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Microsoft begins retailing devices, consoles, Office and more in India via Amazon

Dec15
by on December 15, 2014 at 9:05 am
Posted In: Around the Web, India

Microsoft has just launched its brand store on Amazon India, allowing shoppers to buy its laptops, tablets, phones, consoles, accessories and boxed software in one place online. The new store will stock exclusive Microsoft products and bundles, and feature special offers as well. Customers will also get their purchases shipped for free. Currently on offer are Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles (with game and controller bundles), Microsoft Lumia and Nokia Lumia phones, Lenovo laptops, Microsoft peripherals and boxed versions of Windows 8.1 and various editions of Office. The Microsoft Brand Store is now open at Amazon India.  

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Uber offers free rides out of Sydney CBD following hostage situation

Dec15
by on December 15, 2014 at 5:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Australia, Insider

Uber Sydney Free Rides
Shortly after several citizens were taken hostage in a cafe in Sydney’s central Martin Place, Uber’s fares surged to four times the standard rates to encourage drivers to pick up passengers in the area; after a backlash on Twitter following the announcement, the online cab service has begun offering rides to safety for free. A gunman took several people hostage today at a Lindt cafe in the city’s central business district. It’s unclear as to exactly what the perpetrator’s motives and demands are, but Austrlian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said that the incident could be politcally motivated. In an effort…

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