Yahoo, Microsoft finalize search deal
Yahoo and Microsoft have finalized their agreement to install Microsoft as the exclusive search provider for Yahoo’s network of sites, the companies announced Friday. Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer first approved a search deal in July, but the matter took a little extra time to complete. (Credit: Yahoo/Microsoft) The deal, first [...]
Microsoft Bing Maps Beta adds much richer images
Microsoft’s new street-level imagery in Bing Maps takes advantage of Silverlight to do things Web applications can’t, according to the company. Microsoft is kicking Bing Maps into a higher gear, announcing a beta version of Bing Maps that uses Silverlight to display 3D images and its own version of street-level images. The company announced the [...]
Microsoft: November security updates are fine
Microsoft said Tuesday that its investigation has turned up no evidence that anything in its November security updates should be causing users to encounter a so-called “black screen of death.” “Microsoft has investigated reports that its November security updates made changes to permissions in the registry that that are resulting in system issues for some [...]
MS release Office Mobile 10 Beta, confirm WinMo 7 for March 2010
Yesterday the Microsoft Office Vice President Kurt Delbene confirmed the rumors that the Windows Mobile 7 announcement is scheduled to Q1 2010 and more specifically it will take place during the Microsoft MIX 2010 conference in March. This is really good news. It turns out the rumors for the Q1 2010 announcement are true and [...]
Windows 8 in 2012
Steven Sinofsky may not be talking about Microsoft’s future Windows plans, but the Windows Server team appears to see more value in letting customers know its road map. In at least two slides apparently shown at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles this week, Microsoft suggests that a major release update to Windows Server [...]
Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000
The Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 doesn’t leave much room for complaint. It fits comfortably in your hand and works on almost any surface, thanks to Microsoft’s BlueTrack sensor technology. It would make a useful addition to your mobile arsenal. The Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 is Microsoft’s latest travel mouse. It offers many of the [...]