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Microsoft to face computer makers’ rebellion at CES

Windows 8.1 PCs that also run Android should 'scare the heck' out of Microsoft, says analyst

Microsoft warns customers to update to Windows 8.1 final or face ruin

June's Windows 8.1 Preview and Windows RT 8.1 Preview will die on Jan. 15, 2014

Microsoft yanks second botched Surface update in as many months

Microsoft pulls the bad December firmware update for the Surface Pro 2 -- with no hint as to when a fix is coming or what afflicted customers should do

Mindspeed acquisition fuels Intel’s hopes for bigger network role

The company's wireless access technology will it play across mobile networks, Intel said

Expect a season of new beginnings from Microsoft in 2014

The wave of product updates may be drawing to a close, but the very direction of Microsoft's technology is shifting this year

Box has been thinking outside of the cloud

Perhaps gearing up for an IPO, Box is becoming a collaboration platform for the enterprise

Microsoft promises to fix Windows XP SVCHOST redlining ‘as soon as possible’

Microsoft finally posted explanation for the redlining, 100% CPU utilization lockup frustrating many Windows XP users

Botched Black Tuesday patch KB 2887069 freezes, fails to configure, triggers a BSoD, and/or zaps sound drivers

KB 2887069 patch went down the Automatic Update chute last week with an array of problems, but there are workarounds

Overheard words: Is mobile really all there is to Java anymore?

Report: Sprint looking at buying T-Mobile

The third-largest US mobile carrier might bid for its smaller rival next year, The Wall Street Journal says