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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services.

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Hello Windows: Microsoft Officially Unveils Its Biometric ID
Hello Windows: Microsoft Officially Unveils Its Biometric ID
March 18, 2015  |  Mobile

It’s official: Windows 10 will let users log in using facial recognition, an iris scan or a fingerprint, Microsoft announced on Tuesday (March 17). The...

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Microsoft’s Push Toward Biometrics Security
Microsoft’s Push Toward Biometrics Security
February 17, 2015  |  Mobile

Microsoft has been building better alternatives to passwords into its forthcoming version of Windows, including support for two-factor authentication and biometrics. Now the company is...

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With Kill Switches, Smartphone Thefts Plummet In London, NYC And SF
With Kill Switches, Smartphone Thefts Plummet In London, NYC And SF
February 12, 2015  |  International

“Kill switches” are proving deadly to smartphone theft, which has dropped by half in London, 40 percent in San Francisco and 25 percent in New...

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Dwolla Joins Microsoft For Government Payments Pitch
Dwolla Joins Microsoft For Government Payments Pitch
December 11, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Payments startup Dwolla is getting in on the ground floor with Microsoft’s government-by-cloud initiative, the company said in a blog post. This week Microsoft announced...

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Balmer: Apple Pay “Obvious”
Balmer: Apple Pay “Obvious”
October 22, 2014  |  Apple Pay

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer played down the innovativeness of Apple Tuesday (Oct. 21), saying that Apple Pay was “obvious.” “It was inevitable and everybody...

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