Melinda Gates: Recession pressured global efforts
Melinda Gates, shown here in a photo from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, spoke today at the TedxChange event in New York.
Why doesn’t Microsoft hire this guy?
Australian blogger and Microsoft enthusiast Long Zheng has an impressive resume, having created a slick Twitter app, an instant version of Bing, and a well-regarded blog. (Credit: Ina Fried/CNET) SAN FRANCISCO–Long Zheng has had what would be a pretty impressive last couple of years for anyone at Microsoft. In one 24-hour period last April, the 22-year-old built a version of Bing that offers instant results quite similar to the instant search results that Google introduced last week.
The Killers: IE used to be a real pain
Rock band The Killers unveiled a new HTML5-based version of their Web site on Wednesday, to coincide with the launch of the Internet Explorer 9 beta. (Credit: Microsoft) SAN FRANCISCO–Among the many partners touting the new version of Internet Explorer on Wednesday was the rock band The Killers, which has a new HTML 5-based Web site that screams in Microsoft’s latest browser.
Windows 95 turns 15: Has Microsoft’s OS peaked?
Bill Gates at the launch of Windows 95, which hit the market 15 years ago today (Credit: Microsoft) It was 15 years ago that Microsoft had one of its most successful launches ever–introducing Windows 95.
Microsoft to launch IE9 beta on Sept. 15
Microsoft on Thursday announced a Sept. 15 event in San Francisco to mark the launch of the beta of IE9. (Credit: Microsoft/Screenshot by Ina Fried) Microsoft plans to launch the beta of the Internet Explorer browser on Sept