Microsoft Might Invest In Dell Buyout

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Microsoft is considering investing $1 billion to $3 billion to help Michael Dell take his company private, according to a report issued Tuesday.

7 Windows 8 Niggles Resolved

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MakeUseOf posted 7 Windows 8 tips, including adding a Start menu, disabling the ribbon, live tiles, and lock screen

Windows Phone 7.8 update release imminent?

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A recent update to one of Nokia's own apps prompts users to upgrade their phones to Windows Phone 7.8 leading to speculation that the promised update's release might be imminent

Microsoft bristles over failed antivirus test

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AV-Test recently gave Microsoft's Security Essentials and Forefront Endpoint Protection programs low scores for their antivirus protection potential. Microsoft has now fired back at the firm's claims by decrying their method for testing.

Office 2013 costs just $9.95 for some

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Microsoft today added Office 2013 to the Home Use Program (HUP), which lets employees of some companies and organizations buy the new suite for $9.95

Microsoft Enhances System Center For Hybrid Cloud Work

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With System Center's new service pack and Windows Server 2012, an IT administrator can create Hyper-V virtual machines and deploy them to internal data center, remote hosting service provider or public cloud, such as a Windows Azure site.

UBS: Microsoft sold 1 million Surfaces last quarter

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The Surface with Windows RT has been on the market for a few months now and many are starting to wonder how many units Microsoft has sold; UBS is placing that number at 1 million units sold to date.

Windows 8 – 60 Million Licenses Sold.

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At JP Morgan tech forum at CES 2013 Windos CFO/CMO Tami Reller said that Micorsoft had sold 60 Million licenses of Windows 8 to date - which is comperable to Windows 7 sales.

Windows RT: Bug not a bug?

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Microsoft and a respected researcher disagreed this week about whether a bug in Windows RT is actually a security vulnerability that should be patched.