Bill Gates, co-owner of Microsoft, is the richest man in the world once again, and he has a very recent stock surge to thank. According to Bloomberg, this is the first time he’s held this title since 2007. His fortune is currently worth $72.1 billion, giving him the lead, and being ahead of Carlos Slim (Mexico) by about $550 million. …
Malware Detected By Microsoft To Hijack Your Facebook Account
Alarming news for the users of Facebook! Your Facebook accounts can now be hijacked by a malware. This malware will appear in the form of Firefox add-on and Google Chrome extension. This discovery has been made by none other company than one of the most reputed, Microsoft. This threat was first discovered in Brazil and was detect as Trojan:JS/Febipos.A. It …
“Next Generation Console Manufacturers ‘Who Get It’ Will Embrace Connectivity, Sharing, User Content”-Bleszinski
Cliff Bleszinski, video game designer, has a few interesting thoughts on the topic of the next generation console. He feels that Sony is a company that has really embraced and understood the indie and sharing scenes. Now it’s going to be Microsoft’s turn soon on May 21, and he’s looking forward to see what it has up it’s sleeve. In …
Microsoft Executive Smashes Up Windows 8 Criticism
With the plans of launch of the Windows Blue within a short period after the launch of the much acclaimed OS Windows 8, has made critics naturally go tough on it. In this regard, a comment from Richard Doherty came out in The Financial Times comparing the latest OS with the fiasco with the marketing of Coca Cola when it …
Microsoft To Buy Nook For $1 billion
Techcrunch reported that Microsoft has offered $1 billion to buy the digital assets of the Nook Media LLC, which is a joint venture of Barnes & Noble and other investors. Microsoft has expressed willingness to buy preferred amount of units of Nook Media, which also has a college book division. The report also revealed that Nook Media is planning to …



