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Windows 8 launched: the PC has evolved
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Microsoft has launched Windows 8, a new version of the world's most popular operating system.
Windows 8 is an evolutionary leap forward in ...
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29 October 2012
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WebSockets with .NET
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WebSockets offers a whole new way of building for the web.
The .NET Framework is particularly convenient way of building WebSock ...
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03 November 2011
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Microsoft announces impressive earnings, revenues, profits and growth
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Microsoft today published their financial results for the last quarter year and full year.
The data are impressive, beating even the most ambit ...
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21 July 2011
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Is Open-Source going out of fashion?
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Open-Source seems to be going out of fashion, and the open movement ls losing the trendy image it once had.
The Senior Technology Editor at the ...
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13 July 2011
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Cheap imitations of tech products: killing the goose that lays the golden eggs
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A small number of organisations are making it their business to copy other people's products and attack the companies behind the original idea. ...
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04 February 2011
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Prediction: Microsoft will dominate the tablet market
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Allow me to make an easy prediction: Windows will dominate the tablet market.
To some people this will sound like a bold prediction. We've ...
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26 January 2011
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CES 2011: Microsoft dominates
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Microsoft stole the show at this year's Consumer Electronics Conference
Microsoft dominated this year's CES in Las Vegas. The star of t ...
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10 January 2011
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Halo Reach -- major new game coming soon!
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Later this year the video game Halo: Reach will be released. It will be one of the biggest events in the industry this year. It's lik ...
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01 May 2010
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Facebook and Microsoft launch Docs.com -- a new web-based MS Office!
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Breaking news: Microsoft and Facebook have teamed-up to launch Docs.com. Welcome to the future!
Get started! Try it now: Microsoft Do ...
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21 April 2010
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Microsoft announces the Open Data Protocol (OData)
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The Open Data Protocol was announced by Microsoft today at PDC 09.
The Data Developer centre at Microsoft has published a very useful Open Data ...
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17 November 2009
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A free open-source Content Management System from Microsoft, to be launched next week
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Microsoft is set to launch a free, open-source Content Management System next week. Project codename: Orchard.
Details are not yet public, ...
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04 November 2009
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ASP.NET MVC 2 and Visual Studio 2010 previewed in London
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When I heard that Scott Guthrie was coming to London to do a talk on ASP.NET MVC 2 and Visual Studio 2010, I knew I had to be there. This is the fu ...
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03 October 2009
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Azure preview - my first impressions and some screenshots
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I received an email from Microsoft today inviting me to try out their new Azure platform prior to its commercial launch.
Azure is an exciting n ...
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30 September 2009
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Microsoft announces WebsiteSpark – get the MS web platform and development tools for FREE
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Microsoft has just announced Website Spark -- a major new initiative designed to help the web development community.
You can now use the full r ...
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24 September 2009
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Linux has become 'bloated' and not streamlined or efficient, warns the man who created
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Linus Torvalds, the man who created Linux, has expressed strong criticism of the modern form of the platform at a Linux conference, describing it as " ...
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22 September 2009
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Microsoft launches web-based MS Office apps
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Today Microsoft rolled-out the first public Beta of Microsoft Office Web Applications, under the Office Online branding. This a useful new online serv ...
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18 September 2009
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The next big blockbuster video game launches next week: Halo 3 ODST
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The top headline on the BBC News technology page is currently the imminent release of the next big blockbuster video game, Halo 3: ODST, which will dr ...
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18 September 2009
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Bing market-share rose by 22% last month
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Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, is rapidly gaining popularity and market share.
The latest trends documented in a report published by Nielsen ...
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17 September 2009
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Latest version of Mac OS is less secure than older version of Windows
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The new version of Apple's flagship Mac operating system, the recently released "Mac OS X Snow Leopard" (version 10.6), is not as secure than Windows. ...
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17 September 2009
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Microsoft launches major new Content Distribution Network that can add AJAX features to any website
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Microsoft has just announced a useful new CDN service that any website can use, at no cost, to add rich JavaScript functionality and Ajax.
This mov ...
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16 September 2009
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New version of Bing.com coming soon
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A new version of the Bing web portal is imminent -- if rumours leaked following an internal company meeting by several Microsoft insiders on the micro ...
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11 September 2009
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Microsoft and Tesco announce major new online entertainment service for UK customers
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Microsoft and Tesco have been secretly collaborating to develop a next-generation interactive entertainment service on the web for UK consumers. The s ...
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10 September 2009
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IE8 protects the security of users better than any other web browser
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Internet Explorer 8 protects your security better than other web browsers. This is the conclusion from the most up-to-date scientific tests by NSS Lab ...
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20 August 2009
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Microsoft Word banned in USA over alleged patent infringement by district court in east Texas
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*** I am still digesting the facts. I will continue to update this web page as I progress. When finished, this page will provide a simple analysis of ...
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12 August 2009
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Zune HD portable media player: launch-date announced by Microsoft
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The new Zune HD media player will be launched in the US on 15 September, Microsoft has announced.
Zune HD is literally the state-of-the-art per ...
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12 August 2009
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Xbox LIVE update announced for next week
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Microsoft sent an
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the date for the next major update to the Xbox LIVE service. This ...
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08 August 2009
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Microsoft needs to release Windows Server Express
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Microsoft urgently needs to release an Express edition of Windows Server.
Microsoft's existing customers want it, and need it. More importantly, Mi ...
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06 August 2009
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Yahoo upgrades their search engine to Microsoft's Bing
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Yahoo.com is upgrading their search engine to Bing.
Bing > Google
Bing.com is the exciting new search engine web site, developed by Microsoft. A ...
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29 July 2009
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Convert Flash apps into Silverlight apps automatically with one mouse-click
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The death of Flash: upgrading to Silverlight
Flash-to-Silverlight conversion wizards mark the beginning of the end of Flash
A simple wizard like Sil ...
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22 July 2009
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Microsoft has switched back to attack mode
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Microsoft's strategic stance has shifted from defense back to offense.
The change back to a stronger, more confident, more competitive business is ...
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22 July 2009
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Apple sued for stealing touchpad idea
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Apple and other companies are being sued for stealing the idea for the touchpad interface.
The touchpad idea represents an important advancement in ...
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20 July 2009
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Microsoft voted UK's best brand by British public
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Microsoft is officially the UK's favourite brand.
The BBC made the top 5. Apple just about made it into the top ten.
Apple's business model is not ...
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15 July 2009
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