Friday, 15 April 2011

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News29 new results for Microsoft
 
Microsoft to push IE9 via Windows Update next week
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Microsoft plans to turn on the Windows Update spigot for Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) on Monday, April 18. Starting then, Windows Vista and Windows 7 PCs will begin to automatically offer users the upgrade, Microsoft said ...
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Computerworld
Microsoft data center czar to head Apple's expansion in the cloud?
VentureBeat
Looking to expand its presence in the cloud, Apple has reportedly hired Kevin Timmons, the former head of Data Center Services at Microsoft, whose departure from the company was confirmed to Data Center Knowledge. The news comes after recent ...
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Microsoft Office 365: What's on tap for big businesses, federal users?
ZDNet (blog)
By Mary Jo Foley | April 15, 2011, 8:33am PDT While Microsoft has begun detailing some of the planned packaging and pricing for its Office 365 suite of cloud-hosted applications, a few details still remain murky — including when, how and whether ...
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Windows Phone 7: Still a Small Player, But Software Blazes Ahead
Wired (blog)
Photo: Mike Kane/Wired.com Microsoft's new Windows phone platform hasn't gained much momentum in the market, but the company is rapidly revising the operating system in an effort to catch up with rivals. The company on Wednesday at its MIX developer ...
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Wired (blog)
Tip: Use Microsoft Safety Scanner as back line of your security offense
BetaNews
By Nick Peers | Published April 15, 2011, 12:29 PM Microsoft has released a portable standalone security tool designed specifically to scan for and remove viruses, spyware and other threats. Microsoft Safety Scanner comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit ...
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BetaNews
Paul Allen Says He Doesn't Owe Bill Gates An Apology (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who recently published a memoir, Idea Man, that is in parts highly critical of Bill Gates, told 60 Minutes that does not see any reason he would need to apologize to Gates. Allen explained to Lesley Stahl that he and ...
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Microsoft Not FISMA-Certified In The Cloud?
CRN
turn around, details have emerged indicating that Microsoft's government cloud offerings themselves aren't FISMA-certified, the same accusation the software giant levied against cloud rival Google. "[H]ere's the funny part -- it turns out it's ...
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Google algorithm update downgrades Microsoft
Marketing Week
Google has ramped up its rivalry with Microsoft by knocking the latter's price comparison and reviews site Ciao down the search rankings in its latest algorithm update. Product comparison, reviews and voucher code sites all fared badly from Google's ...
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Marketing Week
Exploring the universe via Xbox Kinect
ITworld.com
By Keith Shaw, Add a new comment April 15, 2011, 9:47 AM — Microsoft's Kinect motion-control system for the Xbox 360 is making such waves with people who are using the system in very new, unique and cool ways. In this video, witness the Microsoft ...
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Microsoft-Nokia Deal Doesn't Guarantee a Spike in Smartphone Market Share
Money Morning
By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning While two major research firms predict that the February deal struck between Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Nokia Corporation (NYSE ADR: NOK) will result in a huge jump in smartphone market ...
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Microsoft Launches 50% Off MGS Sale on Xbox Live Arcade
Gamespy.com
Xbox Live Programming Director Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb announced the Microsoft Game Studios Sale this morning on his blog. All five games, previously 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) are now available for 600 MS Points ($7.50). The MGS Sale includes some ...
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Gamespy.com
Mozilla and Opera Laugh at Microsoft's 'Native HTML5' Statement
TMC Net
Mozilla and Opera are finding it kind of funny and are mocking Microsoft (News - Alert) for its claims that it coined "native HTML5." Apparently Microsoft's executive in charge of the IE group, Dean Hachamovitch used the term quite a lot in a keynote ...
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Review: Microsoft Brings Bing To Apple's iPad
RedOrbit
Microsoft has done an impressive job of rebranding its formerly utilitarian and sometimes frustrating search engine into a bright, lively and dare I say it, convenient, Bing. Straddling the line between a "just-the-facts-ma'am" utility and a ...
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Google, Yahoo and Microsoft sign up to cookie code
V3.co.uk
by Dan Worth A number of leading internet advertisers including Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have signed up to a code of practice that gives web users the ability to opt out of behavioral advertising and cookie tracking on their sites. ...
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Ex-Microsoft India Chairman Joins Infosys Technologies
Penn Olson
As ex-Chairman of Microsoft India, Venkatesan led the front and turned India Microsoft's second largest market in the world. NR Narayana Murthy, Chairman & Chief Mentor at Infosys, said, "Ravi Venkatesan is one of the best known leaders of corporate ...
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Penn Olson
Google Docs Delivers Pagination To Combat Microsoft Word
eBrandz
Mountain View, California -- Google continues to spruce-up its cloud-based Microsoft Word competitor-Google Docs more feature rich. The California based Chocolate Factory on Tuesday trumpeted another key upgrade in the shape of pagination, ...
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NI Technology Updates Outlooks for Microsoft, Nokia, Intel, ARM Holdings, and ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Does McWilliams have bullish view of Microsoft based on Windows 7, Kinect, and its mobile strategy? Might an investment in Nokia be a better way to profit from Microsoft's mobile strategy than investing in Microsoft itself? Is Nokia a turnaround story ...
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Microsoft RemoteFX Provides 2X Client Users with a Full Native PC Experience
PR.com (press release)
Addison, TX, April 15, 2011 --(PR.com)-- 2X Software, leading developer of application and desktop delivery solutions, today announced its compatibility for new Microsoft RemoteFX feature enhancements through its 2X VirtualDesktopServer 9 product, ...
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"I Think Microsoft Windows, This Is The Cycle Where It Stops Growing" (MSFT)
San Francisco Chronicle
Investor Roger McNamee had a fascinating interview this morning on CNBC in which he predicted Microsoft's Windows is a dying business. "I think Microsoft Windows, this is the cycle where it stops growing," he said. "The availability of iPads and ...
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Microsoft Launches Arc Touch Mouse
VC Circle
Microsoft has launched a uniquely designed mouse called Arc Touch in India for computer users. The design is drastically different from a typical PC mouse, with a width of less than 15 millimeters. Features of the mouse include a strip for scrolling ...
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Priceline.com, Genworth Financial ...
Zacks.com
If not, perhaps Google is destined to become another Microsoft (MSFT - Analyst Report), ultimately still successful but unable to capture that elusive "next wave." Supervalu Inc. (SVU - Analyst Report) one of the largest grocery chains in the United ...
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Microsoft takes tablet maker to court
ZDNet Australia
Microsoft will also seek to recoup its legal costs. At an interlocutory hearing in the Sydney branch of the Federal Court today, the parties agreed to case conditions including one that restricts Handii from deleting unlicensed software or destroying ...
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InsideView Achieves 'Certified for Microsoft Dynamics' Distinction
PR-USA.net (press release)
InsideView, the social selling and sales intelligence leader, today announced it has achieved distinct status as officially Certified for Microsoft Dynamics CRM, the most elite certification for a Microsoft Dynamics CRM partner. ...
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Northrop Grumman, Microsoft, CA Technologies and CertiPath Participate in ...
GlobeNewsWire (press release)
"Microsoft supports the NSTIC vision for a citizen centric privacy enhanced identity ecosystem," said Scott Charney, corporate vice president, Microsoft Corporation. "Creating this ecosystem will provide citizens with a variety of choices for ...
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Dell Venue Pro: Microsoft`s Answer to BlackBerry`s Business Lock
eWeek
By Nicholas Kolakowski on 2011-04-14 The Dell Venue Pro meets Microsoft's minimum requirements for its smartphones: 1GHz processor, capacitive touch screen and 5-megapixel camera. Windows Phone 7's interface centers on a set of subject-specific tiles ...
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eWeek
Why Nintendo mustn't try and take on Sony and Microsoft with the Wii 2
Lazygamer
I feel right now that Microsoft are simply sitting back and waiting for someone to make a move before they announce their next console, Nintendo may just be about to do that. The Nintendo Wii is the undisputed king of this generation when it comes to ...
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Lazygamer
Microsoft's 'Poker' a risky bet at best
The Daily Athenaeum
Last year, Microsoft ran an experiment for a free online game available to its gold members based on the game show "1 vs. 100." Players would compete against one another in trivia using their custom-made Xbox LIVE avatars, hoping to be a competitor on ...
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Microsoft, i4i at Supreme Court: 'Patent law at a crossroads'?
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
What once seemed an obscure spat between a small Canadian company and Microsoft has turned into perhaps the most important patent case of the past decade, with implications that would drastically change United States patent law and could send waves ...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Microsoft explains phone software delay
Stuff.co.nz
Microsoft Corp explained the delay in updating its new phone software, partly blaming handset manufacturers for the problem. Windows Phone 7, launched last October as Microsoft's attempt to catch up with Apple Inc and Google Inc in the smartphone ...
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Blogs15 new results for Microsoft
 
Microsoft adds Netflix support to Xbox 360 Kinect | BGR
By Todd Haselton
Today Microsoft's Larry Hyrb, also known as Major Nelson, announced that Microsoft has added Netflix support to the Xbox 360 Kinect accessory. Using Kinect, you'll be able to browse your Netflix queue by waving your hands or speaking ...
BGR - http://www.bgr.com/
Apple Hires Microsoft's Data Center Manager - Mac Rumors
GreenM3's Dave Ohara reports (via Data Center Knowledge) that Apple has hired Kevin Timmons, formerly the general manager of Microsoft's data center group. Timmons had served in the role at Microso.
MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors - http://www.macrumors.com/
Microsoft confirms IE10 won't run on Vista, millions of IE9 users ...
By Dana Wollman
If you're part of the dwindling group still using Windows Vista, you'll have to wait until your next upgrade to take IE10 for a spin.
We Right Resumes | RecruitersBook.com - http://www.engadget.com/
Apple: Grabs Data Center Head From Microsoft
By Matt Rosoff
Kevin Timmons will oversee one of Apple's newest products.
Business Insider - http://www.businessinsider.com/
Video: Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen Defends Gates-Bashing on ...
By Kara Swisher
BoomTown loves me some Lesley Stahl. The "60 Minutes" correspondent is back in the tech space, grilling Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen about allegations he makes in his new memoir, "Idea Man," that his partner Bill Gates tried to ...
BoomTown - http://kara.allthingsd.com/
Apple hires Microsoft Data Center manager
By Mike Schramm
AllThingsD reports that the company picked up Kevin Timmons as a new employee; he's been working as Microsoft's Manager of Data Center services since 2009. Microsoft confirmed that he left this week, and while it's unclear exactly where ...
TUAW - http://www.tuaw.com/
Microsoft Windows: If It's Dying, So Is Microsoft
By Matt Rosoff
The last time Microsoft revealed Exchange numbers was FY'07, when it had sales of $1.5 billion and a compound annual growth rate of 27%. Even assuming that rate remained constant -- which it almost certainly did NOT during the recession ...
SAI: Silicon Alley Insider - http://www.businessinsider.com/sai
Microsoft MIXed Messages on Silverlight, Internet Explorer 10
By Klint Finley
Microsoft says it's "all in" for HTML5. But Silverlight isn't dead. Internet Explorer 9 and 10 enables developers to write the same markup and run it anywhere. ...
ReadWriteHack - http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/
Apple Poaches Microsoft's Datacenter GM | John Paczkowski ...
By John Paczkowski
Kevin Timmons, who's served as General Manager of Datacenter Services at Microsoft since 2009, has a new job. At Apple.
Digital Daily - http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/
Microsoft to release new WP7 dev platform in May featuring ...
By John Brownlee
Apr. 14, 2011 - As someone who really wants Windows Phone 7 to become a viable competitor to the likes of iOS and Android, it's absolutely painful watching how slowly that.
Geek.com - http://www.geek.com/
Apple hires away Microsoft cloud computing manager | iLounge News
By Charles Starrett
iLounge news discussing the Apple hires away Microsoft cloud computing manager. Find more Apple news from leading independent iPod, iPhone, and iPad site.
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone,... - http://www.ilounge.com/
Microsoft updates Windows Phone hardware requirements - TNW Microsoft
By Alex Wilhelm
Microsoft recently detailed future software capabilities that will make it to the mobile line when the 'Mango' update is released later this year. For full coverage of all the recent Windows Phone updates and news, head here. ...
The Next Web - http://thenextweb.com/google/
Microsoft's datacenter whiz to take "leadership position" at Apple ...
By Christian Zibreg
MacRumors spotted an interesting report by Data Center Knowledge claiming Kevin Timmons, Microsoft's former high-ranked exec in charge of their worldwide data center operations, is expected to take a "leadership" position. ...
9 to 5 Mac - http://www.9to5mac.com/
Microsoft Safety Scanner, Free On-Demand Virus Scanner
By Martin Brinkmann
Microsoft has just released a program called Microsoft Safety Scanner, a free on -demand virus scanner for the Windows operating system. The program's main task.
gHacks Technology News | Latest... - http://www.ghacks.net/
Microsoft Looks Very Cheap Crossing Wall Street
By Eddy
Microsoft Looks Very Cheap. If you're looking for a good stock to buy, I just noticed that there's some sort of software outfit in the Seattle area. Here's a look at Microsoft's ($MSFT) stock and its EPS line. ...
Crossing Wall Street - http://www.crossingwallstreet.com/

Web6 new results for Microsoft
 
Microsoft Adds Kinect Support For Netflix - Slashdot
Arneh writes "Microsoft today released an update for the Xbox 360 which brings Kinect support for the popular Netflix application. Users will be prompted to ...
entertainment.slashdot.org/.../Microsoft-Adds-Kinect-Support-...
Microsoft Demos Multitasking, Promises Skype for Windows Phone 7
By Sascha Segan Windows Phone 7 will get many important new features in an update codenamed "Mango" later this year, Joe Belfiore, Microsoft's corporate ...
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383521,00.asp
Microsoft Half-Asses Netflix on Kinect | GameLife | Wired.com
Microsoft updated its Netflix Xbox 360 app to work with Kinect on Thursday, but not really. With hands-free movie watching -- Xbox, fast forward! -- one.
www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/04/netflix-kinect/
Microsoft attacks Google over security - Digg
Microsoft is lashing out at Google, extending the hostilities between two of the most prominent corporations in technology.
digg.com/news/.../microsoft_attacks_google_over_security
Microsoft Now Owns 30% of Search | Search Engine Journal
It's very difficult to get consistent figures on who owns search. After all, what do we include? All page visits, or only ones that result in searches?
www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-now-owns.../29327/
Apple poaches Microsoft's datacenter manager | Electronista
Apple's cloud ambitions became clearer late Wednesday with reports that Apple had lured away Microsoft's Datacenter Services General Manager Kevin Timmons. ...
www.electronista.com/.../apple.hires.microsoft.datamanager.g...


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