Bing Travel knocked out in Seattle data center fire
A fire in Seattle has severed the power supply to a group of servers, which included Microsoft's Bing Travel section, according to a report by Tech Flash. Not only was that part of Bing knocked out, but also Authorize.net and various other sites, as a transformer was blown at the... Read on »
Microsoft patents: Linux to become VFAT-free?
In light of the recent Microsoft-TomTom VFAT lawsuit and its subsequent settlement, Linux users have been wondering what Microsoft's intentions with regard to the presence of VFAT functionality in the Linux kernel might be. The Linux Foundation continues to maintain that Microsoft's VFAT patents are not valid. And of course... Read on »
Confirmed: Windows 7 set to RTM on July 13
Earlier today the guys over at GeekSmack.net "confirmed" that Windows 7 was set to RTM (release to manufacturing) on July 13, which also coincides with Wzor's unconfirmed rumor last month. A few minutes ago sources close to the company, who wish to remain anonymous, have confirmed to Neowin that Windows... Read on »
Microsoft pulls 'sickening' Internet Explorer 8 ads
Last week, Microsoft released some ads for Internet Explorer 8 that were intended to provide a "tongue-in-cheek look" at some of the... Read on »
Family Pack deal coming to Windows 7 Home Premium
The pre-ordering deal for Windows 7 has been going on for a little while now, but there was still a few whispers... Read on »
Bing introduces real time Twitter search results
We knew it was going to happen; now even Microsoft is experimenting with the "phenomenon" called Twitter. Today Microsoft unveiled a fresh new feature that will list the two latest tweets from that user when you search for them on Bing.com. Microsoft's Sean Suchter, General Manager at the Search Technology... Read on »
Microsoft says goodbye to the Butterfly Program
Who remembers the MSN Butterfly community? For those of you who don't know, the program was renamed a few years ago to the Windows Live Butterfly Community. Today Microsoft officially announced that it will be closing the program, which had about ~150 members. So what was the Windows Live Butterfly... Read on »
Bing takes a little more market share from Google
Microsoft's newest search engine, Bing, has gained a little more traction in the fight against Google's web search dominance. Bing took an 8.23% cut of US web searches for the month of June which is up from Microsoft's previous search engine which served only 7.81% percent of searches for May.... Read on »
Windows 7E pricing for limited time
After reporting that Microsoft will be charging up to twice as much for the full version of Windows 7E in Europe compared to Windows 7 in the United States, Microsoft was not charging more because of the anti-trust regulators in Europe. Consumers can purchase an upgrade for as little as... Read on »
Microsoft Partners now offered Microsoft Surface SDK
If you're part of a company which is enrolled in the Microsoft Partner program, and you are lusting for the ability to try out Microsoft's Surface SDK, your wish is now granted. According to Ars Technica, Microsoft has opened up the SDK to three different levels of Partners, each with... Read on »
Windows 7 build 7264 leaks
Two weeks after we reported that Windows 7 build 7260 leaked, we now have another leak. This time, it's build 7264, which carries the build string of 6.1.7264.0.win7_rtm.090622-1900 meaning that it was complied last week. Wzor is stating that the latest build is 6.1.7265.0.win7_rtm.090624-1905. We're still waiting for the final... Read on »
Windows 7 pre-orders sold out in Japan
Microsoft's upcoming Windows operating system, Windows 7, is slated for an October 22 release; however, the Redmond software giant allowed people to begin pre-ordering much earlier to beat the rush... and it seems this offer was quite well received in Japan. According to Engadget, Windows 7 has completely sold out... Read on »
Fancy a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate for FREE?
A little bird has informed me of an official Microsoft hosted survey in which the winner(s) will receive a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate after simply filling out a 4 question survey. It couldn't be any easier than this folks. The survey is entitled "Windows 7 Discovery", and the... Read on »
Windows 7 in Europe: no upgrades, no IE, up to 2X the price
According to Computer World, things are not looking good for European fans of Windows 7 and Internet Explorer. Microsoft has decided to remove Internet Explorer from versions of Windows 7 to be sold in Europe, the company is not offering an upgrade path from Vista. Also, although international exchange rates... Read on »
Microsoft introduces Apple-like tours of Windows 7
Microsoft has introduced some product tours of Windows 7 in action, similar to Apple's guided tours. Long Zheng spotted them on Microsoft's Windows 7 site as the company ramps up it's marketing of Windows 7. In all of the videos, Latika Kirtane, product manager for Internet Explorer, stars once again.... Read on »
Windows Marketplace for Mobile will launch with 600 apps
Microsoft will be launching their new application store, Windows Marketplace for Mobile, pretty soon and it's just been revealed the level of content that will be initially available. In an interview with MobiFrance (yes, that link is in French), Audrey Zolghadr, product manager for Windows Mobile at Microsoft France, stated... Read on »
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