Archive for December 15th, 2011


Dec 15

Lync Celebrates 1st Anniversary, Telecom Providers Embrace UC; Lync Server 2010 Mobility Service and Lync Server 2010 Autodiscover Service

Microsoft Lync Celebrates first anniversary, telecom providers embrace Unified Communications. "In the video below, Sprint shows how it is replacing its old phone system with Microsoft Lync and saving US$44 million annually," blogged Microsoft.Microsoft Lync is making these kinds of communications the norm. Lync integrates IM, presence, audioconferencing, videoconferencing, webconferencing
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Dec 15

Facebook Timeline: A New Kind of Profile Goes Live Across the World

Facebook Timeline, an entirely new kind of profile now available everywhere. To get timeline, simply go to the Introducing Timeline page and click "Get It Now." Or you can wait until you see an announcement at the top of your profile.Starting today, timeline will also be available on Android and m.facebook.com, blogged Facebook."Timeline gives you an
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Dec 15

Google+ Inspired New Version of Google Map Maker Goes Live!

Google Map Maker's new versions inspired by Google+ looks and feel released today makes it easier users map the places they know best and make their hometowns sparkle on Google Maps. Map Maker is now available in the United States, Canada, and more than 180 other regions.
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Dec 15

Bill Gates Refutes a Full-time Return to Microsoft in Sydney

In an interview with Fairfax Media, Bill Gates, when asked whether he would return to Microsoft --ruled out ever returning to the helm of Microsoft and dismissed harsh barbs by his
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Dec 15

Google+ Hangouts: ‘Start Hangout from any Post, Google+ Messenger App, Hangouts On Air, Free Telephony, Antlers’ and More!

Google+ Hangouts, today goes beyond "status updates," and connect with the people you care about using multi-person video with following new features released today:You can now start a hangout from any post on Google+. "Just click "Hangout" underneath a post that you're passionate about, and we'll add your invitation to the
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Dec 15

Gmail App 1.1 for iOS and Gmail for Mobile Adds Gmail Scribbles and More!

Gmail app for iOS updated with some new features and interface improvements, now works on all devices running iOS 4+ including iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.First, you now have the ability to set a custom signature for your mobile messages and a vacation responder, both available through the gear icon at the top of the menu
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Dec 15

Video: Performance Profiling In Visual Studio 2010

Robert Green in this screencast, shows how to use the profiling tools in Visual Studio Premium and Ultimate to identify performance issues in your applications. He demonstrates two profiling methods: Sampling and Instrumentation.Sampling collects data on the CPU methods are using. Instrumentation collects data on how much time each method
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Dec 15

College Tips by Google Offers Free Tips to Help Make Life Easier

Google has quitley launched a new site called "College Tips By Google," where Google suggests its products as the answer to all the problems facing today's students."Whether you're just applying to school or a college senior starting the job hunt, Google is here every step
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Dec 15

Chrome 16 and Chrome OS: Share & Access Printers, Save to Google Docs, and Print Any Page to Google Cloud Print

Chrome 16 released on December 13 among others has a nice feature "the print preview page now integrates with Google Cloud Print (GCP), -- and let anyone using the Chrome browser on Windows, Mac and Linux print any webpage or a PDF
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Dec 15

Google Affiliate Network API Launches

Google Affiliate Network is a free program that makes it easy for website publishers to connect with quality advertisers and get rewarded for driving conversions.Today, the company launched the first version of the "Google Affiliate Network API," which allows advanced publishers and
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Dec 15

A Look Behind at the Art of Touch Site [Video]

Recently the Microsoft Hardware team together with ZAAZ built an interesting HTML5 site called 'The Art of Touch,' that lets you create and share digital art on a canvas, inspired by Microsoft's line of Touch mice.It's literally as easy as 1-2-3 and it happens right from the Art of Touch website:"Visit the The Art
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Dec 15

Office 365 ‘Privacy in the Public Cloud’ WhitePaper; Office 365 Trust Center Launches; Office 365 Now Comply with EU and U.S. Standards for Data Protection and Security

Microsoft Office 365, the company's next-generation cloud productivity service, is the first and only major cloud-based platform to offer leading information privacy and security standards for customers operating in the European Union and United States, announced Microsoft."As part of its contractual commitment to customers, Microsoft
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Dec 15

iTune App Store Rewind 2011 Lists top apps, games, movies, music, books and podcasts of the year

Apple's iTunes App Store Rewind 2011 page posted on December 8th, highlighting the best selling and performing apps, games, movies, and music, most popular content in the App Store this year.Top places for sales are separate from voted categories like Game of the Year, App of the Year, and more classic categories for media usually categorized
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Dec 15

Google Blocked Street View API Access to Shutdown ‘Google Shoot View’ Online Computer Game

Google in an attemp to end "Google Shoot View," a controversial shoot 'em up game has now blocked the access to its Google Street View API."Developed by a Dutch marketing agency, Pool Worldwide, Google Shoot View is a online computer
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Dec 15

New Set of Metrics in Technical Section of Google Analytics’s Site Speed Report

Google Analytics's 'Site Speed' report now extended with more metrics in Analytics to help site owners improve performance. "In the Site Speed report we're exposing a new set of metrics available in the "Technical" section that can be found in each one of the Site Speed tabs (Explorer, Performance,
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