Microsoft will start allowing developers to preview Windows 8 Embedded in the first quarter of next year, with plans to eventually release its embedded computing products in the quarters following the Windows 8 desktop version launch. The next version of […]
Hawaii’s Public Libraries Launch Microsoft IT Academy
The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS), in partnership with Microsoft Corp., today announced that HSPLS has become the first statewide public library system in the world to adopt Digital Literacy and Microsoft IT Academy programs for technology training and […]
Samsung, Microsoft Deal Tugs at the Rug Under Google’s Feet
Microsoft appears to be having its way in its ongoing campaign to extract licensing fees from manufacturers of devices running Google’s Android operating system. The latest to join its camp is Samsung. “This move shows that the largest Android OEM […]
Google+ gets YouTube, Chrome integration
The Google+ social network has received integrations with YouTube and the Google Chrome browser. It’s all part of a plan to, and I quote from the blog entry, “ship the Google part of Google+.” The YouTube integration is simple, but […]
Facebook to grab 72% of social network ad revenue in 2012
More marketers are starting to believe in advertising their brands on social networks. Facebook is expected to get the vast majority of social network ad revenues. More specifically, next year the social networking giant is expected to see $5.78 billion […]
Google: Android 4.0 to be open sourced in “coming weeks”
Google’s next generation Android 4.0 — code named “Ice Cream Sandwich” — will be available to the open source developer community in weeks, one company spokesman said yesterday. And yes, Ice Cream Sandwich is designed to re-unify the Android code […]
Is Internet Explorer Dying?
Sometime in 1998 or 1999, Internet Explorer (IE) became the number one Web browser in the world. It did so thanks to Microsoft illegally bundling IE with Windows. But, while Microsoft lost the anti-trust case, instead of being broken up […]
Can Apple really sue Google or Microsoft for using its patented sliding on/off switch?
In last week’s episode of “Can you top this dumb patent?” we discovered that Apple had patented the design element of sliding to unlock a device. Gosh, and I recall my grandpa’s front gate having a slide-to-unlock device in the […]
Windows 8 to increase PC production costs
Microsoft’s new Windows 8 OA 3.0 verification system will add complication and costs for ODMs (Original Device Manufacturers) who create and build PCs for the big name OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers). These costs will, undoubtedly, be passed on to us, […]
How-to: Create a bootable Windows 8 USB flash drive
This has become a popular question as of late so I thought I’d throw a quick page up outlining how to do it. Note: This procedure also works for Windows 7. Best Microsoft MCTS Certification, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com I’ll warn you in […]