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<title>Tips back Nokia Ace, Microsoft says iPhone an inspiration</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/07/pair.of.sources.seed.nokia.ace.launch.info/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/nokiaace-leak2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Two anonymous sources have spoken to a pair of outlets that may have confirmed the Nokia Ace, also known as the Lumia 900, coming to AT&amp;T.  Both Bloomberg and the New York Times received very similar information, possibly from the same contacts, that the flagship Windows Phone would be launched on AT&amp;T at CES next week.  The former trade publication supported beliefs that it would carry 4G LTE and...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Leak: Andy Lees swap is punishment for Windows Phone sales</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/12/14/tips.have.lees.demoted.for.poor.wp7.performance/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/microsoft-andylees.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft's decision to move Andy Lees to a new position was his punishment for Windows Phone 7's failure in the market, leaked details may have uncovered.  The vague role he was given of creating "maximum impact" for WP7 and Windows 8 was described by The Verge's source as a sign that "he's been benched."  Lees' public portrayal of how soon Windows Phone would get share versus real results was re...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Andy Lees moved to 'time-critical' Windows 8, Phone project</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/12/12/microsoft.moves.windows.phone.lead.to.special.work/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/microsoft-andylees.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft's Windows Phone leader Andy Lees is being moved out of his existing role to work on a special cross-platform project, a leaked memo uncovered Monday.  CEO Steve Ballmer told staff that Lees was working on a special project for next year that ZDNet understood would involve Microsoft support across PCs, phones, and tablets.  The exact details weren't uncovered other than that Windows 8 and...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft Courier axed over Bill Gates' 'allergic reaction'</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1110/microsoftcourier-5.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft's decision to kill the Courier tablet came after a meeting with former CEO Bill Gates himself, according to a new leak on Tuesday.  Not willing to decide on his own whether Microsoft should embrace the book-like Courier or a more conventional tablet, current CEO Steve Ballmer turned to a presentation with Gates judging a presentation by Courier architect J Allard, then Entertainment &amp; De...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft's buyout of Skype may close in US this week</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1110/skype-ipad2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft's buyout of Skype could be formally completed in the US this week, multiple tips indicated Tuesday.  They explained to AllThingsD that it was "likely" the deal would be done in the next few days.  The agreement already has American and European approval and is likely just waiting on formalities....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft gets FTC approval to buy Skype</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1106/microsoftskype.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The FTC on Friday said it had given approval to Microsoft's buyout of Skype.  The clearance determined that the deal wouldn't create any significant anti-competitive issues.  The filing didn't say whether other agencies had to close the deal, which Microsoft had only said would be approved by the end of 2011....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft shuts creative unit behind Courier tablet</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1105/microsoft-pioneerstudios.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[New tips Thursday afternoon have pointed to and confirmed Microsoft shutting down its once-hopeful Pioneer Studios.  Its creative workshop, best known for the ill-fated Courier tablet, has closed down its exotic office in Seattle and seen most staff either folded into existing groups or have left elsewhere.  Microsoft didn't directly confirm the end to the studio with CNET but did say it was no lo...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 22:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google forms Android Hardware team from Danger exiles</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1105/google-hershenson.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google in a low-key move has set up a hardware group dedicated solely to building hardware devices and using some of VP Andy Rubin's former Danger teammates.  An...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 22:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Insiders blame Microsoft mobile failure on Windows 'cartel'</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1104/windowsphone7-ballmerchou.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[An investigation into Microsoft's high-profile mobile failures has blamed much of the company's poor market share on an endemic culture that resists anything not part of Windows.  CEO Steve Ballmer is said to be over-proud and overprotective of the Windows legacy he inherited from Bill Gates.  The company's Windows and Office teams often get first say over anything, Forbes was told, and were liken...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Windows Phone may get resurrected Kin Studio</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/03/30/microsoft.hires.for.windows.phone.mobile.studio/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1103/microsoftkinone-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft's defunct Kin Studio may come back as a slightly rebadged Windows Phone service.  Job listings make mention of a Mobile Studio service for Windows Phone that would "redefine the mobile phone."  Few clues are found directly in the listing itself, but it would entail a new interface and likely get away from the teen-focused theming from the Kin version....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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