Wednesday, 16 March 2011

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News30 new results for Microsoft
 
IE9 follows Firefox 4's lead on 'Do Not Track'
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Microsoft yesterday followed Mozilla's lead by adding support to IE9 for the same "Do Not Track" technology used by Firefox 4. The feature, dubbed "Do Not Track User Preference" by Microsoft, is another way to let users ...
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Microsoft products we hardly knew (images)
CNET
Reports have it that Microsoft is killing off its would-be iPod killer, the Zune digital music and video player. Microsoft declined to confirm the reports, though plenty are speculating that the company will keep the Zune brand and continue to produce ...
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Microsoft Confirms 10K Apps in Windows Phone 7 Marketplace
PC Magazine
By Leslie Horn Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace has reached 10000 apps, and it's done so faster than any other app store. "The torrid pace of app creation for Windows Phone continues to amaze me – and should give everyone ...
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Microsoft holds Kodu game design competition for kiddos
Joystiq
by JC Fletcher on Mar 16th 2011 12:05PM Microsoft released the full version of game creation utility Kodu Game Lab on PC today, and to celebrate the release of the free software suite, it's hosting a game design competition. ...
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Microsoft, RIM expected to unveil new, free hosted Blackberry service
ZDNet (blog)
By Mary Jo Foley | March 16, 2011, 7:05am PDT Microsoft and RIM are set to unveil a new offering, possibly as soon as March 16 — a Hosted Blackberry Enterprise Service for customers using Exchange 2010 Online, Microsoft's hosted Exchange e-mail ...
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Is Microsoft one of the world's most ethical companies? (Forbes)
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Microsoft has been listed as one of of most ethical companies in the world – a first for the software giant. The list was compiled by the Ethisphere Institute in New York, and it also includes Seattle-based Starbucks. An article in Forbes magazine ...
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Microsoft Streets & Trips 2011 with GPS Locator
PC Magazine
Bottom Line: Microsoft Streets & Trips 2011 continues to be useful route planning product for detail-oriented campers, RVers, and outdoor enthusiasts, but it's too archaic and difficult to use for everyone else. by Jamie Lendino Installation is simple, ...
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Microsoft updates Visual Studio Lightswitch developer beta
Inquirer
By David Neal SOFTWARE MACHINE Microsoft has released the second beta of its Visual Studio Lightswitch software development tool for building applications. The release is available to MSDN subscribers now and has had a bit of a polish and a range of ...
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Inquirer
Google expands AdMob SDK to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7
Fiercemobilecontent
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) introduced its AdMob beta SDK for Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, enabling software developers to integrate advertising into their applications, specify where the ads appear and control what types ...
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Promethean ActivOffice Adds New Level Audience Participation to Microsoft ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Promethean, a global education technology company, announces today the release of Promethean ActivOffice, a new innovative software solution that adds a range of interactive features to Microsoft Office PowerPoint®. The program embeds a unique toolbar ...
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Halo: Reach hits Games on Demand
Computerandvideogames.com
Microsoft has detailed all of the upcoming Xbox Live Marketplace content for the rest of March, including Halo: Reach's arrival on Games on Demand. Notable deals include a one week discount on the Bungie game and a price drop for Batman: Arkham Asylum, ...
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Microsoft Questions Standard of Proof in i4i Patent Dispute
Redmond Developer News
By Kurt Mackie The Canadian company i4i LLP, which won a landmark injunction against Microsoft, filed a brief earlier this month, contesting Microsoft's appeal in an ongoing legal dispute involving alleged patent infringement of its XML technology in ...
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Microsoft to stop making Zune players as firm abandons dream of ending Apple's ...
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Microsoft will stop making its Zune digital media player after an unsuccessful four-and-a-half year attempt to unseat Apple's iPod. The company will not further develop the handheld device and will instead focus on integrating ...
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Daily Mail
Holland America Line Leverages Microsoft Tags to Create an Engaging Smartphone ...
PR Newswire (press release)
SEATTLE, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland America Line has launched an innovative new marketing campaign that incorporates Microsoft Tag 2D bar code technology to connect its print advertising to more information about cruise options and onboard ...
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Online-privacy efforts by Obama, Microsoft: Will they work?
Good Morning Silicon Valley (blog)
John McCain, R-Ariz., has the support of tech giants such as Intel, eBay and Microsoft. If eBay is indeed throwing support behind Kerry's bill, it will be interesting to contrast Kerry's bill with Speier's. Last week, NetChoice, a tech coalition to ...
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Nokia teases US Symbian push with CTIA event
FierceWireless
Even though Nokia (NYSE:NOK) has committed to Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform, Symbian is still on the company's US radar. To that end, Nokia has teased some fresh Symbian releases for the US market that it ...
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Nokia Tablet Patents: Will We See a MeeGo or Symbian Tablet Soon?
Gotta Be Mobile
Now that Nokia, led by new CEO Stephen Elop who's a Microsoft alum, has committed itself to Windows Phone 7 moving forward, it is unlikely that we'll see an extensive spread of tablet devices from Nokia since Microsoft has stated in the past that ...
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Gotta Be Mobile
Epic: Samaritan a 'call to arms' for Microsoft and Sony
Videogamer.com
"We did it with the Xbox 360 and we're trying to do it with whatever's going to come next," said Fergusson, referring to Microsoft's decision to increase the memory of the Xbox 360 as a direct result of seeing what Epic could do with better hardware. ...
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AMD Fusion APUs and Radeon Graphics Cards Power Micosoft IE9
eWeek
Semiconductor manufacturer AMD announced that the latest release of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) from Microsoft is accelerated by the AMD Fusion Family of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) and the company's Radeon graphics cards. ...
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Hulu and Microsoft Team Up To Stream TV For Free
Reviews Of Electronics
Hulu is breaking into the streaming TV market with the assistance of Microsoft's IE9. It was recently announced that Hulu would give its customers a free month of service if they signed up for Microsoft's IE9 (Internet Explorer 9). ...
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Reviews Of Electronics
Microsoft invites entries for 2011 Imagine Cup competition
Vanguard
By Emeka Aginam The global software giant, Microsoft, Tuesday, in Lagos announced opening of entries for the 2011 Imagine Cup students software competition for students in the tertiary institutions across the nation. LR: Dele Akinsade, Technology Lead, ...
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Transitioning from Microsoft Office 2003 to 2007/2010
NewsFactor Network
By Jay Dougherty In an effort to reduce costs, many businesses have stuck with Microsoft Office 2003, figuring that if it isn't broke, why fix it? But upgrading to Office 2007 or 2010 is inevitable, and when firms make the switch, they will face ...
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PAR launches EverServ QSR Suite
QSRweb.com
The PAR EverServ QSR Suite is built on the Microsoft .NET framework, which supports aesthetic user experiences, seamless and secure communication and the ability to model a range of business processes. Also, the EverServ QSR point-of-service software ...
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Cupcakes, Accounting, and a Microsoft-Dell Makeover
PCWorld
But Microsoft teamed up with Dell and found two small businesses willing to take the leap. The goal was to transform the companies as examples of the tech brands' new hardware, operating systems, and applications. Microsoft and Dell offered to pick up ...
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Microsoft's Gesture-Based Multifunctional Stylus
PSFK
Microsoft's Kinect broke considerable ground in gesture-based computer interaction, and their latest prototype continues to make interesting advances in gestural interfaces. However, the prototype stylus they recently debuted has a stronger focus on ...
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BDNA to Showcase SCCM Solutions at Microsoft Management Summit 2011
PYMNTS.com
BDNA Corp., a leading provider of discovery, normalization and data enrichment software and services, will participate in the Microsoft Management Summit 2011 being held at the Mandalay Bay, South Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 21-24, ...
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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 - Don't install it, yet
Computerworld (blog)
This is not a knock on Microsoft, Windows or the service pack itself. The Defensive Computing approach is to let the curious, the un-informed and the pioneers suffer the inevitable problems with any major release of software. ...
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2 HP Expands WebOS to a PC (and More) Near You
Server Watch
The company also peddles server hardware running Microsoft's server operating systems as well as Linux open source software, and millions of PCs running Windows desktop operating systems to boot. But now HP has big plans for WebOS, ...
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Microsoft accounted for one-third of retail software sales in 2010
BetaNews
As measured in dollars, Microsoft accounted for one-third of US retail software sales last year. Office 2010 led the company's sales. As previously reported, Student and Home Edition accounts for about 85 percent of Office sales. ...
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Too casual and beyond
Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
I'm still impressed by Microsoft's feat, too. Over 10 million Kinect sensors have now been sold since the motion control system for Xbox 360 launched in November. Guinness World Records has named Kinect the fastest selling consumer electronics device ...
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Blogs16 new results for Microsoft
 
Microsoft on IE9: It's about the hardware | VentureBeat
By Anthony Ha
Anthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining ...
VentureBeat - http://venturebeat.com/
Microsoft reportedly axing its Zune music and video players; Zune ...
By Nathan Olivarez-Giles
Microsoft is going to discontinue its Zune music and video player, but Zune software will remain, according to a report. The Zune music and video software is currently available on Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game system, Windows Phone 7 ...
L.A. Times Tech Blog - http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/
Microsoft Confirms That Zune HD Isn't Quite Dead Yet - HotHardware
So, wait. The Zune HD isn't dead? Hmm. After hearing that Microsoft was transitioning away from the Zune HD hardware and focusing more on software, it seemed easy to assume that the Zune as a standalone hardware icon was dead.
HotHardware.com News Rss Feed - http://hothardware.com/
Microsoft sold one-third of all retail software in 2010
By Alex Wilhelm
According to the NPD group, strong sales of Office 2010 drove Microsoft's numbers. Microsoft, along with Intuit, Apple, Adobe, and Symantec controlled 78% of all retail sales. While you might have guessed that all software sales would ...
The Next Web - http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/
Microsoft: Zune's not dead, it's an iTunes killer | 9 to 5 Mac ...
By Christian Zibreg
While the decision to hit the ejection handle doesn't bode well for Microsoft's hardware business, Steve Ballmer hinted back in October of 2009 that Zune services will become an integral part of Windows Mobile. ...
9 to 5 Mac - http://www.9to5mac.com/
Bing Helps Microsoft Travel To $32, Fight Off Google, Expedia ...
By Trefis Team
Microsoft's Bing has recently added a new feature called "Price Predictors" to its travel searches, which automatically suggest flights based on the best air fares and suggests if you should buy now or hold off for a better fare based ...
Great Speculations - http://blogs.forbes.com/greatspeculations/
Microsoft: Zune's not dead
By George Wong
Yesterday we wrote about a report stating the death of the Zune music player. Turns out it was just a [...]
Ubergizmo - http://www.ubergizmo.com/
InfoQ: Microsoft IE 9 Released
By Alex Blewitt
Microsoft released IE9, its flagship internet browser, at the SxSW conference yesterday. This brings IE into closer alignment with current web browsers, as it introduces some level of HTML5 support and achieves a 95% pass rate on the ...
InfoQ Personalized Feed for Fergus Neff - http://www.infoq.com/
Speed Demon: Microsoft's New Browser Makes The Web Faster
By Matt Rosoff
Microsoft has combined the search pane and address bar -- just like Google did with Chrome -- and all tabs are lined up right next to that pane. Basically, it gives more of your screen to the Web page. It also has some nifty touches ...
Business Insider - http://www.businessinsider.com/
Heiter bis wolkig: Microsoft TechSummit Cloud – die Roadshow für ...
By mkalbe
April touren die Experten des Microsoft Developer Network und TechNet Deutschland durch sechs deutsche Metropolen, um im Rahmen der Microsoft-Roadshow "TechSummit Cloud" Best Practices und technische Hintergründe zu den neuesten ...
Site Home - http://blogs.technet.com/b/flaphead/
Microsoft May Stop Producing New Zune Models :: Industry :: News ...
Due to lack of demand, Microsoft Corp. has announced that they will no longer create new versions of the Zune media player, "according to a person familiar with the decision," writes Bloomberg....
Paste Magazine - http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/giving_back/
Microsoft intros Windows 'Foam' 7, the arch-nemesis of Android's ...
By Phone Arena
At SxSW in Austin, TX, Microsoft introduced the Windows 'Foam' 7 figurine, which we assume is the arch-nemesis of Android's Green Robot; the figure was part of a viral campaign, but may become an iconic WP7 character...
PhoneArena - http://www.phonearena.com/news
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Offers Heightened Security ...
By By Ian Ritz/Epoch Times Staff
People around the world are taking a look over the new additions to Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9.
Epoch Times | All headlines - http://www.theepochtimes.com/
Microsoft IT and the Road to Windows Azure - Part 1 - ITinsights ...
By Steven_Ramirez
This is the first of a two-part interview, with it originally being posted on the Microsoft Enterprise Viewpoints blog at this link. In Part 2, we conclude with developer challenges, writing scalable applications, security and how to ...
ITinsights - http://blogs.technet.com/b/itinsights/
Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse | GeekAlerts
By James Scott
Although it is sleek and beautiful, the design of the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is actually very practical. It is flexible, so you can curve the MS Arc.
Geek Alarm - http://www.geekalerts.com/
Microsoft Launches Windows Internet Explorer 9 at SXSW - The ...
By Carolyn Giardina
Whil Explorer still holds the largest share of the browser market, it continues to face competition from Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
Hollywood Reporter - Top Stories - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/latest-news.xml

Web4 new results for Microsoft
 
Discover Internet Explorer 9 - Microsoft Windows
United StatesChange|All Microsoft Sites · Windows. Skip to content pane. bing. Search this website. HomeDiscover Windows ...
windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/.../features
Microsoft Abandons Zune Hardware - Digg
Reports say that Microsoft is no longer planning to release new Zune devices, in face of competition from phones and Apple.
digg.com/news/.../microsoft_abandons_zune_hardware
Microsoft Store Online Store - Welcome
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