The number of patents that Microsoft has is closing in on the 10000 mark, up from “only” 5000 in 2006. Added to this venerable list is the application made in 2005 for Page Up/Page Down functionality. This patent was granted to them on the 19th of August 2008. This is almost as funny as their [...]
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Microsoft recently gave us the second beta release of Internet Explorer 8. It has hardly been any time and the IE8 bashing is at full swing. The folks at exo.performance.network have said that IE8 is a seriously bloated software taking more memory than WinXp does as a complete OS. The usual memory print being around [...]
Full Story »Spielberg & Reliance Communications Close to Signing Deal
Reliance Communication’s Chairman, Anil Ambani will be meeting with Steven Spielberg in New York soon to negotiate the sale of 50% stake of Dreamworks to Reliance Communications. The deal is stated to cost Anil Mabani $1.2 billion and has been in the making for the last 2 months. Reliance ADAG recently started Reliance Big Broadcasting [...]
Full Story »Google Browser (Chrome) Beta Released
Google Chrome is out! Released while I was fast asleep, this browser secretly hopes to take away much more users from Internet Explorer that Firefox could ever do (even though in their info comic they talk about cooperation and stuff). One more weapon for world domination in Google’s arsenal. They already have the content and [...]
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