Tag: Microsoft

Nokia Lumia 920 – Nokia’s Win8 Flagship

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia hasn’t been mentioned for a while now and that is because of their mistakes, which are lining up one after the other. They went from being the ultimate leader falling just behind Mac, to the ultimate loser. They fired more than 2/3 of their staff; closed a lot of factories and still they cannot get on top, even though they make some of the sturdiest phones and have a lot of innovations in their closet. They kept banging at the door with their own operating system, even though everyone has moved on.

This time again, they are trying to go on to the market with Microsoft beneath their wings. Continue reading →

Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard – All You Need For Your Tablet

Microsoft Wedge MobileAs we have seen the time of the hybrids is coming. All of the major manufacturers have seen that the tablet itself is not that comfortable to work on so they are joining the hybrid race. Windows 8 is coming this way and it is expected in the fall. For this the manufacturers are making new tablets and hybrids. For the regular tablets there are a lot of solutions that will make them more comfortable and Microsoft is joining this game.

They introduced on the market a Bluetooth mobile keyboard that comes together with the smallest mouse and a casing that can be used as a stand for the tablet itself- this keyboard will be usable with all the windows tablets. Continue reading →

Microsoft Surface Tablet – Microsoft Is Coming Into The Game

Microsoft Surface TabletMicrosoft over the years had thousands of patents and has made a bunch of peripherals and multimedia accessories. Now they saw an opportunity on the market of introducing a tablet of their own, not just implementing their software in other firms hardware. Everyone knows Microsoft surface, their multitouch table that was in a way a revolution by itself, providing a multitouch surface that run on Windows. This tablet took its name and upgraded that experience.

This tablets’ casing was made in a totally new production process that was made from vapor of Magnesium called VaporMG. This casing is really rigged and fingerprint and scratch free.   Continue reading →

Mozayo – Multitouch Table

MozayoIf you are one of the multitouch display fans or just want one of the Microsoft multitouch tables here is one table that will keep the professionalism of the Microsoft table and give it a bit of design twist. We are talking about a table that is made to be professional in the sense of what it can offer and at the same time provide it with one of the best looks at the market.

This table is a multitouch, up to 6 fingers and it comes with some amazing specs. It is a plug & play unit and has a 42 inch full HD LCD screen that has one of the best viewing angles on the market, amazing 178 degrees. Continue reading →

Computer Science Researchers Develop Sensors To Find Lost Items

Technology is forever helping us lead better lives, although in some respects, more complex lives. If you are forgetful, two computer science researchers know your pain and have come up with a sensor that helps you to find lost keys, wallets and even cutlery.

The team that developed Kinect sensor used the system to track many objects around a house including a phone. Yes, you will never need to call yourself from another phone to find your phone. Continue reading →

TeleHuman – The Life – Size 3D / 360 Degrees Chat

TeleHuman

TeleHuman

The time has come to experience real 3D hologram chat like we were used to watch only in the movies and series.

Professor Roel Vertegaal guided the team in the Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, which developed a system for video- communication in 3D. They used very well known equipment, like group of six Microsoft Kinetic sensors that render the movements and set of 3D cameras that capture the user in real size and real-time on the one end of the communication channel. On the other side, instead of a monitor, there is a 3d projector that beams the video to a acrylic cylinder, which has a convex mirror inside. The result of this experiment is TeleHuman. Continue reading →

FullContact: Keep Your Contacts Safe And Updated

FullContact

FullContact

FullContact provides you identity resolution for all the disparate pieces of contact information on the web. In short, they keep your contact information current.

How important is your contact list? That is the question FullContact took up and brought an answer to. For anybody who wants to keep their contact lists up-to-date and safe, need FullContact. And I guess that is everybody.

The service keeps you contacts safe and up-to-date by aggregating billions of contact records with various attributes such as quality, frequency and freshness. Continue reading →

Microsoft touch mouse- Bringing multi touch technology at your fingertips

Microsoft touch mouse

Microsoft Touch Mouse

Microsoft has been working to bring multi-touch technology closer to regular pc users and the products of their experimentation have been presented lately through their line of multi-touch mice, which hit the market this year. Leading the innovative design is their Microsoft touch mouse.

Microsoft touch mouse implements new ways of controlling the Microsoft Windows7 surrounding through the multi touch controls. Even though it is only Windows7 compatible, it is a response to Apple and their multi touch Magic Mouse. Continue reading →

Microsoft Arc touch mouse – Innovation at its best

Microsoft Arc touch mouse

Microsoft Arc touch mouse

Presenting you a wireless mouse that is modern, touch-sensitive and easily portable; which is most important if you want to enjoy in the mobility that your portable computer can provide. Microsoft has made a mouse that can give you the easiest portability, combined with the most elegant design and the option to use your mouse on many different surfaces.

Microsoft’s arc touch mouse is unique in its style, performance and feel, featuring an innovative design that curves to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand yet packs away flat for easy storage, portability and transport. This flexible design is perfect for your mobile life style. Continue reading →

Attunity recieves $3.55 million from Microsoft for OEM deal

Attunity

Attunity

Attunity, a real-time data integration and event capture software provider, gets $3.55 million OEM deal from Microsoft. The funding is a result of a 2008 agreement under which Attunity will supply Microsoft with Change-Data-Capture (CDC) and Open-Data-Base-Connectivity (ODBC) components.

The company has been, for almost two years, been supplying enterprise-class software solutions to businesses and organizations. Attunity offers software solutions such as Attunity Stream, a real-time CDC software; Operational Data Replication solution; and Attunity Connect, a real-time connectivity software, Attunity Power-Connectors for PowerPivot and SSIS, Attunity Federate and Attunity StreamFlow (data replication).

Businesses benefit from Attunity’s products by getting real-time access to information easily and fast across most technologies and in the cloud. Thousands of organizations all over the world use Attunity’s software.

Shimon Alon, Chairman and CEO of Attunity, said about the funding, “Our established relationships with OEM partners such as Microsoft have allowed us to advance our position as a leader in supporting large and small enterprises manage their big data and use the cloud. The proceeds from these payments will be used to further advance and finance the expansion of our product and service offerings, including our recent acquisition of RepliWeb.”

Earlier in September, Attunity acquired RepliWeb Inc., a file replication and file transfer technology firm for $7.8 million.

Attunity is a company that was born in Israel although they list their headquarters as at Burlington, U.S. It has top companies as its strategic and OEM partners such as Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, HP, Business Objects and Cognos.