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Microsoft has given us the normal Zune player which is great but they wanted to go one step further and show you a brown special edition Zune. Microsoft announced the new brown version of the Zune which has the Halo 3 theme; this new one will be for all you U.S. soldiers. Welcome to the new Halo 3 military edition Zune which is only available for US armed forces and which will be available exclusive to military retail stores. The new Microsoft Zune Halo 3 military special edition will be available in these stores sometime in August with pre-loaded gear which will be similar to that of Halo 3 Civilian Zune, Should they sell the Zune Halo 3 military special edition to us civilians? The reason I ask this question is because, think about it US armed forces can probably get their hands on the Halo 3 Civilian Zune so why cannot we get our hands on the Military Halo 3 Zune. Read Written by Mark for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Electronics, Portable Music Players, Portable Media Players

We all love it without a doubt when our beloved console gets a price drop and this is what Microsoft are doing with the Xbox 360 series line. Yes this is all true, Microsoft has dropped the price on Xbox 360 series but the question is will Sony follow suit with their PS3? Microsoft have just announced that retailers will knock off $50 of the Xbox 360 Premium which means you will pay $350, they will knock off $30 of the Xbox 360 Elite which means you pay $450 and $20 has been shaving off the Core which means you pay $280. This is all expected to happen Wednesday 8th August so what you waiting for this have buy them all written all over it. Will Sony follow suit and cut prices on the PS3? Read – Press Release Written by Mark for Product ReviewsIn Sections: News, Xbox 360

A US federal judge has said that Microsoft do not have to pay $1.53 billion to Alcatel-Lucent for infringement of two of the latter firms MP3 patents. When we all heard about the original ruling it put shockwaves thought the world of digital music back in March. Rudi M. Brewster who is the judge has said that Microsoft did not infringe one of the patents after all and legitimately paid a different company, Fraunhofer for the other. The case will not be over for a while because Alcatel-Lucent plans to appeal against the new ruling (we guessed they would). Should we really care about this? Read – Business Week Written by Mark for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Portable Music Players, News, Microsoft News, Business

Microsoft’s Photosynth software is basically an application that takes hundreds of photos of a certain landmark, object or building allowing it to be seen in a ‘3D view’ on the computer. Microsoft’s latest 3d model coverage is the Space Shuttle Endeavour on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, before it launches. It allows you to move around, zoom in and view with great accuracy. It really is a great and innovative idea that I’m sure someone like Google will catch onto soon and make faster, simpler and easier to use. What do you think of the Microsoft Photosynth Software? Click here to try it out, providing you’re on a windows-only machine. Written by Ryan for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Software

Pirateado y hackeado, el nuevo sistema operativo de Vista se vende a la mitad de precio en ese país.La medida será aplicada sólo a China, según parece, porque Microsoft quiere evitar que su sistema operativo sea pirateado masivamente en este país. La rebaja afecta a la edición Home que pasa de 147 a 48 euros. La lógica empleada por la compañía es aplastante: si pueden permitirse comprarlo, no lo piratearán.Desde su lanzamiento el 30 de enero de 2007, Microsoft ha vendido 60 millones de licencias de Windows Vista en todo el mundo hasta junio, incluidas las 20 millones de copias vendidas sólo desde mediados de mayo.Se estima que el uso de versiones de software pirata en China es de entre un 80 y un 90 por ciento.Por Diana DelgadoInformación extraída de: The Inquirer ES

Microsoft dijo que ofrecerá una versión gratuita, que llevará publicidad, de su software básico de productividad Microsoft Works, dentro de un programa de prueba con fabricantes informáticos.El principal creador mundial de software ha estado sopesando el futuro de Microsoft Works, su software con hoja de cálculo básica y procesador de textos, frente a la creciente competencia de servicios para empresas como el de Google.A diferencia de Google Docs y Spreadsheets, a los que se accede a través de un buscador de Internet, Microsoft pretende preinstalar Works en los ordenadores y mostrar anuncios almacenados en caché.El software normalmente se vende por 39,99 dólares (cerca de 30 euros).Cuando un usuario se conecte a Internet mientras esté usando Works, ese caché de anuncios se refrescará, dijo Melissa Stern, directora senior de producto del grupo de Office.La compañía planea sacar el Microsoft Works SE 9 con anuncios en unos meses. Microsoft no desvelará ni los fabricantes

Microsoft intenta que su formato gráfico HD Photo sea certificado como un estándar internacional, que competiría directamente con TPEG, TIFF y otros formatos.El formato HD Photo ya está incorporado en Windows Vista. El gigante informático intenta que sea certificado como estándar por la entidad denominada Joint Photographic Expert Group, la misma organización que en su momento certificó el estándar JPEG original y su sucesor TPEG 2000.Microsoft espera que HD Photo sea certificado como un estándar bajo el nombre JPEG-XR a mediados de 2008. La certificación contribuiría a que Microsoft motive a los fabricantes de cámaras digitales a incorporar el formato en sus productos.El formato HD Photo permite crear imágenes con la misma calidad que JPG con solo la mitad del tamaño del fichero, o el doble de calidad en la imagen con el mismo tamaño que las actuales JPG. Una fotografía podrá contener hasta 68,6 terapixeles y ocupar 32 GB. Las fotografías pueden ser guardadas en el

Es muy poco frecuente que Microsoft desarrolle juegos para plataformas distintas a las suyas.La compañía anuncia Viva Piñata para Nintendo DS. Hasta ahora, el juego sólo ha estado disponible para Xbox 360. Aparte de la versión DS, también se espera una versión para PC.El grupo de desarrolladores Rare describe la versión DS de la siguiente manera en un comunicado de prensa:“Es una versión completa de Viva Piñata en formato de bolsillo. Aparte de los monstruos de papel presentados en la versión Xbox 360, Microsoft ha incorporado algunos nuevos que condimentan aún más el juego".Información extraída de: DiarioTi.com

Microsoft has given an extremely substantial price cut to their latest OS, bringing it down by roughly 67 percent in an attempt to drastically boost sales and gain that market that were wary of the price. However, many are not bought by this tactic, as a number of people exclaim how disappointing Vista was to them. Lanci, president of the fourth largest computer manufacturer Acer, recently made a public statement broadcasting his negative views on the operating system, which can be read here. Personally, I feel the main reason as to why this wasn’t a global decision is due to China’s ridiculous pirating figures, of which more can be read about here. Perhaps Microsoft gave the dramatic price cut in order to close up the gap between pirate sales and genuine Windows Vista sales? Source Written by Ryan for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Software

Será isto o futuro? lol... Para aqueles que pensam que sou um anti-Microsoft, aqui fica um vídeo de um produto da Microsoft que futuramente poderá ser comercializado, que merece alguma atenção...P.S.: Eu não sou por ninguém...e não... não recebo comissões destes ou daqueles... Apenas prezo pelos bons produtos... Aqueles que me satisfazem e me dão mais garantias são, obviamente, aqueles que merecem mais elogios da minha parte... Por outro lado... aqueles que me dão dores de cabeça infindáveis merecem, por conseguinte, a minha crítica... hihihi...

Many of you Microsoft veterans will remember the extremely unpopular Microsoft Works that is being increasingly phased out due to lack of use by the public. Microsoft have recently made a statement saying that they shall be introducing an advert-supported version of Works which will be completely free, as they are refusing to allow it to be phased out. “We’ve put a lot of thought into the implementation of advertising in Works, a lot of careful research in designing the ads in a way that’s not overly intrusive,” Stern from Microsoft said. Personally I don’t see the point in trying. If people hate the program when it’s ad-free, why on earth do they think it’ll become the slightest bit more popular with an advert in the way of your document? Agree? Disagree? Let us know. Comment and tell us how you think the new Microsoft Works will do. Source Written by Ryan for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Software

If you’re disappointed with the latest attempt of an operating system by Microsoft and think your Linux distro or Apple OX is superior, then tell us why. The transitition from Windows XP to Windows Vista is seen as the ideal time to steal some customers and so Linux and Apple really have taken advantage of this fact, by making their OS’ as appealing as possible. Linux has gone from being a small and insignificant project for open-source geeks enthusiasts to one of the most influential and powerful software companies in the world. Quite simply, huge thanks are due to the effort of both the volunteer community that steadily work hard on the OS and the companies that are investing in Linux aiding them in their development. Buying a Mac has become a very interesting and ‘old-school’ concept, with Apple providing the hardware, the operating system OS X, key, first party applications such as calendaring, e-mail, and address book. Macs can be bought from a myriad of p

La versión de Office 2008 para Mac no estará disponible hasta enero de 2008. El retraso se debe a que la compañía quiere solucionar primero algunos agujeros detectados en la herramienta ofimática.Microsoft había anunciado que el software estaría listo para la segunda mitad de este año. “Los motivos tienen que ver únicamente con la calidad”, explicó Craig Eisler, director general de la unidad de negocio de Macintosh para Microsoft.Eisler dijo ayer que la decisión de Apple de cambiar a procesadores basados en Intel ha interrumpido todo el proceso de desarrollo, como lo hizo también el que Microsoft cambiara a un nuevo formato de archivo en el Office 2007 para Windows.Microsoft quiere sacar el software aprovechando la megaconferencia Macworld que tendrá lugar a mediados de enero. Lo que no dijo fue el precio. El Office 2004 para Macs cuesta entre 150 y 500 dólares en la página web de Apple, dependiendo de la versión.En cualquier caso, el retraso no tiene nada que ver c

Even though Mr Gates is busy away, scheduling and planning all the Microsoft goodies in the world, it seems like he is still planning to leave next year; which is quite odd seeing as he’s still working his socks off. “I am in a lucky situation of having way more things that seem interesting to do and very exciting and important, and working with smart people, and highly impactful, way more than a 24-hour day will fit,” Mr. Gates said. But with so many things to come, why leave now? “It’s very hard for someone at his age, who has built a company with that much success and with continuing challenges to really walk away,” said Yoffie, a professor at Harvard’s business school. With the news of his departure pops up the question, how will the lack of input from Bill Gates affect the new operating system, planning on launching in three years time? Will Windows 7 benefit from not being aided by Mr Gates? Will it perhaps bring a negative aspect to the new OS? Either way, Mr

Many signifiant and reliable technology websites have all posted prerelease versions of what seems to be a Windows Vista Service Pack, aiding computers, essentially making them more secure and less prone to error messages. According to the text from Microsoft that accompanies the software, it “resolves a number of individual issues which may be affecting some computers running Windows Vista.” The pack seems to offer many things that disappointingly should have been fixed prior to its release. These include improved performance in returning to the desktop from Vista’s Photo and Windows Energy screen savers; resolution of an issue that causes Vista to corrupt some AVI files; and faster restoration of the login screen when resuming from hibernate. The second file, regarding ‘Vista Compatibility and Reliability’ that came to our attention boasts a number of fixes that includes improved visual appearance of games, better networking reliability and impressively

This book is meant for the beginner. Its primary purpose is to get you up and writing programs in the shortest possible time. For that reason I take a very practical approach (thus the title). My goal is that you be able to function as a competent Visual Basic programmer in at the end of this book, and write useful programs. That means that I don’t go in depth into theory, or into advanced topics. However this book should provide you with the ground work necessary to move on to more advanced programming topics. While some of the code examples and lessons can be accomplished with Visual Basic 4, 5, or 6, much will require Visual Basic 6.0. (more…)

La empresa de Bill Gates se convertirá en el mayor proveedorde publicidad para el agregador de noticias.Los agregadores de noticias han revolucionado la forma en la quelos usuarios acceden a la información en la Red. Esto forma partede lo que es el Web 2.0 y aunque Microsoft diga que no va aapostar por aplicaciones en linea ha enamorado a Digg, unmonstruo de lo que son los agregadores de noticias y es onlineque funciona; entonces?.Digg cuenta con 17 millones de usuarios únicos cada mes y losanunciantes se pelean por tener un hueco entre sus paginas.Como Google le dio duro a Microsoft el año pasado al obtener lascuentas de MySpace, entonces esta vez Microsoft no se quisoquedar atrás y logro pactar con Digg.Recordemos que la publicidad por internet genera muchísimasganancias y en este ambiente Microsoft ha estado rezagadoante Google por esa razón debe hacer ese tipo de movimientos,acaso no recuerdan cuando Microsoft quería comprar a Yahoo,ya se imaginaran porque.Blogalaxia Tags:

The state run high school system in America is often viewed as under-funded and over-crowded, especially in large urban cities such as Philadelphia. So when Microsoft announced its intention to join up with the city school district and bring all its resources and software know-how there was a mixture of shock and surprise from across the community. But one year on all seems to be going well. West Philadelphia is a place of high crime rates and low incomes, the last place you would expect to find a new bright white gleaming school building packed with technology. There are digital writing boards, built-in audio systems, auditoriums that swivel into place and lots more. Controversial combination "In the gym there are cameras with which we are able to capture kids' games. So the next day the kids can deconstruct the game by watching it and better their skills," said High School principal Shirley Grover. "We can also capture their best shot or pass, which helps us build portfolios

The state run high school system in America is often viewed as under-funded and over-crowded, especially in large urban cities such as Philadelphia.So when Microsoft announced its intention to join up with the city school district and bring all its resources and software know-how there was a mixture of shock and surprise from across the community.But one year on all seems to be going well.West Philadelphia is a place of high crime rates and low incomes, the last place you would expect to find a new bright white gleaming school building packed with technology.There are digital writing boards, built-in audio systems, auditoriums that swivel into place and lots more.Controversial combination"In the gym there are cameras with which we are able to capture kids' games. So the next day the kids can deconstruct the game by watching it and better their skills," said High School principal Shirley Grover."We can also capture their best shot or pass, which helps us build portfolios for universiti

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