01/31/13 The Raw Microsoft News Feed

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• Microsoft India Reveals Price Details of Office 365, Three Office 2013 Suites _{2013-01-31, 04:58 am}
  's cloud based Office 365, users can stream in full-featured Office applications to any internet connected Windows PC to work on Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and others and save work Microsoft's cloud storage system SkyDrive.
• How to Remove Microsoft Word Password in 2010 _{2013-01-31, 04:51 am}
  ... not work because they all are password protected. How can I remove Word password on all these documents? I have Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010." - From B. "Over Password Protect Word Document in 2010 I have set a password for editing a ...
• iSuppli: Microsoft Surface RT has sold 680,000 to 750,000 units _{2013-01-31, 04:51 am}
  ... without their monopoly leverage, lock-ins and strong arming tactics to tilt the playing field, no one really buys Microsoft. I agree. They are sooooooooooooo biased in everything they put out. I am an actual real buyer of market research data and I ...
• 'My Kids Have to Wait Until They Are 13 to Get a Cell... _{2013-01-31, 04:42 am}
  Microsoft founder Bill Gates has opened up about being a parent, stating that 13 is an appropriate age for a child's first cell phone.
• Microsoft's Online Version Of Office Competes Against Google Drive? _{2013-01-31, 04:30 am}
  ... subscription charges $99.99 annually. said: "Today's launch of Office 365 Home Premium marks the next big step in Microsoft's transformation to a devices and services business. This is so much more than just another release of Office. This is Office ...
• Internet Explorer 10 Blocker Toolkit 6.0.2800.1168 _{2013-01-31, 04:22 am}
  Microsoft delivers IE 10 as an important update through the well-known Windows Update channel, but in case you want to prevent that upgrade, you can block it.
• Google extend Activesync Exchange support until July 31st _{2013-01-31, 04:03 am}
  ... Phone device use to sync Email, Contacts and Calendar. By dropping this support the whole "#timetoswitch" thing Microsoft dreamt up to encourage people to switch to Windows Phone is left in tatters. Basically new Windows Phone owners would be left ...
• Apple, Samsung led tablet market in Q4, Microsoft not in top five _{2013-01-31, 03:54 am}
  Apple and Samsung Electronics led the tablet market in the fourth quarter of 2012, but new entrant Microsoft did not make it to the top five with its Surface tablet.
• Microsoft Office joins subscription software trend _{2013-01-31, 03:33 am}
  Microsoft is aiming its redesigned Office software at the growing number of people who expect their favorite applications to be at their fingertips, wherever there's an Internet connection.
• IDC: Worldwide Tablet Shipments, Win RT a failure _{2013-01-31, 03:27 am}
  ... and the market didn't disappoint. New product launches from the category's top vendors, as well as new entrant Microsoft, led to a surge in consumer interest and very robust shipments totals during the holiday season," said Tom Mainelli, tablet ...
• Dev IT Solutions Brings out Innovative Educational Mobile Apps for... _{2013-01-31, 03:24 am}
  ... f Apple Inc., Android is trademarks of Google Inc., Blackberry is trademarks of RIM Inc., Windows is trademarks of Microsoft Inc.
• Is RIM in for a Kodak moment, despite new phones? _{2013-01-31, 03:00 am}
  ... analyst Brian Modoff. "You have two well-developed ecosystems and another already banging on the door" from Microsoft. Microsoft has an edge over RIM in sheer size, spanning PCs and tablets, and a jump-start with Windows Phone 8. RIM reported that ...
• How could I possibly get a user's save file to transfer to a sequel game? _{2013-01-31, 02:57 am}
  ... the imported save file from your server? I've never messed with XBox development before, so I don't know if Microsoft blocks network access for downloadable XBox games. By 'relevant' data, I mean of all your save data, very very little of it ...
• Michael Dell to Retain Control over Company After Privatization _{2013-01-31, 02:42 am}
  ... to his own vision, without taking opinion of public investors into consideration. According to media reports, Microsoft proposed to contribute up to $2 billion or more of in the form of a preferred security as part of a deal to take Dell private. ...
• Demystifying AppContainers in Windows 8 _{2013-01-31, 02:04 am}
  ... UI apps can be installed by standard users. In order to keep the system secure with all this added functionality, Microsoft created a sandbox architecture that is primarily used for Modern UI apps. Modern UI Apps live in an AppContainer. The ...
• Lincolnshire Echo published Open Windows to breathe life into business _{2013-01-31, 02:00 am}
  ... for enterprises to get used to the system and make the most of its new functions. He said: "The latest version of Microsoft Windows, released last October, is a tablet/PC combo with touchy-feely controls and a sleek, fast and fun interface. "It's a ...
• IDC: iPad leads record worldwide tablet shipments but loses marketshare in Q4 2012 _{2013-01-31, 01:58 am}
  ... the first fiscal quarter of 2013. "New product launches from the category's top vendors, as well as new entrant Microsoft, led to a surge in consumer interest and very robust shipments totals during the holiday season," said IDC Research Director of ...
• Why a Microsoft Office 2013 Subscription Makes Sense for Families _{2013-01-31, 01:54 am}
  ... you think of things you regularly pay a yearly subscription for, office software probably isn't high on that list. Microsoft wants to change that. With the launch of Office 2013 , Microsoft is introducing a new way for you to buy its software. No ...
• Google extends EAS support for GMail until July 31, 2013 _{2013-01-31, 01:42 am}
  In a blog post Microsoft revealed some good new for Windows Phone users with a GMail account.
• Windows Phone 7.5 is officially updating to 7.8 _{2013-01-31, 01:32 am}
  According to various sources, Microsoft started the official rollout of Windows Phone 7.8 through Zune.

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• Asustek, Microsoft in Talks on Windows 8 Phones _{2013-01-17, 02:23 am}
  Taiwanese PC maker Asustek Computer Inc. is in talks with Microsoft Corp. on a licensing deal to offer Windows 8 mobile phones, an executive said, making it the latest Asian computer maker eyeing the new operating system as a possible differentiator in the cutthroat smartphone market.
• Pokki's Start Button for Windows 8 Gets Even Better _{2013-01-17, 02:17 am}
  ... " Chester Ng, co-founder and CMO of SweetLabs, told Mashable during a demo of the original app. "We agree with Microsoft that that one is outdated, and has a bunch of things that people don't use. So we decided to take a familiar, yet modernized, ...
• Microsoft unveils HelpBridge emergency disaster app for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone _{2013-01-17, 01:02 am}
  ... ones. During and after the event, getting help and locating friends and family can be difficult. Earlier today, Microsoft unveiled HelpBridge, an app designed to make it easy to quickly send messages during and after a distaster to a library of ...
• There's a War in Cyberspace over Icons vs. Text _{2013-01-17, 12:47 am}
  ... corner: Another developers group, the Association for Competitive Technology , which formed 15 years ago to defend Microsoft against antitrust charges. They favor an icon-based dashboard that explains further when users click on pictures, figuring ...
• Army upgrades security, collaboration, home use with joint enterprise license _{2013-01-17, 12:45 am}
  The Army , along with the Air Force and Defense Information Systems Agency, have access to the newest versions of Microsoft products, including Microsoft Office 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Windows 8, under a $617 million joint enterprise license agreed to in December.
• Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet Must Overcome 10 Market Challenges _{2013-01-16, 11:17 pm}
  NEWS ANALYSIS: Microsoft will start shipping its Surface Pro tablet soon. Although it may receive a stronger market reception than the Surface RT, it will still face some challenges.
• PC titans take notes from tablets to regain customers _{2013-01-16, 11:11 pm}
  ... look over iPads at a Hong Kong store. The iPad's arrival in 2010 has put PC-focused companies like Intel and Microsoft on the back foot, with other companies, including Amazon.com, Samsung Electronics and Google all offering their own tablet ...
• Microsoft opens Azure cloud to Linux apps and VMs _{2013-01-11, 06:14 am}
  ... flexibility of the Windows Azure platform, said Gianugo Rabellino, senior director for open source communities at Microsoft Open Technologies on the company's official blog . Microsoft Open Technologies was launched in April 2012 as a wholly owned ...
• Hard drive crap _{2013-01-16, 08:38 pm}
  ... even the names of most of them. It also stinks to high heaven of sloppy, lazy, software design by companies like Microsoft that have gotten fat and lazy. Even if this mess is unavoidable, it is entirely unnecessary for vast amounts of this muck to ...
• Microsoft may look to Skype to power voice chat on the next Xbox _{2013-01-16, 08:26 pm}
  A new rumor suggests that after spending $8.5 billion acquiring voice over IP giant Skype in 2011, Microsoft may hope to see a return on its investment by tasking the firm with control of voice chat in the successor to the Xbox 360.
• Microsoft Security Essentials fails AV-Test certification _{2013-01-16, 08:16 pm}
  ... that AV-Test performed all antivirus testing on Windows 7, so it's unclear if the integrated implementation of Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 8 performs any better than the standalone free suite for Windows 7. my grandmas computer got the ...
• Microsoft gets you in touch with your loved ones during a disaster with HelpBridge _{2013-01-16, 08:08 pm}
  ... minds (after making sure we are alirght) is getting in touch with our loved ones to make sure they are doing ok. Microsoft has launched a new app for various mobile platforms, including the Windows Phone, which does just this. "Available today in ...
• Microsoft teases Surface Pro as 90-day deadline nears _{2013-01-16, 08:07 pm}
  Microsoft teased the Surface Pro Wednesday, hinting that the company will soon announce an on-sale date for its second tablet.
• Why I love Windows 8 _{2013-01-16, 07:47 pm}
  I ran across a diary recently that had a lot of reasons not to love Microsoft's new offering.
• More is worse: about detail in icons _{2013-01-16, 07:46 pm}
  ... that Windows RT is the full Windows - it's exactly the same as regular Windows, except that it runs on ARM. Microsoft responded to the jailbreak as well . And so this situation is starting to get ridiculous - and consumers are, as usual, caught in ...
• Microsoft supports unified management for Cloud OS _{2013-01-16, 06:58 pm}
  Microsoft is upgrading System Center so businesses can manage datacentre resources under a single platform regardless of whether those resources are spread out across private, public and hybrid clouds or within Microsoft's Azure cloud service.
• Microsoft bombs another security test _{2013-01-16, 06:29 pm}
  For the second test in a row, Microsoft Security Essentials has failed to be certified as effective by AV-Test.org , an independent testing lab based in Germany.
• Microsoft Launches HelpBridge For iOS, Windows Phone And Android,... _{2013-01-16, 06:28 pm}
  ... ones as soon as possible, either to tell them that you're fine or to make sure they are. To make this easier, Microsoft is launching HelpBridge today, a mobile app for iOS , Android and Windows Phone . HelpBridge, which is based on Microsoft's ...
• The iPhone 6 won't wow: 6 reasons why _{2013-01-16, 06:24 pm}
  ... ago -- without upsetting hordes of legacy users is a task of Microsoftian proportions. And it only works out for Microsoft about half the time. 2. Samsung and Android are rocking it lately: Sales, reviews, and anecdotal chatter all tell the tale of ...
• European leaders headlining annual forum in Davos _{2013-01-16, 06:08 pm}
  ... and CEOs of global companies are due to attend the event Jan. 23-27. Others who are expected to attend include Microsoft founder Bill Gates, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and International Monetary ...

01/06/13 The Raw Microsoft News Feed

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• Lenovo to release giant 27-inch tablet PC; stands up as a regular PC, lies flat as tablet _{2013-01-07, 12:55 am}
  ... that owns IBM Corp.'s former PC business, said the Table PC will go on sale this summer starting at $1,699. Microsoft Corp. pioneered the idea of a table PC with the Surface, a PC with a 30-inch (762-millimeter) touch-sensitive screen released in ...
• Lenovo to release giant 27-inch tablet the size of a coffee table that allows multiple users _{2013-01-07, 12:50 am}
  ... that owns IBM Corp.'s former PC business, said the Table PC will go on sale this summer starting at $1,699. Microsoft Corp. pioneered the idea of a table PC with the Surface, a PC with a 30-inch touch-sensitive screen released in 2008. It was ...
• DOD saves $100M a year with new Microsoft licensing deal _{2013-01-07, 12:23 am}
  The Department of Defense says it will save more than $100 million per year over the course of a three-year joint enterprise licensing agreement it has signed with Microsoft .
• Windows RT has been jailbroken, you can now run un-signed code _{2013-01-06, 11:52 pm}
  ... the same thing, unless they're saying that Windows RT actually does some sort of x86 emulation which is awesome on microsoft's part i see, that makes more sense, but i think the reason they don't want unsigned code is cause of malware and stuff like ...
• Lenovo showcases giant 27-inch 'coffee table PC' at CES in Las Vegas _{2013-01-06, 11:48 pm}
  ... It was designed for store displays and other commercial applications. The concept is now called PixelSense, as Microsoft started using the "Surface" name for an unrelated tablet computer last year. More recently, Sony Corp. released the Tap 20, an ...
• Lenovo introduces 'table PC' for games [The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)] _{2013-01-06, 11:32 pm}
  ... June. A trend for touch Although industry-wide sales of Windows 8 touch devices have been disappointing since Microsoft introduced its new operating system at the end of October, Lenovo is convinced there is a touch screen in your future. The bulk ...
• Holiday gift guide for the anti-Apple fanboy _{2013-01-06, 11:25 pm}
  ... wanna hook up their Android or Windows Phone to the device as well. Apple may not have its own gaming system, but Microsoft does so fanboys better rep the heck out of its products especially if it's the limited edition Star Wars package. And really, ...
• Could Google prompt Microsoft to provide easier syncing? _{2013-01-06, 11:08 pm}
  ... even Apple's iPhone can apparently synchronise Outlook contacts and calendar entries over the USB connection. Microsoft's answer to date has always been that we should rent or borrow an Exchange Server of some sort, push our calendar and contact ...
• Lenovo's New Coffee Table Computer Is One Big Gigantic iPad _{2013-01-06, 10:51 pm}
  ... the computer really is a part of the home. We've been anticipating the dawn of the tabletop PC since 2008, when Microsoft unveiled a 30-inch machine called the Surface -- not to be confused with the recently released Surface tablet . Like the ...
• 3M flaunts 84-inch, 4K-res, 40-point multitouch table _{2013-01-06, 10:49 pm}
  ... This is something I would expect to see running PixelSense. Typical ignorant reply. PixelSense, now bought by Microsoft, only provide the hardware and drivers. The original PixelSense screens ran on Windows 7, in fact I've got their 27" screen ...
• To touch or not to touch: That is the Windows 8 question _{2013-01-06, 09:45 pm}
  ... the physiological damage you're likely to suffer from touchscreens. And yes, he even snuck in a reference to "Microsoft as a giant copying machine." Well played, Mr. Pogue. Microsoft is not trying to "kill off" the mouse and keyboard. Touch is an ...
• Qualcomm's keynote at 2013 CES: Join us Monday, 6:30 p.m. PT _{2013-01-06, 09:30 pm}
  ... stream and blog with news updates as they happen. Jacobs nabbed his speaking slot from longtime CES participant Microsoft, which declared 2012 to be its last show. He's expected to highlight a "born mobile" theme, detailing what the future of ...
• CES 2013: Apps and services move to the forefront _{2013-01-06, 09:10 pm}
  ... new Ultra HD TV sets), better voice and gesture-recognition devices, and increased adoption of flexible screens. Microsoft will have a large presence at CES despite withdrawing from its usual opening keynote slot and gigantic show floor booth. The ...
• Complete coverage: CES 2013 _{2013-01-06, 09:00 pm}
  Microsoft won't have its signature mega-booth at International CES 2013 starting next week in Las Vegas, but that's not expected to lessen the trade show's impact Toyota, Audi to unveil self-driving cars at CES Move over, big-screen TVs, cell phones and tablets, because cars might steal the show at next week's International CES.
• Adobe warns of impending security update _{2013-01-06, 07:14 pm}
  ... in the wild and will offer a longer 30 day recommended deployment window. Word of the updates from Adobe comes as Microsoft is preparing to release its monthly security update. The January "Patch Tuesday" release will arrive on 8 January and will ...
• SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) Performance to Double with New Capabilities _{2013-01-06, 07:00 pm}
  ... with the existing USB ecosystem to help to satisfy user demand for low-cost, higher-performance solutions." "Microsoft has been a strong supporter of the USB community where we have advocated balancing innovation and compatibility. The planned ...
• Home of the future is now _{2013-01-06, 03:00 am}
  No one lives there, but it is a template for the future. Indeed, many houses throughout the United States already have hints of Microsoft's model home.
• Google says Maps redirect on Windows Phone was a product decision, and will be removed _{2013-01-06, 02:29 am}
  ... Phones from accessing maps.google.com - I guess we missed the declaration, but it seems the cold war between Microsoft and Google has really warmed up. Google has previously already said they will not be making apps for Windows Phone and Windows 8, ...
• Editorial: Attorneys general, DOJ should pursue antitrust investigation of Google _{2013-01-04, 08:07 pm}
  ... platform, in this case, search, was accused of exploiting its position to squash competitors. In the 1990s, Microsoft was investigated for using its monopoly with Windows to expand its Web browser business. The ensuing trial and consent decree ...
• Huge gadget show gears up in Vegas _{2013-01-06, 07:54 pm}
  ... in mobile gadgets industry, Apple, stays away, as it shuns all events it doesn't organise itself. Apple rival Microsoft has also scaled back its patronage of the show. For the first time since 1999, Microsoft's CEO won't be delivering the kick-off ...