“‘It appears that Microsoft Bing has continued to generate interest from the market for the second consecutive week,’ said Mike Hurt, Comscore’s senior VP. ‘These early data reflect a continued positive market reaction to Bing in the initial stages of its launch,’ said Hurt. ” Link
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If these test results remain consistent with those for the final version of Windows 7, the news will likely be disappointing to many Windows users. One of the major complaints about Windows Vista was the fact that it was consistently slower than Windows XP. Link
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“Microsoft Corp. plans to cut up to 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months, including 1,400 immediately, as its profit tumbles amid PC market weakness. The software giant said Thursday the moves were driven by deteriorating global economic conditions and lower client revenue, resulting from weakness in the PC market and a shift to lower-priced notebook models. ” [Link]

“Called SongSmith, the $29.99 application creates musical accompaniment based on whatever is sung into the computer’s microphone. In order to do this, the software processes the pitch and tone of what’s recorded and lets users hear how it might sound if they had a little backup in the form of a virtual piano, drums, and keyboard. Microsoft is expecting them to use the new track either as inspiration for further song development or as a simple way to create karayoke-quality recordings for friends and family members.” [Link]

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“The CEO announced that a nearly final ‘beta’ test version of Windows 7 will be available Friday for regular PC users to download and tinker with. The new operating system — which could be available for purchase on PCs within a year — uses much of the same underlying technology as its predecessor, the much-maligned Vista.” [Link]




