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  Nokia acquiring imaging specialists and tech from Scalado for enhanced Lumia phones

  By Sam Byford on June 14, 2012 03:11 am + 16 comments

  Nokia may be offloading assets and cutting jobs, but today's changes at the company aren't all in Continue reading…

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  My Xbox Live app launches on Android, no Xbox 360 integration offered yet

  By Adi Robertson on June 13, 2012 03:28 pm + 77 comments

  Android users aren't left out of today's My Xbox Live app updates. Microsoft has just launched an Continue reading…

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  Xbox Live for iPhone adds option to control Xbox 360 with Companion support

  By Adi Robertson on June 13, 2012 02:59 pm + 37 comments

  The iOS My Xbox Live app that Microsoft introduced last year is getting more features from its Continue reading…

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  Skype for Windows introduces ads during one-on-one audio calls

  By Andrew Webster on June 13, 2012 12:34 pm + 258 comments

  Skype has announced a new feature called Conversation Ads, which displays advertisements inside of Continue reading…

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  AMD's mountain: how the second-place PC chipmaker hopes to build cheaper, better laptops

  By Sean Hollister on June 13, 2012 11:00 am + 74 comments

  "Think about the mountain," says AMD's John Taylor. He's talking about ultrabooks. "As you get up to Continue reading…

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  Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and others scramble for new top-level domains like .app, .xbox, and .book

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 13, 2012 08:25 am + 82 comments

  The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has revealed the names of the 1,930 Continue reading…

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  Microsoft warns of actively exploited Windows XML vulnerability discovered by Google's Security Team

  By Tom Warren on June 13, 2012 08:03 am + 17 comments

  Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is aware of active attacks against a critical XML vulnerability in Continue reading…

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  Windows RT license could cost OEMs as much as $85 per device

  By Vlad Savov on June 13, 2012 07:30 am + 116 comments

  An informal poll of Microsoft OEMs conducted by VR-Zone over at Computex last week has revealed that Continue reading…

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  ChevronWP7 unlocked Windows Phones to re-lock on August 11th, users get free App Hub

  By Tom Warren on June 13, 2012 07:04 am + 18 comments

  ChevronWP7, an unlocking tool designed to foster homebrew applications on Windows Phone, is shutting Continue reading…

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  Windows Phone 8 screenshots allegedly leak, show Skype integration and new camera UI

  By Tom Warren on June 13, 2012 03:52 am + 305 comments

  Microsoft is widely expected to unveil Windows Phone 8 at a special event next week, but more Continue reading…