Overload Hits Halo Reach Beta Release
Looks like things are going good for the creators and publishers of the upcoming first-person shooter video game Halo: Reach.
On the first day of the beta release last Monday, May 3, over a million players hit the servers, and that is during the wee hours alone. This made it difficult...
Source: Daily Contributor » Technology
Exclusive pictures of Microsoft Courier
"We've been dying to know more about Microsoft's Courier tablet / e-book device ever since we first caught wind of it last September, and while our entreaties to Mr. Ballmer went unanswered, we just learned some very interesting information from an extremely trusted source. We're told Courier will...
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Internet Explorer 6 “Funeral” Today
A memorial service will be held later today in Denver, Colorado for Internet Explorer 6 also known as IE6. According to a spokesperson of Aten Design Group, the company sponsoring the event – this mock “funeral” was inspired by Google’s decision to phase out IE6 this month. The...
Source: JaypeeOnline
Microsoft Gives Different Statements about Windows Phone 7 Upgrade
Several Microsoft officials are giving different statements regarding the issue of whether current-generation phones can be upgraded to the company’s latest mobile operating system.
The latest statement says that even the latest phones that use a Windows mobile operating system won’t...
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Microsoft Blocks Waledac Botnet Network
Microsoft has succeeded in its bid to compel .com domain operator VeriSign to deactivate 277 sites that hackers allegedly use to spread the Waledac botnet, which causes infected machines to send spam e-mails. An Alexandria, Virginia, court approved Microsoft’s request for an order...
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Microsoft offers WebsiteSpark to small web development companies
In an effort to help jumpstart and boost the growth of small professional web development and design companies, Microsoft launched the WebsiteSpark program last week. This initiative allows web professionals access to Microsoft software and solutions along with related tools, training and support providing...
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The Microsoft Browser Choice Screen for Europe
Microsoft posted some screenshots of what the browser choice screen for European Windows users would look like. The software giant said it will offer the “Web browser choice” screen to Internet Explorer users in Europe, as required by the European Commission, over the next few weeks.
The browser...
Source: Daily Contributor
Microsoft Showcases Mac Office 2011
Microsoft unveiled the latest edition of its Office suite for Macintosh.
The Office Mac 2011 was announced Thursday, February 11 at the Macworld 2010 Expo in San Francisco. Following the popularity of Facebook and Twitter, the suite will feature collaboration and social networking tools.
It will allow...
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