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Tables Turned: Microsoft Asks EU to Investigate Google [VIDEO]

Moms Use Speed Dating Model to Find Caregivers for Their Kids

Looking for a good baby sitter is very similar to dating. You contact scores of sitters, looking for "the one," you meet and after some awkward small talk. You may pick the wrong person, go through a bad breakup and then hit the bricks looking for your rebound sitter. Throughout the process you find some doozies as...

Can Larry Page Lead Google's Battle Against Facebook and Apple?

The tech world is still coming to terms with the news that Google co-founder Larry Page will become the new company's new CEO, taking the place of Eric Schmidt. Says TechCrunch, "This is clearly Schmidt being removed from power. And again, it appears to be because things just weren't getting done the way the company...

Microsoft's Avatar Kinect: How Close Will Encounters Get?

Chat rooms are getting a little more real. With the new "Avatar Kinect," Microsoft says it will be able to use its camera to scan in a user's body and then put it in a virtual room with other people's avatars that will be able to talk, gesture and even raise their eyebrows, just like the real people controlling them. But...

Facebook's Zuckerberg Pledges to Give Away Wealth

NEW YORK (Dec. 9) -- Another 17 of America's richest people, including Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, junk bond pioneer Michael Milken and AOL co-founder Steve Case, have pledged to give away most of their wealth They are the latest to join the Giving Pledge, an effort led by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren...

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Microsoft registers series of Smart Glass domains

Microsoft was seen running away from the Internet recently with several domain names in hand, all pointing to the company's as-yet-announced AirPlay-style app, Smart Glass.

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Microsoft buys every 'Smart Glass' domain it can think of, E3 goers nod approvingly

A wise thing to do right before you launch a new product?

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Joystiq Predicts: Microsoft's E3 2012 conference

With E3 2012 only a few short days away, we decided to take a moment to tell you what we think might happen during the three major press conferences at the show.

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Microsoft updates SkyDrive for iPad with Retina Display support, file-sharing features

Those who like to swing both ways will be glad to know that SkyDrive for the iPad now supports Apple's gorgeous Retina Display .

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What To Expect At Next Week's Massive Gaming Expo?

At last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Nintendo captured most of the spotlight by unveiling the Wii's successor, a high-definition console called the Wii U that utilizes a tablet-like touchscreen controller.

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06/03/12 While getting ready for the E3 Expo Source: Beta News, Inc Electronic Entertainment Expo -- the the biggest video game trade show in the United States.
06/03/12 Microsoft Wants To Stream Console Games To Phones Source: Kotaku Australia Kotaku has learned from a reliable source that either at E3 or in the very near future Microsoft plans to unveil a new feature known as Xbox Live Companion.
06/03/12 Microsoft Confirms $14.99 Windows 8 Upgrade Price For... Source: Lifehacker Australia Thank goodness â someone forget to charge the Australia tax.
06/03/12 Bits Xbox Gives Microsoft a Head Start in the Battle... Source: Vietnam Tribune Print Given the relentless battles by tech companies to win new smartphone users, you would think that the tiny screen is the only one that matters.Those battles are part of a larger war for three screens: smartphones, tablets and televisions.
06/03/12 Microsoft Emergency Bulletin: Unauthorized Certificate... Source: SANS - Internet Storm Center Microsoft just released an emergency bulletin, and an associated patch, notifying users of Windows that a "unauthorized digital certificates derived from a Microsoft Certificate Authority" was used to sign components of the "Flame" malware.

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Microsoft Corporation () is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions.

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