Microsoft is giving a $50 discount for the Xbox 360 gaming console, lowering the price in direct competition with what is thought to be the first price cut by Nintendo Co. for its Wii system. The discount will by way of a mail-in rebate, which is valid for all purchases until 5th October. This...
The British conservative party have suggested that they will use Google or Microsoft to store and manage patient data for the National Health Service. This may come as a surprise to most web users who still think of Google as still being just a search engine. However, Google provides very secure systems for data...
There is currently a major PC virus attack in progress, which is affecting millions of PC’s, and mostly is going unnoticed by home computer owners that do not follow PC security news, or run AV software. The virus is called Conflicker, and appeared in October 2008. All the major AV houses spotted it and...
In the last few weeks we have seen some interesting developments coming from both the Google and Microsoft camps, which could indicate a shift for both companies in their direction, and therefore the future of the internet. Google has released its first operating system, Android. There are rumours that Google is creating a desktop...
Hot off the press – the Yahoo-Microsoft merger is on the cards again as partnerships are forming. Although there is unlikely to be a complete takeover of Yahoo by Microsoft, the wheels are in motion for Microsoft to have a controlling stake in Yahoo, and to operate its search engine. This means that the...
Recently at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft unveiled their latest plans to revolutionise the internet and computing. Where Web2.0 brought interactivity to the internet, Windows Asure, will bring all the functions of a personal computer to the internet. The idea is that applications and data can be stored on internet servers,...
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