's Kinect

Source: http://www.ibtimes.com — Wednesday, June 26, 2013Scientists in the US are using video-game technology to remotely control live cockroaches to assist rescue operations at disaster sites. …

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Klout Teams With Microsoft's Yammer to Chart Business Influence

Source: http://www.pcmag.com — Tuesday, June 25, 2013Microsoft‘s workplace social network Yammer today revealed its newest integration partner, Klout. …

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Developments with Microsoft's new Windows 8 system

Source: http://www.thenewstribune.com — Tuesday, June 25, 2013The launch of Windows 8 was heralded as the biggest change to the industry’s dominant operating system in at least 17 years. It attempts to bridge the gap between personal computers and fast-growing tablets with its touch-enabled…
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Microsoft's Xbox One Console: A Leap Too Far?

Source: seekingalpha.com — Sunday, June 23, 2013By CFA Institute Contributors : By Peter M.J. Gross Only make your audience take one leap of faith per episode. Every audience is prepared to take one leap of faith, but not more. — Gene Roddenberry, creator of ‘Star Trek’…
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EA reaffirms Online Pass discontinuation despite Microsoft's DRM reversal

Source: feedjunkie.com — Thursday, June 20, 2013Electronic Arts has reaffirmed that the Online Pass DRM scheme will not be making a comeback, even after Microsoft‘s Xbox One DRM reversal. Most players despised EA’s Online Pass because it required them to buy a code to get…
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Boot up: Billion-pixel Mars view, Microsoft's Amazon-killer, Apple's games console plans and more

Plus Pirate Bay jailing, Hemlock Grove, killer robots, Instagram videos, facial-recognition blocking and a device to find your lost keys
A quick burst of 10 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team
NASA Billion-Pixel View from Curiosity at Rocknest
Mars in close-up:
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Analysts Praise Microsoft's Sea Change on Xbox One Restrictions

Source: http://www.gamepolitics.com — Thursday, June 20, 2013Two equity research firms have weighed in this morning on Microsoft‘s decision yesterday to give up on its Xbox One used games restrictions, region locking, and internet connectivity requirements. First up is BMO Capital Markets,…
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Did Microsoft's Damage Control Change Your View Of Xbox One?

Source: http://www.psxextreme.com — Thursday, June 20, 2013Now that Microsoft has recanted and the Xbox One doesn’t restrict used games, and won’t require a constant online connection, will you forgive…? …

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