Xbox executive to leave Microsoft for Zynga, report says
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Microsoft's head of Interactive Entertainment Business, the unit responsible for Xbox, may be Zynga's next CEO, according to All Things D. [Read more]...
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www.geekwire.com
Something is going on at Hark. The Seattle startup, known for its huge repository of sound bites, from classic movie quotes to historic speeches, laid off staffers last month. Its Twitter account has gone dark. And the site has removed several of its key categories, including famous movie quotes like...
Pincus pursued Xbox chief for several months for Zynga CEO job, source says
www.computerworld.com
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus pursued Microsoft's Xbox chief for several months and had no other candidates in mind for the top job at the social games company, a source at Zynga said Monday....
Microsoft kills TechNet subscription service for IT pros
www.pcworld.com
Microsoft's TechNet subscription service wasn't a free lunch, but it was about the closest thing to it for IT pros and Microsoft enthusiasts, and soon it'll be gone. Microsoft announced Monday that it would stop taking TechNet subscriptions as it phases in a set of free services that won't be...
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allthingsd.com
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Microsoft releases major update for OneNote app on Android
9to5google.com
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The Bing challenge: with iOS 7 and Windows 8.1, search could be Microsoft's new platform
www.theverge.com
Earlier this year, the head of Microsoft's search team, Qi Lu, unveiled a new approach for Bing: the concept of a broad search platform that could feed into Microsoft's own products and third-party offerings. It seemed ambitious, and certainly felt like other unrealized promises to beat Google at its...
Xbox Music web version launches today
www.engadget.com
As teased by Microsoft last week, you can now get your Xbox Music fix on a browser (and non-MS hardware) starting today. The service has now gone live over at music.xbox.com, offering up a music interface similar to its recent Windows 8 app refresh. It's also curiously able to...
Two malware programs help each other stay on computers
www.pcworld.com
Two malicious software programs that help each other stay on computers are proving difficult to remove.The programs work together by alternately downloading slighter different variations of the other in an attempt to evade antivirus software, wrote Hyun Choi of Microsoft's Malware Protection Center, on Sunday.One of the malware programs,...
Microsoft loses SkyDrive trademark suit to BSkyB in Europe
www.electronista.com
Microsoft has lost a trademark case in the United Kingdom over the branding of its cloud storage service. The ruling, which covers both the UK itself and the European Union, states that Microsoft infringed on British Sky Broadcasting's trademark of the Sky brand with SkyDrive, which could impact the way...
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