Tag: Microsoft
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Microsoft Pushes 3rd-Party Apps Through Mobile Marketplace
In conjunction with the Windows Mobile 6.5 launch today, Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace for Mobile went live today, providing software developers a new distribution channel for consumer and business applications running on Windows Mobile. The marketplace is preloaded on all smart phones running Windows Mobile 6.5. All applications are certified by Microsoft to run on Windows… Read more
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Microsoft HotMail Accounts Exposed
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Monday that passwords belonging to some users of its Hotmail email service were exposed on an Internet site, but had since been taken down. The company did not say how many users were affected, but some reports suggested that passwords to more than 10,000 accounts were exposed. "We are… Read more
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Microsoft and Partners Unveil New Windows Phones
Microsoft, along with its carriers and device manufacturer partners, made a splash with the global release of Windows Mobile 6.5 today and unveiled over 30 retail Windows phones from HTC, LG, Acer, Samsung and Toshiba. The new Windows Mobile features aim to seduce consumers with a touch-screen friendly experience and deflect the delay of Windows… Read more
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Creating Jobs How IT Influences the Economy
Categories: CareersCreating Jobs How IT Influences the Economy Global spending on IT will create 5.8 million new jobs between the end of 2009 and the end of 2013. The expected growth rate of 3 percent a year is more than three times as fast as the growth of total employment. No Title IT spending is expected… Read more
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Microsoft Freezes Research Budget, Girds for Google Fight
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp does not expect to make acquisitions to help the company challenge Google Inc’s dominance in the Internet search market, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told Reuters on Monday. "No, I wouldn’t expect it," he said when asked whether acquisitions would be part of the strategy. Microsoft recently agreed to a search partnership… Read more