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Microsoft Building ServiceOS – A Google ChromeOS Rival?


Service OS aims to be a Chrome OS for Microsoft Products (Image is just a depiction)

With Google ChromeOS nearing it’s release date (via the Chromebook on 15th June) it looks like Microsoft has been working on something similar too. ChromeOS basically puts all user data in the cloud and aims to synchronize all that data using Google Accounts so that whenever users log in to their computers from different locations,…

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By Debjit
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Windows Live SkyDrive Going HTML5 [Screenshots + Features]


HTML5 version of the Photo Viewer in new SkyDrive

If you are a regular user of Windows Live SkyDrive, then sit tight. A new version of Windows Live SkyDrive is coming your way soon. It is being said that Microsoft is working towards bringing major changes in the Live SkyDrive storage service which involves a massive integration of HTML5 elements. For the ones, who…

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By Debjit

Microsoft’s Revenue From Android Is More Five Times More Than That From Windows Phone


Microsoft’s Windows Phone has not been successful. In fact, considering the pre launch hype and advertisement, it has been a dud so far. However, it seems like Microsoft is not bleeding in the mobile in the mobile industry. They have been having a very good income source from an unlikely source – Android. Yes, that…

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By Ricky

Skype Cuts Off Partnership With Open Source PBX Asterisk


Skype Cuts Off Partnership With Open Source PBX Asterisk

Steve Ballmer gave all hocus-pocus when he was asked if Microsoft would continue to support non-Microsoft platforms. And now he proves that Microsoft would play tough with the open source or non-Microsoft platforms as we expected. Digium, the company behind the popular open-source Asterisk private-branch exchange (PBX) program, has announced that Skype has unilaterally ended its…

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By Debjit
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“Cookiejacking” Puts 900Million Microsoft Internet Explorer Users At Risk


All versions of IE have a potential cookiejacking vulnerability

Well, this is something any loyal or infact any regular Microsoft Internet Explorer user would not want to hear. An independent Computer security researcher and expert – Rosario Valotta has devised an attack on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (MSIE) which can remotely hijack your browser cookies and potentially cause damage to you by stealing digital credentials…

 Microsoft   News   Security  

By Debjit

HTC, ZTE, Nokia To Gear Up With Windows Mango


HTC, ZTE, Nokia To Gear Up With Windows Mango

With all new promising features, Microsoft has attracted some major players of the mobile phone manufacturing world. Microsoft, itself announced three new WP7 manufacturers–ZTE, Fujitsu, Acer. But others are there too. On Wednesday China’s ZTE and Taiwan’s HTC Corp pledged to launch smartphones running the new Windows Phone software, code-named Mango. Microsoft has struggled for…

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By Debjit

What To Expect From Microsoft Windows 8


What To Expect From Microsoft Windows 8

Microsoft is already hard at work on Windows 8. While it’s still only in the development stage, we already have some details about what new features it could have from inside sources and leaked development builds. In this article, we look at some more features we are likely to see when it is released. New Features…

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By Debjit

Quest Software Releases Tools for Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Account Management


Quest Software Releases Tools for Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Account Management

Quest Software, on Monday, released three open beta tools that help simplify Microsoft Azure infrastructure and account management: Spotlight on Azure, Quest Cloud Storage Manager for Azure, and Quest Cloud Subscription Manager for Azure. These three beta releases will provide visibility into Azure performance, storage and subscription utilization. Quest Software simplifies and reduces the cost…

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By Debjit

Microsoft Is Not Open Sourcing Visual Basic 6


A few minutes back, I read on Slashdot that Microsoft is open sourcing Visual Basic 6. Wow! If they do that, that is a huge and pleasant surprise from Microsoft – after all, so many developers wants Microsoft to make Visual Basic 6 open source.. This is what Redmond Developer, the website which broke that…

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By Debjit

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