NASA & Microsoft Launch Interactive Research Site: "Be A Martian"

NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to launch an interactive research website called "Be A Martian" that allows users to explore Mars online. Doug McCuistion, director of the Mars Exploration Program that is run by...

Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder, Sick With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Allen is one of the early co-founders of Microsoft. He started the company with Bill Gates, and remains one of the wealthiest people in the world. Allen is a prolific investor and owns many sports...

Xbox Bans Modified Consoles For Life To Fight Piracy

Users of Xbox who have modified their consoles to play pirated games have been banned for life by Microsoft and will have to purchase a new console to be able to play Xbox games online via Xbox Live again. The banned consoles will not be able to connect to Xbox Life, but...

Recession: the catalyst of innovation

At the Stanford 2009 roundtable, renowned speakers seemed to agree that innovation will be the means by which the US will come out of this recession. In fact, voices were very hopeful of a recovery: We have seen...

800 Microsoft Layoffs, Including Don Dodge

Microsoft has announced 800 more layoffs, on top of the layoffs already announced earlier this year. Among those layed off is Don Dodge, Microsoft's Director of Business Development for the Emerging Business Team. Don Dodge is publicly presenting a very positive attitude...

Starbucks joins list of supporters of Referendum 71

Starbucks joins a list of supporters of Referendum 71 that include Microsoft, Boeing, and Nike. "Seattle-based caffeine cartel Starbucks gave its blessing this week to approve Referendum 71, thereby recognizing...

Mac vs PC, Windows 7 Advertisement Videos

The never ending series of Mac vs PC, Apple vs Windows ads now have some new additions. The latest Mac videos take aim at Windows 7. These highly successful Mac vs PC ads are effective because their premise is...

First Microsoft Store Opening In Scottsdale And Windows 7 Release

Microsoft will open its first flagship retail outlet in Scottsdale, AZ this Thursday October 22nd. The store opening is set to coincide with Microsoft's release of the new Windows 7 operating system. "Engadget...

Greenpeace Gives Bravo to Apple

Greenpeace USA is giving a bravo to Apple for its stand on climate change legislation.  They have been part of a large group of lobbyists who are becoming disenchanted with the attitude of the U.S. Chamber of...

Software Industrial God Complex

Dear 800-pound-software-gorillas:The more engineering time you waste binding your products together into confusing suites/packages (adding questionable "value-added" features) & then "protecting" them with...

What's wrong with Windows 7

Reading between the lines of Walt Mossberg's review Photo: Microsoft It's a given that Windows 7, scheduled for release in two weeks, is an improvement over Vista. But how does it stack up against Apple's (AAPL) Snow Leopard? The definitive word comes in Thursday's Wall...

Microsoft Chief To UK Audience | Message | Start Cutting

Interesting to see that Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer is preaching a "cut to grow" message to a UK audience. Ballmer says though IT spending will increase this year by around 1.8%, businesses will have to...

Zune HD Released Today: Specifications and Price

Microsoft released Zune HD in the United States today. The 2.07"x 4.08"x .35" (52.7mm x 102.1mm x 8.9mm) device is the first portable media player which has a built-in HD radio tuner. The Zune will initially be...

Fast Flip: Google Hot on the Heels of Bing Visual Search

Google has introduced Fast Flip, a visual way to flip through websites that has a newspapery feel to it. Google is hoping to woo newspapers, whose own revenue models have gotten trounced by the web over the past...

Microsoft to Open Windows Café in Paris

Microsoft is planning on opening a café in Paris to allow its customers to learn about Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, while sipping hot coffee. Microsoft has previously announced that Windows 7 will be released worldwide on October 22nd, 2009, just in time for...

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