Tag: "Microsoft"
Steve Jobs at D8 Conference, 1 iPad sold every 3 seconds
Steve Jobs has spoken at the D8 conference in California recently to give some further insights into Apple Inc as it is today, and how the company is impacting users and business world-wide. Steve thinks that Apple passing Microsoft in share market evaluation is great for the industry but in real terms ‘doesn’t matter’. Steve […]
Read More | ShareGoogle to stop using Windows OS
Google has reported that they are going to stop using the Windows OS for employees – mainly due to security concerns. Google will is looking to switch to other operations systems such as Mac OS, Linux, and Google’s upcoming Chrome OS in an effort to increase security. However certain Google employees will still be able […]
Read More | ShareGoogle App Engine for Business released
So Google has unveiled their App Engine for Business – the same scalable cloud infrastructure their own business runs on This product has been around for consumers but now Google is looking to the enterprise market. Google will be partnering with VMware for this and will allow companies to build, host and develop applications in […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft launches social media aggregator Spindex
Microsoft has launched a social media aggregator – www.spindex.me Spindex aggregates regular social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. In addition to that it looks at RSS feeds, bookmarking services, and Microsoft’s Bing. Currently the system is in a closed private-beta mode – but users can sign in with their Windows Live ID. The tool […]
Read More | ShareGoogle claims that Microsoft Office 2010 lacks Cloud Collaboration
Microsoft has responded to the comments by Google that Microsoft Office 2010 lacks the online calibration needed, something Google claims Google Apps and Google Docs does well. Tracy Overby, senior marketing manager – Microsoft Office Products responded with: ‘Microsoft delivers the best productivity experience and we have the results to prove it. After more than […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft to revamp Hotmail
Microsoft has announced that they will be releasing a major upgrade to their web based email system – Hotmail. Hotmail is the most popular web based email product in the world. Microsoft is updating several areas such as look and feel, more ajax features, better photo and document integration, increased account secuirty, full-session SSL, multiple […]
Read More | ShareAnother day at Microsoft analysing tech market acquisitions
Many say Microsoft has been the most successful company in history. In both where they started out and what they have achieved today, not to mention how Bill Gates helps 3rd world countries through the Gates Foundation. Microsoft CFO Peter Klein notes that more and more tech deals are coming to the table now that […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft launching KIN smartphone in US
Microsoft is preparing for the release of its KIN smartphone. Pre-orders of the device start on 6 May, and retail availability is due for 13 May in the US. No details yet on when this device will be hitting Australian shores but Microsoft has highlighted the social networking features of the KIN, which include Twitter, […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft to continue supporting flash in IE9
Microsoft has confirmed that they will still be supporting Flash in IE9, as a plugin feature like they have always done. Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager of Internet Explorer said “the future of the web is HTML5” and many thought this see Microsoft drop support for Flash. However this is not the case – Hachamovitch had […]
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