Microsoft Doles Out $300 Million To Barnes & Noble To Get Windows 8 Its Very Own iBooks

Creating an entire ecosystem around a platform is increasingly becoming critically important. This is because consumers now buy into a whole ‘package’ rather than solo deals. And that is why, a platform has to have an entire ecosystem of apps and related products to make it a success in today’s tech world. For this reason, Microsoft is teaming up with Barnes & Noble and paying it a whooping $300 million to create a Windows 8 version of iBooks.

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Microsoft May Be On The Brink Of Launching HomeOS

We reported earlier that Microsoft was working on a new project titled ‘HomeOS.’ Now, the company has published a white paper about the concept. In the white paper, HomeOS has been detailed as a home automation system, which will enable the user to take charge of a number of devices located within his home.

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[Tutorial] How To Add A Translation Service In Microsoft Word 2010

For everyone who passed from Microsoft Word 2007 onto Word 2010 probably noticed that 2010 version longer includes translation tools and invites you to subscribe to paid services to translate your documents. However by making few small tricks inside Word 2007 it is possible to use the free translation service from Windows Live and in this tutorial I will show you how to do that.

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Kaspersky: Apple ‘10 Years’ Behind Microsoft Regarding Security

Apple has always been hailed by users to be the safest OS compared to Windows and Linux. But it seems, the security of Mac OS systems was over-glorified. Digital security software maker Kaspersky Lab’s CEO believes that Apple is ’10 years’ behind Microsoft on security. After the widespread Flashback malware attack on Mac devices recently, users should take notice.

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Microsoft May Be Working On A Cross-Platform Xbox Music Service

Microsoft has been ramping up a content-centric image of its Xbox-linked services. According to a new report, the company has plans of launching an Xbox music service which will be supported across multiple platforms and will enable users to stream music to Windows 8, Andorid, iOS as well as the Xbox.

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Microsoft Sells AOL Patents To Facebook For $550 Million

Facebook is gearing up to go public next month, and is trying to bring together all the things it can to help it in that. Now, the social network has struck a deal with Microsoft to buy 650 AOL patents for a massive $550 million. The patents, naturally, are meant to make Facebook secure and enable it to be protected from any prospective litigation once it goes public.

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Microsoft Offers Additional SkyDrive Storage Through Paid Packages

We had been hearing that Microsoft intends to extends its SkyDrive services and may also start a paid version of the cloud service. Currently, new users are able to get up to 7GB of free space while old users, with accounts till April 22, continue to enjoy 25 GB for free. The good news are that the users can now extend their SkyDrive space against a certain annual sum.

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Microsoft Tries Patenting Low-Powered Interactive Second Display

Patents are a rather interesting way of gauging the possible future ambitions of a company. So which company has now revealed its plans by patenting one of its creative spins? This time, its Microsoft and the company has filed for a patent which is about a device which comes with two screens.

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