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Microsoft to cut 7,800 jobs, takes $US7.6b writedown on Nokia
2015-07-09 00:01:52| Telecom - Topix.net
'Tough choices have to be made': Buried deep in Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella's 1,500-word email to staff last week was a warning. Microsoft plans to cut as many as 7,800 jobs and write down about $US7.6 billion on its Nokia phone-handset unit, wiping out nearly the entire value of a business that failed to gain market share since it was acquired last year.
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Microsoft takes heat for trailer-heavy, pre-rendered footage at E3, but is it warranted?
2014-06-10 11:43:49| Extremetech
Microsoft has finished up its E3 2014 unveil, and it's game heavy as promised -- but why such reliance on pre-rendered footage?
Microsoft takes aim at Apple laptops with new Surface
2014-05-21 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Windows RT absent from Surface Pro 3 party as software giant boasts thinner form factor than MacBook Air.
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Microsoft takes on Google X with its own secretive Special Projects group
2014-04-29 14:45:25| Extremetech
Microsoft, clearly a bit jealous of the gratuitous geeky kudos being mopped up by Google X, has set up its own secretive Special Projects group. The group is being headed up by Norman Whitaker, previously a deputy director at DARPA. Not much is known about the Special Projects group, but a job listing says it will be tasked with "working on disruptive technologies that could benefit the company and society." So far, Microsoft has declined to officially comment on this new group -- presumably it's waiting for a big New York Times expose, just like Google X.
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Microsoft takes Iowa from corn to .com
2014-04-21 16:41:54| InfoWorld: Top News
Star Trek fans know that Capt. James T. Kirk will eventually be born in Iowa. So, in one respect, this state already has a notable tech reputation. Now, it has another.Microsoft is building some 1.16 million square feet of new data center space, Iowa officials said Friday. This is Microsoft's second data center in West Des Moines.