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  Steam adds remote game downloads (hands-on)

  By Scott Lowe on May 3, 2012 02:45 am + 13 comments

  With the latest version of Valve's Steam beta client, users can now initiate game downloads and Continue reading…

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  Microsoft dropping the 'Windows Live' brand, unifying its cloud services under the 'Microsoft account' identity service

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 2, 2012 04:03 pm + 118 comments

  Microsoft's "Windows Live" branding has come to encompass a wide variety of software and services Continue reading…

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  Barnes & Noble to spin off digital Nook business, Microsoft will invest $300 million into it

  By Vlad Savov on April 30, 2012 07:11 am + 203 comments

  Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have this morning announced a "strategic partnership" on e-reading, Continue reading…

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  Jailbroken iPads get windowed app management courtesy of Quasar

  By Sam Byford on April 29, 2012 08:36 pm + 139 comments

  The iPad may be at the vanguard of Apple's "post PC" revolution, but if you're feeling a little Continue reading…

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  Huawei rumored to be working on Windows 8 phones and tablet

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 25, 2012 10:19 am + 18 comments

  Despite saying on record last year that it was interested in producing Windows Phones, Huawei has Continue reading…

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  Dropbox update adds public link to any file or folder

  By Ellis Hamburger on April 23, 2012 10:29 am + 46 comments

  If you want to share files with a friend using Dropbox, they're forced to sign up, download Dropbox, Continue reading…

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  Microsoft posts $6.37b operating profit in Q3 2012: Windows is up, Xbox is down

  By Ross Miller on April 19, 2012 04:10 pm + 176 comments

  It's been a good quarter for Microsoft, who just posted $17.41 billion in revenue for its fiscal Q3 Continue reading…

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  Windows on ARM officially named 'Windows RT,' joins Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows 8 Enterprise

  By Nilay Patel on April 16, 2012 07:10 pm + 585 comments

  Microsoft has just announced its full suite of Windows 8 editions, and the major news is that Continue reading…

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  Microsoft patches critical Office vulnerability amid 'limited, targeted' attacks

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 11, 2012 06:50 am + 9 comments

  Microsoft is releasing a security update to patch a critical vulnerability in the ActiveX controls Continue reading…

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  'Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP' making its way from iOS to Steam?

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 2, 2012 04:23 am + 26 comments

  The oddly named but magnificent Superbrothers: Swords & Sworcery EP was a surprise hit for iOS last Continue reading…