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Apr 16, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Office 2010 officially announced. Exchange 2010 Public Beta unveiled

Microsoft has officially announced Office 2010 along with the release of the Public Beta of Exchange 2010. Exchange 2010 (final version) will become available in the second half of 2009, where as Office 2010, Office Web Applications, SharePoint Server 2010,…

WindowsApr 14, 2009Jun 17, 2017

A new UI expected for Windows 7 RTM?

Imran Hussain

Paul Thurrott has just posted some screenshots of build 7106, that has been the center of attention for beta testers for some days. The build leaked in Chinese to start with, but Paul has posted images of the English version….

Apr 13, 2009Aug 13, 2016

An Interview with Julien Codorniou, the man managing BizSpark

Imran Hussain

BizSpark is an initiative by Microsoft to help startups with resources at an early stage of development. Software, support, and visibility are provided to them, free of cost. Qualification requires an annual revenue of less than USD $1 million. Then…

ZuneApr 11, 2009Jun 17, 2017

iPod Touch uses iPhone’s platform. What will Zune HD use? Win Mo 6.5?

Imran Hussain

Honestly, this is a really weird thought. Engadget has leaked images of the Zune HD, which looks rendered due to the high level of effects used. It already looks as aimed to compete with the iPod Touch by looking at…

WindowsApr 11, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Now, Windows 7 build 7106 to leak!

Imran Hussain

Microsoft really needs to put a lid here! There so called silence over Windows 7 development process has turned into a big fail after having almost 8 builds of Windows 7 leaked so far! After the leak of build 7077,…

Apr 10, 2009Jun 17, 2017

A screenshot from Office 2010

Imran Hussain

This is a splash screen from a recent internal build of Office 2010, previously known as Office 14 posted by Zack from iGeneration. Nothing more to know about this build though. There are news that Semblio might or might not…

WindowsApr 10, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Another Laptop Hunters $1500 Ad by Microsoft. Meanwhile Linux Comes out to Play

Imran Hussain

Another new Laptop Hunter commercial by Microsoft which takes a bitter shot at Apple this time claiming they’re for kids. Even though Lisa, Jackson’s mom, thinks Macs are pretty and popular for her kid’s age, the kid rejects it! Talk…

Windows Windows LiveApr 9, 2009Jun 17, 2017

New Microsoft commercials from The Rookies Series

Imran Hussain

Here are 3 more commercials from The Rookies Series which features more cute kids, Sam, Lewis and Danni. These aren’t available on the Microsoft Watch the Ads website so far, but I got my hands on them via WindowsVideos Channel…

WindowsApr 9, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Unbelievable claims by Linux Foundation CEO

Imran Hussain

The Linux Foundation CEO Jim Zemlin made some tall claims at the Linux Collaboration Summit, which as expected, is lots of hyperbole. Just like Microsoft’s claim of having Windows on 95% of netbooks was met with criticism, I think a…

Apr 8, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Microsoft has a 92 Megapixel Camera. Bigger one on its way.

Imran Hussain

Not many of you would know, but Microsoft makes cameras as well. It all started when Microsoft acquired Vexcel. You might have seen the wonderful work done by Microsoft’s cam in Bird’s Eye view in Live Maps. Now, Microsoft has…