ICT Enthusiast and photographer.
It’s been announced today that Microsoft has lost its appeal against a record 497 million euro (£343 million; $690 million) fine imposed by the European Commission in a long-running competition dispute. Below is a section from the Court of First Instance Press Release: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-201/04 Microsoft Corp. v Commission of the European
Hey everyone I’m staying in London from the 2nd to the 4th of October, so if anyone wants to meet up for a drink/chat feel free to let me know! 😀 On the 2nd I’m not doing much at all (thought the extra day in London would be nice) though I’m most possibly attending mashup* demo in the evening and
mashup* Demo is an event which has been put together to provide a simple and effective way for startups, growing businesses, enterprises and corporates to present themsevels to an audience of professionals who would include:- investors, media journalists and bloggers, potential partners and industry influencers. mashup* Demo has been created because we’ve been asked by many startups and growing businesses
The Microsoft Office team and HGTV interior designer Vern Yip presented Microsoft Home Office Makeover grand prize winner Crile Carvey with a $25,000 home office redesign. Carvey, a software application and design business owner in Wheatland, Wyo., sought to bring order to his chaotic home office to increase his productivity and efficiency. The Microsoft Home Office team updated Carvey’s office,
Within the last 10 days a number of newly registered or recently transfered domains have made their apperance on MSFT name servers. A list of many (not all) follows. The highlights feature both domains with the terms translation (Windows Live Translator) and television (Microsoft Portable TV). WindowsLivetranslator-int.com, .net., .org windowsLiveTranslatorV.com windowslivetranslator.com, .net MicrosoftPortableTV.com microsoftTelevision.com SimplifyYourWork2008.com., .net, .org Surface.info zunedownlaod.com zunesdownload.com zunesubscription.com TheUltimateSteal.net,
After months of debate and controversy, Microsoft will reach a pivotal moment this weekend in its effort to win approval of its Office Open XML document format by a key international standards organization. The process won’t end there, but the result could play a big part in determining how things play out in the months ahead. The national bodies taking
Soft-core porn site Perfect 10 is suing Microsoft, claiming that their MSN search engine is providing links and images to sites that are illegally hosting its content. But Microsoft isn’t the company’s first target, as it recently lost similar cases against Google, Amazon and A9 search, all of which it is appealing. The suit was filed on Tuesday in a
Following the successful launch of the six free Talking Mobile Phrase Books for Nokia and Sony Ericsson cell phones in May earlier this year, software developers Coolgorilla have today announced an all-in-one version of the talking phrase books for Apples new iPhone. Sponsored by online travel and leisure retailer lastminue.com the iPhone Translator is a completely free service providing travellers
Do you love your Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets? Would you love to see a National Rail Live Departure Windows Vista Gadget so you could tell which trains are departing from your train station in the UK? If so then your in luck, Conchango have been helping National Rail Enquiries in the UK develop an official National Rail Live Departure Board Sidebar gadget for
Digg and Microsoft have announced an agreement in which the two companies will collaborate to bring relevant advertising to the more than 17 million unique monthly visitors to Digg, an innovative Web site that harnesses the collective wisdom of the world’s online audience to prioritize the overwhelming amount of content available on the Web. Microsoft’s advanced advertising technology and sales