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Microsoft presentó este martes la nueva generación de su plataforma Windows Live, que incluye mejoras en su popular sistema de correo electrónico, Hotmail, y de mensajería instantánea, Messenger, y busca reforzar la presencia de la compañía en el creciente negocio de las redes sociales en internet."La nueva generación de Windows Live proporcionará a consumidores de todo el mundo una nueva gama de herramientas y servicios que ayudarán a hacer más fácil que nunca la comunicación y el intercambio de información desde cualquier dispositivo con acceso a Internet", aseguraron hoy los responsables del gigante informático.Según la compañía fundada por Bill Gates, el 67 por ciento de los usuarios de Internet preferiría utilizar sólo un portal que integrara el acceso a todos los servicios que le ofrece la red, utilizando para ello un único nombre de usuario y contraseña.Información extraída de: 20minutos.es|tecnología

Microsoft ofrece probar gratuitamente el producto MS Home Server. Después de un período demo de 120 días es posible comprar el servidor para uso doméstico.Con el paquete Windows Home Server 120-Day Evaluation Kit, el usuario tiene la posibilidad de probar el programa para servidores de Microsoft diseñado para uso familiar.Home Server facilita el intercambio de películas, fotografías y otros documentos mediante una red hogareña o vía Internet.El paquete de pruebas tiene un precio de 8 dólares y puede ser comprado desde el sitio de Microsoft. Home Server requiere como mínimo un procesador Pentium III a 1 GHz, 512 MB en RAM y 70 GB de espacio en disco.Información extraída de: DiarioTi.com

The much awaited Windows Live service - Windows Live Calendar , has been out into public beta today. Right now Windows calendar is looking primitive with just normal features likeCreating multiple calendars .Receive reminders via Windows Live AlertsShare your calendar, as html, ical or XMLImporting of icalRegister your self for windows live calendar or Sign in with your Windows live ID .What features Live calendar don't have ??Liveside blog has released its first impressions on windows live calendar.Check it out.According to it , Live calendar can't do the following : * There's no sync feature ( for either outlook or mobile devices), except for shared calendars.However we've heard they are working on this, so stay tuned. * Printing is woefully inadequate, with only the ability to print an agenda view. More work to be done here, surely. * No import from MSN Calendar, or interaction between the two. * Overall look and feel is very basic.So what do you think of Windows L

Windows Vista becomes one year old. Now also the first service is to appear luggage (SP1) for the operating system according to Microsoft until March 2008. Altogether contain it over 150 updates. It will not nevertheless probably give visible changes. The SP1 is the reliability, which support of new types of device and the search function improve.

The venerable JPEG image-compression standard is about to get a little bigger -- the international committee that regulates the standard just approved the creation of a format called JPEG XR based on Microsoft's HD Photo spec. The Joint Photographic Experts Committee started looking at standardizing HD Photo last month (formerly known as Windows Media Photo) because it features higher compression efficiency, better image fidelity, and more flexible in-camera editing options, and major camera makers and software vendors like Hasselblad and Adobe supported the format's metamorphosis into JPEG XR.MORE...

Well it seems everybody is doing it these days. Microsoft is the latest corporate giant to join the “go green” push that although still lagging, is rapidly becoming a hot topic to even the average techno geek. MediaBuyerPlanner reports that Microsoft has launched MSN Green, ostensibly an environmental news site, with a consumer tint or perhaps even focus. Environmentalists and consumers, long at odds in the general landscape of business, seem to be finding some wiggle room everywhere to show their profound love for one another these days. Aesthetics aside, these types of shotgun weddings typically hit on rocky times sooner, rather than later, nevertheless the impetus here should be clear. According to EnvironmentalLeader, MSN’s Live Earth success opened the door, to the birth of Green. Clearly there’s more at stake in today’s environmental circles than ever before, and although slow to catch on, more and more corporations are seeing the monetary valu

Well it seems everybody is doing it these days. Microsoft is the latest corporate giant to join the “go green” push that although still lagging, is rapidly becoming a hot topic to even the average techno geek. MediaBuyerPlanner reports that Microsoft has launched MSN Green, ostensibly an environmental news site, with a consumer tint or perhaps even focus. Environmentalists and consumers, long at odds in the general landscape of business, seem to be finding some wiggle room everywhere to show their profound love for one another these days. Aesthetics aside, these types of shotgun weddings typically hit on rocky times sooner, rather than later, nevertheless the impetus here should be clear. According to EnvironmentalLeader, MSN’s Live Earth success opened the door, to the birth of Green. Clearly there’s more at stake in today’s environmental circles than ever before, and although slow to catch on, more and more corporations are seeing the monetary val

El concurso tiene como objetivo fomentar el entusiasmo en curso para PCs basados en Windows, haciendo participar a la imaginación y la creatividad de la comunidad de diseño industrial y la prestación de un recurso para la industria de PC en general. Con...

El equipo Zune de Microsoft Corp. anunció el lanzamiento de un reproductor especial en colaboración con Wisin y Yandel (artistas latinos reconocidos a nivel internacional y nominados al premio Grammy Latino), Machete Music y Wal-Mart Stores Inc. que estará a la venta exclusivamente en las tiendas Wal-Mart desde este 29 de octubre (en los Estados Unidos) con un precio estimado de $199. Disponible en color negro, el Zune de edición limitada incluirá en su contenido el nuevo álbum de Wisin y Yandel, Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres (Machete Music), antes de que esté disponible en las tiendas, incluyendo también una exclusiva canción extra, fotos, videos musicales e imágenes de sus conciertos."Nos encantó trabajar con el equipo de Zune para crear este reproductor personalizado y para idear nuevas maneras de promover nuestro nuevo álbum utilizando la plataforma de música digital", dijo Edgar Andino, representante de Wisin y Yandel. "La conexión digital con el público es

Microsoft ha tenido éxito nuevamente con su estrategia de distribuir distintas versiones de su sistema operativo.En lo que va del año, la cotización bursátil de Microsoft en Estados Unidos ha sido algo débil, con un crecimiento acumulado de 7,1%. Sin embargo, el pasado viernes la compañía presentó su balance trimestral que muestra que las ventas de Vista finalmente comienzan a tener un efecto tangible en la contabilidad de la compañía.El balance en cuestión demuestra, una vez más, que la estrategia de Microsoft de usar distintas versiones de su sistema operativo es acertada. Al crear distintas versiones de un producto, e incorporar pequeñas diferencias, los clientes eligen versiones más costosas que la vez anterior.Por ejemplo, la carencia de soporte para redes o posibilidades multimedia hace que los clientes opten por comprar las versiones más avanzadas de Windows y que paguen más por Vista que lo que hicieron con Windows XP. Básicamente, Windows Vista es comercializa

Microsoft started an increase with a conversion of 13.76 billion US Dollar in the new year, of 27% in the comparison with the first quarter of the previous year (10.81 billion US Dollar). The profit rose around 23% of 3.48 billion US Dollar or 0.35 US Dollar per share in the prior year quarters on 4.29 billion US Dollar or 0.45 US Dollar per share.The result is over expectations, Microsoft a profit per share between 0,38 and 0,40 US Dollar with conversions of up to 12.6 billion US Dollar had expected. “The financial year had, commentated an outstanding start with the largest sales growth since 1999” chief of finances Chris Lidell the result. The share quotation of the software giant, that had already reached a yearly highest level in the course of the day, added in the open market trade again scarcely over 8 per cent. Substantial turnover drivers were for data of the enterprise the “robust” demand for the operating system Windows Vista, the Office software and the video game

Microsoft ha lanzado la nueva versión de Microsoft SyncToy 2.0, una aplicación gratuita (sí, raro es viniendo de Microsoft) con la que podremos sincronizar archivos entre múltiples carpetas y/u ordenadores; ideal para cuando nos llevamos trabajo a casa y luego hay que llevarlo al trabajo, para tenerlo todo organizado de la forma correcta.En esta nueva versión Microsoft ha incluido nuevas características dignas de mención y que hacen al programa aún más que interesante:- Si cambias la letra de algún dispositivo SyncToy lo detectará automáticamente- SyncToy ahora también detecta y sincroniza cuando eliminas, renombras o creas alguna carpeta.- SyncToy te permite filtrar los archivos según sus atributos, como por ejemplo de sólo lectura, sistema u ocultos.- SyncToy podrá sincronizar archivos encriptados.- SyncToy permite renombrar carpetas por parejas.Por el momento se trata de una versión beta, y tratándose de Microsoft seguramente no sea muy estable, pero es una buena o

Collaboration fosters innovation for professional photographers and enthusiasts.REDMOND, Wash. and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. and Phase One today announced a strategic alliance to explore ways to improve digital imaging solutions for professional photographers and enthusiasts. The companies will work together to develop solutions for the Microsoft Windows platform that further innovation in the digital photography space. The alliance combines Phase One's industry expertise with Microsoft's widely used platform technology and includes technology sharing and intellectual property assets as well as joint marketing.(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO)"Microsoft and Phase One are joining forces to develop solutions for the Windows platform that meet the sophisticated needs of professional and 'prosumer' photographers," said Kostas Mallios, general manager of the Rich Media Group at Microsoft. "Today's announcement is

Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 1.29 Released: May 8, 2007 Publisher's Description:Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. This tool will help to remove specific, prevalent malicious software from infected systems. Because computers can appear to function normally when infected, Microsoft advises you to run this tool even if your computer seems to be fine. In addition to using this tool, you should use an up-to-date antivirus product to help protect your computer from other malicious software. License: Freeware OS Support: Windows 2000/2003/Vista/XP Uninstaller?: No File Size: 6,772 KBDownload Now   333333333333333333333333333333333  MAKE MONEY ON WEB BLOGGING BIBLE  TECH REVIEW RESOURCE REVIEWTHANKS FOR YOUR TIME

MAGIC #1An Indian discovered that nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer which can be named as "CON". This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable. .. At Microsoft the whole Team, couldn't answer why this happened!TRY IT NOW ,IT WILL NOT CREATE " CON " FOLDERMAGIC #2For those of you using Windows, do the following:1.) Open an empty notepad file2.) Type "Bush hid the facts" (without the quotes)3.) Save it as whatever you want.4.) Close it, and re-open it.is it just a really weird bug? Confused?MAGIC #3microsoft crazy factsThis is something pretty cool and neat...and unbelievable. .. At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened!It was discovered by a Brazilian. Try it out yourself...Open Microsoft Word and type=rand (200, 99)And then press ENTER_________________THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

Microsoft opened a new online marketplace last night to sell a new class of desktop and web applications directly to consumers. The new version of Windows Live Gallery extends the existing Windows Live Gold partnership program with premium content listings, partner storefronts, and the ability to charge Microsoft’s users for each new widget. Microsoft’s widget marketplace uses the same Microsoft Points currency system as Xbox Live Marketplace and Zune Marketplace. The new gallery site also includes the ability to rate reviews (”4 out of 5 people found this review helpful”) and widget developers featured on the front page of the site. Customers can buy a new widget and customize before making a final purchase. A music company might license songs bloggers can include in their Windows Live Spaces page, or The Wall Street Journal might sell a premium content widget for Vista Sidebar users. Publishers can set their own price and tap into Microsoft’s existing p

After much anticipation and rumor, Microsoft has agreed to invest $240 million into Facebook for a 1.6 percent stake in the company. This values the social networking site at $15 billion, $5 billion higher than previous estimates. The sealed deal leaves Yahoo and Google, who’ve also been courting Facebook for the past two months, in the dust, reports the New York Times. Facebook continues to flaunt some lofty numbers claiming a realistic goal of some 60 million by 2008. This was a rare, yet coveted victory for Microsoft in their epic battles with the other search engine top dogs.

El gigante informático Microsoft dijo el miércoles que pagaría 240 millones de dólares (más de 168 millones de euros) por una participación minoritaria (un 1,6%) en el sitio de redes sociales en internet Facebook, lo que valora a la compañía en 15.000 millones de dólares.La mayor empresa de programas informáticos competía contra Google por la participación y el derecho a vender avisos para Facebook fuera de Estados Unidos. Microsoft dijo que sería la plataforma exclusiva de avisos para Facebook, uno de las iniciativas de internet más populares con 47 millones de usuarios.MySpace se defiendeAunque MySpace tiene 188 millones de usuarios registrados frente a los 47 millones que tiene Facebook, este último se ha convertido en toda una referencia a la hora de innovar (cuenta con casi 5.500 programas de terceras empresas).Eso ha hecho que MySpace se ponga en alerta y esté intentando mejorar y aumentar sus servicios con iniciativas como el lanzamiento de una herramienta que pe

Ill bet he was calm about it... Google co-founder Sergey Brin told reporters at the end of the day: "Occasionally we've lost one here, one there...Some of our competitors might be willing to spend very large amounts of money...and we're really interested in doing sustainable economic deals, so we would rather not participate in those sorts of transactions. But we definitely wish those companies

It always seems to me like microsoft is way behind on everything... wtf? Microsoft will be the exclusive third-party advertising platform partner for Facebook, and will begin to sell advertising for Facebook internationally in addition to the United States.