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Rumors of a web based productivity suite from Google has been making the rounds on the internet for quite some time, and with the recent news of a Google Calendar project in the works many see Google positioning itself to take on Microsoft Office Live which is currently in beta. The acquisition of Writely has… Continue reading Google Acquires Writely

Although we are still months away from the initial release of Windows Vista, Microsoft is hard at work planning to hype up their next-generation OS. Bill Gates has reportedly told the Vista marketing team that he wants a repeat of the Windows 95 launch, with people lining up at stores ready to purchase the OS… Continue reading Microsoft Windows Vista Marketing Drive

As anticipated for some while, Mozilla is expected to release the first alpha of Firefox 2.0 for public testing according to today’s status meeting minutes. Expected changes include among other new updates, Places infrastructure (performance, stability, toolbar drag & drop), Extension Blacklisting, Search Plugin Format Changeover, and Spell-As-You-Type (english only). This release should follow within… Continue reading Firefox 2.0 Alpha 1 Scheduled for This Week

Small technology site TechCrunch has just posted some exclusive screenshots of the rumored ‘Google Calendar’ site. The calendar appears have the same general layout as Gmail, and again looks to be making heavy use of AJAX, which allows users to view and update content without reloading large portions of the website. The Calendar beta is… Continue reading ‘Google Calendar’ Project Details Leak

In its latest bid to catch up with rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. is launching a revamped Internet search engine it says will help computer users find information faster, view it more easily and organize it better. Debuting in test form Wednesday, Windows Live Search is Microsoft’s latest move in a major… Continue reading New Microsoft Windows Live Search