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Microsoft To Buy LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion USD
Microsoft has announced that they are buying the LinkedIn business networking site for $26.2 Billion USD. As a result LinkedIn’s stock has risen 47% on the news. Some key facts about LinkedIn’s growth: 19 percent growth year over year (YOY) to more than 433 million members worldwide 9 percent growth YOY to more than 105 million […]
Read More | ShareAfter 34 Years At The Company, Steve Ballmer Leaves Microsoft
Former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer is leaving the company after 34 years of service with the business. In January 2014, we saw Ballmer resign as CEO – letting Satya Nadella take over the responsibility of the top job. Microsoft announced in a statement today that Steve Ballmer is now resigning from Microsoft’s board of directors […]
Read More | ShareBill Gates gives his thoughts on Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Microsoft Surface [VIDEO]
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We don’t often hear from Bill Gates about Microsoft products anymore, but Mr Gates has given us his thoughts on Microsoft’s new operating system – Windows 8, Windows Phone at and their new tablet device – Microsoft Surface. Watch this video here to see what Bill has to say. Personally I am really excited to […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft Releases Surface Pricing For Australia
Microsoft Surface Tablets are now available for pre-order via their website. There are going to be 2 models for sale – a 32GB version and a 64GB version. The Australian pricing is as follows: 64 GB with Black Touch Cover AU789.00 incl. GST 32 GB with Black Touch Cover AU679.00 incl. GST 32 GB without […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft Unveils New Logo
After 25 years, Microsoft have unveiled a new logo to keep up with their changing corporate identity. And they have put together this video showing some changes for their other brands: I like this new design and when Windows 8 is released this logo will resemble much closer to the new style of their operating […]
Read More | ShareFacebook, Microsoft and Apple v. Google
Google is the undisputed champion of internet search and it seems that the other players have simply been lurking around in its shadow, looking for a way to make their light shine brighter than this search engine giant. For a long time, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook have been trying to dethrone the reigning internet king, […]
Read More | ShareWhy did Bing sign a deal with Encyclopedia Britannica?
When it comes to the search engine industry, it is definitely a race between two horses, but the ultimate winner is the search engine users. Recently, Google launched its knowledge graph which was aimed at ensuring that the users get more relevant answers to their queries. This development quickly shifted the balance and established Google […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft to release Surface Tablet
Microsoft have just had a press event in the United States. There has been much anticipation about the announcement as Microsoft told everyone last week they would be holding a special event Monday evening US time. Steve Ballmer is on stage and initially has been discussing Windows 8, and how Microsoft Windows is on 1 […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft launches their own Social Network – So.cl
The whole world seems to be going social and Microsoft has followed suit with a quiet launch of its new social networking site, www.so.cl. This website is already displaying principles that Facebook had in its infancy, with its core objective being to allow socialization among learners. So.cl, which is pronounced as ‘social’, aims at combining […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft’s Bing redesigns Social Search
Google has been an undisputed leader in the search engine industry and it has dominated the market so much that sometimes people wonder how life was five or ten years BG. So many search engines have been launched in the recent years but none of them has been able to take even a slice of […]
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