• 9 Spectacular National Geographic Wallpapers

    9 Spectacular National Geographic Wallpapers

    Added by SAWJ in Awesome Stuff - Wallpapers on 18 October, 2009

    This is the first list of really good wallpapers from the National Geographic Society, depicting the beauty of nature. The photographers have done a spectacular job of taking...

  • Pakistan: The Land I Love!

    Pakistan: The Land I Love!

    Added by SAWJ in Awesome Stuff - News - Pakistan - Twitter - WiMAX on 26 April, 2009

    This is my country, the country that I love and belong to. This is the real Pakistan, not what you see in your media. That, is something cooked up to keep you glued to your...

  • Awesome Video By Sony: Did You (Frikkin’) Know?

    Awesome Video By Sony: Did You (Frikkin’) Know?

    Added by SAWJ in Awesome Stuff - World Wide Web on 23 April, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

First Google Android App Launched By Rival Microsoft

First Google Android App Launched By Rival Microsoft

Microsoft has launched it’s first app for the Android platform by arch-rival Google. This comes after Microsoft has launched a few apps for the iPhone by Apple. Named Tag, the app works on Android, iPhone, J2ME, Windows Mobile, Symbian S60 phones and Blackberry.

DirectX 11 For Windows Vista Released

DirectX 11 For Windows Vista Released

After the immense success and popularity of the latest Windows Operating System, Windows 7, Microsoft is working on bringing it’s predecessor, Windows Vista, on par with it. It has recently released DirectX 11 for Vista, so users (mostly gamers) do not have to upgrade...

Microsoft and Nokia Form Global Alliance to Design, Develop and Market Mobile Productivity Solutions

Microsoft and Nokia Form Global Alliance to Design, Develop and Market Mobile Productivity Solutions

The worldwide leader in software and the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer have entered into an alliance that is set to deliver a groundbreaking, enterprise-grade solution for mobile productivity. Recently, Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop and Nokia’s...

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Is Out

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Is Out

I recently received Service Pack 2 in the mail this morning, shaking my head at why I don’t use Ubuntu, but nonetheless downloading the 343.9 MB package. I don’t understand why us Windows users have to download enormous files that have a couple of bug fixes....

Microsoft Laptop Hunters Mac Attack: This Time…It’s Sheila!

Microsoft Laptop Hunters Mac Attack: This Time…It’s Sheila!

Microsoft is continuing on their journey to attempt to bash Apple to pieces with their fairly recent advertising campaign. During the ad, “Sheila” waltzes into a Fry’s Electronics (with blurred faces galore) and walks over to the computer section . She...

Conficker Is Up And Kicking!

Conficker Is Up And Kicking!

The fourth variant of the Conficker worm, Conficker.D, failed to show up on April 1 putting a stop to the speculation that April Fool’s Day would prove to be some sort of Cyber Doomsday. However, 7 days later on April 8, another variant Conficker.E has risen. The...

Microsoft Fined $388 Million In Patent Infringement Case By Uniloc

Microsoft Fined $388 Million In Patent Infringement Case By Uniloc

A jury at the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island ruled against Microsoft Corporation in a case filed by anti-piracy software maker Uniloc, Inc against the software giant which alleged that Microsoft infringed on a patent held by them. Uniloc makes software to prevent...

UPDATED: Upgrading Internet Explorer 6 To Internet Explorer 8

UPDATED: Upgrading Internet Explorer 6 To Internet Explorer 8

I recently cleaned up my PC (read formatted) and made a clean re-install of everything after getting a new hard drive. After installing all the necessary softwares, I decided to give Internet Explorer 8 a try. My Windows XP came with IE 6. I downloaded the installation...

The Conficker Worm: Random Threat Or Something More?

The Conficker Worm: Random Threat Or Something More?

With the arrival of April 1st, concerns among security experts are on the rise with respect to the threat of the Conficker worm, the latest version of which is reportedly set to activate on this day and wreak havoc in the world. This worm targets the Microsoft Windows operating...