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Bill Gates Farewell Speech at Microsoft

Posted by sudhirmangla July 2, 2008

It looks like there more than a few misty eyes around Microsoft’s Redmond campus today, where even the man of the day himself wiped away tears as he bid his official farewell to the company. According to Reuters, Gates was joined on stage at the employee-only event by CEO Steve Ballmer, who reportedly got choked up himself as he heaped praise on Gates, saying that “there’s no way to say thanks to Bill. Bill’s the founder. Bill’s the leader,” adding that, “this... Read more »

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Microsoft Acquires MobiComp

Posted by sudhirmangla June 29, 2008

The new deal expands Microsoft’s mobile platform to include backup services focused on social networks. Microsoft continued to expand its mobile portfolio June 26 with its acquisition of MobiComp, an open-source cloud computing company that specializes in storage, backup and restoration of mobile data. Microsoft declined to reveal the financial terms of the deal. Microsoft also didn’t provide details on MobiComp’s role at Microsoft although Reuters reported Redmond plans to use... Read more »

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Google Media Server brings Google to your TV

Posted by sudhirmangla June 28, 2008

A surprising Google Desktop gadget released by Google enables you to share your media across devices. "Google Media Server uses an open technology known as Universal Plug n’ Play to stream media to consumer electronic devices. The UPnP specification allows for a variety of hardware (gaming consoles, set-top boxes, photo frames) to communicate and access media from your home PC." The Windows-only gadget lets you share all the media content indexed by Google Desktop or just the files... Read more »

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