Microsoft

Windows 8: Microsoft’s Game of Catch Up

by Mike Mansell June 8, 2011

It’s no secret that Redmond-based Microsoft Corporation went through somewhat of a rough patch and a sizable public image meltdown when Windows Vista (early 2007) failed to meet the expectations and needs of consumers. Seeing as how the release sported the most significant jumps since the release of Windows 95 in terms of both GUI [...]

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Bing Reaches 14% Marketshare

by Mike Mansell May 12, 2011

In the world of Internet search engines, there has always been this huge perception that Google would always be the largest and dominant search engine on the Internet. After all, we how many times do we hear the term “Bing it”? ”Yahoo it”? ”Jeeves it”? Exactly. Google has not only become a cultural icon, but [...]

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Office for Mac vs iWork: Which One is Best for You?

by Mike Mansell May 3, 2011

When we look at modern-age computer programs it is often a challenge to think back to the “simpler” times when computers and technology revolved solely around the purpose of making our day-to-day lives easier. Before social media and before online videos and Internet-connected games computers were primarily found in offices and businesses for processing data [...]

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Microsoft’s Latest Problem: Windows Phone 7 Isn’t Attracting Developers

by Mike Mansell April 11, 2011

The other night I read a post on the Seattle Times about Windows Phone 7. What initially caught my eye about the article in question was the fact that it was the only news pertaining to Microsoft’s mobile operating system that I have seen or come across in quite a long time. After all, there [...]

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4 Ways Microsoft Could Improve Bing

by Mike Mansell February 2, 2011

When it was first launched in June of 2009, some proclaimed that Bing – a search engine owned, operated, and maintained by software giant Microsoft – would be the future of how we search the web. And while Bing did have a handful of shiny bells and whistles (for the time), the search engine has [...]

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Why Windows Phone 7 Was a Flop (So Far)

by Mike Mansell January 17, 2011

From the day that it was announced, Windows Phone 7 sounded like a very promising mobile product for both individuals and businesses. Even before it was heavily advertised to the general public, we as consumers and technology enthusiasts were flooded with the prospects of a truly revolutionized mobile OS and a completely revamped user experience. Simply put, Windows [...]

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Microsoft Argues Against Apple’s Pending “App Store” Trademark

by Mike Mansell January 13, 2011

As it stands today, the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad are three widely used devices that arguably pioneered the new mobile trends that we have been seeing over the last couple of years. One of the biggest features behind Apple’s “iOS” – the underlying operating system that is used on all of Apple’s non-MacBook [...]

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Will Internet Explorer Rebound?

by Mike Mansell January 5, 2011

While often quickly replaced and looked down upon by technically savvy individuals, one cannot argue that Microsoft‘s Internet Explorer web browser is the most widely-used web browser in existence, carrying about half of the world-wide market-share according to recent estimates. While a market-share of this magnitude is definitely noteworthy, it’s also undeniable that it is a number significantly [...]

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Everything You Should Know About the Microsoft Kinect

by Jeff Weisbein December 25, 2010

So you just got your brand new Kinect for XBOX 360 and now what you’re wondering what to do next? No problem, we have compiled everything you need to know about the Kinect to get you started and on your way to a ton of fun. The basics: What is the Kinect? The Kinect turns [...]

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