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Microsoft purchases SkyDrive.com in response to Apple’s iCloud.com

By Jimmy Wolfee June 13, 2011

All of you who are using Hotmail or Live mail as their email service must be aware of the Sky Drive feature provided by the Microsoft. Sky Drive was launched by Microsoft much before the launch of iCloud service by Apple. Sky Drive enable one to store up to 20 GB of digital media online which can easily be made either public or private.

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Beware of Cookiejacking: Internet Explorer’s new problem

By Jimmy Wolfee May 26, 2011

With the rise of Facebook and Twitter the problem of Cookiejacking is also rising.

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At last Nokia decided to go with Microsoft

By Jimmy Wolfee February 12, 2011

Nokia, the world's largest mobile manufacturer at last decided to go with Microsoft in order to to compete with Apple iPhone and Google's Android platforms.

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Software giant Microsoft’s new X-BOX 360 motion controller ‘KINECT’ released

By Jimmy Wolfee November 6, 2010

Kinect for Xbox 360, or simply Kinect (originally known by the code name Project Natal, is a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game platform, and may later be supported by PCs via Windows 8. Based around a webcam-style add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller through a natural user interface using gestures, spoken commands, or presented objects and images. The project is aimed at broadening the Xbox 360's audience beyond its typical gamer base. Kinect competes with the Wii Remote with Wii MotionPlus and PlayStation Move motion control systems for the Wii and PlayStation 3 home consoles, respectively.

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New Microsoft Office 2011 announced for Apple MAC

By Jimmy Wolfee October 26, 2010

At a product launch event in New York Monday, Microsoft gave the media a day-early peek at Mac Office 2011, which went on sale at retail outlets and via Microsoft this morning. Eric Wilfrid, general manager of Microsoft's Mac business unit, explains how Mac Office 2011 is faster than previous versions, not only in startup, but in the execution of key tasks.