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New York May 21, 2013 - DataArt, a custom software development company that builds advanced solutions for select industries, announced today that it has been distinguished in several new Microsoft Gold & Silver Competency categories,demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft Corp.

Despite what some folks would lead you to believe, sheer numbers are actually meaningless when it comes to app stores.

When Microsoft Corp. announced this month that it was tweaking its Windows 8 operating system in response to a poor reception following its launch in October, you could almost hear the collective one-word response from investors who have avoided Microsoft shares: typical.

UPDATE: The used games stuff only gets weirder and weirder. Xbox exec Phil Harrison told Eurogamer there's a fee associated with used games, while Xbox Support is saying the exact opposite on Twitter.

Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank.

Chris Velazco is a mobile enthusiast and writer who studied English and Marketing at Rutgers University.

In this product image released by Microsoft, a Project Natal sensor for the XBOX 360 is shown.

Sources claim the search giant Google is set to roll out a true alternative to the Microsoft Office productivity suite.

He calls upon entrepreneurs to work hard, innovate, be bold, and take risks. He is fascinated at the prospect of education meeting neuroscience.

The cybercriminal gang behind a dangerous ransomware attack, which locks victims out of their computer systems and scams them by demanding cash to fix the problem, has added password-stealing functionality to the malware, according to Microsoft researchers that have documented some of the latest attacks.

Microsoft is in the process of rolling out a new Australian region for its Windows Azure family of cloud services.

MSN is holding a global contest that will give the winner $75,000 to produce an original short-form online show to be made up of 12 one-minute episodes.

If you've ever owned an Xbox , you're probably familiar with one of the most annoying payment systems known to humankind: Microsoft Points.

Obviously, the app won't work until sometime around 10 am Pacific Time on Tuesday but if you own a Windows Phone 8 device and are interested in watching the next Xbox reveal event, you might want to go ahead and download Live Video player ahead of time.

Microsoft Corp. is expected to unveil a new Xbox videogame console on Tuesday, nearly eight years since the company launched its last gaming device into a market that was far more certain than it is today.

According to The Verge, Microsoft is doing away with its current Points system to introduce a true currency system very soon.

Microsoft has gotten next to nothing from its $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it may reap some rewards as it prepares to ship smaller tablets.

Surface Pro and a new 7 or 8 inch tablet are on its way, according to reports. Rumours also suggest that these tablets will hit the market pretty soon.

Global ICT giant Microsoft has organised an information technology workshop for Ghanaian students to motivate and help them develop applications that can be used to solve real life problems in Ghana and in African.

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