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HP Closing Tablet Business With Production Ramp Up

Hewlett-Packard plans to manufacture more TouchPad tablets in the coming weeks despite announcing that it will end their production.

Windows 8 File Management Will Have 'Ribbon' UI

Microsoft this week described further some file management changes to come in Windows 8.

Morto Worm Attempts To Guess Network Passwords

Microsoft is warning of a new worm that attempts to use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections from PCs to try to guess simple login and password information of users.

Microsoft vs. VMware Battle Clouded By Licensing Claims

Microsoft revved up its cloud marketing message on Monday after VMware made some licensing changes in July.

Microsoft Offers Payback To Switch to Dynamics CRM Online

A new promo announced by Microsoft on Monday offers a payback incentive to organizations if they will switch to Dynamics CRM Online.

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 RU5 Arrives Without Outlook Fix

Microsoft released Update Rollup 5 (RU5) for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 this week, but it deferred including a fix for an Outlook problem that stalled its earlier RU4 update.

Microsoft Releases Hadoop Connector CTPs for SQL Server

Microsoft released two community technology preview (CTP) test versions of its Hadoop connectors today, one that works with Microsoft's current flagship SQL Server and other with its data warehouse product.

Microsoft Highlights Windows 8 Copy Feature

Microsoft on Wednesday showed off a new user interface for copying files in Windows 8.

Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

Steve Jobs has resigned from his post as CEO of Apple, according to information released by the company on Wednesday afternoon.

Microsoft Releases Test Previews of SQL Server 2008 SP3

Microsoft this week released community technology previews of a new Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2008.

Microsoft Releases Mango Dev Kit 7.1 Release Candidate

Microsoft cued Windows Phone 7.5 (code-named "Mango") developers today that a release candidate version of the latest software development kit is available.

Microsoft Inks Linux Partner Deal With China Standard Software

Microsoft and China Standard Software Co. Ltd. (CS2C) signed an interoperability and legal agreement today as part of a Linux server partnership deal.

Microsoft Supporting USB 3.0 in Windows 8

Microsoft is working to make its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system work with Universal Serial Bus 3.0 technologies.

Microsoft Conceives of Fast Boots Via the Cloud

Microsoft updated a U.S. patent application this month that describes a streaming mechanism to facilitate fast computer bootups.

Microsoft: Most Critical IT Service Calls Not Due to Software

People and processes are the root cause of most big IT problems, rather than software or hardware, according to a poll.

Office 365 Customers Affected by Outage Receive 25 Percent Credit

Office 365 customers hit by this week outage will have their bills cut by 25 percent this month, according to a Microsoft statement on Thursday.

Microsoft's Hand Caught in 'Supercookie' Jar

Microsoft claimed today that it has disabled code used on its Web sites that allegedly could track users as part of a "supercookie" tracking scheme.

Former Microsoft Entertainment President Joins Sonos Board

Robbie Bach, who formerly served as president of the Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division, has joined audio electronics company Sonos as a board member.

Judge Dismisses Google's Complaint in Android Lawsuit

Google's attempt to disqualify an expert witness in a legal dispute between Microsoft and Motorola over Android use was rebuffed by the judge this week.

HP Considers Exiting PC Business in Earnings Call Bombshell

A leader in the PC hardware market may be leaving entirely.

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