Zune pics
Marking the next big milestone for its Connected Entertainment vision, Microsoft Corp. today unveiled details of the first products to be released under its Zune™ brand.
microsoft - comments - 15.9.2006
Xbox 360 spring update pics
While the actual update is about a month away from being released, today we released official details on some of the new features and enhancements the free update will contain.microsoft - comments - 10.4.2007
Emergence Day Revealed: Critically Acclaimed Xbox 360 Title “Gears of War” to Surface Nov. 12, 2006
Countdown begins for the most anticipated game of 2006 as gamers eagerly await the flagship title from Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games.microsoft - comments - 3.8.2006
End of HTML head
Microsoft: break up HTML 5
The ever-increasing intricacy of the World Wide Web is evidenced by the character and scope of the HTML 5 draft specification. Microsoft wants to hasten HTML 5’s arrival, but its proposed solution may not sit well with all parties.microsoft - comments - 23.4.2008
New project for converting WordprocessingML to HTML
It looks like there is a new project starting up on the OpenXMLDeveloper.org community for transforming WordprocessingML into HTML using XSLT.
microsoft - comments - 17.7.2006
Outlook HTML and CSS Validator (Office 2007 System Tool)
This download accompanies the MSDN articles "Word 2007 HTML and CSS Rendering Capabilities in Outlook 2007 (Part 1 of 2)" and "Word 2007 HTML and CSS Rendering Capabilities in Outlook 2007 (Part 2 of 2)." To view these articles, click the links available from the Related Links section of the page.
download - comments - 14.8.2006
Outlook 2007 users angry over Office 2007 HTML-e-mail changes
A quiet change Microsoft has made in the rendering engine used by Outlook 2007 is beginning to sink in among individuals who have gotten accustomed to having the Internet Explorer (IE) engine render HTML e-mail messages. And the reaction of many is one of anger and disbelief.microsoft - comments - 13.1.2007
Microsoft: Some Free Vista (+SP1) to Go Along with the Free XP SP2 Downloads?
Free downloads of Microsoft's operating systems have been made available throughout 2007, and the Redmond company is ready to take it one step further. windows - comments - 5.2.2008
ZoneAlarm Free 5.5
If you have DSL or a cable modem, your IP address is permanent. Although this has benefits, it also carries the serious shortcoming of rendering your PC vulnerable to attacks. A firewall, in this respect, becomes not just desirable but a necessity. download - comments -
WoW for Free!
Are you tired of paying $14.99 a month for a game you already bought? If so check out this great site for a list of the best FREE World of Warcraft servers and their current statuses.common - comments -
BurnAware Free 2.1
BurnAware is the ultimate disc burning software. BurnAware Free is ideal for users with basic disc burning needs as backup, creating data, audio, video discs and burning disc images.download - comments - 25.8.2008
BurnAware Free 2.1.1
The BurnAware Free application was designed for users with basic disc burning needs as backup, creating data, audio, video discs and burning disc images.
download - comments - 3.9.2008
Get a Mac Mini for free!
With the popularity of Mac Mini's, people are snatching them up quickly before they are all gone. We've done this offer for a free one and so should you! The quickest way to get your free Mac Mini it to sign up to the Rhapsody service through the link below (it will only cost you 99 cents) and follow the directions.
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a-squared Free 3.1.0.20
Security must not be a privilege. Under this motto, Emsi Software provides the Malware scanner a-squared Free completely free of charge for private use.download - comments - 11.1.2008
Free AVG 8.0 Download
Yesterday, Grisoft announced that a new version of AVG Antivirus Free would be released today, April 24, that was supposed to come with several new functions beside the
ones already included in the applicationdownload - comments - 24.4.2008
Free Nero 9 Available for Download
One year after the release of Nero 8, Nero has made available for download the next iteration of
the integrated digital media and home entertainment software suite.download - comments - 29.9.2008
The Windows 7 Free Ride Almost Over
The proverbial free ride for Windows 7 is not over just yet, but it is certainly coming to an end. windows - comments - 16.2.2010
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Microsoft makes OneCare free for some
Microsoft is preparing to roll out its Windows Live OneCare security product, it is offering some people the $49.95-a-year service for freemicrosoft - comments - 26.4.2006
Free mp3's brought to you by: Zune
Artist Direct is offering 35 mp3 files (yeah I counted) to promote Zune usage.microsoft - comments - 21.1.2007
Microsoft takes on the free world
Microsoft claims that free software like Linux, which runs a big chunk of corporate America, violates 235 of its patents. It wants royalties from distributors and users. Users like you, maybe. Fortune's Roger Parloff reports.microsoft - comments - 14.5.2007
Any Video Converter Free 2.07
Any Video Converter is an All-in-One video converting tool with easy-to-use graphical interface, fast converting speed and excellent video quality. It allows you to effortlessly convert video files between every format!download - comments - 1.8.2007
Free Create-Burn ISO 2.0
Free Create-Burn ISO is a professional data CD / DVD burning tool. With this software you can burn CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW discs directly, or you can quickly create ISO image file from your computer, and burn ISO image file to your CD / DVD disc.download - comments - 3.8.2007
ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.91.2
ClamWin is a Free Antivirus for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and 2003. ClamWin Free Antivirus comes with an easy installer and open source code. You may download and use it absolutely free of charge.download - comments - 23.8.2007
AVG Free Edition 7.5.487a1130
AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high-level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. download - comments - 13.9.2007
China gets free music from Google
According to Reuters, Internet-users in China will be able to download for free approximately 350,000 licensed songs--soon to be more than a million--through Google. common - comments - 30.3.2009
Free Windows 7 Demo Toolkit
While laboring to produce the first Release Candidate of the next iteration of Windows, Microsoft is making available for download the Windows Demo Toolkit, an offering with Windows 7 as its nucleolus.windows - comments - 1.4.2009
Download Nero 9 Essentials for Free
Just found this on AskVG that the latest version of Nero – the famous CD/DVD burning utility on Windows can now be legally downloaded for free! download - comments - 3.8.2009
Free Windows 7 Downloads Discontinued
The free Windows 7 ride is now truly and indisputably over! And, if you have failed to get on board this far, chances that you’ll be able to do so moving onward are very slim. On August 20th, 2009 Microsoft discontinued the free downloads of Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100. windows - comments - 21.8.2009
Microsoft Announces Vida Digital Latina Campaign
Microsoft Corp. today announced the official launch of the Vida Digital Latina campaign to promote computer literacy among Hispanics. Microsoft joined forces with ASPIRA, a national nonprofit organization devoted to the education and leadership development of Latino youth, and Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA), an organization founded to close the digital divide among Latino communities. Together they will offer free computer literacy education to Hispanics in Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and San Francisco. A series of free Spanish-language classes will be offered in each market and will highlight the safety features of Windows Vista and the overall program benefits.winbeta.org - 23.04.2008
MS Office 2010 Build 14.0.4417.1000 Download Link and Screenshot Gallery
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Microsoft Inspires U.S. Hispanics to Live the Vida Digital Latina
A new outreach program is working to help close the digital divide and improve technology literacy within the U.S. Latino community...microsoft.com/presspass - 28.04.2008
Browse Your Digital Photos in 3D Stacks with PicMe
Freeware application PicMe scans your digital photo library and displays your pics in a flashy 3D-ish stacked interface. PicMe is primarily an image browser, and that's what it's best at, but you can also use it to share photos, either with photo sharing webapps like Flickr, Picasa Web Albums, or Facebook, or with PicMe contacts. The free version allows you to share 200 print-quality photos, so that's probably not your best choice for uploading your pics to the internet unless you really don't post that many photos. Either way, the interface itself brings a fresh way to browse your photos that may help liven up the way you interact with your photo library.winbeta.org - 27.02.2008
Google Presentations gets embeddable slide shows
The Google Docs team, has posted on their blog about the availability of a few new features for Google Presentations to start off the new year. The most significant of the new features is the ability to embed slide shows in web pages. It's not a surprise that Google decided to go this route, given the huge success of embeddable video with YouTube and other embeddable content around the web.winbeta.org - 06.01.2008
"Argo" / Xbox Wireless Portable Media Player
Engadget shows us at least one possible form Microsoft's Argo / Xbox-branded wireless portable media player could take.Sent to Engadget from an insider working on the project, they're told the device pictured above is indeed a part of "Project Argo," and from what they can tell it definitely jibes from the blurry pics we caught a while back.
jcxp.net - 11.07.2006
Sony, HP get behind an open format for digital audio
Hewlett-Packard and Sony announced they will work together to develop a new generation of Digital Audio Tapes, called DAT 320, which will be built on an open standard so that other companies are able to contribute...betanews.com - 16.07.2008
Phone cams forced to "audibly" click when taking pics soon?
According to the Library of Congress, eight-term US Republican Congressman Peter "Pete" King has introduced bill H.R.414 which would make it manditory that all camera phones make a "click" sound when they take a picture. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and at some point may become the law of the land. The reasoning behind the submission is to stop people taking "secret" shots (in public toilets and changing rooms, for instance). The so-called "Camera Phone Predator alert Act" would also make it illegal and "impossible" for any such phone to be hacked to avoid making this sound.Read full story.....
neowin.net - 27.01.2009
Microsoft hooks up Xbox Live subs with free Arcade title
Looks like Microsoft is going to do the right thing: as anticipated, Xbox Live General Manager Marc Whitten states in a letter to customers that, as recompense for nearly two weeks of outages, the group is offering up a full, free Xbox Live Arcade title free of charge. Sounds like it won't be until the next couple of weeks before the offer is active, but it will indeed apply to "all" Xbox Live members, and assuming it's for games worth more than 200 Microsoft points, it will be net positive for Gold users who lost about $1.64 worth of Live service over the last twelve days. Well done Microsoft, we think most will consider the stinging pain eased. Memo posted after the break.Update: Confirmed, it's Gold AND Silver members. If you have an Xbox Live account, Microsoft just gave you a free game.
winbeta.org - 04.01.2008
CNET.com Announces First "Webware 100" Award Winners
CNET.com today announced the winners of its first ever "Webware 100" Awards. The Webware 100 winners were picked by users from a group of finalists that were selected by the editors of Webware.com, a CNET site. The "Webware 100" Awards recognizes the best Web 2.0 sites, services, and applications that are leading the next wave of innovations."True to the Web 2.0 revolution, the innovative sites and services in the Webware 100 were chosen by a community of users and our editorial team," said CNET Editor at Large, Rafe Needleman. "By leveraging the expertise of our editors, and the passion of our users, were able to recognize the companies that are redefining how we use computers and the Internet."
These are the results: the top 100 Web apps, 10 in each of 10 categories, determined by Webware readers and the fans of the sites that made the final cut.
winbeta.org - 19.06.2007
New web threat takes advantage of iFrame vulnerability, making its way to the U.S.
Security firm Trend Micro said that it has discovered a new threat that is currently making the rounds on the Internet. The threat is based on an iFrame vulnerability in webpage code to plant a keylogger to steal user passwords, or turn computers into proxy servers for various other attacks.Trend Micro said that the threat could have originated from a computer Trojan-making kit and relies on a scenario in which website owners are unaware that they are compromised, and website users are unaware that surfing through seemingly legitimate pages can actually be part of an infection process. This process, according to the security firm, involves a malicious IP address that is inserted into the HTML code (HTML_IFRAME.CU), a download of malicious Trojans (TROJ_SMALL.HCK, TROJ_AGENT.UHL, TROJ_PAKES.NC, PAKES) from another URL via a JavaScript routine.
TrendMicro said that the threat was initially detected in Italy, but apparently is making its way to the U.S.
winbeta.org - 19.06.2007
Microsoft hopes new photo tool will boost Windows
Microsoft likes digital photography enthusiasts as customers, and on Thursday plans to release a free new utility designed to keep them wedded to Windows.Pro Photo Tools is geared for photography professionals and enthusiasts, and its first notable feature is the ability to geotag photos, or add geographic information showing where the picture was taken. Geotagging is an onerous chore with today's technology, but camera makers are working to build it into cameras, and it can pay off down the road.
winbeta.org - 01.05.2008
Google Apps goes global
Google is announcing a number of updates for Google Apps, our customizable package of hosted communication and collaboration applications for businesses, schools, and other organizations. Several features and components previously available only to English users and administrators of Google Apps are now available in other languages, too. Here's a quick rundown of what's new for non-English speakers:- Google
Apps Premier Edition
for companies and
organizations needing an
uptime guarantee for email
service, 10 gigabytes of email
storage per user, integration APIs
and multi-lingual telephone
support for critical issues
(support experts are available
in English, French, Italian,
German, Spanish and Dutch).
Also, for a limited time, you
can try Premier Edition for
free for 30 days.
- Google Apps Partner Edition
for ISPs and portals that want
to offer Gmail and other
applications to their
subscribers.
- Google Docs & Spreadsheets, which lets Google Apps users create and collaborate in real time, right from their browsers.
- The Start Page, a central place for Google Apps users to preview their inboxes, calendars and documents, access their organizations' essential content, and search the web.
- A more user-friendly control panel interface for Google Apps administrators.
- Mail migration tools for administrators who want to switch from a different email system (available with Premier and Education Editions only).
winbeta.org - 01.08.2007
China Blocks Flickr Over Tiananmen Pics
Yahoo said Tuesday that it had reason to suspect that China was blocking its Flickr photo-sharing site. The move came after pictures of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre were posted to the site...betanews.com - 12.06.2007
NVIDIA G80 Spy Pics
Want to know what NVIDIA's G80 card will look like? These pictures have been verified to be two of the upcoming models of NVIDIA's next-gen GPU. Note the two six-pin power connectors and water cooler on one of the cards. This goes a long ways to confirm all of the 300 watt consumption rumors that have been circulating...windowsvistax.com - 06.10.2006
HP offering free money for old tech equipment
Hewlett-Packard has decided to offer people in the U.S. free money in exchange for their old tech equipment, the company announced Tuesday.HP has had a recycling program for years in which consumers could determine the value of their old tech equipment and then use that worth to get a credit toward a new HP or Compaq brand product...
winbeta.org - 06.01.2009
Online piracy "Legion," advocacy group says
The nearly $70 million Weinstein Co. actioner "The Last Legion" hits U.S. theaters in late August, but it was available for free Tuesday on Google Video.Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," 20th Century Fox's "Live Free or Die Hard" and the previously leaked Weinstein Co./Lionsgate Films Michael Moore docu "Sicko" also were found on the site by the National Legal and Policy Center, a Washington-based advocacy group that recently set up a top 50 chart of pirated films and TV series.
"Phoenix" and "Die Hard" were spotted Monday by NLPC, which searches with title keywords on Google Video's search engine and via Google's blog search. The latter finds sites where bloggers post information about uploaded videos which, as was the case with "Legion," might not include its title...
winbeta.org - 18.07.2007
China gets free music from Google
According to Reuters, Internet-users in China will be able to download for free approximately 350,000 licensed songs--soon to be more than a million--through Google. Not only will the Chinese be able to search for songs by artist and song title, but they will also be able to find tunes based on beats per minute and musical style. The music, by Chinese and foreign artists alike, comes from Sony, Warner, EMI, and Universal--all companies that have done deals with Google to open up portions of their catalogues for free distribution to anyone with an Internet connection in China. China contains the highest number of Internet-users, and a great many of them routinely download music, films, and software illegally.Read full story.....
neowin.net - 31.03.2009
Microsoft ahead of Apple, Ubuntu in OS update reliability
A company that measures Internet service reliability has given Microsoft the top score in a test of operating system update services.Microsoft's Windows Update was available 100 percent of the second quarter of 2008, Pingdom said in a blog posting Friday. Apple's service was down 2 hours and 34 minutes, with 99.9 percent uptime, and Canonical's Ubuntu version of Linux was down 1 day, 5 hours, and 45 minutes, for 98.64 percent uptime.
winbeta.org - 12.07.2008
Microsoft Adversary Rises Instinctively at Yahoo Bid
More than a decade ago, Andrew S. Grove, then the chief executive of Intel, aptly described the hypercompetitive mentality of Silicon Valley in his book title "Only the Paranoid Survive."Now, the anxious efforts by Google, led by its chief executive, Eric E. Schmidt, to try to scuttle Microsoft’s $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo may well seem like a bout of Valley paranoia. After all, many industry analysts view the acquisition plan, announced Friday, as a desperation move by Microsoft to buy a bigger stake in the online advertising and Internet search markets, even as it and Yahoo fade further behind Google.
The fast, forceful response from Google is a product of Mr. Schmidt’s history and personality. Mr. Schmidt, 52, had spent much of his career battling Microsoft at Sun Microsystems and Novell, before joining Google in 2001.
winbeta.org - 06.02.2008