Bing has briefly outranked Yahoo in the search stakes, according to one net stats firm - although it has since slipped back to third place.
StatCounter said it took just days for Microsoft’s recently revamped search to overtake it’s rival – and former acquisition target – Yahoo, with Bing taking 16.28 per cent of the US market to Yahoo’s 10.22 per cent by the end of last week. Google still holds 71.47 per cent.
Some tips and tricks for the XBOX 360 - read on for the full details.
Microsoft is prepping the largest Patch Tuesday release of 2009 so far. The June release will feature 10 security bulletins, including bulletins covering critical vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer.
If you recall, last week we performed the leap from Windows XP to Windows 7. In a nutshell: An in-place upgrade didn't fare well. Of course, in-place upgrades aren't supported from Windows XP to Windows 7. Given the heavily-used XP installation caused serious bloat to the Windows 7 installation, we can see why.
Microsoft Corp. said that thanks to major innovations, such as project Natal motion-sensing device, the Xbox 360 platform may well have 10-years lifecycle. Similar promise regarding the PlayStation 3 game console was once made by execs from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Considering both claims, it is reasonable to assume that the current systems’ lifecycles will be extraordinary long.
A search engine isn’t worth much if the results it produces lead users to malware.
An obvious statement no doubt, but one Microsoft kept in mind with its new ‘Bing’ search engine. Following the footsteps of other search engines, Bing may not break new ground when it comes to security, but it doesn’t really fall behind its competitors either.
MICROSOFT'S new-generation personal computer operating system, Windows 7, will be available in October the software giant said on Tuesday. "Windows 7 will be available on October 22," Microsoft said in a brief statement which provided no further details.
Microsoft had said last month that Windows 7, which replaces the much maligned Vista, would be available to customers in time for the holiday shopping season and the October release date is ahead of expectations.
Here's a little-known advantage to using Internet Explorer 8: It lets you access multiple Gmail accounts simultaneously and independently.
This is accomplished via the New Session option, which makes it possible to log onto Web sites that track your identity across different tabs--like Gmail.
In Firefox, for instance, you can't have multiple Gmail accounts open in multiple tabs or Windows. If you sign into a second one, you'll get signed out of the first one when you try to do anything. Here's how to take advantage of this IE8 perk.
Microsoft and its partners are entering that challenging period that occurs every time a new Windows release is poised to debut: The lull just before the arrival of the next big thing. But it looks like the Redmondians are readying some new consumer and business incentives to keep the pipeline primed.
Microsoft is expected to release Windows 7 to manufacturing around August July of this year. Then there will be a period of “a few months” (as acknowledged recently by Windows Client Chief Financial Officer Tami Reller) before customers will be able to buy it.
Microsoft Corp. on Monday unveiled its answer to the Nintendo Wii. The software maker said it will release technology that lets people play video games by moving their bodies instead of clicking hand-held controllers. The service is tentatively called "Project Natal" (pronounced nuh-TALL), and will work with any of the company's Xbox 360 consoles, Microsoft said.
