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Microsoft’s Outlook.com Boasts 60 Million Users In Six Months, Drops Preview Tag
February 20, 2013 at 1:48 pm 0

Redmond, Washington -- In the midst of discarding the preview tag, software behemoth Microsoft is touting a new milestone as it continues its attempts to lure users away from Google's Gmail. The Redmond giant announced on its blog that Outlook.com, the company's new free Internet-based email service, has flourished to 60 million users since launching in “preview” at the end of July, the company will now start phasing out its Hotmail and begin moving users over to its new product, according to the software giant.

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Microsoft Unveils Bing-Powered ‘Apps For Office 365 Home Premium’
February 1, 2013 at 1:39 pm 0

Redmond, Washington - Relentlessly striving to create more synergy between its products, software giant Microsoft's search platform Bing Microsoft's search brand Bing today released five applications as part of a new Bing Apps for Office set of productivity add-ons for the Office 365 and Office 2013, all available for free in the Office Store.

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Microsoft Might Invest $1B-$3B In Dell Buyout As Talks Advances: Reports
January 23, 2013 at 12:33 pm 0

Redmond, Washington - Rumors are swirling in tech circles claims that Microsoft executives is in talks with Dell CEO Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners-one of the private equity firms that was initially named last week in news reports about Dell going private after more than two dozen years as a public company, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal and CNBC.

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Microsoft Hikes Up Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Prices By 400 Per Cent
January 22, 2013 at 1:12 pm 0

 

Redmond, Washington -- Bad news if you want to upgrade to Windows 8 but are yet to do so. When Microsoft announced last year a “limited time offer” for Windows 8 upgrade pricing, it was pretty obvious that it would not last for long, but some thought--or at least hoped--that the discounted price might be indefinite. Now, on the heels of “good momentum with Windows 8,” Microsoft has announced its promotional offer will only last till January 31. From then on, in the US, instead of costing $40 to upgrade to Windows 8, it will set you back $120, or $200 for Windows 8 Pro.

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Microsoft Office 2013 Now Available Via Home Use Program For Just $9.95
January 18, 2013 at 2:09 pm 0

 

Redmond, Washington -- In a fresh move, the Redmond Vole continues to march toward the launch of its new Office 2013, which is still-unconfirmed but imminent launch date is only a few weeks away, but Microsoft has made it available to certain customers as part of its Home Use Program (HUP), a scheme it uses to sell cheap software to folks whose employers have a Software Assurance deal and cost just $9.95.

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Microsoft Debuts “HelpBridge” Emergency Disaster App For Android, iOS And Windows Phone
January 17, 2013 at 1:32 pm 0

Redmond, Washington - The escalating problem of climate change has severely affected our weather conditions. Natural disasters are often unexpected, leaving precious little time to coordinate with loved ones. Microsoft wants to help and is making venturing into turning virtual connections into an ad-hoc disaster aid network. So, the software maker on Wednesday unveiled HelpBridge, an app designed to help its users connect with the people that matter to them the most during a large scale natural disaster, such as the recent Hurricane Sandy that devastated the U.S. in late October 2012. (more…)
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Microsoft Bids Adieu To Windows Live Messenger March 15, Move Users To Skype
January 10, 2013 at 1:39 pm 0

Redmond, Washington - Watch out for the Ides of March if you are still hanging around Microsoft's Windows Messenger Live. Back in November, the Redmond, Wash.-based software maker has hinted that its Messenger application will be closed down within months, with users migrated onto Skype, which Microsoft acquired in October 2011. But now the company has confirmed an end-of-life date for the popular chat service, and began informing Messenger users that the service would go blank for the majority of users on March 15. (more…)
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Microsoft’s SkyDrive Gets Enhanced Touch Support And Easier To Use Sharing Capabilities
January 9, 2013 at 1:45 pm 0

Redmond, Washington -- Relentlessly striving to improve its cloud offerings, software maker Microsoft on Tuesday announced a slew of improvements to its SkyDrive.com, noting they are being released today and should be available for all “soon.”

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Microsoft Expands Beta of Socl Social-Search Service To All Users
December 6, 2012 at 1:42 pm 0

Redmond, Washington -- In a fresh move to expand its horizon on the social sphere, software maker Microsoft is opening up its emerging Socl social-networking research project, which enable users to create and share visual content in an online gallery similar to Pinterest. It is powered by Microsoft's search engine Bing.

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Microsoft, NextGen Healthcare Launches Mobile Application To Help Patients In Adversity
December 4, 2012 at 1:42 pm 0

Redmond, Washington -- A free mobile app for the Windows 8 platform developed in collaboration with an IT company NextGen Healthcare, enables consumers to store, track and share their personal medication records. The MedicineCabinet lets patients create personal medication records on their mobile devices for easy tracking and sharing that is aimed at supporting patients in adverse conditions with doctors.

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