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Microsoft Tells You Why Gmail Is Bad [Video]
People have always had wondered whether letting Google read your personal email so they can show ads based on the content is a good idea. If you have had similar doubts Microsoft is hoping to escalate them to new levels using their new Office 365 campaign. The catch phrase is kinda true, “Your email is…
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Joy of Tech takes one on the Microsoft Skype deal [LOL]
Here is what Joy of Tech has to say on the recently announced Microsoft & Skype deal. All we can say is ROFL: [via JoT]
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Microsoft (finally) officially killing Zune
Ever heard of Zune? Its Microsoft’s MP3 player. No, not Microsoft’s iPod, MP3 player. And one that sucks big time. To prove how much it sucks, might I quote that it was awarded one of the ugliest product in tech history by PC world in addition to only having around 1% of market share (compared…
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Facebook Topples Yahoo From #3
While it’s already been the #2 website on Alexa for long, Facebook has finally overtaken Yahoo to become the third most popular destination on the web. As per comScore’s data, in the last month (November 2010) Facebook had an estimated 648 million unique visitors from around the world compared to Yahoo’s 630 million. Google and…
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Microsoft sells 175 million copies of Windows 7, gives free Windows Phone 7 to its employees
Microsoft announced their results for quarter ended June 30, 2010 and they are solid! A 22% increase from last year. Thanks to Windows 7 sales figure! Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 has sold more that 175 million licenses to date. Quarterly revenues were $62.48 billion, 7% increase from last year.
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Microsoft wants you to buy gold membership to use facebook and twitter on your Xbox 360 [WTF]
I signed up for the Xbox Live update preview and got accepted. With high hopes, I downloaded the preview update only to find out that the things that can be previewed need me to sign up for a Xbox Live Gold membership! WTF? Apparently, just like the Netflix streaming service, Microsoft is gonna make facebook…
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Michael Dell indirectly reveals bitter truth about Windows 7
At a recently held Silicon Valley dinner, Michael Dell revealed a bitter truth about the upcoming Windows 7 operating system: "I’ve been using Windows 7 for a long time now, and if you get the latest processor technology and Office 2010 with it, you will love your PC again." Does this mean that if I…
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Project Natal from Microsoft
Microsoft has wowed everyone by showcasing what might be the next milestone in the gaming & entertainment industry. Project Natal is a new way of gaming where your whole body is the controller. You do not need anything to control the characters in the game. A step above the wii, Project Natal works using a…
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Bing is live!
Microsoft’s new re-engineered and re-named search engine Bing (recursive acronym for Bing is not Google) is now live: Go give it a try. Looks definitely better than live search. One question – What is a Snow Leopard doing there? [http://www.bing.com]
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Time’s Top 10 tech failures of the past decade
Time magazine has published a list of top 10 tech failures of the past decade. The list was completed by 24/7 Wall St. Here’s the list: 1. Microsoft Vista (the annoying and under performing operating system) 2. Gateway (a computer manufacturer which couldn’t sell much) 3. HD DVD (The high definition format disc that lost…
