Wipro boss Azim Premji to train UK students in Bangalore

Azim Premji, the billionaire boss of Indian software group Wipro, is close to signing a deal with the Government to train British students in IT, engineering and software development – in Bangalore. Mr...

Internet traffic and media manipulation

I have websites on various servers: MSU, Examiner, NowPublic, and YouTube. I don't measure/record traffic on my MSU sites out of respect for their add-free hosting. You cannot post vulgarity, pornography, or copy-infringing content, as you cannot most places, but I have no...

Strengthening Your System Speed without Much Stress

Generally, obtaining a new computer system is a pleasant idea. When you have in sight the appropriate pc that satisfies all the demands, you continue to make use of it properly without any complications. This is due to the reason that a new system will be in perfect state....

Newest Winpad Series Dual OS tablet pc available for sale

Newest Dual OS Tablet from the Winpad is finally available for sale. It has 2gb ram installed by default, which is 1gb more than the previous model. It also has doube storage capacity, from a 16gb ssd the previous model had, to a staggering 32gb ssd. This model also has built...

Microsoft's Revenue Jumps 7% - Stock Prices Still Fall

Microsoft posted fiscal first quarter revenues $17.37 billion dollars. This is a 7% jump over the period a year ago. The figure also met analyst expectations but didn't stop the stock price from falling after the...

Nicolas Sarkozy to host key internet forum ahead of G8 summit

The debate over whether - and how far - to regulate the internet is expected to dominate a two day international e-summit which opens in Paris today, hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Top executives from the world’s biggest internet companies will come face to...

Skype falls into Microsoft hands

Skype no more I awoke today knowing that I would have to fight to get one of my computers running, buggy Windows crashed and crashed again. DLL system 32 error again with a pointer to a software provider whose...

Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion

Microsoft Acquires Skype In its biggest-ever acquisition, Microsoft is buying Skype. Microsoft is paying $8.5 billion in cash to an investment group led by Silver Lake, which bought Skype from ebay for $2 billion in...

The Microsoft Zune is Dead, Long Live the Zune

The Microsoft Zune is Dead: Apple's iPod Killed It In somewhat unsurprising news, the Zune has been discontinued. Microsoft will continue to sell existing stock, but no new models of the would-be iPod killer will be...

Evolution and balanced businesses

i'm typing this in AbiWord on a Mac. Think about that for a moment and why i do this. i personally don't want to support any business/government that is exploitative, monopolizing, materialistic, commercial (in the sense of ego-aggrandizing advertisement), or unbalanced. If...

‘Tis the season for more shakeups: Geniuses Wanted

‘Tis the season for more shakeups It matters who’s in the board room and who’s running the show. Their every action and nonaction has an impact on employees, customers, and shareholders. HP has had a rocky...

E-mails missing from some users' Hotmail accounts

Some Hotmail users posted complaints on Microsoft's online forum stating that their messages have disappeared in full or in some cases e-mails in their inboxes were sent to deleted mail folders.Microsoft Windows Live support technicians were quoted by The Associated Press...

UK - Government Comes Under Fire by Internet Security Experts

The UK Goverment has come under fire from privacy experts because it refused to upgrade computer browsers from Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, a version no longer supported by Microsoft. "“The government...

Microsoft bets to win in the cloud and rival Google

" Microsoft has ramped up its battle with Google in wooing business customers with its next generation cloud-based product. While the software giant dominates the office space with a 94% market share it has been facing increased competition from Google. At a San Francisco...

Ray Ozzie Steps Down as Microsoft Chief Software Architect

Ray Ozzie Leaving Microsoft Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's Chief Software Engineer, will be stepping down after five years with the Redmond-based computing giant. Ray Ozzie was a huge proponent of cloud computing, pushing...

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