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Microsoft Scroogled Internal Poke At Google Leaks Out (video)

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Ooops. What was meant to be an internal joke at Microsoft and a poke of Google, (well that what they are saying), has mysteriously leaked out for all to see. The short one minute video Microsoft Scroogled mocks the recent

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Skype For Mac Update Adds Enhanced Chat And More

Skype for Mac

Microsoft has rolled out a new Skype update for Mac users which brings with it a number of new features including a new enhanced chat feature. The Skype 6.4 for Mac now includes infinite scrolling support for conversations, together

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Microsoft SkyDrive Cloud Storage Passes 250 Million Users

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As well as officially announcing they have now sold more than 100 million copies of their latest Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft have also announced this week that their relatively new SkyDrive cloud storage service has now passed 250

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OneNote Windows 8 And RT Update Adds New Finger Painting Features

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OneNote Windows 8 and RT versions have this week received a new update from Microsoft which has brought with it a handy new drawing feature. The new OneNote Windows 8 and RT has added the ability to finger paint

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Microsoft Rebranding Plans Revealed For Bing, Skype, And Xbox (video)

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Windows Phone design studio general manager Albert Shum and Todd Simmons, creative director at Wolff Olins, recently held a talk called “re-imagining” Microsoft at the recent design day event in Norway, explaining a little more about the latest Microsoft rebranding exercise.

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Windows 8 Start Button Returning In Windows 8.1

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Following on from rumours that Microsoft might be having a change of heart and bringing back the Windows 8 start button in the new Windows 8.1 update, expected to roll out later this year. The Verge technology site is

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Microsoft Two-Step Security Rolling Out To Online Accounts

Microsoft Two-Step Security

This week Microsoft has started rolling out Microsoft Two-Step Security for online accounts and services, to help keep your account more secure, and following other large could storage providers such as Dropbox, Evernote, and Google. The Microsoft Two-Step Security

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Bing News Windows 8 App Updated Adds Custom RSS Feeds, Local Search And More

Bing News Windows 8

Microsoft has rolled out a new update for its Bing News Windows 8 application which brings with it a number of new tweaks and features for users to enjoy. News, Maps, Travel, Sport, and Finance have all received new

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OneNote Windows 8 Update Adds Office 365 Notebook Sync And Enhanced Pen Support

OneNote Windows 8

Microsoft has rolled out a new update for their OneNote Windows 8 application, which brings with it a couple of brand new features to the app. One of the main new features is the ability to now sync with

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Kinect For Windows Developers Receive 22 Open Source Samples From Microsoft

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Microsoft has announced that it will be making 22 Kinect for Windows code samples available to developers, allowing them to tweak and discover how Kinect for Windows can be used in new applications and projects. The 22 Kinect for

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Update Enables Flash On Windows 8 And Windows RT By Default

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Microsoft has today started rolling out a new update for its Internet Explorer 10 web browser for its Windows 8 and Windows RT operating systems, bringing with it the ability to enable Flash content to run by default. On

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Kinect Hand Recognition Features, Arriving In New Kinect For Windows SDK

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Microsoft has revealed that it has been developing a new set of hand recognition features for its Kinect motion controller, and are preparing to release the next step: Kinect hand recognition features very soon. Microsoft is hoping to release an update Kinect

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