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The tile-based Metro user interface that runs on Windows Phones will soon be the look and feel of all devices in Microsoft’s ecosystem. Is this smart streamlining or a foolish consistency? At its Worldwide Partner Conference last week, Microsoft strongly implied that the Metro user interface that adorns its Windows […]
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Adds Chrome support for online apps as Office 365 launches Computerworld – Along with today’s launch of Office 365, Microsoft also released the first service pack for its Office 2010 business productivity suite. Microsoft had previously said it would ship Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) by the end of […]
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As of Aug. 1, Google Apps won’t support older browsers Computerworld – Google will drop support for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5 browsers for its online apps, including Gmail and Docs. Best MicrosoftMCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com “Beginning August 1, we’ll support the […]
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Microsoft CEO maintains confidence that its mobile OS would draw more users in years to come, however IDG News Service – While Microsoft has enjoyed many successes over the past year, Windows Phone 7 hasn’t been among them, admitted Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer during the opening keynote Monday at the […]
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Oracle’s expert ‘overreached’ in concluding Google owed up to $6.1B for infringent of Java patents with Android, judge said Friday IDG News Service – Oracle has been ordered to lower its multibillion-dollar claim for damages in its patent infringement lawsuit against Google and its Android operating system, court papers show. […]
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Apple goes all in on multi-touch gestures in its new OS Computerworld – Apple has finally unleashed OS X 10.7 Lion, the revamped operating system for the company’s desktops and laptops. Lion is the latest in a string of major OS revisions released over the past 11 years, and this […]
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IDG News Service – Intel’s Atom microprocessor shipments declined during the second fiscal quarter of 2011, but the company reported strong profit growth even as it tried to diversify into the smartphone and tablet markets. Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com Revenue from the Atom microprocessor […]
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By Preston Gralla The new president of Microsoft’s server and tools business Satya Nadella recently claimed that cloud computing represents a big opportunity for Microsoft rather than a threat. Is that just empty bravado, or does Nadella have a clear picture of the future? Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP […]
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Sole critical bulletin will fix flaws only in Vista and Windows 7 Computerworld – Microsoft today said it will issue four security updates next week, only one of which is pegged as critical, to patch 22 vulnerabilities in Windows and Visio 2003. Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training […]
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The Windows 8 start screen merges the multi-touch, tile-based design of WP7 with desktop OS features for a completely new UI. Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky gave a sneak peek of the next version of Windows — code-named Windows 8 — at the Wall Street Journal’s D9 conference on Wednesday. […]