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Windows 7 Public Launch on November 7

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Software. 45 replies

posted: November 1st, 2009

Microsoft is set to launch their new operating system, Windows 7, to the public this November 7, 2009 at the CyberZone of the SM North EDSA. However, local retailers have already started offering the OS to consumers.

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Bing, Google to do Twitter Search

Published by: yuga under: Gooooogle , Microsoft , Search , Web 2.0. 10 replies

posted: October 22nd, 2009

Today, Bing and Google announced that they have set an agreement with Twitter to do integrated search. This means you can see Twitter updates on both Bing and Google search pages.

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Zune HD Review

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Tech Toys & Gadgets. 23 replies

posted: October 12th, 2009

Microsoft’s new Zune HD is slowly becoming a solid competitor to the widely popular iPod Touch and while already in it’s 2nd generation, the Zune HD is still playing catch-up.

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Are we ready for 64-bit?

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Software. 28 replies

posted: August 14th, 2009

Just re-installed a secondary OS on my main PC and decided to go with the 64-bit version of Windows 7. Been wondering that for the longest time, people have not really cozied up with 64-bit Windows.

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Bing wins in Yahoo+Microsoft Search Deal

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Search , Yahoo. 19 replies

posted: July 30th, 2009

Bing gets another big score with the recently announced search deal between Microsoft and Yahoo! Microsoft will now power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies’ premium search advertisers.

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Is Microsoft getting its groove back?

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft. 21 replies

posted: June 8th, 2009

For the longest time, a lot of industry pundits refer to Microsoft as a dinosaur — unable to grow and innovate, relying on its foothold and near-monopoly of the PC business to thrive. But lately, with the number of announcements coming out of the Redmond giant’s doors, that impression could be changed.

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Project Natal on the XBox 360

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Tech Toys & Gadgets. 22 replies

posted: June 3rd, 2009

Is this even real? Microsoft did it once again with Project Natal on the XBox 360. You have to watch this presentation they did over at the E3 Conference.

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Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Search. 26 replies

posted: June 2nd, 2009

Microsoft may have found the right formula for their search service. Their Bing search engine gives some pretty promising results.

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New Microsoft Zune HD is Official

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft. 14 replies

posted: May 28th, 2009

Microsoft may have a winner with their upcoming Zune HD, officially announced recently and sports some high-definition quality output.

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Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Downloads

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft. 17 replies

posted: May 27th, 2009

Microsoft has finally released the long-awaited public Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows Server 2008.

You can download the installer from the Microsoft Download Center – 32-bit (348 MB, download here), 64-bit (577 MB, download here), and IA64 (450 MB, download here) as well as an ISO image (1.38GB, download here) containing all three updates.

Microsoft already won the Netbook OS wars

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Software. 23 replies

posted: May 5th, 2009

GigaOm’s recent entry talks about the “Fight for the Netbook Operating System” and I say what fight? I think Microsoft already won that battle months ago.

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Laptop Hunters: It all comes down to price!

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Personal Computing. 40 replies

posted: April 10th, 2009

Recent research revealed that there’s a slow growth in sales of notebooks and desktop PCs in the last quarter. But thanks to netbooks, the numbers aren’t too drastic. Microsoft is banking on the idea that it all goes down to price.

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I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person.

Published by: yuga under: Apples and iPods , Microsoft. 48 replies

posted: March 30th, 2009

Last week, Microsoft put out an ad about a lady who wanted to buy a 17″ laptop for under $1,000. Not finding a Mac for that price, she quipped “I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person“. That line hit a major nerve among Mac fans for reasons I don’t really understand.

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Microsoft MyPhone: Backup in the Clouds

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft. 2 replies

posted: February 9th, 2009

Microsoft is joining the pack led by Apple and Nokia by introducing its own mobile backup service in the clouds; and I think its about time WinMo users get such service too.

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The 6 flavors of Windows 7

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft. 12 replies

posted: February 4th, 2009

Microsoft has finally announced the SKUs of their upcoming OS, Windows 7. The line-up didn’t come as a surprise but it sure does tell us MS learned from their mistakes with Vista.

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Microsoft blames Netbooks for lower revenues

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Personal Computing. 19 replies

posted: January 23rd, 2009

The last quarter numbers from Microsoft are out and it’s not looking very good. As such, Microsoft has announced it will lay off 5,000 workers in the next 18 months including the 1,800 it sent out the door earlier today.

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Obama Inauguration in 3D by PhotoSynth

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Photography. 4 replies

posted: January 21st, 2009

Those who weren’t able to go and personally witness the inauguration of Obama are left with no choice but to watch it on TV. Those who don’t have TV still have online streaming from Hulu and uStream yet the one by CNN using PhotoSynth got most of my attention.

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Gigabyte m912 Tablet running Windows 7

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Personal Computing. 10 replies

posted: January 20th, 2009

Here’s another reason why Windows 7 is looking to be a better OS — I installed it on a touchscreen netbook (Gigabyte M912) and worked like a charm.

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Windows 7 Preview: Less of the Same

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft. 33 replies

posted: January 15th, 2009

I’ve had the beta version of Windows 7 installed on my Intel Core 2 Quad, a Compaq Presario, and an Atom-based netbook for about a week now and so far, Microsoft’s upcoming operating system gave a fairly good impression.

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Microsoft Arc Mouse

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Tech Toys & Gadgets. 7 replies

posted: November 10th, 2008

Several new mice came out of Microsoft lately but the one that got my attention was the Arc Mouse. Used one them sexy devices this afternoon while on a visit to the Microsoft Singapore office.

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