Microsoft Sold 4 Million Windows 8 Copies In 4 Days

Despite the rather mild response of analysts and critics towards Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 8, it seems to have taken off on a good start. According to the figures revealed by Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, the company has sold 4 million copies in 4 days, since the release of the OS on Friday.

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Microsoft Surface Generates Huge Buzz Among Consumers

Microsoft unveiled its Surface tablets quite a while ago, though the formal release was done only recently. Whereas initially the response to these slates was muted, they have been able to generate a lot of buzz over time. Currently, Microsoft stores are swarming with consumers who are eager to check out the tablets.

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Netflix Stock Increases Upon Microsoft Buyout Rumor

Wall Street is full of whispers this morning with rumors Microsoft is planning a buyout deal for video streaming giant Netflix. Thus far it’s an unconfirmed rumor that has only caused shares of Netflix to suddenly spike by 13-percent.

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Microsoft Unveils SmartGlass Android App For Xbox Users

Finally Microsoft released Xbox SmartGlass app for the android users to provide seamless gaming and entertainment experience. Back in June at the annual gaming show, E3, they promised to come up with this app which is more or like Appleā€™s AirPlay. On the same month, Microsoft released its SDK for the developers. Now Xbox users can use SmartGlass app on their Android phones to interact & control the Xbox devices remotely without any interruption.

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Critical Email Vulnerability Patched By Microsoft, Google And Yahoo

The use of a weak cryptographic system in encrypting sensitive data is a dangerous practice. It can allow cybercriminials to phish out the data and put it to their nefarious use. Apparently, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have been making use of similar, weak cryptography for their emails, a problem they have just sorted.

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