Microsoft Patches Flash Vulnerability In Internet Explorer 10

I guess, you are already familiar with the much publicized Flash exploit in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The exploit had been confirmed to exist even in the upcoming Windows 8, earlier. Once it became known widely, Microsoft stated that it wouldn’t patch the bug before late October, about the same time as Windows 8’s release. Now, the company seems to have reconsidered its decision.

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Tech Giant Like HP, Microsoft, Apple, Google Dodging Taxes With Offshore Business

U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has found and later reported on Thursday, September 20 that the Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp. and other multinational corporations have hoaxed $billions taxes by shifting profits offshore and taking advantage of weak, ambiguous sections of the tax code. Will the presented report be able to reduce dodging billions of dollars in taxes each year with potentially illegal schemes to move the company’s profits offshore?

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Patent Troll Sues Tech Giants Including Microsoft, Yahoo & Rackspace

A little-known company, PersonalWeb, is going after a number of tech giants, alleging that they have infringed its patents. It has lodged patent lawsuits against IBM, Microsoft, Yahoo as well as Rackspace. Rackspace is being sued for having infringed its patents by hosting Github.

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Microsoft Declares Office 2013 And Office 365 Pricing

Microsoft hasn’t yet confirmed when it will release the full version of Office 2013 and Office 365. But the Office suite maker has announced the pricing. The price for Office Home and Student 2013 will be $139 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. With Microsoft Outlook, Home and Business package price is $219. The highest pricing package is Microsoft Office Professional 2013. In the package, all features of Microsoft Office 2013 has been included along with Access and Publisher and the price of the package is $399. Is that all? No!

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New Microsoft Patent Talks About Immersive Display Experience

The idea of an ‘immersive display experience’ is nothing new. It has been around for a long time, popularized by the likes of Star Trek in science fiction. In recent times, many hardware vendors have tried to create one. Microsoft may also be gearing up to jump the bandwagon. One of its patents speaks about a Holodeck-like immersive display experience.

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Microsoft Agrees To Comply With European Antitrust Authorities

Microsoft’s decision to push its browser, Internet Explorer, through Windows operating system has been criticized frequently in the past. The company had struck a deal with the European authorities to introduce a ‘browser ballot’ in Windows which the company hasn’t enacted so far. This may lead it to face adverse consequences.

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Microsoft Opening First Canadian Retail Store In Toronto On November 16

Microsoft announced the date of opening of its first Canadian retail store. The company set November 16 as the opening date. The retail store is located at Yorkdale Centre in Toronto. The store is not only Microsoft’s first retail store in Canada but also is one of its first international retail stores. Establishing the first retail store in Canada is a part of Microsoft’s retail business expansion plan.

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