Category: Microsoft
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Microsoft Reports First Loss in History
As expected, Microsoft reported a quarterly loss for the first time in its 26 years on the market on Thursday afternoon. The tech giant had warned previously that it would be taking a $6.19 billion write-down its 2007 acquisition of aQuantive, which Microsoft once hoped would help it break into the display market that continues…
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Prank Call To Microsoft Technical Support Using Microsoft Sam!
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Microsoft pulls out of MSNBC JV to start own online news operation
Software giant Microsoft has parted company with NBC News, pulling out of their joint venture MSNBC to launch its own online news service, the two companies said. read more
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Microsoft CEO declares war on Apple, considers smartphone
This post was originally published on Mashable. Declaring a new era for the company, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the Surface tablet will rejuvenate Microsoft as it takes on Apple and he didn’t discount the possibility of a Microsoft-made smartphone. read more
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Microsoft Office for iOS and Android Arriving in November?
BGR reports that Microsoft is planning to launch Office for iOS in November this year, with the source claiming first-hand knowledge of the software running on an iPad. With the app’s splash screen referring to it as “Office for iOS”, the source also speculates that the app may also be coming to the smaller screens…
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Cloud Driving Microsoft To Open Source?
“Sam Ramji thinks the days where Microsoft’s, (and Apple’s, and Oracle’s) love-hate relationship with open source are numbered, thanks to the cloud. Whereas some open source advocates say the cloud may kill open source, because users won’t have access to the source, Ramji says the cloud will be its salvation. Ramji, Microsoft’s original internal open…
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Should you install Windows 7 Service Pack 1?
Last week, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. read more
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HTML5 Video and Interoperability: Firefox Add-On Provides H.264 Support on Windows
As you know, Microsoft is committed to interoperability, and the IE team has previously blogged about and provided developer previews and samples showing “Same Markup” – the same HTML, CSS, and script working across browsers – in action. read more
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Microsoft previews Internet Explorer 9 – with support for HTML5
SVG, video, compiled Javascript.. but still lacking on the Acid3 front. read more
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Secret Microsoft doc leaks, DMCA notice fails to contain it
It’s no secret that online service providers cooperate with law enforcement agencies and will hand over personal information of various kinds when subpoenaed, subject to court order, or compelled by search warrant. What is secret has been exactly what information these companies store about their users, and what they will hand over to the authorities…