Category Archives: Breaking News

‘Blackcomb’ Renamed to ‘Vienna’

Microsoft has changed the code-name for the next version of Windows after Vista from "Blackcomb" to "Vienna," according to company evangelist and blogger Robert Scoble. Blackcomb was named back in 2000, when Windows XP was still known as Whistler. But … Continue reading

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Ground Breaking Windows Live Mail Beta

okay so lots of peoples asked how to make their hotmail accounts turned into windows live mail beta i have got somethin to make ur accounts windows live mail beta 1) login to ur hotmail account 2) check if ur … Continue reading

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Microsoft launches Urdu version

Karachi: US software giant Microsoft Corporation has launched the Urdu version of MS Office 2003 for users in Pakistan. Microsoft’s Pakistan Country Manager Jawwad Rehman said that the key objectives behind launching the Urdu version was to make people more … Continue reading

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Windows Live Messenger 8.0 Beta Invitations

okie I have 5 windows live messenger beta invitations, interested ? what are you waiting for ? just post a comment and I will try to send you one Update 1: 50+ pplz have been invited (7-jan-06) update 2: 20+ … Continue reading

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Windows Live Messenger Beta Invitations

I and a couple of my frnds have been selected to test Windows Live Messenger Beta and so we will have plenty of invitations to donate. but as there is a saying that there is no such thing as a … Continue reading

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Windows Live Messenger Beta to Begin

Microsoft this week is beginning wider beta testing of Windows Live Messenger, which will succeed MSN Messenger as the company’s primary communications client for consumers. Microsoft is taking the Gmail approach for the beta: invitations were sent out to a … Continue reading

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MCI Progresses with 40 Gbps Network

In order to bring on-demand video and other Internet based services such as VoIP to households around the world, the network infrastructure must first be in place. On Monday, MCI announced it had successfully transmitted 40 Gigabit per second over … Continue reading

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Intel Chairman Derides $100 Laptop

Intel’s chairman chided plans by rival AMD and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to build a $100 laptop for the developing world. At a press conference in Sri Lanka on Friday, Craig Barrett said that potential computer users would scoff … Continue reading

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Firefox 1.5 Exploit Code in the Wild

Proof of concept exploit code for an unpatched security flaw in the newly released Firefox 1.5 was publicly posted Wednesday by Packetstorm Security. The problem involves Firefox’s history database, which cannot handle extremely long page topics. A malicious Web page … Continue reading

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Virtual Earth Now Windows Live Local

On Thursday, Microsoft plans to retire MSN Virtual Earth after just five months of providing maps and satellite imagery. Its replacement will be Windows Live Local, a service that brings together local search, mapping and business listings under the new … Continue reading

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