Archive for 2006

Dec 15

Gartner Predicts End Of Blogging Hype

Tom Sanders posted on vnunet —”Blogging will peak in 2007, Gartner predicts, levelling off when the number of writers who maintain a personal website reaches 100 million. Gartner analysts expect that the novelty value of the medium will wear off as most people

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Dec 15

Corel aquires InterVideo & Ulead

Corel Corporation today announced the completion of its acquisition of InterVideo, Inc., a leading provider of digital media authoring and playback software with a focus on high-definition video and DVD technologies. Corel purchased InterVideo for $13.00 per share of InterVideo common stock resulting in an aggregate acquisition price of $198.6

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Dec 15

Microsoft.com Website Goes Live Today

The new Microsoft.com website goes live today, along with beautiful AJAX menus and live previews of sub-sites. Check it out! Microsoft.com Website Goes Live Today

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Dec 15

Download Exchange 2007 final Evaluation

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 provides built-in protection technologies to help keep the e-mail system up and running and better protected from outside threats while allowing employees to work from wherever they are using a variety of clients including Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Web Access, and mobile devices. Exchange Server 2007 makes

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Dec 15

Why Does Everyone Hate Microsoft?

Splog asks: "I'm doing a short project on Microsoft and its impact on society. A considerable part of this project has been looking into people's perceptions of Microsoft and the heavily negative bias of that perception. Since Slashdot is one of the world's forefront leaders on Microsoft hatred, I wanted

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Dec 15

Nintendo to Recall 3.2M Wiimote Straps

Half-heartedly acknowledging that there may be some type of issue with the straps that hold the controller to gamers hands, Nintendo will voluntarily recall 3.2 million of them to be replaced with stronger versions. In addition, an AC adapter for its DS handheld system has been recalled as well. Costs for the strap replacement would run in

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Dec 15

‘Gears of War’ A Success for Xbox 360

Epic Games' Gears of War is the fastest selling next-generation game of the year, and the fastest selling exclusive for the Xbox platform ever, Microsoft said Friday. In addition, the game was the best selling title during the month of November, according to NPG Group. The first-person shooting game beat out Sony's highly-anticipated PlayStation 2 title Final

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