MicrosoftFrance to investigate Skype over telecom operator statusThe regulator said that since Skype let users make voice calls to fixed and mobile numbers in France and around the world, it had an obligation to allow emergency calls and permit legal interception of calls when required.  Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer has plans for more hardwareMicrosoft’s chief boss has confirmed he plans to release more devices. Steve Ballmer told the BBC: “Is it fair to say we’re going to do more hardware? Obviously we are… Where we see important opportunities to set a new standard, yeah we’ll dive in.” Share/Save Why Windows RT tablets are set to failLong awaited Windows RT-powered tablets are beginning to appear on the radar, but if what I’m seeing now is representative of the devices as a whole, they’re poised to fail, and fail dramatically. Share/Save Microsoft Surface tablet goes on sale for $499Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled pricingfor its Surface tablet, which will go on sale on Oct. 26. Share/Save Microsoft, Apple and Samsung to launch Christmas advertising blitzAnalysts say digital giants’ advertising spend will be on a scale not seen ‘outside presidential elections’ Share/Save Microsoft Patent: How to Silence your Device by whacking it offSometimes life is funnier than fiction. A new Microsoft invention published by the US Patent Office this week goes into great detail as to how you’ll one day be able to silence your device by simply whacking it off. I’m not trying to be offensive – it’s just what it is. And believe it or [...] The Google-Free iPhoneApple doesn’t need the money. Even a shitload. In fact, any shitload Microsoft can offer would pale in comparison to the shitload Apple already has. Skype denies police surveillance policy changeMicrosoft’s online message, phone and video chat service Skype has denied making changes to its system “in order to provide law officers greater access” to its members’ conversations. Biggest Windows Phone ever in NYC’s Herald Square [VIDEO]In celebration of three new Windows Phones hitting stores — the Samsung Focus S, Focus Flash and HTC Radar 4G — Microsoft has constructed a monstrous six-story “Windows Phone” just a few feet away from the world’s largest Macy’s store, right in the middle of one of the city’s more popular outdoor picnic areas. Microsoft Skype deal gets green light in EuropeThe $8.5bn (£5.4bn) deal would not “significantly impede effective competition across the single European market”, the European Commission said.
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