Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’

15 September: IE9 Beta Day

No comments August 13th, 2010

The first Internet Explorer 9 beta will launch on September 15, 2010. This is what Microsoft announced in the official Internet Explorer blog. Invitations for a special event have been sent out to a selected group of web publishers, bloggers, designers and magazine editors.

Microsoft’s concept for short yet secure passwords

No comments July 28th, 2010

Microsoft’s labs have developed a concept for using easy to remember passwords without making your account a target for possible web attackers.

Internet Explorer 9 Beta in August

1 comment July 2nd, 2010

Seemingly Microsoft is starting the Internet Explorer 9 Beta phase in August. This is what internal documents state that hardware partners received about plans for Windows 8.

Office on the Web: Using Office Web Apps

No comments June 17th, 2010

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook — nearly every computer user knows these applications. Every few years, Microsoft releases a new, revamped version of its office suite. This week, Office 2010 has been published. The special thing: You can use the software for free — on the Web, as so-called Web App.

Office 2010 for all

No comments June 15th, 2010

Starting from today, Microsoft Office 2010 is available in 240 countries and ten languages. Subscribers of Microsoft TechNet Subscriptions and MSDN can download the software since April, now it is available in stores for private users as well.

The next blog retires: MessengerSays is going

2 comments June 15th, 2010

After the Windows Live team blog has been shut down recently, the next blog has to go: MessengerSays is retiring as well.

i’m Initiative ends with $3,000,000 donations

Comments Off May 24th, 2010

Microsoft has ended the “I’m making a difference” initiative. Users of Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail could collect money for help organizations by simply using the services.

Hotmail—from 1996 to 2010 and further

2 comments May 20th, 2010

In the past two years, Microsoft has spent more energy in making Windows Live Hotmail even better. The result proves that these efforts were not in vain. But—what does “better” mean? What is important for a modern e-mail service in 2010 and beyond?

Bing screensaver now available

1 comment May 8th, 2010

You are an avid user of Bing and love its daily background images? Microsoft has published a new screensaver with a collection of these images.

End of Life for Microsoft’s Usenet

Comments Off May 7th, 2010

Microsoft is going to close its activities in the usenet. Users are called to switch from newsgroups to the company’s forums.