Video Technology: Microsoft’s Mobile Efforts and More
Published June 24, 2011 | 
In this video, we get a glimpse at an early version of a Microsoft Mango smartphone; We have the scoop on web video site Hulu weighing the benefits of a sale; a Bay Area start up, Lytro, is promising its technology will literally shift the focus on photo-taking; and more on RIM.
The Fruits of Microsoft’s Mobile Efforts
Video Asia: Microsoft Speaks About Piracy
Published May 27, 2011 | 
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sounded Microsoft’s concerns and complaints about piracy in China, but what continues to grow is the issue of piracy that negatively impacts and effects Chinese companies by reducing their resulting levels of success. Currently it’s a mixed economic picture that should become clearer with time.
Microsoft Gripes about China
Technology Video! Microsoft Calling Skype!
Published May 10, 2011 | 
Early in Skype’s life, eBay acquired it and really didn’t have a very good for how Skype could best fit eBay’s plans for future business. So now we turn the page and it appears the next phase of Skype’s life could be as part of Microsoft. What could the software giant be thinking and do with the service, and could it prove to be a better fit than its former owner eBay?
Skype Takes a Call from Microsoft!
Microsoft: Windows 7 Reaches 10 Percent Market Share!
Published February 4, 2010 | 
According to Net Applications, Windows 7 reached a 4% market share in a very respectable less than three weeks, and in comparison, it took Windows Vista seven months to reach the same mark, and as of January 29, 2010, Microsoft announced that they had sold more than 60 million Windows 7 licenses.
So we think it can be said with relative certainty that Microsoft got it right this time with Windows 7, especially after the mistake they called Vista. They got it right developing a product better than its predecessor, with less annoying quirks, faster, smoother, and much more compatible with more peripherals and software.
Initial sales numbers and market share reports have shown that Windows 7 is on the right track, and it’s starting to become obvious that it will be one of the most successful products in Windows history, especially since it already caught 10 percent market share in just approximately three months after it arrived on the market October 22, 2009. Windows Vista currently holds around 20% market share, while the 9-year-old Windows XP is still alive and kicking at between 60-70%.
Windows 7 Crashes the 10% Party – On a Meteoric Tear
Windows 7 Reaches 10 Percent Market Share
Google Announces Search Engine Deal with Twitter!
Published October 22, 2009 | 
Just one day after the Microsoft announcement of Bing adding Twitter to its search engine, Google has stepped on the same stage by announcing that they’re about to do the same exact thing.
From the Google blog:
“Given this new type of information and its value to search, we are very excited to announce that we have reached an agreement with Twitter to include their updates in our search results. We believe that our search results and user experience will greatly benefit from the inclusion of this up-to-the-minute data, and we look forward to having a product that showcases how tweets can make search better in the coming months. That way, the next time you search for something that can be aided by a real-time observation, say, snow conditions at your favorite ski resort; you’ll find tweets from other users who are there and sharing the latest and greatest information.”
For Twitter this is a huge day that marks an extremely significant validation of its business, since two weeks ago, it was rumored that the company was working on search engine deals worth “several million dollars,” and today, they quickly delivered, by partnering with Microsoft and Google, the two biggest players in the game, and with new funding of $100 million in the bank and both Google and Microsoft implementing tweets in search, it looks like Twitter will be a player for a long time to come.