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Rec center reopens as Digital Harbor Tech Center
Tonight a former South Baltimore rec center is re-born as a tech center. Work — paid work for clients whose fees will help send students to college — will happen there. But there will still be plenty of play. Focused on after-school...
Tags: Consumers, Business, Students, Teaching and Learning, Cross Street Market
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Microsoft opens pop-up store in Columbia mall
Microsoft opened an interactive holiday "pop-up" kiosk store in the Mall in Columbia Friday morning. The opening of the store, which is located in the mall's center court, coincides with the release of Microsoft's newest product Surface, a tablet...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Gaming
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Microsoft's big day: Introduces flagship Windows 8, Surface tablet
Today is a big day for Microsoft. The company is introducing its Windows 8 operating system, it's biggest makeover, some say, since Windows 95. Computers have changed dramatically since 1995, of course. Mobile devices, i.e. smartphones and tablets,...
Tags: Apple iPad, Microsoft Corporation
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Microsoft, NFL Team Up On $400 Million Deal to Make Telecasts More Interactive
VarietyMicrosoft has scored a touchdown. The company announced a deal with the NFL, worth around $400 million over the next five years, to develop technology that will make watching football more interactive for fans who use the Xbox One videogame console and...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Skype, Football, Gaming
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Microsoft partnership to change game for fans, players, coaches
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Microsoft partnership to change game for fans, players, coaches Thanks to Microsoft, the NFL is about to become a new ballgame for fans, players and coaches. As part of the launch of the tech giant's next-generation Xbox One home...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Football, Skype, Xbox, Roger Goodell
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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: Gaming Industry, Microsoft Corporation, Computer Hardware, Online Advertising, 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: Microsoft Corporation, Intel Corp., Google Play, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Apple iPad
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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...
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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 Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Computer Hardware, Google Nexus 7, Samsung Group
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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: S&P 500, Microsoft Corporation, Computer Hardware, Google Nexus 7, Samsung Group
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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: Microsoft Corporation, HTC Corp., Computer Hardware, Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications
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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: Marketing, Microsoft Corporation, Xbox, Intel Corp., Computing and Information Technology Industry
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