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Microsoft launches Biying – China`s Bing


Microsoft launches Biying – China`s Bing

Microsoft has launched a Chinese version of their Bing Search engine (read: decision engine). But Bing is not called Bing in China. Instead Microsoft has decided to name the search engine as Biying. It is available at cn.bing.com. In Mandarin (Chinese Language) bing assumes everal meanings such as sickness, mean ice, soldier or pancake. Instead…

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Access your Windows Live Profile from your Mobile Phone via SMS


Access your Windows Live Profile from your Mobile Phone via SMS

If you’re in the US or the UK, you may now see and update your information on your Windows Live Profile using SMS (text messaging). No need of a WAP enabled phone or any data internet plan for your phone. You just need to text some predefined codes to a number (ShortCode) and you can…

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Microsoft’s new FREE anti-virus ‘Morro’ to be launched soon


Microsoft’s new FREE anti-virus ‘Morro’ to be launched soon

Microsoft will soon be releasing its new security solution named ‘Morro’ and that too for free. They had not re-christened Windows Live OneCare this time, instead they have been developing a new and free security solution for Windows and ‘Morro’ is the outcome of that. According to Microsoft, they have been testing an early version…

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BingTones – Bing Ringtones from Microsoft, a clever idea to promote Bing


BingTones – Bing Ringtones from Microsoft, a clever idea to promote Bing

Microsoft is leaving no stone unturned in publicizing it’s all new Bing Search engine (read: decision engine). Now, Microsoft has come up with yet another wonderful promotional tool for the Bing search engine – ‘Ring tones’. Microsoft is giving away three free ring tones for your mobile phone. Since these three tones are in mp3…

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By Debjit
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Act Fast – Submit your website to Bing for better hits


Bing.com is a new search engine (read: decision engine) and has created quite a lot of hype in a very short time. Bing, the decision engine  provides you with some really cool features and more user friendliness with all that eye soothing artwork in the background. Many people will be trying out Bing search engine…

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By Debjit

Add Bing to your Firefox Search Bar – The Bing add-on


The Bing Development team has released a Bing add-on for the Firefox Web Browser which lets you add Bing to the list of search engines in the Firefox Search bar. The description about the add-on in the Firefox add-on directory says that this add-on is the only officially supported Bing add-on, provided by Bing team…

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By Debjit

Bing promises to change the current web search scenario


According to a Microsoft Survey, half of attempted search queries fail to meet consumer needs, and many people consider search results too disorganized. It has also been found that consumers are more interested in using the Internet to get things done, rather than to simply find some information. With all this in mind, Microsoft has…

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By Debjit

Koobface breaks into facebook, again!


Koobface breaks into facebook, again!

If the security firm Trend Micro is to be believed, another variant of the popular koobface worm has made its way into facebook again. But this time, it’s not only facebook that’s getting affected, other social-networking sites like MySpace, hi5, LiveJournal etc too are not being spared. If you recall, ‘koobface’ was first identified in…

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By Debjit

Conficker Worm – Precautions, Detection and Removal


Conficker Worm – Precautions, Detection and Removal

A Brief History Conficker is a new and interesting breed of self updating computer worm. It is also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido. It was discovered in October 2008. It exploits a known security problem in Microsoft Windows Operating System. The operating systems vulnerable includes Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003,…

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By Ricky

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