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The Apple-ization of Microsoft's New Surface
2014-05-22 16:10:37| TechNewsWorld
Microsoft is positioning its new Surface Pro 3 tablet as a laptop replacement device -- instead of competing head-to-head with the Apple iPad. However, the Surface Pro 3 naturally invites comparisons to both the MacBook Air and the iPad Air. Plus, Microsoft has had plenty of time to smooth the rough edges from Windows 8 and build a more competitive mobile device.
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Chinese government bans Windows 8 due to Microsofts retirement of Windows XP
2014-05-20 20:30:37| Extremetech
China is claiming to be so worried about future software support from Microsoft that it is banning the use of Windows 8 on government PCs.
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Microsofts Surface Mini event: Watch the live video stream here (updated live blog)
2014-05-20 15:49:16| Extremetech
At 11am Eastern Time (4pm UK time), Microsoft will hold a special Surface event in New York City. Microsoft has been uncustomarily secretive about the event, offering no guidance or embargoed materials to journalists. The only clue we have is a line from the invitation -- 'join us for a small gathering' -- which hints that Microsoft is probably going to unveil a small Surface tablet. A live video feed of the event is embedded below, and this story will be updated with the latest news once the event begins.
Microsoft's money pit: Surface has lost $1.2 billion
2014-05-19 15:52:39| InfoWorld: Top News
Microsoft has lost more than $1.2 billion so far on its Surface tablet business, an expensive experiment that makes tomorrow's revelations of new hardware an important milestone for the "devices" side of its corporate-refashioning strategy. On Tuesday, CEO Satya Nadella is expected to step on a New York stage and unveil one or more new Surface tablets, and outline his direction for the in-house hardware project birthed by his predecessor, Steve Ballmer.
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Microsoft's .Net Framework security updates further effort to phase out RC4 encryption
2014-05-14 18:43:30| InfoWorld: Top News
Microsoft released optional security updates Tuesday for various versions of the .Net Framework that prevent the RC4 encryption algorithm from being used in TLS (Transport Layer Security) connections.
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