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7 mind-blowing projects from Microsoft Research

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Everyone knows Microsoft never invents anything. Everything is bought in, copied from Apple or built by the PC manufacturer. Right?
Not so, according to Rick Rashid, who’s been running Microsoft Research for 17 years. He coined the term NUMA - non-uniform memory access for handling cache in multi-processor systems - and popularised the idea of a [...]

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Has Microsoft lost it?

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On the face of it, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Gordon Brown don’t have much in common.
One is a plain speaking, unpretentious, horny-handed son of toil who, after what seemed like an eternity, took over the top job from his best friend – only to find himself in charge of a crumbling empire with [...]

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Seven more Xbox 360 secrets Microsoft doesn’t tell you

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We whetted your appetite with 10 Xbox 360 tricks Microsoft won’t tell you, now here are seven more handy tips to help you get the best out of your console.
ОФИС-МЕНЕДЖЕР. System updates by disc
Not got your console online yet, or having trouble downloading the latest dashboard update? Try downloading it from a web-connected PC or [...]

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10 Xbox 360 tricks Microsoft won’t tell you

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СЕКРЕТУТКА. Connect your Xbox 360 to two screens at once
If you’ve got one of the component/composite dual video cables – the one that comes in the box with most 360s – you can have your console display its gamey goodness on two TVs simultaneously. The trick is to flick the cable’s switch to Standard Definition [...]

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Microsoft and Dell donate £26 to charity

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Microsoft and Dell have teamed up with AIDS charity [...]

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