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Stars align for a Microsoft 'Star Trek' marketing deal
Microsoft Corp. is partnering with Paramount Pictures on a promotional effort for the studio's "Star Trek Into Darkness." It represents the biggest such undertaking ever for the software giant. The Redmond, Wash., company's campaign isn't short on...Tags: Marketing, Star Trek into Darkness (movie), Microsoft Windows, Gaming, Computer Hardware
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Microsoft may buy Barnes & Noble's Nook unit for $1 billion
According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. The deal would give Microsoft Barnes & Noble's e-books, homegrown games and...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Windows, Mother's Day
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Microsoft to update Windows 8 to juice sales
ReutersMicrosoft Corp. is planning a substantial update to make its touch-based Windows 8 software easier to use and compatible with smaller tablets. Despite sales of 100 million copies in the six months since launch, Windows 8 it has not captured consumers'...Tags: Apple iPad, Amazon.com Inc., Google Nexus 7, Apple Inc., New Products
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INTERVIEW-Windows 8 hits 100 mln sales, tweaks for mini-tablets in works
Reuters* Sales on par with Windows 7, but consumer interest waning * Update code-named 'Blue' intended to improve experience, allow small tablets * Windows co-chief pushes touch laptops * Microsoft shares at five-year high By Bill Rigby SEATTLE, May 6...Tags: Apple iPad, Google Nexus 7, New Products, Microsoft Windows, S&P 500
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INTERVIEW-Microsoft goes mainstream to win phone share
Reuters* Nokia Lumia 521 on sale under $150 at Walmart next week * Marks Microsoft push to lower end of smartphone market * Windows Phone chief looks to leverage Office, Xbox By Bill Rigby SEATTLE, May 2 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's phone chief hates to call...Tags: Verizon Wireless, AT&T Corp., New Products, Walmart, Verizon Communications
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Netbooks doomed to oblivion by 2015, report says
Looks like the iPad is about to cause another casualty. The latest victim: Netbooks. You remember those small, cuddly laptops launched just a few years ago, with lower power, less functionality and lower prices to match. They were kind of computing...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Apple iPad, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc.
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Microsoft developing smaller version of Surface tablet, report says
Microsoft, looking to catch up to rivals, could soon be putting out its own 7-inch tablet. The Wall Street Journal says the Redmond, Wash., company plans to launch a smaller version of its Surface tablet later this year. The report, which cites...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Apple iPad, Amazon Kindle Fire, The Wall Street Journal, Google Nexus 7
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Apple shows importance of branding
Some cool tech products have been introduced recently, but they are coming from companies whose brands aren't as cool as Apple's. That means they'll face an uphill climb in the marketplace. Branding matters a lot in business. It also matters a lot...Tags: Apple iPad, Media Industry, Coca-Cola Co., Apple iPod, Sales
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Pandora finally available for Windows Phone 8 devices
Pandora, one of the most notable apps that was missing from Windows Phone devices, is now downloadable for smartphones running the latest version of Microsoft's mobile operating system. The Internet radio company released the Pandora Windows Phone 8 app...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Entertainment, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Radio, Pandora Media, Inc.
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IFixit tablet repair index: Dell at top; iPad, Surface at bottom
IFixit, the California company known for its tech tear-ups and how-to-fix guides, has posted a helpful "tablet repairability list" that ranks tablets based on how easily they can be fixed. The list includes many of the most popular tablets and is a...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone
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Microsoft's Outlook takes aim at Google's Gmail
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is so confident it has the Internet's best email service that it is about to spend at least $30 million to send its message across the U.S. The barrage begins Tuesday when Microsoft's twist on email, Outlook.com,...
Tags: AOL LLC, Twitter, Inc., Apple Inc., Media Industry, Computer Networking and Internet
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Bill Gates says he's 'not satisfied' with Microsoft
Bill Gates may not be involved with the day-to-day operations of Microsoft Corp. anymore, but he's still got plenty of opinions about the company he founded nearly four decades ago. "There's a lot of things like cellphones where we didn't get out in...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Xbox 360, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Bill Gates
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