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Microsoft unveils file-move changes in Windows 8

August 25, 2011 in Official Website

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Microsoft has been throwing out crumbs on forthcoming features for Windows 8, but dodged serving up the main course.Windows 8 will clean up the system for downloading files to your PC and changing file names, Microsoft has said on its newly launched Building Windows 8 blog.

The successor to Windows 7 will combine file download dialogue boxes into a single box, you’ll be able to stop and pause downloads, and rather than trying to estimate how long a download has left to run, the new operating system will instead feature a graph that shows the data transfer speed, transfer rate trend, and how much data is left to transfer. Read the rest of this entry →

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Skype to acquire New York-based start-up GroupMe

August 23, 2011 in Official Website

Source: Nypost

Skype agreed to acquire the New York-based start-up GroupMe, a move that gets the internet calling giant into the increasingly crowded business of providing group messaging services on smartphones, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Read the rest of this entry →

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Microsoft Confirms Windows 8 App Store

August 18, 2011 in Official Website

Source: TGdaily

There will be a centralized online hub, managed by Microsoft, for Windows 8 users to find, purchase, and download software from any publisher. That is the latest detail to be confirmed for the company’s next iteration of the widely used computer operating system. Read the rest of this entry →

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Windows XP usage finally falls below 50% mark

August 2, 2011 in Official Website

Source: TechSpot

At the end of July 2011, Microsoft can say that Windows XP finally fell below the 50 percent mark. In other words, Redmond’s decade-old operating system is now used by less than half of all Internet users.

Windows XP’s market share is eroding, and Windows in general is slowly slipping as well: between June and July, it fell 0.63 percentage points (from 88.29 percent to 88.76 percent). At the same time, Mac OS gained 0.22 percentage points (from 5.37 percent to 5.59 percent) and Linux gained 0.03 percentage points (from 0.95 percent to 0.98 percent). Unsurprisingly, mobile operating systems gained share. Read the rest of this entry →

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Are Internet Explorer Users Dumb?

July 31, 2011 in Official Website

Source: CNN

Are users of other Web browsers smarter than the people who use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer?A new survey doesn’t quite say so. But it sure as heck suggests it. Read the rest of this entry →

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Will Apple buy Hulu?

July 23, 2011 in Official Website

Source:Bloomberg

Word on the street is that Apple is considering to placing a bid on Hulu, the second most popular video streaming website. Apple has money to spend since it recently made a profit over $7 billion dollars. If the plan goes into affect, we can see a major changes to the television industry. Read the rest of this entry →

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Microsoft Introduces Explorer Touch Mouse

July 19, 2011 in Official Website

Source: Tuaw

If you’re still have that PS/2 mouse and you’re desperate for an upgrade, then this mouse is for you. A mouse for a computer isn’t something to brag about, but Microsoft has new technology to get the public excited. Microsoft introduced its new explorer mouse technology. it’s so cool that it is Apple compatible and new specs to bring out the geek out of us. Read the rest of this entry →

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Microsoft Hotmail says goodbye to “123456″ Password

July 15, 2011 in Official Website

Source: MSNBC

Hotmail users can now say goodbye to “password” and “123456″ as a password. Microsoft announce today that passwords that are weak and common such as these will forbid users to choose them. Other catchphrases such as “ilovecats” and “gogiants” will also be prevented to to chosen as passwords. Read the rest of this entry →

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Microsoft + Skype = Success?

May 11, 2011 in Official Website

Source: LAtimes

Does Microsoft and Skype equal success? While Google and Facebook were battling to death to buy Skype, Microsoft secretly entered the boardroom and make bold moves to acquire the internet telephone service. The technology giant is seeking new ways to make money as its core computer software business faces a growing threat from a new generation of powerful mobile devices. Read the rest of this entry →