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Monday 17 December 2012

Who should I follow on Twitter? Microsoft edition

<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/17/who-should-i-follow-on-twitter-microsoft-edition/"><img alt="Who should I follow on Twitter Microsoft edition" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/12/twittermsfollow-1355745045.jpg" /></a> 2012 has been pretty busy for Microsoft. We've seen the new, very different, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/30/windows-8-review/">Windows 8</a>, not to mention a new version of its mobile OS and no end of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/AIO,windows8/">hardware permutations</a> from PC and laptop makers. With that in mind, this time on <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/WhoShouldIFollow/">WSIFOT</a>, we've assembled a together who you should be adding to your timeline to keep abreast of Redmond's machinations. Alongside a chunk of official Twitter accounts from Microsoft, we've also focused in on the writers and MS employees that set the agenda for Windows, Xbox, Windows Phone -- and the rest. Is there someone missing? As always, these lists are constantly changing, so let us know your suggestions through <a href="https://twitter.com/engadget">Twitter</a> or in the comments.<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/17/who-should-i-follow-on-twitter-microsoft-edition/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading Who should I follow on Twitter? Microsoft edition</a>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hd/" rel="tag">HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/mobile/" rel="tag">Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/microsoft/" rel="tag">Microsoft</a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/17/who-should-i-follow-on-twitter-microsoft-edition/#comments">Comments</a>

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Thursday 1 November 2012

Bahrain activist sentenced for anti-king tweets

Bahrain says a civil court has sentenced an online activist to six months in prison on charges of insulting the Gulf nation's king in Twitter posts.

Review: ‘Assassin’s Creed’ stumbles on Vita

<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/review-assassins-creed-stumbles-vita-152455851.html"><img alt="This undated publicity photo provided by Ubisoft shows a scene from "Assassin's Creed III: Liberation," viewed on the Sony PlayStation Vita. The daughter of an African slave and a French shipping magnate in New Orleans at the end of French and Indian War, Aveline is the deadly but charming protagonist of "Assassin's Creed III: Liberation" (Ubisoft, for the PlayStation Vita, $39.99) who seeks to fight injustices in and around the Big Easy as a member of the series' secret order of assassins. (AP Photo/Ubisoft)" height="86" src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iZ7HOKCFEqM.SnzuGXIA9A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http%3A//media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e3e608f9b1c0931e1f0f6a706700e2bf.jpg" title="This undated publicity photo provided by Ubisoft shows a scene from "Assassin's Creed III: Liberation," viewed on the Sony PlayStation Vita. The daughter of an African slave and a French shipping magnate in New Orleans at the end of French and Indian War, Aveline is the deadly but charming protagonist of "Assassin's Creed III: Liberation" (Ubisoft, for the PlayStation Vita, $39.99) who seeks to fight injustices in and around the Big Easy as a member of the series' secret order of assassins. (AP Photo/Ubisoft)" width="130" /></a>There's never been a video game heroine quite like Aveline de Grandpre.

New 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display Costs Only $200 More

The MacBook Pro is Apple's line of professional notebooks, with higher-powered Intel Core processors than are featured on the thinner and lighter MacBook Air notebooks and features like SDXC slots. Earlier this year, Apple introduced a 15-inch MacBook Pro which sported a Retina display, a feature which used to only be found on its 2012 iPad model. The 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro started at $2,199, however, a price tag which put it out of reach of even many professionals.

Sony says $375 million impact on China sales from protests, economy

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp said Thursday that anti-Japan sentiment in China and weakness in the world's second-largest economy is likely to dent the company's sales by 30 billion yen ($375.3 million) in the year ending next March 31. The company cut its overall full-year sales forecast by 200 billion yen on Thursday. ($1 = 79.9300 Japanese yen) (Reporting by Tim Kelly; Writing by Mari Saito; Editing by Michael Watson)

Storm invigorates proponents of NYC sea barrier

<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/storm-invigorates-proponents-nyc-sea-barrier-070545767--finance.html"><img alt="Water gushes from a hose as it is pumped out of a basement in New York's financial district, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Much of lower Manhattan and the financial district are still without electrical power. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is background center. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" height="86" src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.YW1cz5Ou_J_MuRk9gOCPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http%3A//media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f21ac540b01a8c1e1f0f6a706700a516.jpg" title="Water gushes from a hose as it is pumped out of a basement in New York's financial district, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Much of lower Manhattan and the financial district are still without electrical power. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is background center. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" width="130" /></a>The vast destruction wreaked by the storm surge in New York could have been prevented with a sea barrier of the type that protects major cities in Europe, some scientists and engineers say. The multibillion price tag of such a project has been a hindrance, but may appear more palatable after the damage from Superstorm Sandy has been tallied.

Sony reduces loss on sales recovery, restructuring

Sony Corp. reported Thursday a smaller flow of red ink for the fiscal second quarter on a sales recovery and restructuring efforts and stuck to its full year forecast for a return to profit from its worst loss in company history the previous year.