Microsoft has officially announced the public beta availability of service pack 1 for Windows 7.According to Microsoft’s Tammi Reller confirmed that the beta of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 was available to the public from today.

The windows 7 service pack will bring only minor updates to Windows 7 consumer PCs, with Microsoft hoping that people have got the message about using Windows update.

SP1 will include RemoteFX which provides rich 3-D graphical experience for remote users. The service pack also will include a series of incremental updates, previously released on Windows Update for both Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

Microsoft corporation decide to end the official tech support to Windows Xp sp2 and windows 2000 operating system,After July 13 2010 company doesn’t provide any support to these two operating systems withdraw support which means that Windows XP users can extend support at no cost by upgrading to SP3, but Windows 2000 users have no such option.
According to Microsoft, the company offers support for its products for five years and extended support for another five years. This means that both Windows 2000 (desktop and server) and Windows XP SP2 will no more receive any security updates, support assistance, or help from paid support.
According to Microsoft, users of both operating systems would still be able to access self-help online support (such as Microsoft online Knowledge Base articles, FAQs, troubleshooting tools, and other resources) for at least another year.

Although paid support, support assistance, and security updates will be discontinued on July 13. However, the company plans to terminate (aka “retire”) Windows XP on April 8, 2014. Currently memorial services for the popular, die-hard OS have not been confirmed.

The Redmond software maker has advised Windows 2000 users to shift to the latest Windows 7 or Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2008 R2.

Note that if you are running a Windows Vista with no service packs installed, Microsoft support ended on April 13, but you can upgrade for free to SP2 for continued support.

Microsoft introduced new updates to its search engine Bing Now it including Quick Tabs, an Answer box, and new mapping tools powered by Foursquare to deliver real-time data embedded in maps.

There are changes in the Bing search results page is the removal of the Explorer navigation pane on the left-hand side of the Bing search results – replaced by the introduction of Quick Tabs (which are related to search queries). Another big change is the delivery of an Answer box that include a combination of reference data, most popular results, and real-time information culled from pricing engines, weather sites, and news sources.
Bing says it will roll out all the new features in the coming month with only a small percentage of users seeing updates this week.

Microsoft has released its developer platform for the windows phone 7 series  for getting some Good Apps,Microsoft think after launching this developer get easily involve in it and developed some terrific apps for windows Phone 7 series.

This platform Allow developer to customize the components like accelerometer,location service,push notifications,multi touch support and hardware video acceleration.In future this phone get latest technology like Games controlled by motion,using the GPS chip, taking advantage of background updates and even multi-touch control.As all this thing are not new for user  as work in Apple but after this Microsoft try to reach the level of Apple in phone market By provide such development opportunity to developers like in Apple.

In this Run Microsoft not only launch development tool they also provide Windows phone Marketplace where user get download the apps and games.This Marketplace enable user to try any application before its buying,

There are no. of  Companies like EA mobile,Sling Media  get registered with Windows Phone Marketplace for providing apps.

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Company play several games for there product success for this they try many tactics, In this move Microsoft a Software Giant do such thing in U.K markets.Microsoft recently Done a Advertising campaign in the U.K. For there Search Engine Bing,This search engine Advertise with a punch line “Bing and decide” for getting publicity in U.K markets for this campaign Microsoft invest amount $2 billion, This campaign starting this Wednesday and continuing through the middle of June.
With this search Microsoft trying to increase their share in search market and try to give tough competition to there competitor,The tag line, ‘Bing and Decide, is aiming to show consumers how Bing is different to other search engines – and functions more as a Decision engine.
The TV adverts will go live on March 10 across ITV, Channel 4, Five and a range of other digital channels across Sky and Virgin.
The main effort by Microsoft through this campaign to move out Bing from Beta for this company do three month long advertising campaign.

Hope Microsoft get what they want.

Microsoft big competitors of google now add new steps in the direction of succsess this time it doesnt launch any new application but this time its a result which is provided by it new search engine which had launch in july of this year Since, its launch the search engine has shown positive growth and reached about 3.52% in August month globally. Various analysts presume that with such a positive growth, Microsoft’s Bing could challenge Google’s monopoly in the near future. However, this is not an easy task for Bing .

According to the latest numbers from a research firm, Bing’s global market share has dropped to 3.39% in September from 3.52% in August. The drop is very small but it is not clear that the attempt from Bing to capture search engine market share from Google has stalled, or even gone into reverse.

Bing has outperformed its competitors in features and initial growth rate. However, the initial take-off of Bing could be due to the curiosity from the web-users. The reason behind this may be the hype it created and also, Microsoft pumped millions of dollars for its promotions and advertisements.

At number one, Google has more than 80% market share and Yahoo maintained as the second most used search engine, but its market share dropped from 7.28% to 6.84% in the aforesaid period.

Now there are some resion why the user get diverted toward Bing.

Last month, it was reported that Microsoft’s new Bing search engine is growing faster than any of its search competitors in the top 10. Bing happens to be a very viable search alternative to Google and offers several advantages that Google cannot compete with at the moment. Here are some features that enhance search experience for the users:

1. Travel Insight with Farecast technology: It helps for searching flights, hotels or other travel arrangements by providing you with the information to make smart decisions. The search engine analyse more than 175 billion airfare observations and predict whether the price of a flight is going up or down using the technology acquired from Farecast. It also provides a recommendation of either “Buy Now” or “Wait,” over the next seven days.

2. Bing Cashback Offer: It provides benefit to the user, who first search a product with Bing and then go for buy. Depending on the deal, your purchases could benefit you upto 30% of the purchase price back in cash form. Also, the search engine offered double cashback rewards for August, but they had to stop the scheme in between due to high demands.

3. Bing Visual Search: The new technology allows visitors to filter their search enquiries for structured results through data-grouping image galleries making it not just a search engine, but a “decision engine.” At present, it is only available in US.

4. BingTweets: The new service from the search engine was initiated on July 14, 2009 with the social website, Twitter and Federated Media. It provides real-time information and trendy topics to the viewers.

5. Enhanced Search: Bing also provides something extra as compared to its competitors, for example options of enhanced view and preview windows for results. With these features, users can view the content of the search without clicking on the url. Also, the enhanced view directs the user to Wikipedia content without leaving Bing.

Microsoft has released its free computer security package to the public.
From 1700 BST on 29 September, Windows users will be able to download the software from Microsoft’s Security Essentials website.The free software gives basic protection against viruses, trojans, rootkits, and spyware.
The Essentials software is Microsoft’s second try at making an own-brand security package.
Prior to release, a beta version of Microsoft’s Security Essentials (MSE) software, codenamed Morro, has been available to users in the US, China, Brazil, and Israel.
Microsoft said the software would be available to anyone who wanted to use it and downloading it would not involve registering with the software firm or having a limit on the amount of time it could be used for.
“It’s not being included as part of the operating system or as an automatic update,” said Cliff Evans, head of security and privacy at Microsoft UK.
Figures gathered by the Get Safe Online campaign suggest that 50% of PCs in the UK do not have up-to-date anti-malware software installed.
This latest release is intended to help close that gap.
“There are not enough people taking up anti-malware subscriptions,” said Mr Evans. “We want to make sure that across the world enough people have access to something.”
He said alongside the software, people still needed to run a firewall and keep their browser and operating system up to date with the latest patches and fixes.

The only restriction on use is that it has to be installed on a “genuine” Windows PC – one whose copy of its operating system has been verified by Microsoft.

In the free software market Microsoft faces competition from many others including AVG, Alwil Avast, Avira Antivir and Comodo.

The free software runs on Windows XP, Vista and will also be available for Windows 7 when it is released in late October.

Updates will be provided automatically to those who install the software.

Commenting on Microsoft Security Essentials Roger Thompson, chief research officer for AVG, said: “I do not think it’s a bad thing. It’s only a bad thing if people think that’s all they need to do.

He added: “The danger is if users think that they can just get by with the Microsoft tool.”

Mr Thompson also wondered if MSE itself would become a target for malware writers who, if they manage to penetrate it, would potentially have a large pool of victims to target.

Prior to working on Security Essentials, Microsoft offered its Windows Live OneCare paid security software but this failed to win a significant user base in the highly competitive consumer market.

This was retired at the end of June 2009 though Microsoft said it would honour any outstanding subscriptions to the software.

source..BBC

Windows 7 comes with much advanced DirectX 11. Soon the DirectX 11 graphics cards from nVidia and AMD will be out on the market. Windows Vista users wont be let down by Microsoft because they have decided to make the DirectX 11 available for Windows Vista SP2 users and Windows Server 2008 SP2. Windows Vista Users will be able to access the new DirectX 11 package through the Platform Update for Windows Vista Beta. DirectX 11 is not just a single element, it is a group of technologies packed together.
The Platform Update for Windows Vista Beta offers the complete new DirectX package, allowing end users and developers to take advantage of components such as DirectWrite, Direct2D, Direct3D 11, Direct3D 10 Level 9, and DXGI 1.1. In addition, the download will also deliver Windows Graphics, Imaging, and XPS Library updates to the Windows Imaging Components, XPS Print API, and the XPS Rasterization Service.
After getting the Platform Update for Windows Vista Beta, customers can get the same DirectX technologies as of Windows 7 in Windows Vista SP2.

Users who are running Windows Vista RTM or Vista SP1 version need to have their operating systems updated to Windows Vista SP2 inorder to get the DirectX 11 update.

From then on Platform Update for Windows Vista’s DirectX refresh will be included with the future service packs such as Windows Vista SP3 and afterwards.
he platform update for Windows Vista SP2 users will be provided through windows update. You can see the platform update offered via Windows Update as a Recommended one.

In mumbai,India 12may Microsoft CEO Steve ballmer launches Edunxt a new virtual university program by Manipal university an institution for higher studies. The education institute is partnering with Microsoft, BSNL and netbook original equipment suppliers to provide education through the internet. Manipal Education has invested Rs 30 crore in EduNxt so far. The institute’s management expects this investment to go up by three times at maturity. EduNxt will be available for Sikkim Manipal University’s 300,000 distance education students from July 2009
Said Anand Sudarshan, CEO of Manipal Education: “EduNxt has the potential to change higher education in India. It has the power to scale and provide affordable access for even aspirants in far-flung areas.