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After a lot of talks about SilverLight, It is finally in market. Taffiti.com is a search site which uses silverlight technology. Today I visited this site and Now I feel that Flash got really very good competitor. Silverlight looks better than flash to me. It is so smooth and never give feeling that site is using silverlight.
Microsoft® Silverlight™ is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight offers a flexible programming model that supports AJAX, VB, C#, Python, and Ruby, and integrates with existing Web applications. Silverlight supports fast, cost-effective delivery of high-quality video to all major browsers running on the Mac OS or Windows.
Today when I logged into orkut got surprized to see the new look. It is looking great now atleast changed from last boring look. Below is new look :
Quotes from official orkut blog:
"Today we're announcing our latest improvement to the site: an updated look! Just as you change your profile picture to keep with the times, we're updating the look of orkut. The change isn't live yet, but starting soon, we will start rolling-out the new look. To start, we will roll it out to a small group of users randomly selected, and will continue to do so until everyone is on the new site. We'll tell you a little more each day, so come back to the blog to get a few sneak peeks."
Now you don't need telescopes to view stars/planets. Google earth have come with a new feature in which one can watch distant planets/stars and galaxies.
- Zoom in to distant galaxies and nebulae
- View constellations and the movements of the planets
- Learn about the lifecycle of a star and different kinds of galaxies
- Create and share your own imagery, placemarks and more
Want to know more about it click here and want to learn how to use it click here.
Microsoft and Nokia made an agreement under which Nokia's upcoming 60 series will have Windows live services embedded. Instant Messenger and Hotmail are two major Windows Live services.
The service will be free of charge initially.Under the deal, Nokia will start offering Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger on its most powerful Series 60 handsets this year. Later in the year or early next year, the services will be made available on Series 40 phones.
Berkowitz said Microsoft will continue to develop versions of Windows Live services for its own Windows Mobile operating systems as well as slimmed-down WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) versions that can run on a wide array of phones.
As for whether it would develop any sites tailored for Apple's iPhone, Berkowitz quipped, "If the iPhone were ever to get any distribution, maybe."
He added that the company will go where the marketplace and its customers demand. "Our best place to invest is where the reach is," he said. "Nokia is a great example of that."
The latest deal has been in the works for more than a year, the companies said.
"It's taken a bit of time and a bit of learning on both sides," said Nigel Rundström, Nokia's vice president of multimedia experiences.
Google has started targetting the users in south asia who are uncomfortable with English. Google india released two product for south asian local languages. These two products are:
1. Mouse based tool to type in local language: Users can directly see the characters in local language and click on it. By clicking on letters ,a query will be made in local language which will search all local language related stuff on net.
2. Transliteration tool from english to hindi: In this product users don't need to click. They can directly type in phoentic base. This tool will convert from english to hindi.This tool is only available for hindi. Try it at http://www.google.com/transliterate/indic/.
These products can be seen at Google's India Lab website.
On net , other sites are also providing such tools. Guruji.com , an indian search engine provide virtual keyboard for local languages. There is also a dedicated hindi site hinkhoj.com which allow users to directly type in Hindi.
Google's this move is good for people who like to surf interent with local languages. In future , competetion will increase in this space and we will see good quality of local language products.
One of dominant social networking site 'Bebo' will partner with Microsoft to use its instant messaging service.
Bebo, the largest social networking site in the UK, will allow its 36 million global users to export and import contacts between its site and contacts lists maintained on Microsoft's Windows Live online services.
Bebo users will be able to add "IM me" button on their profile to send instant message on one click.
"Our core strength is not building applications. We're more of an open platform and much more likely to partner than build it ourselves," said Joanna Shields, president of Bebo's international business.
It is logical decision as 90% of Bebo users use Windows Live IM services.
Microsoft has more than 300 million Windows Live users, who frequently log in to check email and instant messages. Those users represent Microsoft's most valuable asset in catching Web leaders Google Inc and Yahoo! Inc.
In recent months, Microsoft has announced deals to broker display advertising with fast-growing social network Facebook and news site Digg - two of the hottest names in the "Web 2.0" phenomenon.
Indian game enthusiasts can try hands on XBox 360 Elite now. It is offered at price of 34,990RS against the price of Xbox which is 19990 RS.
XBox 360 Elite have a black finish,and signature metallic detailing. It requires a component HD cable or HDMI cable, both of which are included with the package. While the Xbox 360 includes a 20GB hard drive, the Xbox 360 Elite includes a 120GB hard drive. The wireless controller is now in black, and features the Xbox Guide Button for quick, in-game access. The controller boasts a range of up to 30 feet and a battery life of up to 30 hours on 2 AA batteries.
The Xbox 360 Elite is available exclusively through indiatimes.com. Those interested need log on to www.indiatimes.com and place their order
After google, now it is IBM's turn to attack Microsoft Office components. IBM recently introduce the Lotus Notes and Domino 8.
According to product overview following are new/key changes in Lotus notes 8:
Read detail news here:
The Windows Live™ ID Web Authentication 1.0 software development kit (SDK) gives you a platform-neutral way to bring the power of the Windows Live ID authentication service to your own Web site.
The Windows Live ID Web Authentication SDK describes a platform-independent interface for implementing Windows Live ID sign-in on Web sites of all kinds. This release includes a sample application for each of six different programming languages: ASP.NET, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby. For each language there is a function library that you can use to extend the sample.
Benefits
Download it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8BA187E5-3630-437D-AFDF-59AB699A483D&displaylang=en
