Microsoft Has Made ​​a Mistake

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said that the history of the company in the mobile phone sector is a mistake. The error in question is that Microsoft is not the lead in the mobile market.

Although Gates began to "stay away" Microsoft nearly five years ago, but he still monitor the progress of the company he founded. And he was not always happy with what is seen in Microsoft.

In an interview on CBS This Morning, the Chairman asked whether he was happy with the performance of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Ballmer. Despite claims many amazing things under the leadership of Ballmer, but he still was not satisfied with the innovation of the company.

"Ballmer and I are two of the most critical of yourself, you can imagine that. And here there are many wonderful things that have been done under the leadership of Steve with the company in recent years. Windows 8 is key to the future, Surface computers, Bing is seen as a better search product, and Xbox, "said Bill Gates.

"But, is that enough? No, he and I are not satisfied in some respects. But we do things a breakthrough as something that might happen, "he continued. In particular, Microsoft's Bill Gates criticized position in the smartphone sector. According to research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), the company that currently controls only 2.4 percent of the smartphone market.

"There are a lot of things such as cell phones, where we were not out to be a leader in the beginning. We did not miss a cell phone, but how we get there does not bring us to the leadership. So, this is obviously a mistake, "said Bill Gates.

Microsoft's Xbox Studios in Los Angeles

Microsoft is preparing to make a new Xbox game studios in Los Angeles. In this case, Microsoft will use the studio to create interactive content, as a form of investment in the latest generation of gaming and entertainment to keep the power of the Xbox.

Making a studio in Los Angeles, showing the concept of integration between games and Hollywood as an interactive entertainment in the digital age. Xbox is a new studio in the news will be led by Nancy Tellem, who previously served as president of the Entertainment and Digital Media. Studio, named Xbox Entertainment Studios is claimed will create original interactive content with a vision.

This step up consistently, and with great confidence, content to Xbox offer will become more widespread. Microsoft Studio in Soho has been experimenting with interactive content such as projects Kinect Sesame Street TV, and this shows that Microsoft is investing more in its content in this area.

Microsoft has sold 76 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide to date. Kinect motion sensor also has sold around 24 million since 2010, and the Xbox Live community has grown to 46 million subscribers, up 15 percent from year to year.

According to data from Experian Simmons third party Media Survey, approximately 38 percent of Xbox Live users in the U.S. 54 percent are women. Since July, Microsoft claims Xbox Live can burn calories 200 million users using Xbox and Kinect for exercise and activities such as Nike Kinect Fitness, as well as training programs or other games.

Microsoft to Kill Windows XP

Microsoft wants Windows XP users to immediately move to the latest version of Windows and proved successful. Therefore, the current number of users of OS XP ​​gone down drastically. According to the research firm, the number of XP users up to December 2011 dropped dramatically. Lots of computer users now have started to be willing to move to Windows 7. In fact, according to research static, users of Windows 7 is almost past the XP users.

Currently the distance between the users of Windows XP with other Windows thinning. This is because globally has been a decline of 3.5 percent from December 2011. Moreover, the software giant is known to openly would 'kill' XP in the near future.

For a year now XP users experience a decrease reached 48.8 percent, which is inversely proportional to the increase achieved Windows 7, which jumped 44.5 percent from 27.7 from last year. However it is felt differently by Windows Vista has declined 4.5 percent, from the previous 15.1 percent to 11.4 percent in the desktop OS market globally.

Processors Atomic Cloverview for Windows 8

Intel admitted that they were preparing the Atom processor and Clover Cloverview Trial in conjunction with the advent of Windows 8. Intel hopes that the chips and software upgrades can increase the power of Microsoft software for Windows 8 ARM, "said Bill Kircos, Public Relations Director of Intel products and technologies.

Intel also plans to get the Atom architecture in many models use Atom in 2012 as in tablets, netbooks, slider device and other future products that build on the Atom chip 32nm. Furthermore, Intel hopes will reduce power consumption and increase the battery usage. Clover Trail is currently expected to appear in early 2012 to combat the threat of quad-core NVidia "Kal-El" and the ARM Cortex A15, Apple's future chips that may be developed better for 2012.

"Platform Cloverview will meet or Windows 8 to win the international market, and can provide a more compelling reason for consumers to upgrade to newer hardware."said Kircos. It seems that the appearance of Windows 8 will have a complete package with sophisticated technology as described above. However, we still have to wait for the operating system is released by Windows.

Microsoft and Google Battle in Cloud

Microsoft made a big step in competition with Google in cloud-computing world, with the launch cloud versions of Office software suite. This week, Microsoft has just launched its latest Office software suite, which includes Outlook and Excel, into the format of the cloud. Latest software suite called Office 365, allowing users to use it with any device connected to the internet.

Google has 40 million users of Google Apps suite, according to observers had been stealing marketshare from Microsoft's customers, with products more cheaply and effectively, rather than first having to install software or manage the server. It is not yet say how many of their users, but the firm comScore estimates that 750 million users around the world have been using Office. Currently the software service demand-for-web has warmed in the sector of the cloud, which continues to grow. The average office and the government sector is currently also using software from Microsoft or Google.

Latest Console Xbox 360

Successor to the Xbox 360 console was allegedly being developed by Microsoft. In fact, prototypes of the console reportedly already reached the party game developer, Electronic Arts, which had the honor to test the console. Newer hardware that reportedly has been sent to EA, last April. Given its design is still raw, the console casing so that it does not have to be in a PC.

"We quite often receive a new console that is stored in the PC package. When we look at it, we just know it is a new console,"said one senior employee of EA. Last March, sticking speculation that Microsoft is in the early stages of developing a successor to the Xbox 360 a phenomenal success. Because the Xbox Concole Architecture Group had put job advertisements such as Graphics Hardware and Performance Engineer. New employee is believed to be responsible to "make the concept and create the next generation consoles" as stated in the ad.

No information could be obtained related to these brand-new console specifications. However, Develop indicated when this brand-new Xbox will feature support for the motion sensor Kinect, with some changes. Since launched in May 2005, there were 52 million units of Xbox consoles have been sold. The addition of an innovative motion sensor Kinect, last November, successfully increasing attractiveness Xbox.

Increased Revenue from Microsoft Office and Kinect

Microsoft has just reported their earnings in the third quarter of 2011, which Microsoft's revenue to reach $ 6, 43 billion, an increase of 13 percent from the same period in 2010. Meanwhile, Microsoft's operating profit was $ 5, 71 billion, net income was $ 5.23 billion. With this report Microsoft surpassed expectations of Wall Street analysts who are in 56 cents per share with revenue $ 16,19 billion.

Microsoft says that the strong financial results mainly due to sales of Office, Xbox and sales Kinect.

"We deliver strong financial results despite the PC environment is still good, which shows the strength and breadth of our business. Customers buy Office 2010, Xbox and Kinect at extraordinary levels, and businesses of all sizes purchase of Microsoft platforms and applications," said Microsoft CFO Peter Klein.

Sales in the Office and Kincet reported an increase to 60 percent. While the Online Services division, which includes Bing, managed to record $684 million, up 14 percent.

Preview of Microsoft Windows 8

With the emergence of a preview of Windows 8, Microsoft is promising a hybrid line between local user accounts and online personas. Details leaked about Windows 8 Milestone 1 (M1) shows that in the future iterations of the operating system customers will be able to use the email address they own Windows account ..

This means, maybe Windows 8 will connect with Windows Live, including Hotmail, but become less friendly towards third-party email service provider. An email account is not required to use Windows but it makes it easy to access your personalized, favorites and content on any computer.

  Windows 8 can use an online email account as your Windows account for an enhanced personalized experience. Using your email account to make Windows a better life. With Connected Account, users will be able to do the settings, customizations, favorites, and synchronized content anywhere, for any machine running Windows 8, during which their online identities influence them to enter the platform.

Hackers Modify Microsoft Kinect

Kinect, enhancements for the Xbox 360 gaming console, not only to attract consumers' attention. Hackers around the world were interested in tweaking a new toy made by Microsoft's. Technology carried Kinect indeed recognized its superiority. How could I not, with this device people can play games without a joystick and stay moving his limbs like in the movie Minority Report. Unfortunately, Kinect only designed to work on the XBox 360. This is what makes the hackers are interested in reverse for Kinect can be used in other devices without being limited platform.

Even a company in New York, Adafruit Industries offered a reward of 3,000 dollars for the first time anyone could make open source drivers for Kinect for free use for anything. Hector Martin of Spain successfully meet these challenges, the six days since launched 4 November 2010 Kinect ago. Martin successfully demonstrated the use of Kinect on his laptop. He is recording a video when Kinect used to record VGA quality bideo and moved closer to the camera as his hand formed a line with color changes from green to red. Uniquely, Martin did not have XBox 360. Adafruit have confirmed the code that made Martin.

AlexP of CodeLab and NUI Group was first demonstrated Kinect driver for use on Windows 7. However, hackers are hoping more by going to donate up to $10,000. dollars so do not get the prize Adafruit. In fact, he can only $457, dollars which is then donated to Martin to continue the full open source project Kinect. The presence of drivers for Kinect which is open source allowing developers and konusmen to utilize these devices more choice. Oliver Kreylos from the University of California, Davis, the U.S. already use it to record video in the format of three-dimensional (3D) with Kinect from his laptop. Kinect even reportedly been able to work on Mac OSX notebook premises.

Responding to the action of these hackers, a spokesman for Microsoft said that any modification to the homemade device is not recommended because the use of hardware and software components have been designed for these devices to work stable. Microsoft will attempt to continue to improve the stability function and prevent misuse by parties other homemade devices. Although resistance emerged from Microsoft, in fact the device sells. In 10 days, has sold one million units and is predicted to sell up to 5 million units by the end of the year.

Microsoft Security Essentials Real Time to Full Protection

Increases performance by optimizing the Operating System is necessary for us to do. Recently, Microsoft offered to users of their products using the Microsoft Security Essentials are provided free. This Antivirus program promising performance of the operating system becomes more optimized, faster and lighter to use.

To install the Microsoft Security Essentials, Operating System you must use genuine Microsoft Operating System product. Before you install Microsoft Security Essentials should discard any of the Antivirus on your computer to avoid the crash so that the Microsoft Security Essentials will run optimally in your Operating System for scan Viruses or Spyware, and other malicious software.

For those of you who use Microsoft's Operating System should consider using Microsoft Security Essentials for protecting your computer from Viruses or Spyware, and other malicious software. I think only Microsoft Security Essentials is understood to keep their Operating System from Virus attacks, Spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials for sure is lighter because of smaller file size when compared with other Antivirus programs.

Microsoft Security Essentials in real time to full protection for your computer. For those of you who want to use the Microsoft Security Essentials download at http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/, immediately replace Antivirus with the Microsoft Security Essentials to improve and optimize your performance when using a Microsoft Operating System.

Now the Xbox 360 has Supported USB

Microsoft finally releases an update to the mandatory Xbox 360 system. Console game now, can support USB memory, which was previously difficult to Xbox users. "Now the USB memory can work in the Xbox 360, if the user is logged into LIVE and want to make a USB storage can be easily performed. One of the storage media that we recommend are SanDisk with 8GB and 16GB capacity," explained a spokesman for Microsoft's Major Nelson.

Previously, users of this gaming console is often to criticize Microsoft. Because every time they want to save the file on a USB, or vice versa, there would be trouble. "Method earlier memory card users are only allowed to simply insert the card into the device that plugs directly into a computer and copy them using drag and drop," said Jason Andrews.

"Folders are now encrypted files, and transferred to a USB memory content from the Xbox 360, then stored in a file together," he added. Not surprisingly, some people have managed to hack on the security methods imposed on the file to create a program that extracts of content to desktop PCs. With Xbox 360 support for USB is certainly going to facilitate users in performing file storage they want.

Internet Explore 9 not Support Windows XP

Windows XP operating system users must be prepared to bite the fingers because it will not feel the latest Microsoft Internet Explorer browser 9 (IE9), Microsoft states IE9 will not support XP. IE9 using Direct2D (API is only available for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008). This browser is rumored to be supporting the new standard of HTML 5 and the development of Java engines.

Microsoft has released IE9 for Beta version. Latest features from the popular browsers include hardware-accelerated graphics and text, as well as a new JavaScript engine that uses many cores of modern chip to effectively manage and optimize resources Web computing performance.

In giving its support to a number of HTML5 Microsoft provides some detail the specifications, such as CSS3, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), XHTML parsing and video / audio tags using industry standards (H.264/MPEG4 and MP3/AAC).

Cyber Criminals Selling Fake Security using Windows Update

Cyber criminals are now using Windows Update false info to sell security products fake. Anti-malware products on offer is certainly a fake security products, such as the Anti-Malware Defender, as expressed Malware researchers from Webroot, Andrew Brandt. Cyber criminals are now commit fraud by using the dialog box about the information Windows Update, pop-ups and fake anti-virus scanner.

Internet users get an information about the Windows Update and then click the 'Install now' then the user will be directly connected to a link that requires the buyer to buy a license fake security products. One step to avoid this cyber crime, the user can empty the Temp folder on each computer so as not to get stuck with the information from the false security products.

Pivot Browser that Displays Thumbnails Interactive

Pivot is a browser designed specifically for accessing the content more interactive and fun for displaying Internet content based on their classification. Pivot menu provides access to the web site as usual. However, besides the menu options are also available to access the content based on certain categories even with several levels. For example, photographs showing a black dog with a small size. So, will show the photos in that category in the interactive display format. Pivot Users can search for particular subjects based on their classification and the results appear in summary form on the screen to the thumbnail is clicked.

This product is still research, in general this is enhancement of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). To run the program does require IE8 and can only work on Windows Vista or Windows 7. In addition, not all can enjoy it. Microsoft Labs recommends using a system that supports Windows Aero 7 and 2 GHz processor 32-bit (x86) and 2 GB of RAM. However, Windows Vista with 2 GHz processor 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) can also be run. Graphics card memory is 256 MB minimum, and unfortunately for Pivot not support Intel graphics chipset.

Click Clever (IE) from Microsoft Specifically for the Children

Browser called Click Clever which enables Microsoft launched its netter little surf safely, and reported to the authorities if found illegal content or actions of cyber bullying. Click Clever is basically a browser Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) that was developed for use among children. In collaboration with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center (CEOP), Microsoft presents a browser that protects children from Internet harm only with one-click access to a reporting tool.

By clicking the reporting tool in Click Clever, users can inform their illicit content found to be immediately followed up. Children and parents also can ask for help or just advice on how to deal with cyber-bullying action. "This child's special IE8 lets users get to share information and access the Internet securely," said Business and Marketing Officer of Microsoft Matthew Bishop. "The browser is like to be a container that meets the security needs of the family will surf. The parents were definitely going to feel secure and support these browsers," he added. In the UK, nearly two-thirds of Internet users under the age of 18 years admitted in touch online with someone they do not know.

Microsoft's data revealed, they are generally one-third of responding to the invitation of friends from these strangers. Unfortunately, 58 percent of Internet users under the age did not receive supervision from their parents for them to access the Internet. "The presence of this new tool is expected to save the children from the negative risks with one-click support services," Matthew closed.

Show Classic Menus in Office 2007 Ribbon

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Function of Active Directory from Windows Server 2008

I am very interested with Windows Server 2008 which is the Next Technology of artificial Microsoft Server, Windows server which provides many functions to control the network with a more secure and provide comfort when we use. Active Directory is one of the features of Windows Server 2008 that serves to manage the relationship and identity on your network.

By using Active Directory, you can configure the system and the administration of your network users. Configuring the network through active directory aims to improve the security and privacy to give each user on the network to access all the information has been provided by the central administration system.

Active Directory also provides a high security on the network by providing a certificate for each of your network users and protect the user when the network connection is not secure. Connection with the use of the certificate will be more secure because the Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) will perform the encryption of data while you are on the network is not secure, and will also protect your identity during the connection that occurs on the network.

Features of Active Directory from Windows Server 2008 will also provide security when you connect to the Internet network, where the role of this undertaken by Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) you can manage through a server manager. If you are having problems using this feature, windows server 2008 training will give you the solution in using Windows Server 2008.

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