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Microsoft Jumps Into Music With the XBox

Microsoft wants to turn XBox into an entertainment brand — one powerful enough to sway consumers picking a phone or video game console. To do that, it’s launching its biggest bet on music yet — XBox Music.

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Microsoft Announces Surface Tablet/PC

When Steve Ballmer took the stage at Microsoft’s mysterious press event in Hollywood, the bloggers in the audience gasped, but they didn’t start to applaud until they saw just what the Surface tablet/PC hybrid he announced could do.

After a long prologue about Microsoft’s legacy of launching hardware — from the mouse to the XBOX — Ballmer debuted the tablet designed to work with Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system — “its own companion hardware innovation.”

What really distinguishes Surface from Apple’s iPad is the fact that it has all the computing power of a PC, and with snap-in keyboards and a kick stand, it actually turns into a mini laptop.

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Facebook Buys Microsoft Patents for $550 Million

Facebook is buying a portion of patents from Microsoft for $550 million in cash, patents which Microsoft recently acquired from AOL, the company said Monday. Microsoft originally acquired rights to 925 U.S. patents and patent applications from AOL and a license to AOL’s patent portfolio, which includes 300 additional patents that were not for sale, according to a press release from Microsoft.

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Bill Gates: His Life in Pictures

Premiering Tonight:

BILL GATES: How a Geek Changed the World

10 ET/PT on CNBC

Photo: Ann E. Yow-Dyson | Getty Images || Source: Forbes, BBC

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Tonight on CNBC: 10 ET/PT

BILL GATES: How a Geek Changed the World

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BILL GATES: How a Geek Changed the World

Premieres Thursday | 10 pm ET/PT on CNBC

BILL GATES: How a Geek Changed the World

Premieres Thursday, January 12 | 10 pm ET/PT on CNBC

BILL GATES: How a Geek Changed the World

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