- SEATTLE -- Microsoft has brushed off an offer by Motorola, the phone maker bought by Google (GOOG), to settle patent disputes with Motorola that are threatening to halt imports of Android devices and Xbox game consoles into the United States. (San Jose Mercury News)
- There will be a lot of stories analyzing the Windows Phone 8 which appears on the heels of Phone 7 hitting the streets. Apparently the most aggressive features on Phone 8 will not run on the latest Nokia Lumia phones, thus not allowing an upgrade for users. (PC Magazine)
- Microsoft on Thursday released the Xbox SmartGlass Software Development Kit (SDK) to partners that have agreements to develop Xbox games and entertainment applications for the Xbox 360. (Beta News)
- Microsoft engineers plan to adopt new security defenses that will help their software better withstand a powerful exploitation technique hackers are increasingly using to install malware on end users computers. (Ars Technica)
- Analysis: With its building for mystery announcements and glitzy unveilings, when it comes to hype, is Microsoft the new Apple? Move over Apple, Microsoft has become the new king of PR. (PC World)
- Microsoft previewed Windows Phone 8 to developers on Wednesday at its Windows Phone Summit event, showing off new features and a key strategy for the new platform. (Businessweek)
- Microsoft's Hollywood announcement Monday of its two Surface tablet computers was a tactical triumph but had no strategic value for the world's largest software company because the event left too many questions unanswered. (Beta News)
- Federal Trade Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch has written a letter to the World Wide Web Consortium Tracking Protection Working Group (W3C) blasting Microsoft for making "Do Not Track" (DNT) its default setting in Internet Explorer. (dmnews.com)
- Microsofts much talked about Surface tablet may be Wi-Fi only, according to Bloomberg. (CNET News)
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Microsoft
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