Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 9 through Technet and MSDN.
Windows XP and below are not supported.
Internet Explorer Countdown, The Original Campaign.
Apparently Microsoft wants you to move off of Internet Explorer 6. Here’s a screenshot of the original campaign site:
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available For Everyone.
Microsoft releases Windows 7 Service Pack 1 on this Patch Tuesday for everyone to download. Windows 7 SP1 was previously available to OEM, Technet members and Enterprise clients.
From Microsoft:
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 can be directly downloaded from Microsoft.
Microsoft partners with Nokia on Mobile Phone.
Everyone saw it coming, Microsoft and Nokia are joining forces on mobile phones. After all, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has too much of Microsoft’s connection.
The proposed partnership includes:
- Nokia adopts Windows Phone 7 as its primary platform/strategy.
- Bing becomes the default search engine on Nokia phones.
- Nokia maps will be integrated with Microsoft’s mapping service.
Does this mean Android is not an option for Nokia?
Would this happen if Stephen Elop or any ex-Microsoft Employees not the CEO of Nokia?
In a way Nokia is to Mobile Industry like Microsoft is to computer industry.
Vic Gundotra did know about this deal. Engadget has the details.
Does Bing Copy Google’s Search Results?
UPDATE 2:
Microsoft’s Bing uses Google search results—and denies it
UPDATE:
Bing’s reply.
It’s the first day of February 2011 and the news are coming in. The first one that really caught my eye is Google’s accusing Bing of cheating by copying search results. It is not about the regular search results. It is about search with unusual misspellings.
Matt Cutts’ comment on Hacker News:
I had a front row seat for this test. I believe the experiment we ran provides conclusive proof. I’m on a panel with a representative from Bing later today and I’ll ask Bing about this directly.
I’m pretty sure Bing (read: Microsoft) could say that they want to give the users the best search results possible. If they did say that it means Bing would have admitted that Google is better. Bing could also say that they are not a mere search engine, they are Decision Engine.
Let’s see how this one goes.
Don’t Panic: Yet another security vulnerability in Windows and the temporary fix.
Frist microsoft said this:
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in all supported editions of Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a victim to run malicious scripts when visiting various Web sites, resulting in information disclosure. This impact is similar to server-side cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Microsoft is aware of published information and proof-of-concept code that attempts to exploit this vulnerability. At this time, Microsoft has not seen any indications of active exploitation of the vulnerability.
Then Microsoft provide this:
To have us fix this problem for you, go to the “Fix it for me” section.
What are you waiting for?
Related:
Seriously, can you give me the discs already?
One thing I really hate about buying computers for the past few years is the absence of OS Installer Disc or The Recovery Discs. Of course there are exceptions to the rule.
Seriously, I need to burn 10 DVD’s for the recovery discs? Come on.
Some people blames Microsoft for their insistence on not giving end users Windows Installer Discs. After all, the consumer are all pirates inside right?