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Ok.. So Windows 7 is here.. finally ! And there’s a lot of stuff on the net which basically says, Upgrade N O W !! So should you go ahead and upgrade for the heck of it or wait till the bugs and flaws are ironed out?

Microsoft has unveiled what it hopes will be a Google killer. After months of testing a new search engine under the code name ‘Kuomo’, they have taken the wraps off this new product, christened ‘Bing‘.

Y2K revisited ? Well, something similar, as several users realised they could not use their 30 GB Zune on New Year’s Eve. Apparently, there was a malfunction in the code due to which the internal clock could not handle the last day of 2008, a leap year which had 366 instead of 365 days. This problem [...]

In case you’re seeing a message on your computer saying Windows Vista is set to expire in a week’s time, don’t panic, especially if you’ve already activated your copy. It is quite likely that you have installed Vista Service Pack 1 (Release Candidate) from one of the computer magazine CDs or online. This is set to expire on June [...]

Yahoo has formally terminated any chances of a deal with Microsoft while announcing a non-exclusive agreement with Google, who also explained the nitty gritty of the deal on the Google Blog. Some takeaways;

Neelam Dhawan, Managing Director of Microsoft India, has resigned. She had joined Microsoft in March 2005, after a stint at HP India as VP-Customer Solutions Group for almost 6 years. She has also worked with IBM and HCL, with over 20 years of experience in this sector. She now returns to Hewlett Packard (HP), this time as Managing [...]

Microsoft has announced a new scheme called Live Search Cashback seeking to reward users who search and purchase their favorite products through their service. They have partnered with some premier brands like eBay, Barnes & Noble, Overstock, Sears, Zappos, and WPP. When consumers purchase select products bearing the Cashback logo, they are eligible for a cashback based on a percentage [...]