by Ardrich
May 27, 2010 in News Roundup
Apple has passed Microsoft in market value claiming its place as the biggest technology company in the world.
Changes in the share prices on Wednesday meant that Apple’s total value grew to $222bn, allowing it to leapfrog past Microsoft’s $219bn.
The Californian-based tech giant is now the second biggest company in the world, paling in comparison only to the oil giant ExxonMobil with a market value of $282bn.
by Ardrich
May 13, 2010 in News Roundup
Microsoft has rolled out Office 2010 for businesses, raising the stakes in its fight against Google.
The new suite comes with a range of free web tools, Office Web Apps, a move that acknowledges Google as a straightforward rival of the company.
Microsoft is still dominating the industry with a reported 81% of businesses running Office 2007. However, the emerging, free – or at least cheaper – web tools have forced the company to rethink their approach.
by Ardrich
April 22, 2010 in News Roundup
Microsoft’s new social media platform TownHall offers yet another tool for politicians to connect with their voters.
TownHall is part of Microsoft’s Campaign Ready suite, which aims to better serve the needs of modern day politicians.
The new, cloud-based application, was launched at the Politics Online Conference earlier this week.
by admin
March 17, 2010 in News Roundup
Currently previewing its Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft is confident that IE9 will become one of the most advanced browsers in the world.
Guardian’s technology blogger Charles Arthur wrote that the new IE9 will be stacked with new technologies such as SVG (scalable vector graphics) capability and background complied Javascript.
by admin
November 26, 2009 in News Roundup
Microsoft is suggesting News Corp to remove its content from Google and is offering to pay to make News Corp’s content available through their own search engine Bing, Financial Times reports.
According to the article, Microsoft has also approached other online publishers about their plan.
by admin
November 17, 2009 in News Roundup
Microsoft has opened up its Windows 7 operating system to advertising, allowing brands to advertise on PC desktops, Telegraph reports.
The technology company has struck a series of deals with the likes of Porsche, Pepsi and Twentieth Century Fox, which will allow users to add the branding of each company on their desktop.
