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Microsoft Skips 9, Steers Straight To Windows 10

Microsoft Skips 9, Steers Straight To Windows 10

September 30, 2014

By Paresh Dave Los Angeles Times (MCT) Windows 10 will be the newest version of the computer operating system from Microsoft Corp., skipping past Windows 9 as the company tries to steer far away from...

Hackers Admit Stealing Data Worth Millions From Army, Microsoft, More

September 30, 2014

By Lauren Raab Los Angeles Times (MCT) Two members of an international hacking ring pleaded guilty Tuesday for their roles in stealing $100 million worth of intellectual property and other data from...

Meet Apples New iPhone

Meet Apple’s New iPhone

September 9, 2014

By Paresh Dave Los Angeles Times (MCT) Arriving Sept. 19, the new iPhone brings Apple in line with smartphones from Samsung, HTC and others while making a name for itself with powerful photo and...

Susan Tompor: College Diploma? Check. College Debt? Double-Check To Make Sure The Bill Gets Paid

Susan Tompor: College Diploma? Check. College Debt? Double-Check To Make Sure The Bill Gets Paid

August 28, 2014

By Susan Tompor Detroit Free Press (MCT) Stacy Tontalo, 22, graduated from Central Michigan University in May and knows very well that she has another monthly bill to tackle come November. Six months...

Smart Tips For What To Get Grads

Smart Tips For What To Get Grads

August 28, 2014

By Claudia Buck The Sacramento Bee (MCT) Don the cap and gown, toss the tassel, grab the diploma: It’s graduation season. Amid the celebration, lots of lucky graduates are receiving congratulatory...

Getting Started: After Graduation, Don’t Let Financial Education Stop

Getting Started: After Graduation, Don’t Let Financial Education Stop

August 28, 2014

By Carolyn Bigda Chicago Tribune (MCT) It’s graduation season, which, for students leaving campus, means it’s time to begin repaying student loans and thinking about your financial future. To help...

Troy Wolverton: Microsoft Office A Great Addition To iPad Lineup

Troy Wolverton: Microsoft Office A Great Addition To iPad Lineup

May 8, 2014

By Troy Wolverton San Jose Mercury News (MCT) When Apple released the iPad, many, including yours truly, saw it as a device for watching movies, playing games and surfing the Web, rather than creating...

Business Tread Carefully When Taking To Twitter

Business Tread Carefully When Taking To Twitter

May 8, 2014

By Ed Fletcher The Sacramento Bee (MCT) To tweet or not to tweet? As companies flock to Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites to tout their brands, many businesses are still struggling to...

Microsoft Warns Of Major Internet Explorer Bug; No Fix For Windows XP

Microsoft Warns Of Major Internet Explorer Bug; No Fix For Windows XP

May 1, 2014

By Salvador Rodriguez Los Angeles Times (MCT) Windows XP users are getting their first taste of life without security updates after the discovery of a major flaw within the Internet Explorer Web browser. Microsoft...

Microsoft’s Latin America Headquarters Growing Fast In Florida

Microsoft’s Latin America Headquarters Growing Fast In Florida

May 1, 2014

By Doreen Hemlock Sun Sentinel (MCT) It’s easy to envision what a world-class technology hub for the Americas could look like in Florida. There’s already one shining example in Fort Lauderdale,...

Wounds From Cybertheft Take Long To Heal

Wounds From Cybertheft Take Long To Heal

May 1, 2014

By Deborah M. Todd Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (MCT) For shadowy cybercriminals who find backdoor access to stores of personal data, the process of hijacking identities and pocketing stolen cash can be...

States Crack Down On For-Profit Colleges, Student Loan Industry

April 17, 2014

By Adrienne Lu Stateline.org (MCT) WASHINGTON — When Murray Hastie returned to New York in January 2006 after two tours of duty in Iraq, he hoped to use the GI Bill to complete his college education. Denied...

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