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Countdown to Kinect: 17 Controller-Free Games Launch in November

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2010Technologyellen degeneres, geoffrey the giraffe, holiday season, jackie evancho, kinect, Microsoft, mike delman, next big thing, oprah show, richard barry, show, susan boyle, the nutcracker, times square, xbox 360

About the image: A screenshot from Kinect Adventures, one of 17 controller-free games that will be available when Kinect for Xbox 360 becomes available in November. Image credit: Microsoft

REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 18, 2010 —

Tune in to see it on “The Oprah Show^®.” And find out what has Ellen DeGeneres moving and grooving. Even Geoffrey the Giraffe^® knows Kinect for Xbox 360 is sure to be the hottest gift this holiday. Today, the countdown to Kinect begins, as Microsoft Corp. announced the launch of a multiyear advertising campaign and revealed the complete lineup of 17 controller-free games that will transform living rooms around the world starting on Nov. 4. (more…)

Microsoft Research Collaborates With Wikipedia to Enhance Multilingual Content

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2010Technologyaachen, beta version, danese cooper, european microsoft innovation centre, extreme computing group, Germany, hindi, machine translation system, mediawiki extension, Microsoft, microsoft research, multilingual content creation tool, multiple languages, p anandan, redmond, sanskrit, wiki, wikibhasha, Wikipedia

*WikiBhasha tool will help simplify and speed up the process of creating multilingual content in Wikipedias.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 18, 2010 — Microsoft Research today announced the launch of the beta version of WikiBhasha, a multilingual content creation tool for Wikipedia. The WikiBhasha tool enables contributors to Wikipedia to find content from other Wikipedia articles, translate the content into other languages, and then either compose new articles or enhance existing articles in multilingual Wikipedias. (more…)

Microsoft Delivers New Innovations That Reinforce Its Dynamic Business Vision for CRM and ERP Customers and Partners

By Guest PostOctober 14, 2010Technologyconvergence 2010 europe, crm 2011, dynamic business, global reporting initiative, gri, kirill tatarinov, london, Microsoft, microsoft dynamics nav 2009 r2, prague, the hague

*Microsoft announces new Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online promotion and global expansion of Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail.*

LONDON — Oct. 14, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: “MSFT”) opens Convergence 2010 Europe today in London with a keynote address from Kirill Tatarinov, corporate vice president, Microsoft Business Solutions. Throughout the three-city event that also includes Prague and The Hague, Oct. 14–21, Tatarinov will share how the company is delivering on its Dynamic Business vision by providing customer-driven innovations. (more…)

comScore Releases September 2010 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

By Guest PostOctober 13, 2010Technologyalgorithmic explicit searches, aol llc, ask network, bing, Comscore, comscore qsearch, Google, google instant search, Microsoft, mywebsearch, organic search, qsearch, query, u.s. search marketplace, Yahoo

RESTON, VA, October 13, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in September with 66.1 percent of searches conducted, an increase of 0.7 share points from August 2010. (more…)

comScore Releases September 2010 U.S. Online Video Rankings

By Guest PostOctober 13, 2010Technologyamericans, brightroll video network, Comscore, comscore video metrix, content, Facebook, Google, hulu, Microsoft, online video, tremor media video network, us internet users, Yahoo, YouTube

*Microsoft Sites Climbs to Fourth Place in Video Content Ranking with 45 Million Viewers*

RESTON, VA, October 12, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 175 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content in September for an average of 14.4 hours per viewer. The total U.S. Internet audience engaged in more than 5.2 billion viewing sessions during the course of the month. (more…)

Windows Phone 7: A Fresh Start for the Smartphone

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2010Technologyandy lees, bing, camera shutter button, dell, elegant operating system, facebook photos, htc, joe belfiore, lg, marketplace, Microsoft, myerson, people hub, Samsung, smart design, smartphon, social networks, terry myerson, windows phone 7, zune

*The phone delivers a new user experience by integrating the things users really want to do, creating a balance between getting work done and having fun.*

Editor’s note – Oct. 11, 2010 – information regarding the initial availability of Windows Phone 7 in the U.S. has been updated.

REDMOND, Wash. – Oct. 11, 2010 – The goal for Microsoft’s latest smartphone is an ambitious one: to deliver a phone that truly integrates the things people really want to do, puts those things right in front of them, and either lets them get finished quickly or immerses them in the experience they were seeking. (more…)

Microsoft and Partners Unveil Windows Phone 7 Global Portfolio

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2010TechnologyAmazon, asia-pacific, chief executive officer, deutsche telekom, ea, electronic arts inc, Europe, lg, live tiles, Microsoft, mobile operators, North America, office onenote, qualcomm, Samsung, sprint, verizon wireless, vodafon, windows phone 7, windows phones, xbox live

*First phones available soon from leading mobile operators around the world.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 11, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today joined its partners in revealing nine new Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be available this holiday season from leading mobile operators in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. With more than 60 mobile operators in over 30 countries worldwide committed to bringing Windows Phones to market, the millions of people around the world looking for a phone that plays as hard as it works will have a variety of phones from leading device-makers to choose from. (more…)

comScore Reports August 2010 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

By Guest PostOctober 6, 2010Technologyapple, Comscore, google android, Microsoft, motorola, nokia, oems, original equipment manufacturers, os, Samsung, smartphone, smartphone operating system, u.s. mobile phone, us smartphone subscribers

*Samsung Strengthens Position in Rankings as Top OEM*

RESTON, VA, October 6, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending August 2010. The report ranked the leading mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and smartphone operating system (OS) platforms in the U.S. according to their share of current mobile subscribers ages 13 and older, and reviewed the most popular activities and content accessed via the subscriber’s primary mobile phone. The August report found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 23.6 percent market share, while RIM led among smartphone platforms with 37.6 percent market share. (more…)

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