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Microsoft to deploy “Microsoft Gurus”
As part of the $300 million ad campaign that kicked off last night, Microsoft plans to deploy about 155 in-store representatives by the end of the year. Nicknamed Microsoft Gurus, these representatives will not only promote the Microsoft brand, but will also help answer your questions about Windows. The Microsoft Gurus will also demo other [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft invests in Net video company Move Networks
25. August 2008
Microsoft has invested in Internet TV company Move Networks for an undisclosed sum, in a move to broaden the reach of its video streaming technology. The investment comes roughly five months after the two companies struck a strategic partnership. In March, Microsoft said it would begin supporting Move Network’s video streaming technology within its own cross-browser [...]
Continue reading...Silverlight’s Olympics stats
14. August 2008
If you don’t know by now, Microsoft has been crazy for this year’s Olympics. One thing they’re doing with NBC, is powering over 2000 hours worth of videos. So how is it doing in terms of performance? Here are some few stats of what www.nbcolympics.com has done for Silverlight. Silverlight has been downloaded 8 million times [...]
Continue reading...MSN Toolbar updated with Olympics, Stocks, and Video tabs
6. August 2008
One neat feature that Microsoft built into the MSN Toolbar, is the ability to update and add new buttons without the end user having to install a new version. That said, the MSN Toolbar has added three new buttons for the Olympics, Stocks, and Videos. The Olympics button features a medal count, news, photos, videos, [...]
Continue reading...Live Search homepage updated
30. July 2008
Today, Microsoft announced a newly updated Live Search Homepage. So I checked it out and the only thing different is the background with “hotspots.” What are “hotspots” you might wonder? Off to the right of the background, when rolled over, four square boxes activate with a little description and a search icon that will take [...]
Continue reading...Yahoo! rejects Microsoft again
13. July 2008
Continuing the long, 5-month battle, Microsoft and Yahoo! still can’t agree on a deal. Announced today was another rejection from Yahoo! that was handed down to Microsoft. With the help of Carl Icahn, Microsoft is trying to acquire Yahoo’s search business. Yahoo! clearly doesn’t like the idea and is willing to open up talks again [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft to fully control MSN Israel
7. July 2008
Microsoft has announced an agreement to fully purchase MSN Israel from their partner, Internet Gold. Microsoft previously held 49.9%, while Internet Gold owned 50.1% of MSN Israel. The parties are currently discussing the terms of migration and possible future cooperation. The msn.co.il portal will continue to operate throughout the transition period and both parties are working [...]
Continue reading...Live Search Maps improves in China
3. July 2008
Continuously improving on its Maps services, Microsoft has released a batch of updates to Live Search Maps in China. Check out the full list below: Real-time Traffic in Beijing Send-to-Mobile for free for local search and transit routing result Transit data refresh for existing 11 cities including 3 new subway in Beijing (No.10, Airport and Olympic). Expanded coverage from [...]
Continue reading...Deep Zoom Barack Obama
2. July 2008
When Microsoft announced Silverlight 2, they showcased a really neat feature known as Deep Zoom. Deep Zoom allows for smooth in-place zooming and panning for high resolution image. Using this feature, Deep Zoom Obama has created “an interactive mosaic” of Barack Obama using over 12,000 images of Obama supporters uploaded on www.BarackObama.com. The mosaic allows [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft launches subscription service Equipt
2. July 2008
Revealed back in April as Albany, Microsoft’s subscription service for Office and Live OneCare will be released in mid-July. Named Equipt, the new subscription offer will cost $69.99 for a one-year renewable subscription, which can be deployed on up to three home PCs. Equipt offers Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, Windows Live OneCare, and Windows [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft acquires Powerset
1. July 2008
It’s final, Microsoft acquires Powerset just as rumors predicted. After looking for suitors since May, Powerset finally decided Microsoft was the best fit. The acquisition will not fuel Microsoft’s search marketshare, but will give it new talent and search technology. The price of the acquisition isn’t being disclosed, but TechCrunch is reporting it was roughly [...]
Continue reading...Virtual Earth adds 20TB in June
25. June 2008
A step down from last month’s 69TB update, the Virtual Earth team over at Microsoft added another 20TB of new imagery for the month of June. The update brings new imagery of the U.S., Canada, France, and the U.K. You can view a full list of the citties update on the Virtual Earth Blog. For [...]
Continue reading...MSN Music servers to stay online until 2011
19. June 2008
Back in April, Microsoft decided to end its MSN Music service (and shut down its servers). What did that mean? It meant all purchased music will become non transferable to a different computer after August 31, 2008 due to DRM restrictions and therefore stuck on the machines (up to 5) it currently resides. Today, Microsoft [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft, Yahoo! end talks without deal
12. June 2008
The Wall Street Journal has reported that talks between Microsoft and Yahoo! have ended without a deal. Yahoo! has said that Microsoft was no longer interested in a take-over even at $33 a share. Yahoo! also decided that a search only deal with Microsoft is not the best way to go. Update: TechCrunch is reporting that [...]
Continue reading...Kaiser Permanente to use Microsoft’s HealthVault
9. June 2008
Kaiser Permanente announced a new partnership with Microsoft to test a new program expanding access to patients’ online health records. Kaiser Permanente’s My Heath Manager system, which currently provides information to more than 2 million online users, will be linked to Microsoft’s HealthVault platform. The program will initially become available to Kaiser Permanente’s 156,00 employees [...]
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5. September 2008
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