Tag: Microsoft

Kinect – The Xbox 360 Enhancement Formerly Known as Project Natal
Microsoft has unveiled Kinect, a controller-free gaming device for Xbox 360, previously code-named Project Natal. "It's an amazing year just when you look a...
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Bing Talks New Webmaster Tools
Microsoft made some significant announcements related to Bing at SMX Advanced in Seattle. Later this summer, Bing will offer a redesigned version of...
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Yahoo and Microsoft Still Aiming for Holidays for Integration
Update: As we reported months ago, Yahoo and Microsoft hope to get their search/advertising integration in place in time for the holidays. The Wall Street...
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Blinkx Launches Four Add-Ons For IE 8
Video search engine blinkx has introduced four custom browser add-ons for Internet Explorer 8 users....
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Bing Becomes iPhone Search Option
Although Steve Ballmer did not, as some outlandish rumors asserted he would, make an appearance at WWDC 2010 today, Steve Jobs did say something important concerning Microsoft's...
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Microsoft Gives Up On Bing Cashback
Bribery, while useful, isn't always an effective means of obtaining a large user base, Microsoft has discovered.  Microsoft announced today that it will retire the Bing cas...
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Security Firms Respond to “Google Dropping Windows” Report
Rumor has it that Google is not using Windows internally anymore, and security companies don't necessarily find this to be a great solution if security is the concern. More than...
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IE6 Falls Below 5% Usage in US, Europe, Still Beating Chrome
Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome have taken up a good deal of the web browser headlines in recent memory. Google showcased its much-publicized...
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Microsoft Moves Tag Out Of Beta
Microsoft has moved its mobile barcode technology, Tag out of beta after 18 months of testing. Users can download the Microsoft Tag app on their smartphone, take...
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EU Authorities Find Search Engines Still In Breach Of Privacy Law
Even if Facebook's received the lion's share of attention from privacy advocates today, a group of European data protection authorities hasn't forgotten about Google, Yahoo, and...
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Microsoft Exec On Cloud Computing: “We’re All In”
Expect to see a lot more headlines with the words "Microsoft" and "cloud" both in them over the coming years.  Stephen Elop, President of the Microsoft...
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MSN Homepage Gets Bing Prominence Tweak
Update 2:  Microsoft has decided to give Bing a...
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Microsoft Previews New Hotmail Upgrade
Microsoft has introduced a preview of its Hotmail email service aimed at reducing inbox clutter and winning over users of other rival services such as Yahoo mail and Gmail....
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Microsoft Settles Patent Case With VirnetX For $200 Million
Microsoft said today it will pay Internet security software firm VirnetX Holding Corporation $200 million to get a patent license to settle litigation it infringed on two patent...
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Microsoft CFO Deems Large Acquisitions Unlikely
If Microsoft makes any acquisitions in the next few months, don't look for the term "billion" to be involved.  Even "___ hundred million" may be out of...
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