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The search engines are just rolling out its not just to give a better experience but to segment search in a whole new direction. As my previous post we saw how the search engines are getting overcrowded. Wolfram Alpha is a new search engine recently rolled out and is like a cross between a research library, a graphing calculator, and a search engine. It claims to be the worlds first "computational knowledge engine,". So here is a full READ MORE...

Recently Microsoft released the Beta 1 bits of its Visual Studio 2010 to the public. After the huge success of Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft is looking for completely taking over the developers habits of using Visual Studio as the ultimate IDE now that it has added support for open source language such as Php into Visual Studio 20101. Along with the professional version now you would be able to even test the Team Suite, Team Foundation Server and the READ MORE...

  Recently I posted about Microsoft Bing, the new search engine or may we call it a rebranded optimized version of Microsoft Live search, was publically announced by Steve Ballmer on the D7 show. Past month Wolfram Alpha, the search engine which people think could change how academic searching could take place was released by Dr Wolfram. Google unveiled it’s new  search features in April…I think people have got now more choices than READ MORE...

It’s very amazing to see that how Mozilla has revolutionized the web with Firefox and taking a crunch from IE during the past couple of years. And really the innovative ideas that come out are truly magnificent.   Well, recently Mozilla Labs released a beta of a Firefox extension that turns any website application into a desktop app without any fuss of conversion etc and is known as Prism. Prism not only creates the application but auto READ MORE...

So finally the mystery is over! Today Steve Ballmer CEO of Microsoft, announced the new and improved search engine that will replace the old Microsoft Live Search, with improved and optimized features that Microsoft thinks could help them get some search engine market share from Google, not called Kumo but BING. It was announced just under an hour ago at the 7th All things Digital Conference today, but the previous rumors of Microsoft making deal with READ MORE...

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Today was a good day, I got to test out many new software’s and I just got an invitation from Microsoft for it’s latest Vine product. So let’s go from the Start: The Microsoft Vine Beta connects you to the people and places you care about most, when it matters. Stay in touch with family and friends, be informed when someone needs help. Get involved to create great communities. Use alerts, reports and your personal dashboard to stay in touch, READ MORE...

Well the latest ad about Microsoft Windows based PC being good over the MAC is out yet again and nothing new in it. Same old go to store see that a MAC is expensive and go on to buy a PC. Anywhoo, the idea seems to be wearing down and as Apple retaliates to these ad’s, Microsoft must come out with a new idea other than that to “NOT TO BUY A MAC” just because of price factor… So what do you think about it? Should Microsoft change it’s READ MORE...

MySpace the world’s second largest social network is trying to regain it’s number 1 position via updates and features it thinks can re-win back users from Facebook. Today I noticed within my MySpace account that now MySpace has launched a Web IM (Instant Messaging) feature found in Facebook within it’s own website giving the opportunity of users to interact with online friends without installing it’s Desktop IM client. The feature was launched READ MORE...

We all know how much video’s can make a difference. And the search giant has exactly done that, now introducing video content links into it’s news service, which it believes would inculcate more user’s and appeal to more audiences, significantly increases user base of the meshed news service and eventually profitability to advertisers. Wow what a sweet complex revenue model!!! Here are a few snapshot’s of the Video integration… See those READ MORE...

Here is the next Ad just freshly released from the Apple Ad warehouse and this one really hits Microsoft in it’s Face… No Longer Customer Support is the coolest thing that a MAC has but also PC users want a change… Hush to the talks Enjoy… Leave your comments… READ MORE...

 Oh this just get’s sweeter and sweeter. Apple yesterday came out with a fantastic Ad in response to the expensive in terms of Disk crash and trouble a PC causes with Meagan. And today in response to Microsoft’s main verdict about MAC in their Laptop Hunter Series “ THE EXPENSIVITY OF PRICE” of a MAC, Apple release’s this Ad trying to divert audiences attention from Money to Customer Support. Enough said… Enjoy… del.icio.us Tags: READ MORE...

We all know about the latest Microsoft response to Apple’s ever growing market share of MAC’ s known famously as “The Laptop Hunter Series”; yeah the same one’s in which customers looking for laptop’s are returned back their money by Microsoft and usually the argument of not buying MAC is about their price… But this time Apple comes up with a brilliant and a 30 second wonder… No more word’s…Watch and be amazed… What do you READ MORE...

Well it is very much now the battle of the dollars as recession takes a spike and everyone wants to save and spend wisely. And Microsoft is very slick to realize that. The new Zune ad campaign featuring financial planner Wes Moss, takes the Zune Campaign to a new level.   Thinking of switching over? Zunepass.net is the place you need to go… Enjoy… READ MORE...

Apple just announced that it  will no longer approve any iPhone application that isn’t compatible with its upcoming iPhone 3.0 operating system. Here is the part of the email sent to the dev’s of the iPhone Developer Program All apps must be compatible with iPhone OS 3.0 Millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers will move to iPhone OS 3.0 this summer. Beginning today, all submissions to the App Store will be reviewed on the READ MORE...

After going through some long hours of search, I finally found some fantastic Ad’s of Google Chrome, knowing that Google, Yes our beloved search Giant is airing on TV, ads to promote Google Chrome. Tough Luck Microsoft and Firefox, these ad’s rock…       Enjoy… READ MORE...

  The Australian Subsidiary of MSN, Ninemsn, comes up with this fantastic Windows Live promotional video for the masses using liquid blobs morphing and connecting the different products and services on offer. The complete site with full product listing’s and range of services could be seen over here. Enjoy… READ MORE...

Don’t Want to Read? Just Press Play and Listen… Download MP3     Facebook seems to be getting more and more popular as “regular” people start to embrace and use it. I know in my group of family and friends I am seeing adoption of Facebook by my church, soccer parents, family members, and more at a rate I haven’t seen before. There are several mobile clients out there for various platforms and for Windows Mobile I READ MORE...

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Don’t Want to Read? Just Press Play and Listen… Download MP3   Industry experts advise partners, companies and developers to preview Microsoft’s next operating system. REDMOND, Wash. — April 30, 2009 — Today Microsoft Corp. has reached a significant milestone with the Release Candidate (RC) of the highly anticipated Windows 7 operating system, now available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Broader public READ MORE...

The Swine Flu, who hasn’t heard of it yet, and who isn’t tracking it? It’s all over the news; tv, sites, the blogosphere and twitter of course. Now you can also track it on Virtual Earth: - Live Search Maps has a collection highlighting reported cases (both confirmed and unconfirmed) and the routes they traveled between home and vacation / business where they apparently contracted the strain. - UMapper built out a version of the swine flu data READ MORE...