NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp. is reshuffling its business in an attempt to promote faster innovation and a sharper focus on devices and services. The move by the world’s largest software maker comes amid lukewarm response to the latest version ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green “felt” of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone’s launch in ...

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Microsoft is trying to fix what it got wrong with its radical makeover of Windows. It’s making the operating system easier to navigate and enabling users to set up the software so it starts in a more familiar format designed ...

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GSE Systems Inc., of Sykesville, which makes real-time simulation and training software for the energy, process, manufacturing and government sectors, said it has entered into an agreement with Electrobalt Holding, of St. Petersburg, Russia, to establish a jointly owned company, General Simulation Engineering RUS LLC.

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S-1 Corp., of Seoul, South Korea, a mobile security company that is affiliated with Samsung Electronics Co., has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with KoolSpan Inc., of Bethesda.

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GSE Systems Inc., of Sykesville, reported a first-quarter net loss of $1.2 million, or 6 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $12.4 million, versus net income of $530,000, or 3 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $13.4 million in the prior-year period.

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Moodlerooms Inc., of Baltimore, a provider of e-learning software used by schools, colleges and universities to connect with students online, said London-based Middlesex University has selected its Joule enterprise learning management platform to create a virtual learning environment for its 40,000 students.

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PHILADELPHIA — Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he’s got an app. Koger came to Philadelphia this week to demonstrate the ...

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1sqbox LLC (pronounced One Square Box), a Baltimore-based software and hardware development firm, has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to build an educational application designed specifically for Microsoft’s Windows 8 Surface tablet. According to 1sqbox, this is the first intuitive classroom ...

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It could have been a lot worse for last-minute tax filers, but it was still bad timing.

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