Archive for the March, 2010


Mar 4

Microsoft Surface at CeBIT 2010 – TechFest 2010 and Mobile Surface

Microsoft Surface is at CeBIT in Germany. Along with showcasing Surface in education, Microsoft DPE is presenting on how to develop applications for Surface with our partner UID. Microsoft Surface partner Sensory Minds developed four custom education apps shown at conference: World traveler: Students from a Berlin school prepare for their visit in Sevilla. (Special
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Mar 10

Hotfix for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Taskbar reset issue when “Automatically Log On”

“When you configure a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to automatically log on when you start the computer. When you restart the computer, any customizations that you made to the Taskbar are lost and the Taskbar is reset to its default settings. This problem occurs because of a race condition
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Mar 16

Microsoft acknowledged Windows 7 RTM Rogue Pixel issue

According to Microsoft, “one white dot (1 pixel in size), may appear on the top-left corner of the screen in the following scenarios: in Windows 7 Home Basic Edition, the issue may occur after a user selects the "Windows 7 Basic” color theme and changes the wallpaper. In Windows 7 Ultimate and other editions listed in
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Mar 23

Visio co-founder Ted Johnson back at Microsofts’ IE team

Ted Johnson is back at Microsoft and is working on the IE team. Johnson quietly rejoined Microsoft in August 2008 and had been keeping a low public profile in the ensuing months. Johnson said he was looking for a new job and called Microsoft Windows President Steven Sinofsky, who put him in touch with the IE
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Mar 10

Yahoo! Search innovation with David Pann of search advertising

How’ll the search agreement with Microsoft affect Yahoo! advertisers and products? David Pann told WebProNews Video that the deal is “a win for advertisers with a single buy getting access to more inventory, it’s a win for consumers for a greater relevance, and it’s a win for consumers and publishers since they’ve greater access to a
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Mar 4

HDMI and Microsoft Windows PCs & NetBooks

HDMI is a special type of connection designed to deliver digital content from one device to another audio or video device through a single connection. That content can be standard definition (SD) or high definition (HD) movies or something as simple as MP3 music. HDMI is a completely digital connection, as it transmits uncompressed digital data.
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Mar 31

Microsoft Desktop Player Beta for IT pros & developers ‘online and offline versions’

Microsoft launched a “Desktop player” that allows users to consume selected Microsoft content ( videos, webcasts, podcasts, white papers) in a rich online and offline versions. Desktop Player (online version) Features: Online and Offline Version, Desktop player Filters: By IT Pro or Developer; By Role; IT Adoption Lifecycle, Contextual resources per content topic,
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Mar 9

Microsoft changes ‘random icon order algorithm in browser choice screen’

Microsoft spokesman Kevin Kutz, responded to last week’s reports that its European ballot screen was not truly randomizing the positions of the top five browsers, Microsoft said it has changed the algorithm that shuffles the spots. "We can confirm that we made a change to the random icon order algorithm in the browser choice screen for
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Mar 24

“No Firefox for Windows Phone 7,” Mozilla says

But Mozilla has decided against developing a Windows Phone 7 version of Firefox “While we think Windows Phone 7 looks interesting and has the potential to do well in the market, Microsoft has unfortunately decided to close off development to native apps. Because of this, we won’t be able to provide Firefox for Windows Phone 7
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Mar 31

FREE Windows Azure Firestarter event on April 6, 2010 – Online also available

Microsoft organized a special, “all-day FREE Windows Azure Firestarter event April 6, 2010, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (PT) at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington to help developers learn more about how they can take full advantage of cloud services. This one-of-a-kind event will focus on helping developers get ‘cloud ready' and will include sessions
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Mar 8

Office 2010: OEM version to be preloaded as ‘Single image with all three Editions’

Microsoft is implementing a new sales strategy with its Office 2010, in this regard, Vic Barakat unveiled a new licensing scheme at the D&H 2010 West Coast Technology Show, held in the City of Industry, Calif. “With the launch of Microsoft Office 2010, expected on June 15, vendor wants to pre-load a new Office image that
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Mar 31

“Health Check” for Postini Google Message Security to tune-up filters

Google Postini security services work in the cloud to help prevent spam and viruses before they hit your servers. These services also make it easy for admins to fine-tune filtering options to get the right level of protection for their organization's unique needs. Google introduced a new reporting feature “Health Check,” which helps you maximize effectiveness
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Mar 7

ThinPrint .print V-LayerTM Basic – Centralized Print Driver

ThinPrint .print V-LayerTM Basic means printer drivers only need to be installed on the print server, eliminating drivers on desktop PCs. Significant time and cost savings can be immediately seen for system administrators. With the newest ThinPrint product, printer driver management in companies with print servers will be significantly simplified. Printer drivers need only be installed
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Mar 30

Microsoft defends Pwn2Own hacks that bypassed “DEP, ASLR” security features found in Windows 7

Just days after a pair of researchers outwitted major Windows 7 defenses to exploit Internet Explorer and Firefox, Microsoft said the measures aren't meant to "prevent every attack forever." Pete LePage of IE's developer division, stood up for DEP (data execution prevention) and ASLR (address space layout randomization), security features that two hackers sidestepped to win
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Mar 4

Gesture Search for Android-powered devices

Google announced ‘Gesture Search,’ a new Google Labs application for Android-powered devices running Android 2.0 or above in US. Gesture Search lets you quickly find a contact, an installed application, a bookmark or a music track from hundreds or thousands of items, by simply drawing alphabet gestures on the touch screen. “Say you want to call
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