Tag: "Microsoft"
Apple iAd Advertising Platform released
Apple has said the iAd will push mobile advertising into the mainstream adverting markets and also fuel the 3rd party apps market with it. There has however been comments from developers and advertisers that its proprietary nature is too limiting in their eyes. Now it is up to Apple to convince otherwise. Steve Jobs presented […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft still King, by the numbers
There has been so much hype lately with tech companies hitting record sales levels. But generally we don’t hear all that much in regards to how Microsoft is going. 7.1 million Projected iPad sales for 2010. 58 million Projected netbook sales in 2010. 355 million Projected PC sales in 2010. Apple also says 100 million […]
Read More | ShareWindows 7 sales very strong, 150 million so far, 7 every second
Microsoft has spent considerable time developing their new operating System Windows 7 and it looks like they are reaping the rewards already. Windows 7 was launched in October 2009 and has sold 150 million copies so far – that is 7 every second. A lot of these sales are going to enterprises whom did not […]
Read More | ShareHow does the world spend its time online? [statistics]
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As Global internet users how are we spending our time online? Here are some interesting statistics for you to think about: – 22% of our time is spent on social networking sites – 42% of our time is spent viewing websites – 36% is other activities such as email, web searches, commerce, shopping. On a […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft to update Bing entertainment search results
Microsoft is planning to improve the search results on Bing in relation to searches about music, television shows, movies and games. Senior Vice president of Microsoft’s Online Audience Business, Yusuf Mehdi, will be giving exact details during a press conference in West Hollywood, California on Tuesday 22nd June. TV show search results such as local […]
Read More | ShareBing added to Opera Browser
Microsoft has completed a deal with rival internet browser Opera, making Bing one of the default search engines in the browser search field. If you want to download the latest version of Opera 10.60 Beta goto: http://www.opera.com/browser/next/ Google will still remain as the Default search, but getting Bing infront of Opera users is a good […]
Read More | ShareAre we addicted to the internet?
The internet is a tool many of us use everyday for work or personal reasons. In fact we recently celebrated the internet becoming 20 years old. Fact is the first 10 years of the internet slowly gathered new users. The last 10 years – user numbers have exploded! It is reported now 1 in 8 […]
Read More | ShareWhat companies are the most social? Infograph
A recent study – the NetProspex Social 50 looks at the social media/network usage of employees, and ranks the top 50 organisations overall social media activity. A range of companies are analysed including: Microsoft, LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, eBay, Amazon, Google, IBM, Sun, Dell, Oracle, CISCO, HP, Intel, Twitter, Nike, Coca Cola, Kodak plus many others. […]
Read More | ShareHotmail finally ditches advertising tagline in footer
Hotmail is one of the most popular free web-based email sites in the world, and now known by many as Windows Live. Hotmail launched in 1996 and grew very fast to an audience of hundreds of millions of people around the world. Microsoft purchased Hotmail a short while later for US$400 Million. Ever since you […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft adds new social search feature to Bing
Microsoft has added a new social search feature to the Bing search engine allowing users to see the trending topcis on Facebook and Twitter. You are able to access the Bing social search at the following link www.bing.com/social No doubt there will be a lot of trending tweets about Justin Bieber 🙂 Microsoft Senior Vice […]
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