Bing Maps adding Foursquare:
"Microsoft .... previewed a series of updates for its Bing search engine, including an application that will integrate real-time data from the popular Foursquare location-based social networking service into its Bing Maps interface. Users will be able to see where people have checked in on Foursquare, who has been crowned the Foursquare 'mayor' of a specific location, and other information."
By Todd Bishop
Tech Flash
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Showing posts with label msft. Show all posts
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
March Madness Hogs Bandwidth
http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/03/march_madness_at_the_office.html
The sun is shining in Seattle. And the March Madness basketball tournament is entering its second day. That begs the question: Is anyone getting any work done today?
Well, according to a recent survey by Challenger Gray & Christmas, the NCAA basketball tourney alone could cost employers as much as $1.8 billion in unproductive wages....more
By John Cook
Venture Blog
The sun is shining in Seattle. And the March Madness basketball tournament is entering its second day. That begs the question: Is anyone getting any work done today?
Well, according to a recent survey by Challenger Gray & Christmas, the NCAA basketball tourney alone could cost employers as much as $1.8 billion in unproductive wages....more
By John Cook
Venture Blog
Friday, March 19, 2010
Microsoft ranks No. 1 in patents
Microsoft ranks No. 1 in patents
Microsoft's business is under attack by Google, Apple and others. But there's one place where the software giant still rules supreme... more.
By Todd Bishop
Tech Flash
Microsoft's business is under attack by Google, Apple and others. But there's one place where the software giant still rules supreme... more.
By Todd Bishop
Tech Flash
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Amazing Race: New season includes a Microsoft employee
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"Microsoft employees will be rooting for one of their own in the new season of 'The Amazing Race,' which debuts Sunday night on CBS. The competitors include Microsoft enterprise sales specialist Joe Wang, 42, based in Southern California, who teams with his wife, Heidi, in the show's 16th season." complete story.
By Todd Bishop (photo by CBS)
TechFlash
Sunday, Valentine's Day, 2/14
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Microsoft's self-powered TV remote, no batteries required
Microsoft's self-powered TV remote, no batteries required
The days of scouring the couch cushions for batteries may be numbered. Researchers from Microsoft's lab in Cambridge, England, have created a media remote control called "Peppermill" that converts the twisting motion required to use it into the energy needed to power it. complete story
By Todd Bishop
Tech Flash
The days of scouring the couch cushions for batteries may be numbered. Researchers from Microsoft's lab in Cambridge, England, have created a media remote control called "Peppermill" that converts the twisting motion required to use it into the energy needed to power it. complete story
By Todd Bishop
Tech Flash
Friday, January 29, 2010
Why Microsoft shouldn't worry about iPad -- and why it should
Why Microsoft shouldn't worry about iPad -- and why it should
There were no doubt some momentary sighs of relief inside Microsoft -- at least inside the Windows division -- as the official details of Apple's iPad emerged yesterday. But should there have been? Read more
By Todd Bishop
Tech Flash
There were no doubt some momentary sighs of relief inside Microsoft -- at least inside the Windows division -- as the official details of Apple's iPad emerged yesterday. But should there have been? Read more
By Todd Bishop
Tech Flash
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Bill Gates adding hundreds of followers a minute on Twitter
Bill Gates adding hundreds of followers a minute on Twitter
"Yes, it's really him. Bill Gates joined Twitter today.
....Whether or not it's a watershed moment for the popular microblogging service remains to be seen. But apparently lots of folks are eager to read whatever Gates will have to say.... complete story
by Todd Bishop on Tuesday, January 19, 2010
"Yes, it's really him. Bill Gates joined Twitter today.
....Whether or not it's a watershed moment for the popular microblogging service remains to be seen. But apparently lots of folks are eager to read whatever Gates will have to say.... complete story
by Todd Bishop on Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Wii sales soar in December; Playstation 3 edges out Xbox 360 for month
Wii sales soar in December; PS3 edges out Xbox 360 for month
Nintendo's Wii game console sold a record 3.81 million units in the U.S. in December, eclipsing Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's Playstation 3 during the critical holiday shopping season...more
Nintendo's Wii game console sold a record 3.81 million units in the U.S. in December, eclipsing Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's Playstation 3 during the critical holiday shopping season...more
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Nintendo Wii to get Netflix
Nintendo Wii to get Netflix
Nintendo will become the last of the Big Three console makers to offer Netflix instant streaming, announcing plans this morning to add the feature to the Wii this spring. The move will give Netflix a substantially bigger market for its on-demand service. read complete story
By Todd Bishop
TechFlash
Note: Wii games are available at the Redmond Senior Science Center. The Center is open to teenagers over 17. (Sign-in at the front desk) B.Y.
Nintendo will become the last of the Big Three console makers to offer Netflix instant streaming, announcing plans this morning to add the feature to the Wii this spring. The move will give Netflix a substantially bigger market for its on-demand service. read complete story
By Todd Bishop
TechFlash
Note: Wii games are available at the Redmond Senior Science Center. The Center is open to teenagers over 17. (Sign-in at the front desk) B.Y.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Top 25 posts of the year
Top 25 posts of the year, by Todd Bishop
Goodbye 2009. Hello 2010. Here's your chance to catch up with the most read posts of the year on TechFlash. Enjoy!!
1.) "Rule No. 1: Hide the iPhone from Ballmer at the Microsoft meeting" (143 comments)
2.) "iPhone app wins top honors at Microsoft sponsored event" (19 comments)
3.) "One force of nature vs. another: Bill Gates tries to stop hurricanes" (76 comments)
4.) "Pioneering Internet 'detox' center looks to cure online addicts" (47 comments)
5.) "Microsoft cancels campus pub" (72 comments)
Goodbye 2009. Hello 2010. Here's your chance to catch up with the most read posts of the year on TechFlash. Enjoy!!
1.) "Rule No. 1: Hide the iPhone from Ballmer at the Microsoft meeting" (143 comments)
2.) "iPhone app wins top honors at Microsoft sponsored event" (19 comments)
3.) "One force of nature vs. another: Bill Gates tries to stop hurricanes" (76 comments)
4.) "Pioneering Internet 'detox' center looks to cure online addicts" (47 comments)
5.) "Microsoft cancels campus pub" (72 comments)
Friday, January 1, 2010
Microsoft response to Google maneuvers in China | Seattle Times Newspaper
Microsoft response to Google maneuvers in China Seattle Times Newspaper:
To get around Web censorship in China, Google has found a hack -- by redirecting users to its search engine in Hong Kong." read article
Posted By Sharon Pian Chan: 206-464-2958
Seattle Times
To get around Web censorship in China, Google has found a hack -- by redirecting users to its search engine in Hong Kong." read article
Posted By Sharon Pian Chan: 206-464-2958
Seattle Times
Friday, December 25, 2009
The Google-Microsoft rivalry now extends to Santa Web sites
The Google-Microsoft rivalry now extends to Santa Web sites
We'd be totally into this if we were 6-year-old kids on Christmas Eve. Since the 1950s, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has tracked the whereabouts of Santa Claus as he makes his global journey across the continents.
The system has evolved over the years, and it now includes a pretty fun implementation of Google Earth and Google Maps. When I checked in, Santa was making his way through Africa. Along the way, NORAD has compiled some entertaining videos of Santa as he ....more
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We'd be totally into this if we were 6-year-old kids on Christmas Eve. Since the 1950s, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has tracked the whereabouts of Santa Claus as he makes his global journey across the continents.
The system has evolved over the years, and it now includes a pretty fun implementation of Google Earth and Google Maps. When I checked in, Santa was making his way through Africa. Along the way, NORAD has compiled some entertaining videos of Santa as he ....more
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Week in Windows: Fewer support calls, more tools for online help
Week in Windows: Fewer support calls, more tools for online help
...The Redmond company has also launched a new site to help lead people through the process of installing, uninstalling and/or upgrading Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. Net blogger Mary Jo Foley notes that the site could be particularly helpful and timely for people who get Windows 7 or a new PC -- or both -- as a holiday gift more...
...The Redmond company has also launched a new site to help lead people through the process of installing, uninstalling and/or upgrading Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. Net blogger Mary Jo Foley notes that the site could be particularly helpful and timely for people who get Windows 7 or a new PC -- or both -- as a holiday gift more...
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Windows 7 leaving Redmond's help desk less busy
Windows 7 leaving Redmond's help desk less busy
There are many ways to measure how Windows 7 is doing. There are reports on new PC sales, tallies of boxed copy sales, and surveys of planned enterprise adoption, to name a few.
But one of the most encouraging signs for Microsoft is the lack of phone calls it is getting from people with problems. Overall, Microsoft said the volume of calls to its support lines is half of what it expected.
(Credit: Microsoft) "Overall we are finding our call center volume is down significantly more than we expected," said Barbara Gordon, vice president of customer support for Microsoft.
The drop in calls isn't just due to the fact that Windows 7 appears less problem-plagued than its predecessor, though. In the weeks leading up to and following the operating system's release, Microsoft also added two new ways to get help--through an online forum called Microsoft Answers and via the Microsoft Helps feed on Twitter.
"What we have found is we are seeing far more take-up of self-service...forums and Twitter to get responses," Gordon said in an interview this week.
With the Microsoft Answers forums, which launched late last year, users submit questions and experienced community members offer answers that Microsoft workers later validate to make sure they are correct.
by Ina Fried, CNET
December 17, 2009
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There are many ways to measure how Windows 7 is doing. There are reports on new PC sales, tallies of boxed copy sales, and surveys of planned enterprise adoption, to name a few.
But one of the most encouraging signs for Microsoft is the lack of phone calls it is getting from people with problems. Overall, Microsoft said the volume of calls to its support lines is half of what it expected.
(Credit: Microsoft) "Overall we are finding our call center volume is down significantly more than we expected," said Barbara Gordon, vice president of customer support for Microsoft.
The drop in calls isn't just due to the fact that Windows 7 appears less problem-plagued than its predecessor, though. In the weeks leading up to and following the operating system's release, Microsoft also added two new ways to get help--through an online forum called Microsoft Answers and via the Microsoft Helps feed on Twitter.
"What we have found is we are seeing far more take-up of self-service...forums and Twitter to get responses," Gordon said in an interview this week.
With the Microsoft Answers forums, which launched late last year, users submit questions and experienced community members offer answers that Microsoft workers later validate to make sure they are correct.
by Ina Fried, CNET
December 17, 2009
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