Microsoft is targeted at enhancing its Xbox Live video and content search capabilities for Xbox Live by acquiring VideoSurf. Microsoft has signed a contract to acquire video searching startup VideoSurf to enhance searching for entertainment content across its Xbox Live platform. By incorporating VideoSurf’s technology, consumers will be able to search for a term and [...]
It is announced on Wednesday that Microsoft has reach to a confidentiality agreement with Yahoo to get access to the company’s financial information. The report claims that Microsoft is one of many companies which combine via Yahoo’s business. Private equity firms KKR, TPG Capital, and Silver Lake Partners are also keen on acquiring minority stakes [...]
It is likely that Microsoft is increasing screen real-estate too far to celebrate the release of its three new Windows Phones such as Focus Flash, the Samsung Focus S, and HTC Radar 4G. Microsoft has created a six-story ‘Windows Phone’ in the Herald Square area of New York City. The large six-story screen works like [...]
Microsoft has considered a temporary repair to the pernicious Duqu virus known as Son of Stuxnet which could impact users of Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 a long with Windows Server 2008. The company promised the security update at the beginning of this week to solve the virus, which targets victims through email with a [...]
For weeks, Microsoft has been organizing some “big” events in New York City on Monday. The big event will have the participation of Windows Phone President Andy Lees and Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president for Windows Phone program management. In addition, there’s a public event at noon (Eastern time, 9 a.m. Seattle time) at NYC’s [...]
Microsoft is introducing the latest version of its mobile OS, known as Mango, to the majority of Windows Phone users. According to Eric Hautala, general manager of Customer Experience Engineering at Microsoft, they’re making Mango available to nearly everyone in the current delivery pool. Microsoft officially introduced Mango in late September with a slow launch [...]
Microsoft has mentioned about some new changes in Task Manager with Windows 8. The new version is a major change to the app that brings multiple enhancements to one of Microsoft’s most utilized specs. Group program manager of Microsoft’s In Control of Your PC team Ryan Haveson mentions some basic issues with the existing app [...]
