Microsoft Corporation has revealed that Windows on ARM (WOA) computers are still under development, but PC manufacturing companies will ship them at the same time as PCs designed for x86 / 64. The Windows 8 ARM devices will have a built-in version of Office 15 with access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. The Office applications will be desktop versions of the software.

Microsoft SVP and Windows Phone Manager Joe Belfiore recently hosted a video that revealed the upcoming features of Windows Phone 8. WP8 has the codename “Apollo” and the video was intended for partners at Nokia. Below is a list of the features.

Google has cut down their privacy policies to one single document that covers all of their products and services. They followed that up with a letter to Congress explaining the reasons why they created the new policy, insisting that privacy will still be properly maintained such as refusing to sell user information to advertisers. Frank X. Shaw, the Corporate VP of Corporate Communications at Microsoft, wrote a blog post today saying that the company will be placing a series of ads in publications bashing on Google “to remind people of the alternatives.”

Bill Gates was giving a keynote speech earlier this week in London where he was asked to name some of the luxuries he had. He just listed some DVDs and books. Surprisingly he did not list his private jet. During the speech he also mentioned that he wrote a letter to Steve Jobs, which the Apple co-founder kept by his bed-side as he was dying.

The next generation Microsoft Xbox console will be powerful. The next Xbox is expected to ship to retailers in late October or early November next year with six times the amount of processing power that the Xbox 360 has according to sources with IGN. Mass production of the console is expected to start this year and the GPU will be based on a processor similar to the Radeon HD 6670. The 6670 has support for DirectX11, multidisplay output, 3D and 1080p HD output. The current market price of this processor starts at $79.99. This processor also has 20% great performance than the Nintendo Wii U. Development kits are expected to be available this August.

Bill Gates, the current chairman of Microsoft and the wealthiest American in the world, launched a philanthropy organization called the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Thus far the Foundation has given $28 billion to charity since 2007, which is about 48% of his net worth. The Gates Foundation focused on eradicating malaria and polio. The charity has helped save the lives of over 5.8 million people so far. [GeekWire]

Microsoft subsidiary company Skype will be integrating their VoIP software into Windows Phone. Skype VP of products, Rick Osterloh said that the Skype division is “working on a Windows Phone product that will be coming out soon,” during an interview at CES 2012. The actual acquisition of the company was completed this past October so it is not surprising that we did not see the integration take place in 2011. Maybe we’ll see the integration at Mobile World Congress in February. [The Verge]

LG Electronics has just signed a patent licensing deal with Microsoft. Microsoft has made patent licensing deals with companies that manufacture devices using Android tablets and smartphones. According to a press release from Microsoft, LG signed a patent agreement that covers LG’s use of Android and the Chrome operating system on tablets, mobile phones, and other devices.