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Outlook Social Connector : Connecting LinkedIn, Facebook, and MySpace
In November 2009, both the beta of Microsoft Office 2010 as well as the Outlook Social Connector was announced. The Outlook Social Connector brings together communications history, contact information, and professional and social networking information into the Outlook experience.
We are continuing to deliver on that vision today with two new announcements. First, we’re proud to [...]
A War Against Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
The war against IE6 continues. Effective March 1, 2010, Google will begin phasing out support for Internet Explorer 6 in Google Docs and Google Sites.
Google has just announced the news that it’s joining the long list of companies that will no longer support IE6. Once Google begins phasing out support for the archaic browser, Google [...]
Earnings take-away: Microsoft is still powered by Windows
Microsoft’s brass is always looking for the next billion dollar business and has stuck a toe into everything from healthcare to energy monitoring. But as the company’s second quarter earnings for fiscal 2010, which Microsoft released on January 28, show, Windows is still the big wheel that keeps on turning in Redmond.
Consumer sales of Windows [...]
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard Deal: The Cloud is not Cheap
You’re hard pressed to find any sector of the tech economy that is getting more financing than cloud computing. Today’s announcement by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft is a good example.
Full StoryIntroducing Bing : By Microsoft
So, why a new [wikipop]search engine[/wikipop]? Why the new name? Why now?
Well, because even though search is a pretty amazing thing, the current state of [wikipop]search engines[/wikipop] has some equally amazing statistics.
So far in 2009, there are four and a half websites created EVERY SECOND as the web continues to expand. While more searchable information [...]
Microsoft gives Yahoo deadline on offer
Microsoft set the clock ticking for Yahoo to accept its $41 billion buyout offer in a letter to the Internet pioneer’s board Saturday, warning that if a deal wasn’t reached by April 26 the software maker would launch a hostile takeover at a less attractive price.”If we have not concluded an agreement within the next [...]
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