Microsoft revamps SkyDrive cloud storage with HTML5, kicks Silverlight to the curb
After seemingly being ignored for months, Microsoft announced a major facelift for its SkyDrive cloud storage service today. Gone is the SkyDrive site’s reliance on Silverlight, Microsoft’s Flash competitor for interactive websites, in favor of a faster HTML5-driven interface.
Speed is the biggest benefit with the redesign, since SkyDrive no longer has to rely on the clunky Silverlight plugin. By relying on HTML5, which is supported on pretty much every current major browser, Microsoft can … Continue Reading
Will Microsoft lead the charge to bring apps to video game consoles?
Welcome to the app economy. Next stop, video game consoles.
A new advertisement by Microsoft suggests that applications running on its proprietary Silverlight framework are headed to the XBox 360 — a feature that’s certainly been a long time coming.
Video game consoles are becoming increasingly popular as media centers, rather than just being used to play video games. Pretty much every console already carries Netflix’s streaming video service. Most offer Facebook and Twitter connectivity. … Continue Reading
NYT: Adobe, Microsoft executives discussed sale of Adobe to Microsoft
The chief executives of software makers Adobe Systems and Microsoft discussed the possibility of Microsoft acquiring Adobe to take on Apple in the mobile-phone market, according to a report by the New York Times.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen (pictured left) reportedly met in secret for more than an hour to discuss possible partnerships to compete with Apple, which has become one of the dominant forces in the mobile phone market, … Continue Reading
Roundup: WSJ on sale?, 4Info's SMS network, plankton, PropertyShark, more
The chief executives of software makers Adobe Systems and Microsoft discussed the possibility of Microsoft acquiring Adobe to take on Apple in the mobile-phone market, according to a report by the New York Times.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen (pictured left) reportedly met in secret for more than an hour to discuss possible partnerships to compete with Apple, which has become one of the dominant forces in the mobile phone market, … Continue Reading
Roundup: Google's deals, Google's staff exodus, Silverlight, SunPower and more
The chief executives of software makers Adobe Systems and Microsoft discussed the possibility of Microsoft acquiring Adobe to take on Apple in the mobile-phone market, according to a report by the New York Times.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen (pictured left) reportedly met in secret for more than an hour to discuss possible partnerships to compete with Apple, which has become one of the dominant forces in the mobile phone market, … Continue Reading
