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  Microsoft selects Amy Hood as new CFO, a key insider who helped seal the Skype deal

  By Tom Warren on May 8, 2013 04:25 pm + 59 comments

  Microsoft announced on Wednesday that Amy Hood, formerly the CFO of the company's business division, Continue reading…

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  Inside IllumiRoom: Microsoft's world-expanding Xbox projector is 'just research' for now

  By Amar Toor on April 30, 2013 09:11 am + 70 comments

  Microsoft today revealed new details about its IllumiRoom technology — an augmented reality home Continue reading…

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  Bing, Skype, and Xbox rebranding plans revealed in Microsoft design presentation

  By Tom Warren on April 27, 2013 05:43 pm + 305 comments

  At a recent design day event in Norway, Windows Phone design studio general manager Albert Shum and Continue reading…

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  Privacy is 'off the table' in a 'post-9/11 world,' says New York City police chief

  By Adrianne Jeffries on April 26, 2013 03:35 pm + 115 comments

  The rhetoric in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings is starting to recall the heightened fear Continue reading…

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  The Vergecast 075 - April 25th, 2013

  By Evan Rodgers on April 26, 2013 09:10 am + 36 comments

  "Magical." "Revolutionary." "Stunning." "Awe-inspiring." "Stupendous." "Tubular." "Gnarly." Continue reading…

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  Microsoft could make 3D Skype calls a reality with new meeting tech

  By Matt Brian on April 26, 2013 06:50 am + 42 comments

  A 3D telepresence technology that started life as a Microsoft research project may soon become an Continue reading…

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  New ABC News app asks viewers to 'clap' or 'boo' while watching

  By Adrianne Jeffries on April 25, 2013 04:17 pm + 32 comments

  ABC News has announced a new app called Social Soundtracker that will allow viewers to tap buttons Continue reading…

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  The Vergecast 075 - April 25th, 2013

  on April 25, 2013 03:51 pm + 3 comments

  "Magical." "Revolutionary." "Stunning." "Awe-inspiring." "Stupendous." "Tubular." "Gnarly." Continue reading…

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  The next Xbox will be revealed on May 21st

  By T.C. Sottek on April 24, 2013 01:06 pm + 298 comments

  Microsoft's next-generation Xbox will be revealed on May 21st, 2013, an invitation from the company Continue reading…

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  Beyond the smartwatch: how invisible machines will shape Microsoft's future

  By Amar Toor on April 24, 2013 12:22 pm + 31 comments

  Rick Rashid has a lot on his plate. As the chief research officer at Microsoft Research, the Continue reading…