Tag Archives: Microsoft

Former Microsoft chief Tang Jun fights back

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

Former president of Microsoft China Tang Jun on Tuesday sought to dispel a rumor that he faked his academic credentials in the United States after remaining silent over the matter for the past five days. “I’ve never said I graduated … Continue reading →

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No Kin Do: Microsoft Keeps Limping Into the Mobile Era

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

The life of Microsoft’s Kin was hard and short — delayed development, feuding executives and last-minute changes in OSes were just some of the problems that reportedly plagued the platform. But the phone shoppers out there don’t care about behind-the-scenes bickering. They just want the coolest stuff out there, with touchscreens, real app stores and affordable prices, and Microsoft isn’t cooperating. Continue reading →

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Microsoft links free SQL database with ASP.Net

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

Microsoft is enabling its free SQL CE (SQL Server Compact Edition) database to work within ASP.Net Web applications, thus providing a lightweight database option for ASP.Net Web development, a Microsoft official said this week. ASP.Net is a Web framework. SQL … Continue reading →

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The Great Success Of Microsoft’s Kin

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

By: Aaron Shapiro Last week, Microsoft killed its first phone product, Kin. Ad Age called it “One of the fastest launch-to-failure paths ever taken by a major marketer.” The New York Times quipped, “That didn’t take long,” pointing out that … Continue reading →

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‘Don’t get excited’ about Windows 8, says analyst

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

By: Gregg Keizer Don’t jump to conclusions about Windows 8 based on leaked slides supposedly from Microsoft, an industry analyst warned today. Putting aside the question of whether the information that leaked Monday is actually official, it’s dangerous to assume … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Kin: A Heartfelt Obituary

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

By: JR Raphael Microsoft Kin, a pseudo-smartphone aimed at teenagers, died Wednesday at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The Kin was only seven weeks old. Microsoft Kin had suffered a serious health struggle since its birth this past May. While … Continue reading →

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Microsoft kills Kin

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

Microsoft discontinued the Kin, just over two months after launching it. Continue reading →

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Quotes of The Day

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

“We were making many decisions based on … what customers wanted us to do.” P.J. Hough (Microsoft VP)

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How Microsoft Crowdsourced the Making of Office 2010

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

For several years, Denise Carlevato has studied millions of mouse clicks and keystrokes made by anonymous computer users from all over the world. Her objective: to make Microsoft Office better fit the way millions of people work.

“We were making many decisions based on … what customers wanted us to do.” –Microsoft VP P.J. Hough
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comScore Releases May 2010 U.S. Online Video Rankings

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

YouTube Streams All-Time High of 14.6 Billion Videos Viewed Continue reading →

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