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| Microsoft previews more of Office 2011
(Macworld.com)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:20:00 GMT Macworld.com - Microsoft continues to dole out the tidbits about Office for Mac 2011. As it did in August and July, the company has released a video highlighting some of the update's new features. This third entry in the Behind-the-Scenes series focuses on co-authoring tools, the software??s connection to Office??s Web apps, and PowerPoint's Brodcast Slideshow feature. |
| RIM Buys "Documents To Go", But Microsoft Missed Out
(PC World)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:07:00 GMT PC World - RIM has confirmed that it purchased a significant portion of DataViz, along with the intellectual property and coding skills behind the popular Documents To Go app. The move will help RIM improve its BlackBerry platform as a business productivity tool, and represents a significant missed opportunity for Microsoft. |
| Microsoft's Xbox ready for bigger battle in Japan
(AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:57:31 GMT
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| Microsoft to launch Kinect in Japan in November
(AFP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:45:14 GMT
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| Microsoft boots Fort Gay gamer from Xbox Live for homophobic hometown
(Digital Trends)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:42:25 GMT Digital Trends - Over the years, Xbox Liveâ??s online gaming has justifiably earned a reputation as a bit of a wretched hive of scum and villainy, so to speak. |
| Microsoft announces $400 Xbox 360 and Kinect holiday bundle
(Digital Trends)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:00:59 GMT Digital Trends - Getting a jump on the holiday season, Microsoft has announced it will be offering a new bundle of an Xbox 360 game console with a 250 GB hard drive and its motion-based Kinect controller system for $399.99 The bundle will also include the game title Kinect Adventures to get users started with the new controller system—and to give them something to do with the new hardware, since existing Xbox 360 games will need to be retooled if they want to work with the Kinect motion-control system. Of course, users can continue to use traditional Xbox handheld controllers. |
| Microsoft Announces $400 Xbox 360 250GB Kinect Bundle
(PC Magazine)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:11:36 GMT PC Magazine - Microsoft on Wednesday announced a new Kinect bundle that includes the Xbox 360 250GB and a Kinect game for $399.99. |
| Gates, Buffett to sell giving to China's richest
(AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:27:02 GMT
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| Apple releases Safari updates
(Macworld.com)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:39:00 GMT Macworld.com - On Tuesday Apple issued minor updates to its Safari Web browser with ??improvements to compatibility and security?: Safari 5.0.2 for Leopard and Snow Leopard (OS X 10.5.8 or later) or Windows (XP, Vista, and 7) and Safari 4.1.2 for Tiger (OS X 10.4.11). |
| Microsoft Gaming Director Moves to Amazon
(PC World)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:40:09 GMT PC World - Amazon may be preparing a move into gaming after hiring away Microsoft's director of games platform strategy. |
| Summary Box: Gates, Buffett pitch charity in China
(AP)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:24:32 GMT AP - STUMPING FOR CHARITY: Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett will take their campaign to get the super rich to donate their money to charity to China later this month. |
| Dell Killing Windows XP Option This Month
(PC Magazine)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:37:09 GMT PC Magazine - Dell said Tuesday that it plans to stop offering Windows XP as a preloaded OS option beginning this month, as a prelude to Microsoft's slow phase-out of the older operating system. |
| Chrome Browser Updated After Two Years of Growth
(NewsFactor)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:51:10 GMT NewsFactor - Google's Chrome browser is now two years old, and the youngster -- and its proud parent -- are celebrating its steady rise in popularity. According to Net Applications, Chrome had 7.5 percent of the browser market in August -- putting it in third place behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox, and above Apple's Safari. |
| AOL Rejects Bing and Renews Search Ties To Google
(NewsFactor)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:26:20 GMT NewsFactor - When Microsoft launched its Bing decision engine in 2009, it may have held out hope for an alliance with AOL. In fact, there were even rumors that Microsoft would buy out the struggling Internet service provider. But AOL has shunned Bing in favor of Microsoft's online nemesis, Google. |
| Microsoft Uses Bing Home Page to Push IE8
(PC World)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:20:13 GMT PC World - Microsoft on Thursday started featuring a small advertisement on its Bing home page for Internet Explorer 8 in an apparent effort to encourage more people to migrate to the latest version of its browser. |
| Windows Phone 7 Goes to Mobile Device Makers
(NewsFactor)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:37:09 GMT NewsFactor - Finishing touches complete, Microsoft sent its latest Windows Phone 7 operating system to equipment manufacturers Wednesday, paving the way for a round of Windows-based mobile devices to debut in time for the holiday season. |
| South Korean company dumping Yahoo's search ads
(AP)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:47:46 GMT AP - Yahoo Inc. is about to lose one of its search advertising partners in South Korea as the Internet company prepares to convert to Microsoft Corp.'s technology. |
| Remains of the Day: Did I miss anything?
(Macworld.com)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:30:00 GMT Macworld.com - You ever get that nagging feeling at the back of your mind that you??ve missed something important? Huh. Well, it was probably nothing. I mean, after all, what could be more important than Microsoft shipping Windows Phone 7? Or Steve Jobs??s approval of Intel??s latest acquisition? I??ll tell you what: Don Draper on his iPhone. Lean back, relax, and let the soothing remainders for Wednesday, September 1, 2010 wash over you. |
| New Apple TV: Living Room as Tech Battleground
(PC World)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:20:00 GMT PC World - Today??s unveiling of a smaller, cheaper Apple TV set-top box is the latest in a long line of tech industry efforts to conquer the living room. Recent reports and rumors have Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Sony all developing low-cost entertainment devices that would stream entertainment bits??movies, TV shows, music, photos, and so on??from the Internet to your HDTV. |
| Firefox 3.6 Becomes Number Two Browser as IE6 Declines
(PC World)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:49:00 GMT PC World - The data from the Net Applications for browser market share in August show that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 continues to lead overall and outpace all competitors in growth. Even better news is that Internet Explorer 6--the archaic and insecure browser that refuses to die--is losing ground. |
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