Google, Facebook remove "offensive" content in India (Digital Trends) Digital Trends - Responding to strong government pressure to remove content offensive to Indian politicians and religious groups, Google India has removed an unspecified number of sites and images from Google services in the country (reportedly including Blogger and YouTube) in response to an ongoing court case. The action follows weeks of pressure...... Microsoft slams Google user data policy in new ads (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp. slammed search rival Google Inc. with full-page newspaper ads Wednesday, saying that recent changes at Google that allow it to internally merge the data it collects on user activity across services such as YouTube and Gmail are meant to allow advertisers to better target customers. Microsoft cuts about 200 marketing employees (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp. said it laid off some of its marketing staff on Wednesday as part of an effort to restructure its operations. Microsoft Begins Private Preview of Office 15 (Mashable) Mashable - Microsoft says it's started a private preview program of the next version of Office to a "select group" of customers. Going far beyond just refining and enhancing existing applications, the next version of Microsoft Office, codenamed "Office 15," will unite the software suite with the company's cloud and mobile platforms. Announcing the ...... Kinect technology is heading to laptops (Digital Trends) Digital Trends - According to a recent report from The Daily, Microsoft is working manufacturers third-party manufacturers on prototypes of laptops utilizing a built-in Kinect sensor. Microsoft has already discussed desktops that include Kinect functions while at CES this year, but this is the first mention of the motion controller in a portabl...... Yahoo's income drops 5 pct during fourth quarter (Digital Trends) Digital Trends - Although many earnings announcements may have been lost in the wake of Apple’s $46.3 billion quarter, struggling Internet giant Yahoo also posted its earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2011—and they weren’t nearly so rosey. The good news is that Yahoo managed to earn some $312 million during the quarter; the bad news...... Microsoft's New Xbox 720 Will Be 6x More Powerful [REPORT] (Mashable) Mashable - "More power!" You can imagine Steve Ballmer yelling it through Microsoft's halls but that's exactly what is happening with the Xbox 720, according to reports from IGN. Core suppliers savor bigger Apple pie (Reuters) Reuters - Suppliers basked in the reflection of Apple's glowing results on Wednesday after the company's gold standard iPhones and iPads flew off the shelves over the holiday sales season. Will Microsoft Points be replaced with real-world currency? (Digital Trends) Digital Trends - If you’re tired of trying to figure out the exchange rate between U.S. dollars and Microsoft Points, a new rumor making the rounds should give you hope. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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