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	Nook deal lets Microsoft integrate e-bookstore with its software, services Barnes & Noble will distribute its free Nook Metro app through Microsoft's Windows Store, putting to rest talk of Microsoft embedding the program in Windows 8. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell VMware Real-World Virtualization for Your Business eBook Small and midsize firms virtualize IT infrastructure to meet real-world challenges: simplifying operations to focus on business issues, speeding up application rollouts to get more done, safeguarding data and operations to stay open and productive, and saving money for the bottom line. Learn More Now! In this Issue Preston Gralla: How the NOOK Tablet might work running Windows 8 Microsoft to retire Windows Live brand ahead of Windows 8 launch IE 'silent' upgrade helps put newest browser on Windows German court grants Motorola an injunction against Windows 7 and Xbox Microsoft detects new malware targeting Apple computers After legal tussle, Google beats Microsoft for large US contract Microsoft mute on Nook app's bundling with Windows 8 Microsoft to take closer look at "racy" apps on Marketplace LG backs off Windows Phone for now, report says Microsoft-Barnes & Noble deal could lead to Windows-based tablet Slow uptake of Windows 8 preview hints at lack of interest Preston Gralla: Will the next NOOK Tablet run Windows 8? Microsoft opens New York research lab, hires mainly Yahoo researchers WHITE PAPER: Oracle Start by Protecting Data at the Source - Your Databases This IDC white paper presents a proactive approach to data protection, discusses the growing threats to business information, and the impact government regulations have on requiring additional data protections. Learn More! Preston Gralla: How the NOOK Tablet might work running Windows 8 There's no way to know whether the next NOOK Tablet will be based on Windows 8, although there's certainly a chance it will be. If it is based on Windows 8 rather than Android, here's how it might work.   Read More Microsoft to retire Windows Live brand ahead of Windows 8 launch Microsoft will retire the Windows Live brand as it gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected set of online consumer services with the launch of its Windows 8 operating system. Read More IE 'silent' upgrade helps put newest browser on Windows Microsoft's decision late last year to switch on 'silent' upgrades for Internet Explorer (IE) has moved some Windows users to newer versions, but has had little, if any, impact on the oldest editions, IE6 and IE7, according to usage statistics. Read More German court grants Motorola an injunction against Windows 7 and Xbox Motorola Mobility won an injunction on Wednesday preventing distribution of Microsoft products including Windows 7 and the Xbox in Germany, but it can't enforce the injunction yet. Microsoft will appeal the case and is confident it can keep doing business in Germany, the company said. Read More Microsoft detects new malware targeting Apple computers Microsoft has detected a new piece of malware targeting Apple OS X computers that exploits a vulnerability in the Office productivity suite patched nearly three years ago. Read More After legal tussle, Google beats Microsoft for large US contract The U.S. Department of the Interior has picked Google Apps to provide cloud-based email and collaboration applications to about 90,000 staffers, choosing Google's services over Microsoft's Office 365. Read More WHITE PAPER: Attachmate How Luminet Can Expose Insider Fraud This solution brief tells how Attachmate Luminet fraud management software works to stop misuse and curtail privacy violations by seeing, recording, and analyzing user activity across all applications. Learn More! Microsoft mute on Nook app's bundling with Windows 8 Microsoft on Monday declined to say whether Barnes and Noble's Nook app for Metro will be embedded into Windows 8 or Windows RT. Read More Microsoft to take closer look at "racy" apps on Marketplace Microsoft will from now on be paying more attention to the icons, titles, and content of apps on Marketplace, and expects them to get more subtle and modest in the imagery used, the company said in a blog post on Monday. Read More LG backs off Windows Phone for now, report says Smartphone-maker LG Electronics has backed off producing Windows Phone devices for now and will instead focus on Android phones, according to a report. Read More Microsoft-Barnes & Noble deal could lead to Windows-based tablet Microsoft's partnership with Barnes & Noble could lead to development of a Windows-based tablet or e-reader, not just a Nook e-reader application for Windows 8, some analysts said. Read More Slow uptake of Windows 8 preview hints at lack of interest Windows users appear half as interested in trying out the new Windows 8 as they did three years ago when they jumped at the chance to test drive Windows 7, data shows. Read More Preston Gralla: Will the next NOOK Tablet run Windows 8? An offshoot of the investment by Microsoft into the new NOOK subsidiary of Barnes & Noble may be having Windows 8 instead of Android powering the next NOOK Tablet. That would boost Windows 8 and Windows Phone, and help Barnes & Noble with sorely needed development assets.   Read More Microsoft opens New York research lab, hires mainly Yahoo researchers Microsoft is opening a research lab in New York City that aims to benefit from interaction with the academic and tech communities in the metropolitan area, as well as attract new talent to Microsoft, the company said. Read More
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