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Facebook exploit reveals six million identities
Facebook has admitted an embarassing security flaw that was used to leak the email addresses and phone numbers of six million Facebook users. The good news is the attack doesn’t appear malicious. Read...
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Microsoft: Over 17 million Xbox SmartGlass app downloads since launch
During a session at BUILD 2013 this week, Microsoft announced that there have been over 17 million downloads of the Xbox SmartGlass app across all of its platforms since it launched in October 2012....
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Microsoft, former Windows head Sinofsky agree to $14.2 million retirement...
Microsoft has entered into an agreement with former Windows leader Steven Sinofsky, which gives him shares in the company that are currently worth a total of .2 million. Read more… Neowin
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Don Mattrick could get $50 million with move from Microsoft to Zynga
Zynga has revealed in a regulatory filing that Don Mattrick could get a total of million in cash and stock to become Zynga’s new CEO after leaving Microsoft as head of its Xbox division. Read more…...
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Steve Ballmer says Microsoft runs over 1 million servers, but what is the cost?
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently said that Microsoft operates over one million servers, but just how much money does it take to build and run them? One person thinks he has the answer. Read more…...
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Apple sells 31.2 million iPhones and 14.6 million iPads in Q2 2013
Apple has announced it sold 31.2 million iPhones and 14.6 million iPads in the second calendar quarter of 2013, along with 3.8 million Mac’s. Apple generated .3 billion in revenues for the quarter....
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Ubuntu Edge crowd sourced campaign raises $5 million inside three days
The crowd sourced fund raising campaign for the Linux-based Ubuntu Edge smartphone has now raised million of its million goal in less than three days, with 28 days left in the campaign. Read more…...
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Strategy Analytics: 2.3 million Windows tablets shipped in Q2 2013
Strategy Analytics claims that 2.3 million tablets with a Windows operating system shipped worldwide in the second quarter of 2013, well behind tablets with Android and IOS. Read more… Neowin
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Microsoft: $853 million sales of Surface tablets from launch until June 30
Microsoft has finally given some official sales numbers for its Surface tablets, claiming in a new financial disclosure that the products brought in 3 million from its launch until June 30. Read more…...
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There could be 88.5 million Windows 8 users, but is that big enough?
A new report estimates there are 88.5 million PC users that are currently using Windows 8, but even if that data is accurate that may not signal a successful OS launch for Microsoft. Read more… Neowin
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos buys The Washington Post for $250 million
The Washington Post newspaper has been bought by Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos for 0 million. The purchase was made by Bezos himself and Amazon is not involved. Read more… Neowin
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Windows Phone takes third place in Q2 with 8.7 million units shipped
The latest figures from the IDC are out and Windows Phone has once again climbed the totem poll with an impressive 77.6% Year-over-Year growth and 8.7 million units shipped in Q2. Read more… Neowin
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Ubuntu Edge campaign well behind $32 million goal with 10 days to go
The crowd sourced fund raising campaign for the Linux-based Ubuntu Edge smartphone has raised less than million of its million goal with just 10 days to go before the campaign shuts down. Read more…...
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Ubuntu Edge crowdsourced campaign fails to reach $32 million goal
As expected, Canonical’s crowdsourced campaign to fund development of their Linux-based Unbuntu Edge smartphone failed to reach its highly ambitious million goal. Read more… Neowin
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Bing Maps adds 13 million square kilometers of global aerial imagery
Microsoft announced this week it has added 13 million square kilometers of global aerial imagery to its Bing Maps service, which have a total file size of 315.92 terabytes. Read more… Neowin
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Instagram exceeds 150 million users; will start selling ads in 2014
Instagram announced today that it has now exceeded 150 million users, including adding 50 million in the last six months. Meanwhile, another report says Instagram will begin selling ads in 2014. Read...
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Microsoft: Over 2 million downloads for Windows 8.1 so far
Microsoft marketing head Tami Reller said this week there’s been over 2 million downloads of Windows 8.1 so far, but it’s not clear if that’s just of the preview version or if it includes the RTM bits...
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Grand Theft Auto V takes in $800 million in first 24 hours
Rockstar Games’ parent company Take 2 Interactive has announced that Grand Theft Auto V has already brought in 0 million 24 hours after it was released in the U.S. and Europe Tuesday. Read more… Neowin
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Microsoft CFO: Office 365 Home Premium now has 2 million subscribers
Microsoft’s chief financial officer Amy Hood announced today during the company’s analyst meeting Office 365 Home Premium now has two million subscribers, after reaching the one million mark in May....
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Rumor: Microsoft may pay for assets of Osterhout Design Group for $200 million
TechCrunch is reporting, via unnamed sources, Microsoft is in talks with the Osterhout Design Group that could result in assets of the gadget design company being sold to Microsoft for 0 million. Read...
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