Let me be very straightforward about it because I don’t want to put you under any wrong impression. Microsoft will indeed launch an Operating System this week. This Operating System wont be doing the usual stuff, it would rather be an OS for the designers who want to create web based applications which derive the [...]

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Microsoft have provided the first look at the next version of its developer tools and platform, which will be named Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0.
Microsoft described the next release through the following five prime areas:

Riding the next-generation platform wave.
Inspiring developer delight, powering breakthrough departmental applications.
Enabling emerging trends such as cloud computing, and
Democratizing [...]

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Microsoft Thursday floated a trial balloon on a new PowerPoint prototype that starts with a single view and uses a zoom feature for highlighting text, pictures and other details.
This is being called pptPlex, the prototype is what Microsoft calls a “canvas,” allowing users to put together various elements in a single place, [...]

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Microsoft to offer single download for Windows Live suite. Microsoft will offer a Windows Live “installer” that will download and install software to access multiple online services, as per the president of Microsoft’s Platform and Services Division Kevin Johnson, mentioned his presentation at Microsoft’s Financial Analysts Day on Thursday, Johnson mentioned the Windows Live installer, [...]

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Microsoft’s Research annual summit with university in Redmond have announced plans for its next research grants to colleges and universities.
Everyone is keen to know about the subjects that the Microsoft chooses as those will highlight the areas they considers most vital and worth exploring.
One such interesting category is a $500,000 commitment for research in [...]

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I just read in news, Microsoft Corp. has agreed to modify Vista operating system in response to legal complaints that its desktop search function has brought Google and other potential competitors in problem. The U.S. Justice Department and Microsoft are expected to provide details of the proposed changes in a joint report filed in federal [...]

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With the increase fondness for the Blackberry phones, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. is introducing a software application that can make Palm Treos and other Windows-based mobile devices made by rivals work like a BlackBerry.The software, due in the fall, is designed to extend BlackBerry’s dominance by offering an option to individuals who may [...]

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Its likely that some Hackers have already exploited Windows Vista activation , according to SecurityFocus.com, Experts are blogging on how can this is propogating and how can it be controlled, one technique that requires a special editor for the the software that acts as the interface between the PC hardware and the operating system, [...]

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Microsoft is making efforts to expand the Xbox 360 feature set by announcing new instant messaging functions for users of the popular gaming device.
With expanded HD video content and a new HDMI-enabled Xbox 360 Elite, the Microsoft now provides the ability to run Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360, allowing them to easily connect and [...]

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AURA is ” Advanced User Resource Annotation” . This name is given to the technology that enables the Windows Mobile devices to read product barcodes and pull up product information.
This software is one of the many useful concepts being demonstrated and tested by Microsoft Research.
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