Windows 7 has launched a new programming interface that is designed to make it easier for software to figure out where a particular PC and its user are located. This way it makes it easier to find nearby friends.
Microsoft does have a variety of control options, like turning off location services by default, and […]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had said creating a mobile operating system was financially unsound for Google and that the company was definitely far behind the competition. He added they could hire smart guys and could also hire a lot of people yet, they have in specific sense remained far behind.
He has now also raised some […]

The recent declaration of Yahoo and AOL being in due diligence has made it more likely that a merger may occur between them. Diligence is a process through which companies pass when there is a possibility of negotiations for an acquisition. The declaration of the two companies involved in talks came months ago.

IT Giant Microsoft has launched its new cloud computing service at a conference. The launch of the new Windows Azure was announced at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference in LA. There were 6000 software developers present for this conference.
The latest launch is an attempt by the IT Giant to compete in the speedily growing business of […]

If you use a Windows computer that is connected to a network, a new bug may cause havoc on the machine. According to a news report, XP, 2000 and Server 2003 are the most vulnerable versions of Windows. Vista and Server 2008 are vulnerable as well but not as severely. Microsoft has issued the patch […]

According to a new posting titled ‘what are you looking for, today?’ by Leah Pearlman on Facebook, the networking website is always working on new innovative ways to make user experience more handy and useful. Toward that goal, they have just added Microsoft Live Search to Facebook’s search experience (currently for people in the US).
This […]

Steve Ballmer, the Microsoft Chief Executive, stated a Web search ad deal with Yahoo makes economic and business sense (and may still be possible), though the two firms are currently not in any discussions.
Yahoo shares jumped by 17% as investors hoped the comments could lead to the two firms returning to negotiations. The gains were […]

Google and Microsoft are the biggest names in their respective domains- search and software. While Microsoft also has a share of the search pie with its Live Search, Google has its Google Apps suite that is a web-based competitor to some of the major Microsoft software applications. Google Apps has been trying to get ahead […]

The Yahoo-Microsoft fiasco has sprouted back up with a small group of Yahoo investors who have brought the topic to light again. Reuters has reported that Mithras Capital, who own approximately 0.14% of Yahoo with more than 1.9 million shares, have a proposal for Microsoft in which they would buy out Yahoo’s search business at […]

When Jerry Yang, Yahoo co-founder and CEO, spurned Microsoft’s buyout offer earlier this year, he had promised brighter days ahead. Instead, the global market collapse has driven Yahoo’s market value to almost a fraction of what Microsoft had originally bid.
If Microsoft or any other buyer was to float a new bid offer, the acquisition would […]

Microsoft’s Live Labs team has released a new mode to cater to users who are keen on tracking political discourse on the Web. The tool, named Political Streams, will track news stories and updates on both traditional news websites and blogs, and rank them based on overall coverage.
What is really noteworthy is the fact that […]

Microsoft is gung-ho about innovating its search business model. And they plan to do the same by increasing perks. This time the computer giant is trying to incentivise by Search perks.
This year in May they ran a program named Cashback in which users got financial incentives to surf the Live Search engine. Now the […]

Microsoft, the software giant, has filed five lawsuits and has amended two previous legal complaints relating to spyware attempts. The programmes listed comprise MalwareCore, WinDefender, Scan & Repair, Antivirus 2009, XPDefender and WinSpywareProtect. The key defendant listed is “John Doe” since investigators do not know the identities of the people involved.
Senior attorney, Microsoft internet safety […]

Microsoft has decided that Windows 7 will not include built-in programs for email, movie making and photo editing as was the case with Windows Vista.
The firm included Windows Mail, Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Movie Maker as part of Vista. Later, it chose to offer separate downloadable Windows Live programs that basically replaced […]

Microsoft is on a major virtualisation spree, with the introduction of new virtualisation tools. It has also made the core hypervisor product absolutely free of charge. The download will support virtual machines running Windows or Linux. The software includes Hyper-V itself as well as a cut-down Server Core installation of Microsoft’s Windows Server 2008.
Microsoft also […]

Google had been the target of pointed criticism from Microsoft some days ago when Peter Cullen, their chief privacy strategist, had been quoted as saying that ‘Google is where Microsoft was seven or 10 years ago’ where the topic of privacy is considered.
Google, not the ones to just take the criticism quietly, have responded. Their […]

Microsoft has, almost out of the blue, come out with complaints against Google’s privacy policies. Peter Cullen, Chief Privacy Strategist, Microsoft talked to ZDNet.com.au, saying:
Google’s a great company, got some great products, but in some respects, I think Google is where Microsoft was seven or 10 years ago.
The reason that Cullen has given for such […]

Photosynth is a Live Labs project of Microsoft. It is an application as well as a plug-in for browsers that allows users to stitch regular photographs together into a 3D panorama style virtual experience and it has been there for some time now. It went public a couple of days ago and users of Windows […]

Microsoft recently expanded its ad deal (signed two years ago) with social networking giant Facebook. Microsoft presently manages and sells all display ads of Facebook. Microsoft will widen the scope to provide search and paid listings.
Both the companies are working on an API for Facebook in turn, creating a rich search experience. The API to […]

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer, states that he is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars for fixing the firm’s unprofitable Internet business. However, his investors state that they want proof he knows exactly what to do with the cash.
After walking away from six months of off-again, on-again talks about taking over all […]