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More top-tier Microsoft execs head to the exit

Tami Reller, Tony Bates expected to depart as CEO Satya Nadella shuffles his lieutenants

Mar 3, 2014 6 mins

Asset Management Software CIO Data Breach

Nearly all apps are vulnerable in some way, report says

A new study says 96% of the apps it tested show at least one security vulnerability. The scary thing is that 96% is actually an improvement.

By Andy Patrizio

Mar 3, 2014 3 mins

Microsoft Security

Microsoft aims to make Office 365 ‘smarter’ via social, APIs, machine learning

Office 365 is getting a new app called Oslo to automate interactions between colleagues, and offering new tools for developers

By Juan Carlos Perez

Mar 3, 2014 3 mins

Application Management Application Performance Management Small and Medium Business

Android takes 62 percent share of tablet market in 2013

Apple can't keep up with overall growth, but is still the biggest vendor by a large margin

By Mikael Rickna$?s

Mar 3, 2014 2 mins

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Microsoft misjudges customer loyalty with kill-XP plea

Expert questions Microsoft's strategic sense, calls XP upgrades a shakedown worthy of the 'Sopranos'

By Gregg Keizer

Mar 2, 2014 7 mins

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German court invalidates Microsoft mapping patent

Court rules patent that Microsoft asserted against Google and Motorola Mobility lacked an inventive step

By Loek Essers

Feb 28, 2014 2 mins

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A graphics library war is a win for everybody

Whether AMD woke Microsoft from its slumber or this was planned, it doesn't matter.

By Andy Patrizio

Feb 27, 2014 4 mins

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The ‘Internet of things,’ beyond the hype at Mobile World Congress

The so-called Internet of everything is becoming a reality, disrupting the tech industry

By Marc Ferranti

Feb 27, 2014 6 mins

Mobile World Congress Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Microsoft ships Office 2013 SP1 the old-fashioned way

Analyst calls out the company for poorly explaining what customers get in Office 365, what they get (or don't) in Office 2013, and what they pay for each

By Gregg Keizer

Feb 26, 2014 6 mins

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Microsoft urges customers to ditch XP, Office 2003

Individuals and businesses sticking with the OS and suite after support ends in April face security risks, technical obsolescence, it warns

By Juan Carlos Perez

Feb 26, 2014 3 mins

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