Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
By TechnoGadge on May 27, 2009 at 7:19 am
Microsoft is expected to unveil a new version of its Internet search engine this week. And according to some sources, Microsoft is planning to spend up to 100 million US dollars on a multimedia advertising campaign for the new search engine, named Bing.
According to Advertising Age, the new advertising campaign will not attack Google by name but will instead highlight what Microsoft believes are some key advantages of its new system over the dominant search engine. The $100 million figure sounds good when compared to $25 …
Category: Internet | Tags: Advertising, Bing, Internet, Kumo, Microsoft, Search Engine
By TechnoGadge on May 5, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Microsoft on Tuesday released the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) to the public. Windows 7 RC is now available for download both on the Windows download site and Microsoft TechNet. According to Microsoft, the Windows 7 RC will be available through July 2009.
How to get the Windows 7 RC? It is very simple. Visit the official Windows 7 page. The 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 RC are available in five languages: English, German, Japanese, French, and Spanish. Select the version and your language preference …
Category: Computer, Software | Tags: Computer, Microsoft, Software, Windows 7
By TechnoGadge on April 22, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Imagine a situation. You have some files with File Extension ASP but your computer is unable to open those files. Why? Why Windows failed to open those files? What you gonna do in such situation? Have any idea? Don’t worry. If you know some basic information about file extension ASP, you can easily solve such problems. So, let’s learn what actually is file extension ASP?
File Extension ASP is associated with Active Server Pages, a Microsoft Technology …
Category: Computer, Internet | Tags: Computer, File Extensions, Internet, Microsoft, Web Browser, Website, Windows
By TechnoGadge on March 19, 2009 at 6:50 am
Microsoft on Thursday launched a new version of it’s Internet Explorer web browser. Called as Internet Explorer 8, this new version of the popular web browser is said to be more secure and faster than it’s previous versions.
Some of the new or improved features of Internet Explorer 8 includes enhanced tabbed browsing, smarter Address Bar, better Find On Page, improved Zoom, ability to reopen closed tabs, Accelerators and Web Slices, InPrivate Browsing, improved anti-phishing filter etc.
The new SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer …
Category: Internet, Space | Tags: Internet, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Security, Software, Web Browser
By TechnoGadge on March 11, 2009 at 5:03 am
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it is entering the market of notebook accessories with the introduction of the Notebook Cooling Base, a USB-powered notebook cooling device, which is designed to make notebook use more comfortable with a built-in fan and sleek form.
The stylish Notebook Cooling Base provides reliable cooling with a built-in fan and efficient cooling channel to prevent overheating of notebooks. The base is easy to use with any notebook and is contoured to rest on both desks and users’ laps, …
Category: Computer | Tags: Hardware, Laptops, Microsoft, Notebook Cooling Base, Notebooks
By TechnoGadge on March 11, 2009 at 4:31 am
On Tuesday Microsoft released it’s March security update with one “critical” and two “important” patches for eight vulnerabilities. With the security update, Microsoft has also released an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center.
The bulletin ID MS09-006 fixes “critical” vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel that could allow remote code execution if a user views a maliciously crafted EMF or WMF image file from an affected system. This security update is for all …
Category: Computer, Software | Tags: Microsoft, Security, Software, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
By TechnoGadge on February 15, 2009 at 5:35 am
Software giant Microsoft have announced a reward of $250000 to anyone who gives information leading to the arrest and conviction of the creator of the Conficker worm. The reward is for “information that results in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for illegally launching the Conficker malicious code on the Internet,” the software giant said in a statement.
Microsoft also announced that residents of any country are eligible for the reward, as per the law of that country. This is the fourth time that Microsoft has offered a …
Category: Computer | Tags: Computer, Conficker, Malware, Microsoft, Security, Worms
By TechnoGadge on February 11, 2009 at 5:45 am
Microsoft on Tuesday said it has just recorded its 10,000th U.S. patent, which is related to technology used in its Surface computing platform. The U.S. Patent No. 7,479,950 covers a new technology that lets users to place objects on the computer’s tablelike display and have them associated with the data or media stored on the computer’s hard drive.
For example, a group of photos from a particular vacation could be associated with a souvenir from the trip. Placing the souvenir on a Microsoft Surface computer might initiate …
Category: Technology | Tags: Microsoft, News, Patents, Surface Computing, Technology
