Microsoft TechMela 2007

TechMela is a fusion of the latest technologies, business gurus, and structured learning experiences - all you can ask for, in one grand, mother-of-all-tech-events!

Creating many pathways to knowledge exchange, TechMela comprises of technology presentations, scenario showcases, experience zones and discussion forums and parallel hands-on learning sessions, besides lots of networking opportunity, and of course - tonnes of fun!

This is one event you simply can’t afford to miss - no matter which technology stream you work in, or which level you work at.

TechMela 2007 is being held on 14, 15, 16 June 2007 at Renaissance, Mumbai

Learn more http://www.techmela.com/

20 May 2007 in Events | Comments (0)

Microsoft’s Unix

Before Microsoft started its Windows OS developement there was a UNIX os by Microsoft jointly owned by Microsoft and AT&T.

This UNIX operating system was named as Microsoft Xenix, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix

This OS is now bought by SCO and called as SCO Unix.

So the software gaint has its roots in the UNIX, before it ventured out with its own OS Windows.

The Microsoft Xenix was the market leader during that time period, [Proof: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost…als+in+alliance]

So even that OS had rivals and hatered as the current Windows face.

Still Microsoft has some links with linux.

Microsoft’s Linux Guru Woos Coders with Freebies
Microsoft supports Linux via Novell

20 May 2007 in Info | Comments (0)

Microsoft pranks with oFone

Seeing as the Zune was such a hit, Microsoft decided to repeat the success and tackle the iPhone before it even gets out the gate; friends, we give you the Microsoft oFone. Not to be outdone by Apple’s multi-touch keyless interface, the oFone features not one or two, but three keyboards that can all pivot about the small central screen. Need to bag some wild game for dinner? No worries, oFone can do that too, simply extend the three arms (like in the pic above) and it apparently makes a decent boomerang. We’re loving where they’re going with this idea — cool and unusable, just how we like our fake phones.

View the video on YouTube

10 May 2007 in News | Comments (0)