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Microsoft announced a contest called BlueHat Prize. The event is designed to encourage innovation in the field of security technology. For the three best contestants, Microsoft provides a total prize worth more than USD 250 thousand.

Deals like this also been done by Google and Facebook. But Microsoft is more attention because it is made in the form of contests with bigger prizes.

"Microsoft recognizes the need to stimulate research in the area of ​​computer security technology," said Matt Thomlinson, Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group, quoted from Digital Trends, Thursday (04/08/2011).

He mentioned, Microsoft is keen to promote a focus on developing innovative solutions rather than finding individual issues. Microsoft believes, BlueHat Prize can help reduce a variety of computer security attack attempts.

The first winner will be rewarded a share of the biggest prizes valued at USD 200 thousands. Second prize will receive $ 50 thousands and the third winner will get a subscription package Microsoft's security network.

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One of Microsoft's investors called for Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, soon backed away from his position. Ballmer considered 'obsolete'.

The call was delivered by David Einhorn, hedge fund manager from Greenlight Capital. Currently Greenlight is one of Microsoft's stock investors.

As quoted by Reuters on Thursday (05/26/2011), shares of Microsoft for 10 years is considered stagnant. According to Einhorn's now time Ballmer stepped down and give opportunities to others.

"Its existence is a constant cloud over most of Microsoft shares," Einhorn said in a conference Ira Sohn Investment Research Conference in New York, United States.

Ballmer has been CEO since 2000 as the shifting role of Bill Gates. That said, according to Reuters, quite a lot of skeptical voices who criticize the leadership of Ballmer.

Greenlight currently holds 9 million shares of Microsoft or approximately 0.11 percent from their outstanding shares.

On Tuesday (24/05/2011) shares of Microsoft - for the first time since the last 15 years - exceeded by IBM. If an investor 10 years ago grow to USD 100 thousand shares in Microsoft, this time he will only have a stake worth USD 69 thousand.

How credible figure Einhorn? He is one of the first to criticize the problems at Lehman Brothers investment bank before it collapsed, which was followed by the global financial crisis.

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Microsoft said it is ready to launch the latest system update  for Xbox 360. In it claimed to have a lot of changes.

In the latest patch, the Xbox will have additional services such as integrated with PayPal. This feature allows gamers to buy the product at those sites, the account in it also will be incorporated in the Xbox Live users.

But unfortunately the service is not available to Xbox Live in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Hungary, India, Japan, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and Taiwan.

In addition to shopping in addition to PayPal, the latest patch that will make the Xbox 360 also supports the new disc types, namely XGD3 which have greater capacity and better security systems. So this new format is expected to reduce piracy.

Other additions are the Auto Standby. This feature will make the console 'sleep' while the time within 1 hour if not used. This feature is certainly expected to mengemat electric power, and extend the life of the console.

Quoted from majornelson on Monday (5/23/2011), the latest Xbox 360 update will be released in the next few days. Gamers who have Xbox Live accounts will automatically receive notifications for updates.

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Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer finally make sure that Windows 8, the operating system  (OS) of Microsoft, will attend in 2012.

Speaking on a Microsoft developer forum in Tokyo, Japan, Ballmer said, if Microsoft has been working hard on this latest version of Windows, in order to improve customer satisfaction.

"We have a new user interface. We added touch, ink and speech," said Microsoft's frontman, as quoted by PC Magazine, on Tuesday (05/24/2011).

Ballmer did not explain in detail what Windows 8 will be. But from his statement that Ballmer also implies that Windows 8 but can be used on PCs, will also be embedded on tablets and other devices.

"As we make progress throughout the year, you can expect to hear more about Windows 8. Windows 8 slate, tablets, PCs and a variety of different shapes," he said.

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Microsoft was suddenly  stabbed  into the front row  in the  hunt for  Skype. IT company owned by Bill Gates is reportedly a matter of time to finalize an agreement  to acquire  Skype  with transaction  value of  more than $ 7 billion.

Of course this is a shocking news. The reason for this issue of the takeover of Skype is always enlivened by the intervention of Facebook and Google.

Quoted by Reuters on Tuesday (05/10/2011), The Wall Street Journal believes that this is an issue that can be trusted. Because leaked by sources close to those concerned. Microsoft's announcement of Skype annexation itself was mentioned live counting the days.

If it is true, of course, this would be big news in the realm of the IT industry and the Internet. Especially for Microsoft, because this will be the largest corporate acquisitions in the 36-year history of the giant software maker.

Unfortunately, both Microsoft and Skype not comment.

Skype itself is a video call service provider site that was founded in 2003. In 2005, eBay Inc. bought with funds of USD 3.1 billion.

Only in 2009, eBay sells most of its stake in Skype to the investor group consisting of Silver Lake, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Andreessen Horowitz with a sales value of USD 1.9 billion in cash.

For business users, last year have connected the 124 million Skype users each month. But 8.1 million of whom are paying customers.

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Research in Motion (RIM) and Microsoft announced a cooperative agreement. Bing online search service from Microsoft will be a search engine and default mapping service on the BlackBerry device.

"We will invest in the BlackBerry platform uniquely as an extra in addition to our Phone Windows platform," said Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, quoted by PCMag, Wednesday (05/04/2011).

Bing on the BlackBerry was originally installed as the default search and mapping applications. But later on, and integration services will be made more profound Bing again on the BlackBerry operating system.

"It would be more than just a search box. Bing will be deeply integrated in the operating system, beyond the experience of applications available today," Ballmer added in the event the BlackBerry World.

BlackBerry model is not yet clear which ones get Bing's service. But on the demo, use the BlackBerry Torch so that the possibility of new services Bing was not only intended for OS 7 only, the latest OS from RIM, but also to the previous OS.

Both Microsoft and RIM are feeling the fierce competition in the smartphone market against Apple and Google lunge kick. This cooperation is expected to strengthen their position.

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Nokia has officially signed a deal with Microsoft related to their cooperation  in the  realm of  the smartphone business. Although both have announced a partnership last month, but apparently there are still some details that are still doing deals.

Quoted from Cellular-news, on Friday (22/04/2011), both confirmed that a more detailed agreement is consistent with the announcements made on 11 February last.

In this partnership, the agreement must also set forth the contribution of both in the development of new operating system. On this occasion, Nokia and Microsoft also announced a significant advancement in the development of Nokia's first mobile phone based on Windows Phone.

Nokia also started to develop applications and services that can operate on the Windows Phone, and began to embrace the application developer. It is expected that in 2012, they have started to ship Windows Phone Nokia mobile phone.

As has been previously announced, in partnership, Nokia will provide maps and navigation services for Microsoft's own. Meanwhile, Microsoft's search engine Bing will be automatically installed on your Nokia smartphone.

Nokia also will update Ovi allows Nokia Storenya to utilize the infrastructure of Windows Marketplace. With this cooperation also, Nokia began to knit back melt away to build a business empire with Microsoft's mobile phone.

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