Category: Microsoft
Internet Explorer 9 released September 15
Internet Explorer 9 is being released on September 15. One of the most touted improvements is the browser’s hardware acceleration capability, using DirectX 10 to make better use of hardware.
Read More | ShareTechonomy- Technology to create a new Economy
Over the last couple days the TECHONOMY CONFERENCE 2010 at Lake Tahoe in the US has been underway. Technology leaders such as Bill Gates have joined the discussion on how Technology is going to be a key tool it moving the human race forward as we face a new set of challenges with population growth […]
Read More | ShareBing Maps adds tool to estimate Taxi Fare for Sydney & Melbourne
Bing Maps has created a new tool to give you an estimated cost of a taxi fair from one point to another. The tool, very much still in beta mainly has US locations to choose from. However the tool does have Sydney, Australia and we are able to estimate taxi fares to and from various […]
Read More | ShareInternet Explorer gaining Market Share
A latest report by Netshare shows the latest stats in regards to Browser market shares. Internet Explorer has long been in decline, however they are starting to gain back ground – most probably due to the popularity of Windows 7. For a long time Windows Vista failed to impress and it seems during this period […]
Read More | ShareBing Webmaster Tools revamped
Microsoft’s Bing has revamped their webmaster tools and are now available for site owners to use. A couple new features include; Index Explorer: Allows you to browse through the Bing index in order to see which of your directories and pages have been included. Submit URLs: Lets you to tell Bing which URLs should be […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft Revenue Surges thanks to Office 2010 and Windows 7
Windows 7 was released to consumer in October 2009 and 9 months later 175 Million copies have been sold. This takes the title as the fastest selling Operating System in History. According to Microsoft in their last quarter they have $16.04 billion in revenue, a 22% increase. During the 2009-2010 Fiscal year Microsoft’s revenue was […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft to Give a Free Windows Phone 7 Device to Every Employee
Quick Update on Microsoft’s Windows 7 Phone. Microsoft is now going to give every employee in certain operation department around the world a free Windows 7 Phone. Considering that Microsoft hires almost 100,000 people globally this will be a great way to get phone out in the tech community. If you know someone who works […]
Read More | ShareWindows Phone 7 In Depth: A Fresh Start for Microsoft
The Windows 7 Phone is a fresh start for Microsoft. Microsoft can use this device as a foundation to build something totally new, and it’s very much different to any other phone you’ve used. The phone utilises and manages many of the different Microsoft products and services – Bing, Xbox Live, Zune to name a […]
Read More | ShareInteresting Facts about Microsoft
Microsoft is still probably the most dominant computer company in history to date. Here are some interesting facts about Microsoft you may not have known: – The average developer for a Microsoft developer is $106,000 USD. – Microsoft has split its stock nines times since it went public back in March 1986. Generally a company […]
Read More | ShareBill Gates Invests in Clean Car Technology
Over the past half century the human race has been trying to kurb our dependance and reliance on fossil fuels. Bill Gates is helping out by investing in a company that is looking to redesign the internal combustion engine. Over the past 100 years the internal combustion engine has not changed all that much – […]
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