Archive for the 'Microsoft' Category
Friday, September 5th, 2008
Experts speaking at Microsoft’s TechEd conference in Australia warn that JavaScript will continue to get speedier, making it the biggest rival of Silverlight technology. The biggest rival for Microsoft’s next-generation Silverlight web technology will be JavaScript, not Adobe’s ubiquitous Flash, according to experts speaking at Microsoft’s TechEd conference in…
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Google, Adobe, Chrome, JavaScript, Suzanne Tindal ZDNet Australia, Flash, Silverlight, Web Development, Scripting Languages, Microsoft, Microsoft Silverlight, Software/Web Development |
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list….
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Microsoft, Windows, Jack Wallen. ZDNet.co.uk, GNU Public License, UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Open source, Software |
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the…
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the…
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Chrome, Google, browser, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft, Operating System, Google Inc., Nick Heath, silicon.com, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet |
Friday, August 29th, 2008
The software maker has been granted a US patent on “navigating paginated content in page-based increments.” Microsoft has been granted a patent on ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’ keystrokes. The software giant applied for the patent in 2005, and was granted it on August 19, 2008….
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David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, Keyboards, Page, Microsoft, Patent, Hardware, Peripherals, Microsoft Corp. |
Monday, August 25th, 2008
The summer Olympic games provided the first battleground for a war between Microsoft and Adobe over the Internet’s next big competition. SEATTLE–As the world’s best athletes competed in Beijing, the summer Olympic games set the stage for a battle between Microsoft and Adobe over the Internet’s next big competition….
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Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft, Developer, Silverlight, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe, Flash, Video, Microsoft Corp., Web, Software, Marketing, Tools & Techniques, Channel Management, Management, Reuters |
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Bill Gates told a Hong Kong gathering that society will need more explicit rules governing privacy boundaries around software as the mobile/PC line blurs. As software gets more powerful, privacy issues pose “an interesting software challenge”, said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Recounting a short history of software…
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Innovation, Bill Gates, Privacy, Microsoft, ZDNet Asia, Speech Recognition, Victoria Ho, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Mobile, Tools & Techniques, Management, Research & Development, Microsoft Corp., Software |
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360’s look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360’s…
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Taking a page from Facebook and YouTube, Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console. SEATTLE–Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types…
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Xbox 360, video games, Xbox, Microsoft Xbox Live, user-generated, Microsoft, Game Players, Reuters, Personal Technology, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Games |
Friday, July 18th, 2008
Yahoo is unlikely to get into a bidding war over AOL with Microsoft because Yahoo could instead renew talks over News Corp’s Web properties. NEW YORK–Yahoo is unlikely to get into a bidding war over AOL with Microsoft because if Microsoft gets in the way, Yahoo could instead renew…
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Sources said a deal with Yahoo would likely involve merging AOL–with Time Warner keeping a share, and a deal with Microsoft would have Redmond completely taking over AOL. NEW YORK–Time Warner’s discussions to merge or sell its AOL Internet division with Microsoft or Yahoo have taken on new…
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Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL, mergers, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Microsoft Corp., Internet, Business Operations, Yahoo! Inc., Search, Reuters |
Friday, July 11th, 2008
News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch said it was “very unlikely” his company would be involved in any Yahoo transaction and said Yahoo and Microsoft would not end up with any deal. SUN VALLEY, IDAHO–News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch said it was “very unlikely” his company would be involved in any Yahoo…
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Yahoo, Microsoft, News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch, mergers, Microhoo, Online Communications, Social Networking, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Financial Accounting, Finance, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Reuters |
Friday, July 11th, 2008
After weeks of rumors and leaked retailer adverts, it now appears as if official confirmation has arrived for a price cut to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Pro. After weeks of rumors and leaked retailer adverts, it now appears as if official confirmation has arrived for a $50 price cut to…
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates joins CEO Steve Ballmer at a town hall event Friday, Gates’ final day as a full-time Microsoft employee. Bill Gates’ farewell speech to Microsoft reminded employees that the company knows how to come from behind as well as to lead. …
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates joins CEO Steve Ballmer at a town hall event Friday, Gates’ final day as a full-time Microsoft employee. Bill Gates’ farewell speech to Microsoft reminded employees that the company knows how to come from behind as well as to lead. …
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft, the software maker he built into the world’s most valuable technology company. Redmond, Washington–Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft, the software maker he built into the world’s most valuable technology company based on the ambitious…
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
During his last day as a full-time Microsoft employee, Microsoft’s Bill Gates told Tom Brokaw he does not think a deal with Yahoo was likely. NEW YORK–Microsoft’s Bill Gates told journalist Tom Brokaw he does not think a deal with Yahoo was likely, CNBC reported on Friday. …
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Microsoft, Yahoo, Tom Brokaw, Bill Gates, Yahoo! Inc., Internet, Microsoft Corp., Reuters |
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Analysts have welcomed the release of the hypervisor, but rival VMware claims Hyper-V has been a long time coming and lacks functionality. Microsoft has announced that its Hyper-V hypervisor is finally available, but analysts have questioned whether large enterprises will adopt the product as their sole virtualization…
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Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Hyper-V, hypervisor, VMware, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, Storage, Utility Computing, Hardware, Virtualization, Storage Management, Microsoft Corp. |
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the world of technology and his departure from Microsoft on 27 June will mark the end of an era. Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the world of technology…
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Reuters followed a TechCrunch report that Microsoft was resuming talks with Yahoo with a CNBC report that there’s no deal on the table. Update: CNBC says no deal “whatsoever” on the table between Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp, citing unnamed sources. NEW YORK–Microsoft Corp…
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