Microsoft unveiled the latest videogame console from the Xbox stable, the Xbox One, on Tuesday. Xbox One comes with advanced motion and voice-control systems, along with new television functions, packed in an eight-core, x86 processor device with more than 5 billion transistors.…
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Dell will enable Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V as a viable hypervisor choice for the OpenStack cloud platform. Microsoft is working with Dell to provide support to enable interoperability. This is the first instance of a technology vendor enabling Windows Server…
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Amy Hood was named Microsoft chief financial officer, succeeding outgoing CFO Peter Klein. Ms. Hood, 41, joined Microsoft in December 2002 and currently serves as CFO of the Microsoft Business Division (MBD), overseeing financial strategy, management, and reporting for the $24.1…
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Sony has launched a new line of VAIO Fit laptops, running Windows 8. The VAIO Fit models include standard Sony features such as a full-size backlit keyboard with integrated number pad (Fit 15 model only), large touch pad, quick charge…
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Worldwide tablet shipments continue to surge, growing 142.4% year over year in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13), according to preliminary data from IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Tablet shipments totaled 49.2 million units in 1Q13, surpassing that of the…
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Microsoft has completed migrating all Hotmail customers to Outlook. The upgrade involved migrating 150 petabytes of email; which the Redmond giant pulled off in six weeks. Just how much is 150 petabytes? To give you a perspective, it would take 20…
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HP was awarded a four-year contract by the Maine Department of Education. As per the contract, the HP ProBook 4440, running Microsoft Windows software, will be available as the primary technology and learning solution for the Maine Learning Technology Initiative…
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Microsoft released the pricing of its offerings of €550 million of senior unsecured notes and $1.950 billion of senior unsecured notes. The notes consist of the following tranches: €550 million of 2.625 percent notes due May 2, 2033 $450 million…
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Microsoft will unveil the next generation of its Xbox console on May 21 at the company’s Xbox campus in Richmond, Washington. March 2013 marked the 27th consecutive month of Xbox as the best-selling console, according to a Microsoft blog post, quoting…
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Microsoft’s Bing Ads has joined the Ads Integrity Alliance, a group of companies that work together against online ads that deliver malware, direct users to scams, or try to sell counterfeit goods. Launched in 2012 with AOL, Facebook, Google, Interactive Advertising…
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