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Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 Billion
Microsoft confirmed today that it has indeed bought Skype from an investor group led by Silver Lake for $8.5bn. The software giant said the buyout of Luxembourg-based Skype’s technology would…
Microsoft launches Touch Mouse in India
Microsoft India on Monday launched ‘Touch Mouse’; that it said “makes everyday tasks more fluid and intuitive by using natural gestures instead of clicks”. Exclusively designed for Windows 7, it…
Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8
Windows 8 is coming soon — and it looks nothing like the Windows you’re used to. Microsoft formally introduced Windows 8 on Tuesday to thousands of software developers gathered at…
Facebook Surpasses Microsoft In UK Web Popularity
A new report suggests that Facebook has replaced software giant Microsoft to become the second most popular website in the United Kingdom. Web-based measurement company United Kingdom Online Measurement (UKOM)…
Microsoft Announces Office 365 Public Beta, Marketplace
Last October, Microsoft launched a private beta of Office 365, an evolution of its Web-based version of key business products like Office, SharePoint, and Lync Server. The offering is designed…
Apple Prepares Enterprise Invasion Of iPad 2 In UK
Apple has enlisted SCC as its first Apple Authorised Systems Integrator in the UK, paving the way for a more focused sales strategy in the corporate market, especially with the…
Windows 7 Sells Over 300 Million Copies
Microsoft’s hyper-successful Windows 7 operating system has sold over 300 million licensed copies the company has revealed. The computing giant released the statistic as part of their Q2 earnings release,…
Microsoft Outlines iPad Strategy
Microsoft has outlined how it intends to take on Apple’s iPad in the tablet market. The software giant is looking to position its Windows 7 operating system as a viable…
Microsoft Windows Exec Quits To Join Juniper
Microsoft’s corporate vice president for Windows marketing Brad Brooks has left his job to join IT networking firm Juniper Networks. In a press release, Juniper said that Brooks will be…
Microsoft May Launch Windows based Set-Top-Box
Microsoft is about to re-enter the TV market with the launch of a Windows based set-top-box. The set top box will run on a stripped down version of Windows, which…
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