Yes, apparently Google is into shooting photos of dead people as photos of the dead appeared on Google Street View. Ouch. As well, Motorola gets sued by Microsoft, Facebook lets you download everything you ever uploaded or wrote on Facebook, and MySpace brings out a craptastic new logo.
Topic: Microsoft
Internet Explorer falls below 50 percent in browser market
Microsoft’s dominance of the web may be coming to an end sometime soon, with new statistics from Stat Counter coming out that highlight that Microsoft’s massive share is now less than half of the entire market.
Zune expands to new markets – brings movie rentals to Aussie gamers
Big news from Redmond for gamers, and those who use their Xbox 360s as a media hub. Microsoft has decided to extend its Zune platform to more markets – despite the fact that the Zune player is only available (officially) in the United States.
TECHGEEK Podcast 11: Testing 1, 2, 3…
As you may of heard, we had to delay the podcast because of our busy schedules, but doesn’t mean we have given it the axe. And yes, you will be hearing a lot of the word Bing. We’re not getting sponsored by them (hopefully we do), but yeah – hate it, blame it on Tom.
Internet Explorer 9 Beta now available
After showing off lots of Platform Previews for Internet Explorer 9, five to be exact, Microsoft has finally released a public beta for the new browser.
Report: Microsoft used to suppress Russian dissidents
Dissidents’ computers are being suppressed by the police by using the pretext of searching for pirated copies of software belonging to Microsoft, according to a report by The New York Times.
Office for Mac 2011 reaches RTM stage
Mac users who prefer Microsoft Office than iWork will certainly rejoice on this news. The latest version, Office for Mac 2011, has reached Release to Manufacturing or RTM stage, meaning that the entire development for the office suite is now complete.
TECHGEEK Podcast 8: Oh crap, my computer just crashed
Blame Stewart for another late episode. Why? Because we had to wait for his precious iPhone to be reverted to an old version and jailbroken, which took 3 hours and 45 minutes after our original start time. Also, we’re still apparently recovering from our Election Night spectacular – if you can call it spectacular.
Halo Reach: Elite Armour Permutations
In Halo Reach, players can customise Spartans as well as Elites, although, the customisation for Elites is limited as the player can only change the Elite’s appearance by ‘sets’. In other words, you cannot change the Elite’s shoulders, helmet, and armour like in Halo 3. This is because Reach focuses more on Spartans, rather than Elites.
Yahoo begin transition to Bing
Yahoo has said today that it will start its transition to Microsoft’s Bing, a deal that was struck last year after a two-year on-and-off discussion of a tie-up, with the first two countries to use Bing’s search technology and not in-house will be the US and Canada.
Microsoft to launch game studio for WinPhone7
Touting Xbox Live integration is one thing, but creating a new studio just for games is a huge leap for Microsoft. Microsoft Game Studios, the same people who created Fable and several other popular first-party games for the Xbox 360, has announced indirectly a new group dedicated to develop games for Windows Phone 7.
Microsoft patches folder flaw from Win2000
Microsoft has today pushed a critical update to its operating systems that will fix a vulnerability, acknowledged a few weeks ago, that has been present since Windows 2000. The fix itself, however, does not extend to those using Windows 2000, most likely because it is no longer covered by its Life Cycle policy.
Halo Reach 250GB Xbox 360 console unveiled
While many Xbox 360 fanboys are awaiting the release of Halo: Reach – and yes, I know one, Microsoft has unveiled a brand new game-themed version of the Xbox 360 Console which will be released as part of the “Limited Edition” bundle. The bundle will come with two wireless controllers and a wireless headset – both also featuring custom designs based on the upcoming game. It also includes an episode of Halo Legends, a token for the Limited Edition Elite Amour set.
$199 for Kinect
Microsoft today revealed that their new Kinect motion gaming system will go on sale for $199 and it will be released in Australia before Christmas. Microsoft also announced today that they will bundle a four gigabyte XBOX 360 with the Kinect system and will sell for $449.
TG Podcast #2: July is the new February
And we’re back. Turns out July is the new February. Yeah, we’re sorry about not actually producing a second episode for February, but we’re back. And hopefully we will be hopefully next week, or next fortnight, or next month. Anyway, we discuss Apple’s problem with Antenna, call Apple a douche and call bulls#*t on getting high on digital music.