Archive for July 9th, 2010
Jul
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For those of you that either lost out on some opportunities, or had deals that stalled, perhaps you needed some strategic customer references to seal the deal. Customer evidence and references are critical to winning new Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM deals. A variety of partner-ready tools designed to facilitate the sales process, are available to
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Jul
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Lite-On iHAS524 internal DVD writer delivers a maximum write speed of 24X on select DVD recordable media, and features its patented "LabelTag" disc-labeling technology – a unique disc-labeling feature for CDs and DVDs. LabelTag eliminates the need for markers, stickers or other labeling methods, making it a perfect way to label discs without using any special
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Jul
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Last week, in a bid to remove "flame wars, trolling, and other unpleasantness" from username-based forums; Blizzard said "it would soon force all users to use their "Real ID" or "real name" for identification." After facing outrage towards the decision, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime said that "we've decided at this time that real names willn't be
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Jul
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Google reports that "the European court upheld and confirmed a decision by a previous court that "bidding on trademarked keywords" in search engines doesn't infringe on European trademark law." This specific case was between Portakabin, a cabin maker and a competitor, Primakabin. Primakabin was using Portakabin to bid on ads on Google and other search engines.
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Jul
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HP Labs in India develpoed a revolutionized Internet access service called "SiteonMobile," it's all about compressing the Web experience into simple SMS- and voice-driven interaction."It works by 'packaging' popular interaction on websites into 'tasklets' that can be executed via SMS or interactive voice response (IVR). Amazon, for example, could package book-buying
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Jul
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Google released "45° imagery for select cities in U.S. and worldwide on Google Maps.""45° imagery depict a location from a 45° angle rather than from the top. This type of imagery allows you to explore the sides of buildings and other locations -- you can even rotate around a particular point of interest using "compass ring"
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Jul
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Rumors floated on Web about Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaking at Apple's WWDC turned out to be fiction, as Microsoft tweeted: "Steve Ballmer not speaking at Apple Dev Conf. Nor appearing on Dancing with the Stars. Nor riding in the Belmont. Just FYI."But Ballmer will kick off upcoming mammoth CES Show 2011. Consumer Electronics Association confirmed
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Jul
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Google published an update on "Wi-Fi data collection" - - "The WiFi data collection equipment has been removed from our cars in each country and the independent security experts Stroz Friedberg have approved a protocol to ensure any WiFi-related software is also removed from the cars before they start driving again."Having spoken to relevant
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Jul
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At VidCon 2010 conference, Google said that "YouTube now support 4K videos (i.e. original video resolution 4096 x 3072). The ideal screen size for a 4096p video is 25 feet; IMAX movies are projected through two 2k resolution projectors. To view any video in a source resolution greater than 1080p, select "Original" in the video
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Jul
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Here's an infographic titled "The Rise of The Cloud"
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Jul
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TP-Link TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router is a true 802.11n wireless router, with high transfer speeds of up to 300 Mbps, 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports for networking, and USB port for sharing files around the home from a USB hard drive. It includes TP-Link's QSS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) for easy connection of devices to
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Jul
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Google posted an update to their blog post "An update on China" ….now saying that "the Chinese government has renewed their ICP licenses to operate in China….and we look forward to continuing to provide web search and local products to our users in China."When Google "stopped censoring" their search results, Google started redirecting users automatically
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Jul
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External Research division of Microsoft Research introduces "Microsoft Biology Initiative," resources designed to help biological scientists and programmers conduct research more efficiently and affordably. These include the first post-beta release of "Microsoft Biology Foundation," a language-neutral bioinformatics toolkit built as an extension to .NET Framework. In addition to a new genome assembler, performance enhancements, and other
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Jul
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Google introduces enhancement to "location extensions" that now "let you show "multiple business addresses" in a particular area. For e.g., if a potential customer is looking for a Toys"R"Us store in their area, the ad can now show them all the nearby locations so they can find the one closest to them," explains Google.
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Jul
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"DPMTapeUtil.Ps1" script performs a variety of tape related functions such as; report recovery points, start inventory, mark free, erase, eject, re-catalog, rescan library, run a one-off backup and more… These functions can be used individually or in combinations, interactively on Microsoft DPM server or scheduled on multiple DPM servers. Tape selection and scheduling are controlled through
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Random From The Microsoft DPM: DPMTapeUtil Script and User Guide Available
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Users of SQL Server 2008 that’ve not upgraded the RTM release; get ready for automatic upgrades to the SP1 milestone. Starting September, Microsoft would