wirefresh » Microsoft http://www.wirefresh.com A snappy new tech blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:56:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Microsoft to sue Comet over the sale of dodgy Windows discs http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-to-sue-comet-over-the-sale-of-dodgy-windows-discs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-to-sue-comet-over-the-sale-of-dodgy-windows-discs http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-to-sue-comet-over-the-sale-of-dodgy-windows-discs/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:32:58 +0000 Tony Fletcher http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=11346
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series launch – ‘Backstage’ website goes AWOL
  • Microsoft lets you install Windows 7 via USB stick
  • Windows 7: Microsoft passes 150 million sales
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-to-sue-comet-over-the-sale-of-dodgy-windows-discs/feed/ 0     Bing search now comes with a pointlessly perambulating video frog http://www.wirefresh.com/bing-search-now-comes-with-a-pointlessly-perambulating-video-frog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bing-search-now-comes-with-a-pointlessly-perambulating-video-frog http://www.wirefresh.com/bing-search-now-comes-with-a-pointlessly-perambulating-video-frog/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:06:56 +0000 Pete Railton http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10953
  • Microsoft’s Bing search engine launches in the UK
  • Microsoft’s Bing TV campaign starts off with a weird one
  • Microsoft Bing v1.1 app for iPhone, iPod touch
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/bing-search-now-comes-with-a-pointlessly-perambulating-video-frog/feed/ 0     Where are the multiplication and divide symbols in Windows 7 calculator? http://www.wirefresh.com/where-are-the-multiplication-and-divide-symbols-in-windows-7-calculator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-are-the-multiplication-and-divide-symbols-in-windows-7-calculator http://www.wirefresh.com/where-are-the-multiplication-and-divide-symbols-in-windows-7-calculator/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:12:54 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10850
  • Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 graphic calculator is yours for free
  • Windows 7: Microsoft passes 150 million sales
  • Windows 7 SP1 beta release coming in July. It’s all in the cloud
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/where-are-the-multiplication-and-divide-symbols-in-windows-7-calculator/feed/ 4     Step into Microsoft’s astonishing sci-fi future [video and pics] http://www.wirefresh.com/step-into-microsofts-astonishing-sci-fi-future-video-and-pics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=step-into-microsofts-astonishing-sci-fi-future-video-and-pics http://www.wirefresh.com/step-into-microsofts-astonishing-sci-fi-future-video-and-pics/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:15:55 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10779
  • Astonishing NASA time lapse video from the International Space Station
  • Google buys Recorded Future… to see the future!
  • And another Apple iPhone 4G leaks out – video and pics
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/step-into-microsofts-astonishing-sci-fi-future-video-and-pics/feed/ 1     T3 Gadget Awards 2011 – Kindle, Galaxy S2 and Kinect in the winners http://www.wirefresh.com/t3-gadget-awards-2011-kindle-galaxy-s2-and-kinect-in-the-winners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=t3-gadget-awards-2011-kindle-galaxy-s2-and-kinect-in-the-winners http://www.wirefresh.com/t3-gadget-awards-2011-kindle-galaxy-s2-and-kinect-in-the-winners/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:00:29 +0000 Lee J. http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10679
  • T3 tech awards: HTC Desire triumphs over iPhone 4, Apple bag awards galore
  • Pentax 645D scoops Camera of The Year at Camera GP Japan 2011 Awards
  • Microsoft Kinect (Natal) gets official – look out Wii
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/t3-gadget-awards-2011-kindle-galaxy-s2-and-kinect-in-the-winners/feed/ 0     Bill Gates on Steve Jobs’ death: ‘I will miss him immensely’ http://www.wirefresh.com/bill-gates-on-steve-jobs-death-i-will-miss-him-immensely/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bill-gates-on-steve-jobs-death-i-will-miss-him-immensely http://www.wirefresh.com/bill-gates-on-steve-jobs-death-i-will-miss-him-immensely/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:06:48 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10641
  • RIP Steve Jobs, Apple genius, perfectionist, visionary
  • Learn to give presentations like Steve Jobs!
  • Steve Jobs takes another medical leave of absence
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/bill-gates-on-steve-jobs-death-i-will-miss-him-immensely/feed/ 0     Microsoft slams down a salivatingly good set of Windows Phone 7.5 demos [video] http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-slams-down-a-salivatingly-good-windows-phone-7-5-demo-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-slams-down-a-salivatingly-good-windows-phone-7-5-demo-video http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-slams-down-a-salivatingly-good-windows-phone-7-5-demo-video/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:15:54 +0000 Pete Railton http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10417
  • Music video entirely shot on a Windows Phone – and it looks good
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series launch – ‘Backstage’ website goes AWOL
  • Microsoft Office on Windows Phone 7 looks a Bobby Dazzler
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-slams-down-a-salivatingly-good-windows-phone-7-5-demo-video/feed/ 0     Microsoft shows off ‘Mango,’ the swishy, next-gen Windows phone http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-shows-off-mango-the-swishy-next-gen-windows-phone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-shows-off-mango-the-swishy-next-gen-windows-phone http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-shows-off-mango-the-swishy-next-gen-windows-phone/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 08:45:35 +0000 Tony Fletcher http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=9468
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series launch – ‘Backstage’ website goes AWOL
  • Microsoft slams down a salivatingly good set of Windows Phone 7.5 demos [video]
  • Nokia Lumia 900 hits AT&T, 4.3-inch AMOLED, 4G LTE on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-shows-off-mango-the-swishy-next-gen-windows-phone/feed/ 0     Official: Microsoft scoops up Skype for $8.5 billion http://www.wirefresh.com/official-microsoft-scoops-us-skype-for-8-5-billion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=official-microsoft-scoops-us-skype-for-8-5-billion http://www.wirefresh.com/official-microsoft-scoops-us-skype-for-8-5-billion/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 13:11:11 +0000 Pete Railton http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=9325
  • Skype 2.0 for the iPhone adds 3G calling
  • Skype adds 2-way video calling to 17 more Android handsets
  • Android Skype 2.5- more handset support plus ‘enhanced video experience’
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/official-microsoft-scoops-us-skype-for-8-5-billion/feed/ 0     Google Calendar Sync adds 64-bit Outlook 2010 support http://www.wirefresh.com/google-calendar-sync-adds-64-bit-outlook-2010-support/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-calendar-sync-adds-64-bit-outlook-2010-support http://www.wirefresh.com/google-calendar-sync-adds-64-bit-outlook-2010-support/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:00:32 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=9234
  • Google Calendar Sync slams down support for Outlook 2010
  • Finally, colour coding comes to Google Calendar events
  • Google Cloud Connect keeps MS Office and Google Docs in sync
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/google-calendar-sync-adds-64-bit-outlook-2010-support/feed/ 0     Microsoft’s IE9 browser ratchets up 27 downloads per second http://www.wirefresh.com/microsofts-ie9-browser-ratchets-up-27-downloads-per-second/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsofts-ie9-browser-ratchets-up-27-downloads-per-second http://www.wirefresh.com/microsofts-ie9-browser-ratchets-up-27-downloads-per-second/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:45:22 +0000 Pete Railton http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=8804
  • Skyfire Android browser serves up Flash videos, hits one million downloads
  • Firefox for Android: ‘three times faster than stock Android browser’
  • Whoosh! Chrome shimmies past Mozilla’s Firefox in global browser market share, IE still rulez
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/microsofts-ie9-browser-ratchets-up-27-downloads-per-second/feed/ 1     Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 annoys before it’s even begun http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-internet-explorer-9-annoys-before-its-even-begun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-internet-explorer-9-annoys-before-its-even-begun http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-internet-explorer-9-annoys-before-its-even-begun/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:57:04 +0000 Tony Fletcher http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=8783
  • Microsoft previews Internet Explorer 9, packed with HTML5 goodness
  • Internet Explorer soars while Firefox gets a kick in the goolies
  • Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 browser gets global release
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/microsoft-internet-explorer-9-annoys-before-its-even-begun/feed/ 1     Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 browser gets global release http://www.wirefresh.com/microsofts-internet-explorer-9-browser-gets-global-release/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsofts-internet-explorer-9-browser-gets-global-release http://www.wirefresh.com/microsofts-internet-explorer-9-browser-gets-global-release/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:42:28 +0000 Lee J. http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=8781
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 annoys before it’s even begun
  • Microsoft previews Internet Explorer 9, packed with HTML5 goodness
  • Internet Explorer soars while Firefox gets a kick in the goolies
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/microsofts-internet-explorer-9-browser-gets-global-release/feed/ 0     Meet the fastest selling consumer electronics ever – and it’s not an Apple product http://www.wirefresh.com/meet-the-fastest-selling-consumer-electronics-ever-and-its-not-an-apple-product/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-the-fastest-selling-consumer-electronics-ever-and-its-not-an-apple-product http://www.wirefresh.com/meet-the-fastest-selling-consumer-electronics-ever-and-its-not-an-apple-product/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:40:42 +0000 Pete Railton http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=8710
  • Nintendo Wii becomes the fastest selling console in UK history
  • Windows 7 hits 90 million sales to become the fastest selling OS ever
  • Kindle becomes Amazon UK’s biggest selling product
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/meet-the-fastest-selling-consumer-electronics-ever-and-its-not-an-apple-product/feed/ 0     Thrill to 25 years of Microsoft Windows upgrades [video] http://www.wirefresh.com/thrill-to-25-years-of-microsoft-windows-upgrades-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thrill-to-25-years-of-microsoft-windows-upgrades-video http://www.wirefresh.com/thrill-to-25-years-of-microsoft-windows-upgrades-video/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:03:44 +0000 Pete Railton http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=8619
  • Three quarters of business PCs stilll running Windows XP, average PC 4.4 years old
  • Windows 7: Microsoft passes 150 million sales
  • Microsoft lets you install Windows 7 via USB stick
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/thrill-to-25-years-of-microsoft-windows-upgrades-video/feed/ 0