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Tweeting videos through the Vine; Should Skype be more like Google?
by
Molly Wood
Jan 25, 2013
Twitter new acquisition, Vine, allows users to share short videos. And, privacy advocates are demanding Skype be more transparent about what data it shares with the government.
PODCAST: Microsoft meet Dell, stashing foreign cash, and Florida's No. 2 tourist spot
Jan 23, 2013
Microsoft could chip in as much as $3 billion to the buyout of computer maker Dell, why U.S. firms are stashing foreign cash in American banks, and the second-most popular tourist destination in Florida is not what you think.
Microsoft may invest in Dell buyout
by
Queena Kim
Jan 23, 2013
Microsoft is reportedly considering investing billions of dollar in Dell, as part of a deal to take the company private.
Deep Space Industries takes mining to infinity and beyond; The benefit of employee benefits at Google
by
Molly Wood
Jan 23, 2013
Forget coal mining in Appalachia and mineral mining in Africa, a new outfit called Deep Space Industries aims to take drilling to the final frontier. The company is seeking investors for a project to mine asteroids. Also, Google shows just how much employers can benefit from employee benefits.
Windows 8 sales soft in changing market
by
Dan Bobkoff
Dec 24, 2012
Microsoft launched Windows 8 to capture a share of the touch screen computing market. But PC sales are down and tablet competition is stiff
Google users get 'Scroogled' in Microsoft's new ads
by
Kai Ryssdal
Nov 28, 2012
Microsoft's Bing is doing all it can to gain market share from Google.
Behaving badly at Apple and Microsoft
by
Queena Kim
Nov 16, 2012
Since when did being “difficult” become a handicap in tech?
For public good, not for profit.
Windows 8 boss exits Microsoft in surprising shake-up
Nov 13, 2012
Steven Sinofsky, who was president of Microsoft's flagship product Windows, is leaving the company. His departure comes as a surprise, less than one month after the release of Windows 8.
Tech's whirlwind week: Apple, Amazon, Microsoft
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Jeff Horwich
Oct 26, 2012
Tech stocks have had quite a day today and quite a week. Apple, Amazon and Microsoft are all in the spotlight for various reasons.
Windows 8 launches, and how the internet is changing movie marketing
by
Molly Wood
Oct 26, 2012
It's launch day for Microsoft's radical new operating system Windows 8. Many have already watched a good chunk of this weekend's new blockbuster, Cloud Atlas -- seven minutes worth.