Facebook’s new Skype integration is another marker in its long-deepening relationship with Microsoft, as both companies seek to battle Google. When Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion in May, it kicked off a good deal of analyst chatter about how […]
4 reasons Windows Phone 7 will beat iPhone and Android
And three reasons it won’t Microsoft has a relatively long history with mobile operating systems, stretching back to the mid-1990s and Windows CE. Developed originally for “embedded systems,” Windows CE quickly found its way into PDAs and eventually phones, and […]
Microsoft’s Gamble: Metro UI as the New Face of Windows
The tile-based Metro user interface that runs on Windows Phones will soon be the look and feel of all devices in Microsoft’s ecosystem. Is this smart streamlining or a foolish consistency? At its Worldwide Partner Conference last week, Microsoft strongly […]
Microsoft patching: Still painful after all these years
We asked readers to tell us if Microsoft’s efforts have made the patching process any easier. The spring of 2011 has seen some of the largest Microsoft Patch Tuesdays ever. In April, Microsoft tied its all-time record with 17 updates […]
Chrome 13 Stable as Google Pays 17K for Bug Fixes
Google’s Chrome browser version 13 is stable, featuring Instant Pages predictive search technology, print preview for Windows and Linux machines, as well as a better omnibox. Also featuring: 30 bug fixes. Best Microsoft MCTS Training – Microsoft MCITP Training […]
Windows Embedded signage platform sports Core i5 CPU
American Industrial Systems (AIS) announced a digital signage device that runs Windows Embedded Standard 7 on a 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-520M processor. The DSK-i5XPC includes DisplayPort, DVI-D, HDMI, and VGA video outputs, a 2.5-inch hard disk drive, and 802.11a/b/g/n wireless […]
5 reasons to embrace Microsoft Office 365 (or at least some of it)
Last week, I offered you 5 reasons why you should avoid Office 365 — the new cloud service from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). This week, I want to offer the flipside of the coin. Let’s see the glass half-full in The Long […]
Microsoft: No botnet is indestructible
‘Nothing is impossible,’ says Microsoft attorney, countering claims that the TDL-4 botnet is untouchable Computerworld – No botnet is invulnerable, a Microsoft lawyer involved with the Rustock takedown said, countering claims that another botnet was “practically indestructible.” Microsoft MCTS Certification, […]
Microsoft pays customer $250K to aid in move to Office 365
Network World – The University of Nebraska is dumping Lotus Notes for Microsoft’s Office 365, and getting $250,000 from Microsoft to help make the move. Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com “Microsoft is providing $250,000 in […]
Microsoft patching: Still painful after all these years
Network World – The spring of 2011 has seen some of the largest Microsoft Patch Tuesdays ever. In April, Microsoft tied its all-time record with 17 updates that fixed 64 vulnerabilities. In June, the company issued another biggie, with 16 […]