Microsoft Bags Victory Against Motorola Over Texting Patent

Microsoft has been pursuing Motorola for quite some time in courts. The reason was that Microsoft alleged Motorola infringed one of its patents by including certain texting features in its smartphones. These features, according to Microsoft, are owned by the company and Motorola should have bought a license to use them. And it seems now that a German court agrees.

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Microsoft’s So.cl Lets User View Each Other’s Search Queries, Create Video Parties

A lot of social networks have launched since the early days of the web and few have lived to popularity and success. While Facebook, the starchild of the social media, rides on a high tide with its near-billion users, Microsoft has launched a social network of its known under the name So.cl. Clearly, an awkward name may not be the only reason it doesn’t sound too interesting.

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Microsoft Releases Kinect For Windows SDK And Runtime Version 1.5

Microsoft has released 1.5 version of the Kinect for Windows runtime and SDK (Software Development Kit). The latest Kinect for Windows has Seated Skeletal Tracking. It can track head, shoulders, and arm skeleton when a person moves. The tracking system is ignoring the leg and hip joints. By using C++, C# or Visual Basic, developers can create applications for the Kinect for Windows SDK. The new Kinect for Windows hardware is now available in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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Amid Facebook’s Revelry Microsoft Opens Up So.cl Network

Microsoft has launched the beta version of its social networking platform named So.Cl. The company believes that this platform can give students a new way to learn. This site is designed by Microsoft’s FUSE Labs. By using So.cl, students can share useful information quickly, and build their own pages. Students can collect information from both inside and outside the classroom. Microsoft has been testing this site in selected universities since last year.

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Microsoft Wins Ban On Motorola Android Devices In US

While Motorola holds some very lucrative patents for the tech industry, it is still not immune to allegations of patent infringement itself. Now, Microsoft has been able to score a victory against Motorola over alleged patent infringement in some of its devices. As a result, ITC has banned the devices in question from entering U.S.

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Buy A PC, Get A Xbox 360 Free! Deal Returns For Students From Microsoft

Microsoft’s buy a PC and get a Xbox 360 for free deal returns for students. If a U.S student buys a qualifying Windows PC for $699 or more at participating retailers he can get a free 4GB Xbox 360 console. This deal will be starting from May 20. This deal is also valid for the Canadian students. By purchasing a PC for $599 or more a Canadian student will get a 4GB Xbox 360 console for free from May 18. Microsoft did not declare the end date of this deal.

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Microsoft Plans To Launch Interactive NUads

Microsoft’s Kinect sensor has surely changed the realm of tech world in more than one ways. Kinect is one of the best motion-sensor devices that are currently available and while Microsoft initially launched it for its game console, Xbox, the company is now finding newer and better applications for the technology. One of such applications is the NUads.

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Microsoft Store Slashes Xbox 360 Price By $50

An amazing deal is waiting for hardcore gamers from Microsoft Store. Microsoft Store reduces the price of Xbox 360 250 GB Console, Xbox 360 250 GB Kinect Holiday Bundle, and Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Bundle. A full $50 off from the regular price for all the three models has announced. Unfortunately, Microsoft did not provide any information about the end date of this offer.

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