Microsoft has spent $7.5 million on 666,624 IPv4 addresses. The software giant purchased the addresses from networking firm Nortel. The figure works out to $11.25 per IP address. The deal is part of Nortel’s bankruptcy, … read more
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Microsoft’s Tracking Protection one step closer to web standard
24th Feb 11 7:31 pm with 3 CommentsThe World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced on Thursday that it has accepted Microsoft’s submission request to make Tracking Protection a web standard. The acceptance of Microsoft’s Member Submission Request is the first step in … read more
Microsoft reflects on its proposal to ban virus-infected PCs from the net
17th Feb 11 5:01 pm with Comments OffMicrosoft Senior Executive Scott Charney suggested in October that virus-infected PCs should be quarantined from the Internet. The proposal met huge criticism and debate across the industry and Charney appears to have reflected on his … read more
Microsoft: 67% of teenagers delete and hide their browsing history
8th Feb 11 12:30 pm with 5 CommentsMicrosoft has revealed that 67 per cent of teenagers have cleaned out their browser history and/or cache to make sure their parents can’t see what they were looking at online. The findings, part of an … read more
Microsoft to support Safer Internet Day on February 8
7th Feb 11 3:46 pm with 4 CommentsMicrosoft is planning to celebrate Safer Internet Day (SID) on February 8, 2011 to raise awareness of online safety for kids. The software giant will focus on kids and gaming for Safer Internet Day by … read more
New Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate (RC) screenshots leak
24th Jan 11 9:55 pm with 22 CommentsNew screenshots of Microsoft’s upcoming Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate (RC) build leaked to the Internet today. Russian site Winreview.ru has posted a number of screenshots from build 9.00.8073.6010 (WIN7_IE9_Partner.110113-2300). WinRumors understands this build is … read more
Microsoft previews new Metro UI homepage design
18th Jan 11 6:30 pm with 8 CommentsMicrosoft began previewing a new homepage design on Tuesday. The design, available at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/preview/default.aspx, will replace the ageing looks of Microsoft’s current homepage. Microsoft’s new front page is clearly inspired by the company’s Metro UI … read more
Microsoft delivers free web development tools – WebMatrix
13th Jan 11 3:49 pm with 5 CommentsMicrosoft announced the availability of its new WebMatrix tools on Thursday. The free web development tools allow website developers of all skill levels to create, customize and publish content to the Internet. Microsoft has published … read more
Microsoft bashes Google’s H.264 Chrome removal
12th Jan 11 4:39 pm with 5 CommentsMicrosoft has hit out at Google’s H.264 video codec removal from Chrome. Google announced on Tuesday that it would be removing support for the H.264 video codec in Chrome. Mike Jazayeri, Product Manager at Google … read more
Microsoft and Google teaming up to stamp out illegal web pharmacies
14th Dec 10 10:00 am with Comments OffTwo of the Internet’s giants are teaming up to help target illegal web pharmacies. Google and Microsoft are both assisting in setting up a non-profit organisation to stamp out the thousands of illegal Internet pharmacies. … read more