B105 TODAYS BEST COUNTRY » microsoft http://kkcb.com Fri, 24 May 2013 21:52:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Watch An Advanced Look At The New Windows 8 Interface [VIDEO] http://kkcb.com/watch-an-advanced-look-at-the-new-windows-8-interface-video/ http://kkcb.com/watch-an-advanced-look-at-the-new-windows-8-interface-video/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:40:23 +0000 David Drew http://kkcb.com/?p=76284 Are you ready for Windows 8 (quit giggling, Mac users)?  Windows 8 Beta is now available to the public and soon you'll have the whole thing at your fingertips.

]]> http://kkcb.com/watch-an-advanced-look-at-the-new-windows-8-interface-video/feed/ 0 Windows 8, coming soon to a computer near you? - YouTube Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion http://kkcb.com/microsoft-buys-skype-for-8-5-billion/ http://kkcb.com/microsoft-buys-skype-for-8-5-billion/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 15:39:00 +0000 B105 Staff http://kkcb.com/?p=6009 Microsoft is set to shell out big bucks - a whopping $8.5 billion - to buy Skype Global, the NY Times is reporting.

According to the report, the deal will allow Microsoft to leverage Skype, which last year had 207 billion minutes of voice and video conversations, on platforms including Xbox 360, Kinect and Outlook.

"Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world. Together we will create the future of real-time communications so people can easily stay connected to family, friends, clients and colleagues anywhere in the world," Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, said Tuesday in a statement.

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