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News to know: Microsoft Live Search; Google 2.0; Newton's return?

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Five take aways on Microsoft’s new Live Search. Gallery right. Microsoft's new search guru talks strategy. Larry Dignan: Pondering Google 2.0: How will it get to $100 billion in revenue? Microsoft, Google square off in Washington....

Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Live Search, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems

Blog posts 2007-09-27

Microsoft Live Search 2.0 get its public day in the sun on September 26

Microsoft is holding a three-hour "Searchification" event at its Silicon Valley campus on September 26 that seems like it will be the launch pad for the next version of Microsoft's Live Search service. (I say "seems" because the actual invite has next-to-no details about what's going to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-09-08

Life without Google Day 2: Windows Live Search a viable contender

Life without Google Day 2: Windows Live Search a viable contenderNo thanksBefore you pigeon hole me as a MS hater I should point out that I really like Windows XP. Windows XP is my favorite desktop of all time. (Sorry Mac OS X fanboys, I've built my own PCs too...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, SEARCH, USER BEWARE, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., desktop, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Live Search, Microsoft Windows Live

Discussion threads 2007-06-08

Life without Google Day 2: Windows Live Search a viable contender

Microsoft's search efforts--Windows Live Search--have been much maligned, but actual search experience may differ from perception.Indeed, the numbers don't lie. Microsoft is a distant third behind Google and Yahoo, according to Comscore. In April, Microsoft's search had a market share tally of 10.3 percent, third behind Yahoo's 26.8 percent and...

Tags: Search, Microsoft, Life Without Google, Google

Blog posts 2007-06-08

Images: Life without Google: The Live Search substitute

Despite low expectations for Microsoft's Live Search the search engine is a worthy competitor.

Tags: SEARCH, Microsoft Windows Live Search, search engine, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Image galleries 2007-06-07

Lenovo loads up on Windows Live Search

Lenovo loads up on Windows Live SearchLenovo loads up on Windows Live SearchAnd so starts the downfall of Google. Maybe this will teach them to be innovative and actually produce good products and services instead of wasting their time on toys.

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Live Search, Lenovo Group Ltd., Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-03-14

Windows Live Search steps out of the shadows

Windows Live Search steps out of the shadowsGoogle's Name IS an AssetI remember when Yahoo was trying to get its name out into circulation, yet Yahoo has never become a verb. I doubt that Google's name will refer to a generic web search.--------[url=http://www.pickyourcity.com]Pick Your City[/url]Google's name a houshold word?So sad!...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Live Search, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-09-12

Windows Live Search steps out of the shadows

Microsoft upgraded and took the beta label off of most parts of Windows Live Search, the company's latest attempt to slow down the Google train. The new search interface is minimalist, like Google's, and is focused on speed and relevance. Image search has a cool slider feature that controls the...

Tags: Google Inc.

Blog posts 2006-09-12

Windows Live Search ready to go live

Windows Live Search ready to go liveWindows Live Search ready to go liveOne word: Competition! And Microsoft has the manpower and name recogintion to bring it. This will keep Google on their toes and hopefully give them the swift kick they need to actually make a decent...

Tags: Word processors, Hindsight, Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Google Inc., search engine, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Live Search, Microsoft Windows Live

Discussion threads 2006-09-11

Windows Live Search

Microsoft is revamping and renaming its lookup tool to Windows Live Search, now in beta testing. Eventually this service will merge with MSN Search. This rebuilt search adds image finds as well as interface goodies such as a nifty slider bar and scrolling, which aim to reduce the amount...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Live Search, Microsoft Windows

Product reviews 2006-03-20

Windows Live Search review

Windows Live Search reviewI agree, a pure pleasure to use. nt.Neat Idea but....While the one page search results is a neat idea I found myself personally bobbing and weaving between what my mouse scroll wheel wanted to do with the main web page itself versus what could or couldn't...

Tags: Web browsers, Mice, Donnieboy, Microsoft Windows Live, Windows Live Search Review, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Live Search, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Inc., Web browser

Discussion threads 2006-03-09

Windows Live Search review

The technology behind the new Windows Live Search was unveiled This will see Microsoft gain search engine market share to me and around 50 other external people at Microsoft Search Champs back in January. It was probably the product that most impressed the attendees, particularly the whizzy new...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Live

Blog posts 2006-03-09

New Windows Live releases - including Search and Toolbar betas

Microsoft is releasing a series of new products at ETech. They include Windows Live Search Beta, Windows Live Toolbar Beta including announcing the acquisition of Onfolio, and the next version of Live.com. Here is an early peek at the new features, from Microsoft: Windows Live Search:...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Onfolio

Blog posts 2006-03-07

Additional Resources

Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?

Random comments...How odd the mixed metaphors sound... "built from the ground up to work in the cloud"...The dinosaurs were around for tens of millions of years, and we mammals can barely say the same. The crown of creation can be wrested from the head of the wearer by something unforeseen--like...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Ideation, Google Inc., desktop, dinosaur, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

JBuddy Messenger 3.1.091026 (Mac)

JBuddy Messenger is a multi-protocol, cross-platform instant messaging desktop client. JBuddy Messenger supports popular public instant messaging protocols as well as enterprise instant messaging servers and runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris and other Java-enabled desktop environments. System Requirements: JBuddy Messenger requires a Java Runtime Environment JRE...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screen Name, IM, JBuddy Messenger, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Less than 24-hours on and a potential Windows 7 Achilles' heel surfaces

3 Words for you...Windows Live Essentials...Saves on bloat?It was nothing to do with that. Microsoft have said that they unbundled a lot of things from the OS build as it allowed for easier and more frequent updates.Good point.I use Hotmail but also use Live Mail on my own machines as...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Operating systems, Groupware, E-mail providers, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Windows 7 killer deals commence; 7 days of PC specials, $30 OS upgrade

That Best Buy deal ain't bad at all......stop Geek Squad at the door take the merchandise pop in the Ubuntu CD's and I'm ready to go. Thanks Win 7 for the cheap hardware.Apple should be offering deals now, tooJust to steal some thunder from the Win 7 (vista 2.0) over-hype.Fanboi...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating systems, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Snow Leopard, Media Center PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Bible Max 1.9 (Windows)

Bible Max has over 250000 references, 100000 commentaries, 146 Books, and vast numbers of maps and pictures. A tool that uses an artificial intelligence search engine, multi-search modes, verse and topics guides, and live maps. Create sermons, record custom verse lists and unlimited bookmarks. Export verses, maps, and resources to...

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Bible, Microsoft Windows, Verse, BibleMaximum, Bible Max

Software downloads 2009-10-18

ComScore: Microsoft's Bing holds steady in its search share

I know I haven't stopped using it! nt:PI've only used it when it was shoved down my throatWhen using XP and EI 7, some how it just pulls up Bing sometimes even though I have google set as default.I use it exclusivelyNo problems here and share will only climb.Don't care,...

Tags: SEARCH, Operating systems, Google Inc., Bing, Microsoft Bing, Microsoft Corp., ComScore Networks Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Windows 7 demo: Search tools

The has to be the laziest piece of work ever!You have condensed Ed Botts work into a paragraph, including his video, and then posted it. Can you not write your own piece about Windows 7 search?Hope its better than Vista searchI was really surprised how bad the search is in...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, SEARCH, Microsoft Windows 7, search tool, Windows 7 demo, Vista Search, Microsoft Windows Vista, tool, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-14