Want to catch a glimpse of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer or their gigantic booth at CES? Then you best pull a few strings and plan on attending the upcoming 2012 CES as it will be Microsoft’s last CES in which they’ll feature a large presence. Microsoft spokesperson, Frank Shaw, stated that while Microsoft will still remain present for future CES events, 2012 is the last year in which they’ll hold a keynote and occupy a space on the show floor — behind...
Microsoft is taking matters into their own hands regarding the — Won’t it ever DIE!! — Internet Explorer 6. Now more than a decade old, IE 6 is a perfect example of what happens when complacency and laziness take hold, if not a bit of obliviousness. Whatever the reason may be for a particular person or company to continue using IE 6, very soon you’ll have to work even harder to keep the old internet relic chugging along on your computer thanks to new...
Apparently Adobe isn’t the only one that realizes browser based plugins for rich media (read: the impending death of Flash on mobile) are dead. According to the Verge whom cites Mary Jo Foley whom herself cites multiple sources, Microsoft will officially abandon their Flash competitor, Silverlight, after the next Silverlight 5 release rumored to drop around late November. Given the wide ranging support for HTML5 as well as previous comments by Microsoft that...
Windows Phone 7 users holding out for dual-core processors and/or LTE may have a bit longer to wait. Windows Phone hardware has been noticeably late from the dual-core/LTE party that Android manufacturers are cashing in on. Though according to Windows Phone President, Andy Lees, says sheer power with the aforementioned features isn’t the company’s #1 concern — gaining credibility in the smartphone world again (and battery life). According to Lees, the...
Microsoft’s Zune is officially dead. But where we say good-bye to Microsoft’s in-house hardware we say hello to a new generation of PMP; a device whose soul purpose is no longer to simply entertain but communicate with the world around us too. Join us after the break as we take a walk back through time, admiring Microsoft’s Zune through the years… Launch Day: November 13th, 2006 On November 13th, 2006, Microsoft in conjunction with Toshiba...
