03/01/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR MICROSOFT.

• Fixing five fundamental flaws _{2013-03-01, 02:00 am}
  After decades as a professional software engineer, working for six different firms , I can honestly say that Microsoft is by far the best.
• Interview: Robotics world's newest revolution: expert _{2013-03-01, 04:03 am}
  ... times over what it is today. This is what it is like to live and work in a robots revolution." Singer cited Microsoft magnate Bill Gates' estimate that, with robotics, society is now where it was with computers in 1980. "Robotic cars are ...
• 'Improve English with Antonyms' Dev IT Solutions Launches Innovative... _{2013-03-01, 03:55 am}
  ... f Apple Inc., Android is trademarks of Google Inc., Blackberry is trademarks of RIM Inc., Windows is trademarks of Microsoft Inc.
• BizNet Software Joins Forces with Software for Information Technology... _{2013-03-01, 02:35 am}
  ... Deana Godwin, Senior Channel Director, BizNet. BizNet Software, Inc., experts and global leaders in real time, Microsoft Excel -based business reporting and analytics solutions, has announced its partnership with Israel-based Software For ...
• Featured Microsoft's IE 10 browser coming to Windows 7 PCs Microsoft... _{2013-03-01, 02:23 am}
  Microsoft is escalating its efforts to install the latest version of Internet Explorer to more than 700 million personal computers in an attempt to re-establish the software maker's browser as the best way to surf the Web.
• 'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' on future consoles, release date revealed _{2013-03-01, 02:21 am}
  ... also be available on next-generation consoles - meaning it could very well release for PlayStation 4 and whatever Microsoft has in store for us. Ubisoft's "Assassin's Creed IV" page also lists a release date : October 29. Additionally, players who ...
• Microsoft to Begin Selling Surface Tablets Outside North America in Late March _{2013-03-01, 01:25 am}
  Microsoft Corp. today announced that beginning late March the rollout of Surface will continue, bringing Surface RT media tablet and Surface Pro professional tablet on new markets.
• Targeted attack against Tibetan activists abuses Nvidia file to load malware _{2013-03-01, 01:15 am}
  ... on computers. The attack delivers a RTF (Rich Text Format) document via email that's rigged with an exploit for a Microsoft Office vulnerability patched in April 2012. The document masquerades as a statement from the Tibetan Youth Congress. If ...
• High level Microsoft executive to visit Ghana _{2013-03-01, 12:49 am}
  The world's largest software and programme developer, the Microsoft Corporation, has confirmed its Senior Vice President in charge of Corporate Business, Ali Famamwy, will pay a day's working visit to Ghana on March 4, 2013.
• Microsoft (finally) sets an NZ date for its Surface tablet _{2013-03-01, 12:42 am}
  ... and monitor at the office - your main Windows computer too. In the fiercely competitive tablet market, that gives Microsoft a point of difference in its bid to chance down Apple and Android. The Surface represents the first time Microsoft has made ...
• Test from OneNote _{2013-03-01, 12:36 am}
  ... see where to add tags, but picture upload works well. And it appears the markup is nice and clean, too. I work for Microsoft, but the views expressed on this weblog are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. All postings are ...
• Facebook officially buys Atlas advertising software from Microsoft _{2013-03-01, 12:31 am}
  In a bold move to try and improve its sales revenue, Facebook published a statement regarding their recent acquirement of the Atlas Advertiser Suite - an ad manager and measuring tool - from Microsoft on its official blog today.
• Microsoft's Atlas Ad Business Purchased By Facebook _{2013-03-01, 12:19 am}
  Microsoft does seem to be taking an opposite route from that of Facebook when it comes to online advertising, as the former is making its exit from the business, while the latter does seem to want to go all in, so to speak.
• Exclusive: EU may fine Microsoft over browsers by end-March - sources _{2013-03-01, 12:13 am}
  EU competition regulators plan to fine Microsoft Corp before the end of March in a case tied to the U.S. software giant's antitrust battle in Europe more than a decade ago, three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
• Wing Surveys Her New Opportunity _{2013-02-28, 04:15 pm}
  When Jeannette Wing joined Microsoft Research in January 2013 as a Microsoft vice president and head of Microsoft Research International, in charge of Microsoft Research's non-U.S. labs, she brought with her a sterling set of credentials.
• Microsoft Exec Refuses to be Drawn Out on Office for iPad _{2013-02-27, 03:00 am}
  Talk of Microsoft porting its Office franchise to iOS -- or at least the most popular applications in the bundle, like Word, Excel and PowerPoint -- has swirled for years.
• Don't fret Windows Phone 8 owners, your phone will be upgradable to the next operating system_{2013-02-28, 10:48 pm}
  Unlike its Windows 7 devices which are now dead, Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Phone 8 device buyers will be able to upgrade to the next version of the operating system, codename Blue.
• EU likely to fine Microsoft by April: sources _{2013-02-28, 10:43 pm}
  ... marks a softening of the government's attitude towards it. Nevertheless, writes Stuart Heaver, the battle... Microsoft employees and guests mingle at a pop-up Microsoft Store. The software giant could face a fine related to its antitrust battle in ...
• Microsoft tablet heading to NZ _{2013-02-28, 10:42 pm}
  Microsoft's first stab at the tablet market, the Surface RT, will finally be available in New Zealand four months after its launch in the US.
• Are Microsoft's free Office Web Apps good enough for you? _{2013-02-28, 10:36 pm}
  When you think of Microsoft Office, you probably think of retail software that commands a premium price.