Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7

• Pros
  Fast. Lean interface. Decent HTML5 support. Excellent tab implementation. Top security and privacy features. All the browsing tools you want. Pinned sites for custom browsing.
• Cons No built in Flash or PDF reader. Still lags on new Web tech support (WebGL, e.g.).
• Bottom Line
  Windows 7 users can now enjoy the speed and compatibility of Internet Explorer 10, formerly the sole province of Windows 8.
  

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Worlds Top Websites : Take a Look Before 13 Years

Technology is binding more and more with our daily life.Millions & millions of peoples across the world now surfing in internet and gathering knowledge.Tim Berners-Lee  invented WWW in 1989,Many Tech giants stepped in to the world of WWW.We can surly say that,the field of WWW has accelerated their upheaval.We need to up-to-date our website regularly & need to apply our prudence in various occasions.In 2000 there is no Facebook,Twitter etc... Social Networking sites are  totally(Even classmates.com etc..there) absent,but today they all present. The presence of social media is reflected in the design field also.Here is a list of (Pictures) various popular companies Website in 2000 & see the Development of  web design field from 2000 to 2013. Lets start. We can start with Letter A (A for Apple).


Apple.com

2000

2013

Adobe.com

2000

2013

BBC.com

2000

2013

Google.com

2000

2013

Microsoft.com (My Favorite)

2000

2013

Yahoo.com

2000

2013

Myspace.com

2000

2013

Amazon.com

1999-2000

2013

(Article Via Boogali Blog)

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Microsoft Launches MEA Windows Phone 7 Challenge

Microsoft Gulf today announced the start of an exciting competition with the official launch of the MEA (Middle East & Africa) Windows Phone 7 Challenge in the region. Held in the region for the first time, the MEA Windows Phone 7 Challenge is a student technology contest which has been conceived to attract entries from students across the Middle East and Africa region to develop Windows Phone 7 compatible applications.

As part of this competition, contestants need to send innovative contest entries based on Microsoft Windows Phone technologies that address the theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems. This will involve the creation of an original XAP Application package in Silverlight or XNA Game Studio.
“With opportunities like MEA Phone 7 challenge, you can go out and test yourself, your potential and your ability. This will motivate you to do more and more. For young students, it’s a cool platform to get your momentum going” said Amir Ali Jivani, MEA Phone 7 Challenge Round 1 Winner.

The Contest is split into five Rounds with the fifth round being the final round to select the eventual winner. The last date for contest entries is on April 20th 2011. A panel of qualified judges with knowledge and experience in software development will review all eligible entries received and select the winning teams based upon criteria revolving around originality and innovation, Visual XAP Appeal, Consumer XAP Appeal and unique mobile-oriented features.

According to Amintas Neto, MEA Academic Relations Lead., “ The MEA Windows Phone 7 challenge is a wonderful opportunity for talented students from across the region who can use this competition as a
showcase for their creativity and innovation to develop the best applications on Windows Phone 7. The competition comes at an opportune time considering the high mobile penetration across the region which has been driven to a large extent by the youth who are eager users and want the latest applications. The aim of this competition is to tap into that talent pool and technical capabilities to create truly innovative and socially responsible applications on Windows Phone 7.”

He added, “For Microsoft, this is another opportunity for us to highlight our commitment to supporting student talent in technology development to create advanced IT skills across the region.”

“We wanted to create something that would have a unique impression on the user, solve their problems easily and also be fun to use,” said Asad Ali Memon, MEA Phone 7 Challenge Round 2 Winner

Since its global rollout, Windows Phone 7 has attracted rave reviews from consumers around the world and in the region. For Microsoft, Windows Phone 7 represents an ambitious effort to deliver a fundamentally different kind of phone – one designed for an increasingly sophisticated and demanding consumer that is as engaged with their personal life as they are with work.

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Microsoft, Samsung strike licensing deal

The Omnia W, the first Samsung phone using Windows Phone Mango, will get more marketing support under this deal.
(Credit: Samsung)

Microsoft and Samsung Electronics said today that they had struck a cross-licensing agreement, avoiding the potential litigation that has plagued most technology companies.

Under the deal, Samsung has agreed to pay Microsoft royalties for technology used in its Android-based tablets and handsets. In addition, the companies agreed to work together to further develop and market Windows Phone devices.

The deal represents a rare example of compromise in an industry where lawyers have been the preferred weapon. Over the past few years, Microsoft has been more aggressive in extracting licensing agreements with electronic manufacturers using any kind of smartphone technology. It previously struck a similar deal with HTC.


Perhaps just as important is the agreement to provide marketing and development support. While Samsung was an early supporter of the Windows Phone platform, most of its resources backed Google's Android software. The Galaxy S II, which runs on Android, is widely considered its flagship device.

Samsung recently unveiled the Omnia W, a mid-market Windows Phone, and the first Samsung device to run on the updated Mango variant of the software.

With the carriers only halfheartedly providing marketing support to Windows Phone, Microsoft needs as many allies as it can get.

"Microsoft and Samsung see the opportunity for dramatic growth in Windows Phone, and we're investing to make that a reality," Andy Lees, president of the Windows Phone division, said in a statement.

Samsung, meanwhile, can hardly afford another legal battle as it deals with multiple lawsuits and complaints around the world in its legal tussle with Apple.

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wi-tribe Partners with Microsoft to Promote IE9

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Aiming to take internet users’ online experience to the next level, wi-tribe has partnered with Microsoft to promote its faster and lighter browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), said a statement issued wi-tribe today.

This is another industry-first by wi-tribe, adding more value to their customers’ online experience.
Through this partnership, wi-tribe will ensure easy availability of one of the most secure, widely deployed and easy-to-use web browsers for its customers, which is sure to enhance their online experience by enabling the latest, media-rich websites.

IE9 is a highly advanced browser that supports HTML5, and promises to deliver a seamless and secure internet browsing experience, empowered by a robust set of built-in security and privacy features.

In addition to this partnership, wi-tribe is also proud to be recognized as a Microsoft Registered Partner status. For both wi-tribe and Microsoft, these are some of many exciting steps to be taken during this strategic alliance, aimed at bringing a greater range of world-class offerings to the market by exploiting the long-term synergy between both companies.

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Microsoft going to End Support for Windows XP by 2014

Microsft’s Chief Executive, Steve Ballmer revealed that company has sold some 400 million windows 7 license worldwide. Even then almost one half to two third of world’s personal computers are using Windows XP – which Microsoft is planning to not to support after 2014.

Ballmer told this at Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angles.

Support for Microsoft XP will end on April 8, 2014 and  security patches and hotfixes for all versions of Windows XP will no longer be available after this date.

In a blog post, Microsoft said:

    Windows XP had an amazing run and millions of PC users are grateful for it. But it’s time to move on. Two reasons:

    1) Extended support for Windows XP is running out in less than 1000 days

    2) there’s an OS out there that’s much better than Windows XP.

Microsoft said that there are seven things that will help you move to Windows 7 and one of them includes Download of Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial.

Windows 7 which was released in October 2009 has shown rapid increase in density as compared to windows XP in the recent years. According to data from Net Applications, currently almost 27% of worldwide PCs are using windows 7.

Microsoft has also claimed that Internet Explorer 9 is now “the most popular modern browser running on Windows 7 PCs in the US”. Company said that 17% of Windows 7 PCs worldwide are using internet explorer 9.

Talking about windows 8, Ballmer said that it is expected in late 2012 and furthermore he bared that windows 8 will be “a true reimagining of Windows PCs and the dawning of Windows slates.”

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Mango Windows Phone 7 release

Mango By Windows

Microsoft execs previewed the next version of Windows Phone 7, a release known as “Mango,” and the big theme is setting up the first Nokia production phones powered by the software giant.

Gallery: Microsoft goes deeper inside Windows 7

Sure, Microsoft talked about 500 new features, but as Mary Jo Foley noted we only got a peek at a select few. But if you read between the lines it’s clear that Mango is a set-up for Microsoft’s Nokia partnership. To wit:

    * Mango phones will be available in the fall. Nokia Windows Phone 7 devices are expected late this year.
    * Microsoft noted that Mango would support multiple languages. How many? Try Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish. It just so happens that Nokia is strong in most of those regions with those languages.
    * New Windows Phone Marketplaces will open up around the world and China, Israel and Luxembourg will take app submission in those locales today.


Despite all the talk about better message threading, groups, social network and app integration, browsing tools and hands-free messaging, Microsoft is positioning Windows Phone 7 for a global game. It’s quite possible that Windows Phone 7 and Nokia won’t gain traction in the U.S.

And that may be ok. It’s a big smartphone powered world. Windows Phone 7 and Nokia could do fine without breaking much ground in the U.S.

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Microsoft Fix It LIve

A new feature of the Microsoft Knowledge Base system is called "Fix it live". Basically its a service from Microsoft that will attempt to fix certain problems outlined in the knowledge base articles.

Here is excerpt from the site: "Have you ever come across a Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article or been presented with a Windows Error Reporting (WER) solution and asked yourself, why can't Microsoft just fix this for me? Today KB articles and WER solutions provide you with a list of steps that can be followed to resolve your issue. However, tomorrow looks much different and we hope it helps ...

you resolve any issues you have with our products faster and easier."

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