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Microsoft has released a new beta of the map function inside its Bing "decision engine." After only a few minutes with the Bing Maps beta, just like Microsoft promises, I was able to make a decision: Enough already.
Read Scott Lowe's cost comparison between Microsoft's Hyper-V R2 and VMware's vSphere and then download the Excel spreadsheet version of his chart.
Mark/Space on Thursday launched both the Mac and PC version of The Missing Sync for Android. The app utilizes Wi-Fi to sync contacts between a computer and Android-based handsets such as the myTouch 3G, HTC Hero or Motorola Cliq. It works with popular applications such as Microsoft Outlook or Address Book, and can automatically sync whenever the computer comes within range of the handset....
The tech giants are fighting to convert the nation's colleges, universities and schools to their free e-mail and other IT services that run on the Internet "cloud."
Apple has long been a purveyor of cutting-edge, artistic computer and component design. And almost never have they gotten the mouse right. Until now. The Magic Mouse looks beautiful and works so well, the venerable Microsoft Wheel Mouse suddenly seems expendable.
Japan-based Lancerlink announced a pico projector that runs Windows CE 5.0 and includes built-in Microsoft Office viewers.
Update: Bing is back up. We’ve emailed Microsoft to find out what happened. - Bing, the third largest search engine and Microsoft’s challenger to the dominance of Google, has gone down for the count. We have no idea when it will be back up. Here’s the lovely, garbled mess that we see on the Bing homepage currently: Internal Server Error – Read The server encountered an internal error or ...
Bing went offline for about 30 minutes. I captured a screen shot of Microsoft's search engine having issues about mid-way through. Here it is: TechCrunch said it was down for about 30 minutes. Twitter was buzzing about the news, and there were threads at Bing Community & WebmasterWorld . Bing tweeted when they came back online: This may be the first time that Bing.com has been down in its ...
What's Your Reaction? For nearly an hour on Thursday, Microsoft's search engine Bing was completely non-functional. Twitter users naturally went to town.
In what could be a blow to Bing's image, the main Microsoft search site goes down.
If you try to go to Microsoft’s search engine, Bing , you may be out of luck. It seems to be currently down and out. A quick search on Twitter confirms that Bing is down for everyone.
If there is something to like about the Bing Maps beta introduced this week, it remained hidden during my visit. The user interface is a mess, but some consumers will doubtless like it.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 is a well-rounded video game system. Browse through our guide and find out how to get the most out of this powerful game console.
While piracy is one thing that is unlikely to be gone from the software industry any time soon, Microsoft is expressing an attitude that shows the company is more confident against the problem than ever.Besides its WGA protection schemes, Microsof Microsoft - Windows Genuine Advantage - Software industry - Security - Consultants
There's a "10-in-One" suite of Windows 7 Ultimate, loaded on USB sticks, up for sale on the Chinese black market. Microsoft Windows - Universal Serial Bus - Underground economy - USB - China
Oh my, a viral video that's actually pro-Microsoft! How did that happen?
By settling with the EC, Microsoft may also be dodging a huge financial bullet.
In an effort to highlight piracy and counterfeiting, Microsoft made today Consumer Action Day. The company says it has taken 300 enforcement actions in the past few days to combat counterfeiting, including civil and criminal actions in 70 countries.
Microsoft seems determined to turn Lips into a bonafide franchise. Their newest entry in the series is Lips: Party Classics, featuring songs that "you love to sing even if the singing itself is so bad it's good." It'll feature 40 songs out of the box, including "Love Shack" and "Y.M.C.A." It joins Lips: Number One Hits, which was released earlier this year. In addition, Microsoft has launched ...
The South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, will hold a Picasa Photo Class 6:30-8 p.m. Dec. 8, a Basic PC Skills class 1-2:30 p.m. Dec. 9 and a Basic Microsoft Word class 1- 2:30 p.m. Dec. 16. All classes are free, but registration is required by calling 732-329-4000, ext. 7286.
The International Imaging Industry Association -- colloquially known as I3A -- announced today that Google 's signed on as a member of the non-profit organization. They've also simultaneously announced that pre-existing member Microsoft has joined forces with Google on the Camera Phone Image Quality Initiative. What's that all about? The initiative, which also calls Motorola, Eastman Kodak ...
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