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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: Computer Hardware, Online Advertising, Gaming, Xbox 360, Star Trek into Darkness (movie)
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Updated 'Windows 8.1' free to current users
Seattle TimesThe upcoming Windows 8 update, known up to now by the code name "Windows Blue," will officially be called "Windows 8.1" and be free to download for current Windows 8 and Windows RT users. The update could be crucial for Microsoft to gain market share,...Tags: Consumers, Market Research, Customs and Tradition, Apple iPad, Netflix Inc.
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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: Mother's Day, Microsoft Corporation
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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: Computer Hardware, Customs and Tradition, Samsung Group, Apple iPad, Microsoft Corporation
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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: Computer Hardware, Amazon Kindle Fire, Consumers, Stock Market, Customs and Tradition
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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: Computer Hardware, HTC Corp., AT&T Corp., Samsung Group, Xbox 360
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Microsoft checkup: growing pains and promise
Seattle TimesSix months after the launch of Windows 8 and a week after a quarterly earnings report that surprised some with its solidity, Microsoft watchers are asking: Is the company the slow-yet-steady tortoise that's gaining on the flashier hares of the...Tags: Xbox 360, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Intel Corp., New Products, Microsoft Corporation
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BRIEF: Microsoft's Surface tablet ready to debut in June
The Bangkok PostMicrosoft will debut its Surface tablet in Thailand in June, right when local mobile operators are heavily promoting their third-generation (3G) broadband services. Thailand will be the third country in Southeast Asia to see the Surface after...Tags: Thailand, Bangkok (Thailand), Acer Computer, Google Inc., Malaysia
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New Microsoft store in Beachwood strives to mix business with hands-on fun
The News-Herald, Willoughby, OhioIt sort of feels like walking into an alternate universe. There's a new store at Beachwood Place filled with high-tech goodies. It may seem incredibly familiar, but, chances are, you've never set foot in one before. You probably have been in a store...Tags: Computer Hardware, Kelly Clarkson, Xbox 360, Gaming, Apple Store
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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: Google Inc., Apple iPad, Microsoft Corporation
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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: Google Nexus 7, Amazon Kindle Fire, The Wall Street Journal, Google Inc., Apple iPhone
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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: Computer Hardware, Coca-Cola Co., Demographics, Elections, BlackBerry
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