Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
Wikipedia defeats Microsoft
March 30th, 2009
Do you remember what came in between printed encyclopedias and Wikipedia? For many, the answer is Microsoft Encarta, which was distributed starting in the 90s via CD-ROM and more recently on the Web via MSN. Today, Microsoft announced that it’s discontinuing Encarta later this year, offering symbolic confirmation that Wikipedia is the world’s definitive reference guide. Read the rest of this entry »
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Windows Mobile 7 screenshots (or mockups, or something) leaked?
March 28th, 2009
The past few days have seen the alleged leaks of a couple batches of Windows Mobile 7 screenshots, suggesting Microsoft’s already hard at work on the successor to 6.5 — something we’ve heard in the past, and given the state of 6.x, a rumor that isn’t difficult to believe. Read the rest of this entry »