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Microsoft seeks to revive MSN through buzz portal msnNOW


Software giant Microsoft is trying to revive its MSN web portal, once very popular amongst users, which had lost its charm, with Facebook and Twitter ruling the social space now, has. The company has launched msnNOw, which the company hopes to make the one stop search engine and shop for the latest buzz and breaking…

 Microsoft   News   Social Media  

By Debjit
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Microsoft’s New Logo For Windows 8 Takes Us Back To Windows 1.0


Windows 8 Tile Logo

All these years, we have been waking up to new stuff and new changes in technology. Each day there is something new happening in the tech world. With Windows 8 to be launched very soon, Microsoft has finally unveiled an all new logo for the Windows 8 operating system. The new Windows 8 logo is…

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By Debjit

Accessibility Features Updated For Windows 8; To Be Launched In Public Beta Version


Windows 8 Logo

While Microsoft fans eagerly await the launch of the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 on February 29th at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft has revealed details about improvements made to key accessibility tools in the OS, namely the Narrator and Magnifier. The Narrator started as a simple tool designed for those who are…

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By Debjit

Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 App Store & Advanced Power Management Features


Microsoft today revealed the first exclusive list of games which will be available in the preview version of Windows Store for Windows 8 Metro. The public preview of the app store along with the ‘Consumer Preview’ of the Windows 8 OS will be launched in late February, and one can expect some more high profile…

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By Debjit
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Windows Phone 8 Features Leaked


With the majority of the smartphone market share owned by Android and iOS, Microsoft has been having a difficult time with Windows Phone 7. The platform simply has not been able to make any dent into Android and iOS’s dominance. According to the leak by PocketNow, Microsoft is bringing tighter integration between its desktop OS,…

 Microsoft   News   Windows  

By Ricky

Microsoft Turns Visual Studio Developers Into Social Gamers With An Xbox-like Plugin


Visual Studio Gaming with XBox like achievements window

Microsoft today announced the launch of a new beta Visual Studio Achievements plug-in for Visual Studio developers to help them discover new features of the application, while making the process “playful and pragmatic”. It is a free plug-in which works a lot like Xbox game play, allowing developers to unlock achievements and badges in the…

 Microsoft   News   Programming  

By Debjit

Microsoft To Bring Out A New Filesystem In Windows 8 – ReFS


Software giant Microsoft is all set to launch an all new file system, ReFS with its next operating system Windows 8, in late 2012. ReFS stands for Resilient File System, and has been designed to meet Windows storage needs – having shared storage pools across systems, ability to large volumes and a resilience to corruption….

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By Debjit

Dell Launches “Study Buddy” To Encourage Technology Oriented Studies


Dell Study Buddy Program

Dell has launched an unique contest for school going children in India in collaboration with Microsoft called the ‘Study Buddy Program’ which helps students to explore various ways in which they can make the use of technology to do their day to day things more effectively. Initially we thought the program would be some kind…

 Microsoft   News  

By Debjit

HomeShop18 .com Teams Up With Microsoft, Brings Customers Closer To Their Favorite Online Store


HomeShop18 Tie-Up with MIcrosoft

India’s largest online shopping portal, HomeShop18.com has teamed up with Microsoft in a unique tie-up that promises to give customers an all new shopping experience. The benefits of this tie-up will be brought out by Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9 this holiday season. HomeShop18 with Microsoft is aiming to bring itself closer to its…

 India   Microsoft   News  

By Debjit

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