02/06/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR MICROSOFT

• Free Microsoft quick-start guides teach you the Office 2013 basics _{2013-02-06, 03:16 pm}
  ... He sleeps with an iPad under his pillow. More by Rick Broida The other day I offered four reasons you don't need Microsoft Office 2013 . However, if you fall into the camp that does need it, or you just decided not to follow my advice (it's been ...
• Don't Hold Your Breath Over A Hewlett-Packard Split _{2013-02-06, 03:08 pm}
  ... when I write a shrinking PC market accounted for 28% of the company's fourth quarter sales. Computers with the new Microsoft ( MSFT ) Windows 8 system have not lived up to the levels hoped for either. The stock has been moving up since mid November ...
• Tech roundup: Zynga's shares, HP's Dell talk, Twitter's Vine, Microsoft's Surface Pro _{2013-02-06, 03:03 pm}
  ... also recently raised their ratings to age 17 and older. a The reviews are in: And what do you know, they're mixed. Microsoft's Surface Pro, the more robust version - it runs the full version of Windows 8 - of the Surface tablet Microsoft released in ...
• Here's Why Google Doesn't Turn Off Toolbar PageRank _{2013-02-06, 02:39 pm}
  ... toolbar feature built in, and Internet Explorer 10, as I understand it, doesn't allow toolbars or add-ins, or as Microsoft calls it, it provides an 'add-in free experience,' so if IE 10 becomes more popular, eventually it might be the case that the ...
• Why We Like the Microsoft Surface Pro _{2013-02-06, 02:22 pm}
  ... challenge for those of us who review products for a living because there is nothing else quite like it (though Microsoft did release the Surface RT three months ago, which looked just like it). But do we compare the Surface Pro to the Apple iPad or ...
• Why Microsoft and Dell Should Team Up on Tablets _{2013-02-06, 02:18 pm}
  Dell is in the process of buying back its shares to become a privately held company once again. Microsoft helped facilitate Dell's $24.4 billion deal, with a $2 billion investment that makes the two tech giants partners of sorts. This is either the ...
• Nokia shooting for No 1 in smart phones _{2013-02-06, 02:10 pm}
  ... primary focus. "We are the leading manufacturer in Win-dows Phone's eco-system and have been working closely with Microsoft." He said smart phones were one of Nokia's five key business components. The others are the Nokia-Siemens Network, patent ...
• Microsoft and Huawei launch phone for Africa _{2013-02-06, 01:40 pm}
  Chinese phone maker Huawei and Microsoft are combining forces to sell a new smartphone in Africa, which they say is the world's fastest growing mobile phone market.
• T-Mobile nixes Windows Phone 7.8 update for Lumia 710 _{2013-02-06, 01:31 pm}
  ... stick that the update may arrive in the future. But owners of the phone probably shouldn't hold their breath. Microsoft designed Windows Phone 7.8 for those older devices to offer certain features available only in Windows Phone 8. The company ...
• Microsoft Surface Pro Review Roundup _{2013-02-06, 01:27 pm}
  Like the Surface with Windows RT, this device is a big deal for Microsoft - it's designed to be a flagship Windows 8 device.
• Windows Phone Tops BlackBerry In U.S. _{2013-02-06, 01:13 pm}
  ... real war will be waged for third place. Right now, it looks like there may have been a change in the rankings. "Microsoft Windows Phone overtook BlackBerry OS to become the third largest smartphone platform in the influential United States market ...
• Africa: Microsoft to Power Innovation in Africa _{2013-02-06, 01:10 pm}
  Microsoft Corporation has launched the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, a new effort through which the company will actively engage in Africa's economic development.
• 800 million Android smartphones, 300 million iPhones in active use by December 2013, study says_{2013-02-06, 12:36 pm}
  ... which Android captured almost 70 percent global market share . "2013 should be seen as relative success for both Microsoft and BlackBerry," analyst Aapo Markkanen said in a statement. "For the end of the year, we expect there to be 45 million ...
• Office 365 Receives G-Cloud IL2 Accreditation from Cabinet Office for Use Across the UK Public Sector _{2013-02-06, 12:27 pm}
  M icrosoft's public cloud productivity suite for email, collaboration and unified communications, including web conferencing, is now accredited to store and communicate data securely up to the UK Government's Impact Level 2 classification Microsoft's public cloud-based productivity suite, Office 365, has been awarded Impact Level 2 accreditation, ... (more)
• Thinix Announces RetroUI Pro 3: Brings the Efficiency and Simplicity of Windows 7 to Windows 8 PCs _{2013-02-06, 12:26 pm}
  ... which allows Windows 8 Apps to span-across multiple monitors. SuperSize is included free with RetroUI Pro. Microsoft made many changes in Windows 8 which are confusing to many long-time Windows users. RetroUI Pro, is an easy-to-install application ...
• Office 365 Home Premium launches in the UK _{2013-02-06, 12:26 pm}
  ... Greenwood talking about technology and how he'll use it on The Lions Tour this year: http://youtu.be/toYSyT9Ys_c Microsoft Office 365 provides a whole host of amazing features to transform productivity in your home office and personal life. Sign in ...
• Tablets: Great Catalyst For Nokia's Stock, But Success Lies On The Consumer End _{2013-02-06, 12:22 pm}
  ... but it is something we are clearly looking at very closely. We are studying very closely the market right now as Microsoft has introduced the Surface tablet, so we are trying to learn from that and understand what the right way to participate would ...
• Quick Read _{2013-02-06, 11:43 am}
  A report compiled by Microsoft and HP purports to demonstrate that the Munich city government's well-publicized switch to Linux from Windows actually cost more money than it saved has come in for a fresh round of criticism, this time from the city itself.
• What Role Does Linux Play in Microsoft's End of the Dell Deal? _{2013-02-06, 11:23 am}
  This week, there is much buzz surrounding Dell Computer going private in an expensive deal for which Microsoft has contributed $2 billion.
• Links 6 Feb: Microsoft's Surface Pro Reviews. Not So Good Actually _{2013-02-06, 10:13 am}
  Today's sites have reviews of the Intel based Microsoft Surface. And if we're to be honest about them they're not saying that the machine's bad, but it's not all that good either.