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CES 2012: Windows Phone 7-Powered HTC Titan II Announced

According to AT&T, the phone carrier will carry the HTC Titan II with the Windows Phone OS in the next few months.

Vice President of Microsoft's Server & Tools Exiting Company

Microsoft announced on Saturday that its Server and Tools Marketing Group's corporate vice president Robert Wahbe will be leaving the company at the end of February.

Researchers Investigating Stuxnet and Duqu Variants

Malware Suxnet and its sibling Duqu may be just the first of many malicious code attack programs discovered, according to Kaspersky Lab researchers.

Cocomo Startup Backed by Former Microsoft Exec Ray Ozzie

Ray Ozzie, who served five years at Microsoft as chief software architect before retiring in 2010, has let it be known that he is working on a new startup company.

Microsoft Says Windows 8 Will Have Storage Virtualization Benefits

Microsoft on Thursday revealed that Windows 8 will have a sophisticated "storage spaces" feature that works with the forthcoming operating system's New Technology File System (NTFS).

Microsoft's 2012 Inaugural Security Patch To Include 7 Fixes

January's Security Update from Microsoft, arriving next Tuesday, will feature six fixes for Windows and one fix for Microsoft developer tools, according to the company's advance notice.

Microsoft Execs To Talk 'Private Cloud' on January 17

Microsoft plans to share more about its "private cloud" vision on Tuesday, Jan.17, in an hour-long webinar.

More Than 1 Million URLs Infected with Latest SQL Injection Attack

The "Lilupophilupop" SQL injection campaign has infected 1,070,000 URLs as of last weekend, according to the SANS Internet Storm Center.

Windows 8 on x86 Tablets Rumored for This Summer

PC builders Acer and Lenovo are rumored to be planning tablets running Windows 8 on Intel's x86 "Clover Trail" system-on-chip (SoC) silicon for appearance as early as June or July, according to a media report.

Microsoft Sues Retailer Over Windows Recovery CDs

Microsoft is suing UK-based retailer Comet for selling allegedly counterfeited Microsoft software.

Yahoo Appoints PayPal's Scott Thompson as New CEO

PayPal President Scott Thompson will be moving to Yahoo as the company's newly named CEO.

Microsoft's Smartphone Line Tops User Satisfaction Survey

Despite being the least-reviewed mobile platform, Microsoft's Windows Phone ranked first in customer satisfaction in a survey of online smartphone user reviews.

Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Patch for .NET Vulnerability

A recently released Microsoft security bulletin targeted flaws in Microsoft .NET Framework which, if unpatched, could lead to an elevation of privilege attack.

Microsoft Readying Linux Hosting in its Azure Cloud?

All About Microsoft's Mary Jo Foley released a report today discussing a planned Microsoft move to allow customers to host Linux servers on its Windows Azure cloud service.

Identity Theft Threat Looms Large After Recent Anonymous Stratfor Hack

Members of the Army Knowledge Online portal are being warned that their personal information may be at risk due to the recent hack of intelligence analysis company Strategic Forecasting by the online group Anonymous.

UC Berkeley Picks Google over Microsoft for Cloud E-Mail

Microsoft this week lost the bid to provide cloud-based e-mail and calendaring services to the University of California, Berkeley.

Microsoft To Pull Out of CES After 2012

Next month's Consumer Electronics Show will be the last for Microsoft, the company announced on Wednesday.

Oracle Earnings Spark Fears of IT Downturn; Analyst Says Concerns Are Premature

Oracle stunned analysts late Tuesday with news that its latest earnings report fell far short of projections.

Microsoft To Automatically Push Internet Explorer Updates

Microsoft announced today that it will automatically update users' Internet Explorer to the latest version their OS can support.

Expert Outlines Microsoft's Enterprise Agreements Changes

IT organizations assessing Microsoft's July Enterprise Agreement (EA) licensing changes will face no big surprises, according to a consulting firm.

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