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Submission + - Windows Phones Down 38% Since '7' Launch (informationweek.com)

PolygamousRanchKid writes: Microsoft's share of the smartphone market is plummeting at an alarming rate--so much so that the company's last ditch effort to make an impact in mobility, Windows Phone 7, may be irrelevant by the time it manages to ship the much-anticipated Mango update and realize its partnership with Nokia later this year.

The question is for how much longer handset makers and carriers will consider it worth supporting Windows Phone 7. Microsoft's mobile market share has been declining at a compound rate of about 5% per month for the past six months. At that pace, its overall share may be be hovering around just 4% by the end of the year.

The Internet

World Wide Web Turns 20 Today 169

girlmad writes "On 6 August 1991, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, then a humble scientist at CERN, made the first page on the World Wide Web publicly available in a move that, unbeknown to him at the time, would change the world more quickly and profoundly than anything before or since." Wired also has a retrospective, noting that "[i]t can be hard now, even for many of us who regularly used the Internet before there was a World Wide Web, to remember that there was a time when the two terms weren’t considered nearly synonymous by the general public." For those who remember, what was your first experience with the Web per se? For me, it was in 1993 or early 1994, with an excited demonstration of Mosaic on Sun workstations in the Geology department at the University of Texas.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft: Malware turns off Windows' UAC (winbeta.org)

BogenDorpher writes: "Microsoft is recommending that users to check to see if their User Account Control (UAC) is turned on, as new malware surfaces and disables the security tool. UAC is the feature that debuted in Windows Vista and revised in Windows 7. It prompts users to approve certain actions, such as software installation."
Media

Submission + - Microsoft excludes Dolby from Windows 8 (winbeta.org)

BogenDorpher writes: "During an earnings conference call, Dolby informed its investors that its DVD playback technology is not "currently included" in Windows 8. This is surprising as Windows 7 had Dolby's Digital Plus technology in four of its versions."
Microsoft

Submission + - Xbox LIVE Enforcement Unicorn Ninjas are Watching! (winbeta.org)

BogenDorpher writes: "Microsoft announced today that the company has a special team in place that filters out offensive content on the company's Xbox Live service. The team members, referred to as Xbox LIVE Enforcement Unicorn Ninjas, are put in place to ensure the service is "safe, non-offensive, and fun" for all subscribers."
Microsoft

Submission + - Bill Gates: High School degree no longer enough (winbeta.org)

BogenDorpher writes: "Bill Gates, during a speech at a National Urban League conference on education and employment, stated that a high school degree is no longer enough to secure the highest paying and most interesting jobs. "Every student needs a meaningful credential beyond high school. Higher education is crucial for jobs," stated Bill Gates. Having a higher education is an equalizer in society and the key to getting urban America back to work and fighting poverty."
The Internet

Submission + - AT&T to Throttle Heavy Data Users (winbeta.org)

BogenDorpher writes: "AT&T announced today that the company would be throttling the top 5% of its unlimited data users, to ensure proper service capacity to new users. Beginning October 1st, those with unlimited data plans are expected to see reduced speeds once they reach the level of "top 5% of heavy data users.""
Chrome

Submission + - Study: People With Low IQ Use Internet Explorer (winbeta.org)

BogenDorpher writes: "The research company Aptiquant, a "world leader in the field of online psychometric testing," published a new report that claims those who use Internet Explorer have a low IQ. Those who use Opera have the highest IQ. The study aims to showcase a statistical pattern on the continuous usage of old browsers and the results are not that shocking."
Android

Submission + - Android Still Dominating, Owns 39% of Market (winbeta.org)

BogenDorpher writes: "Google's Android mobile operating system continues to be the number one smartphone operating system in the United States, according to data from Nielsen. Android is number one at 39% while Apple is in second place with a 28% share. What about Windows Phone 7 you ask? It barely makes the 9% mark."
Google

Submission + - Microsoft Makes Fun of Google's Gmail (winbeta.org)

BogenDorpher writes: "Microsoft recently held an event called the Microsoft Global Exchange sales conference. At this conference, one of the attendees managed to snag a very special and funny sales video that pokes fun at Google's Gmail. The video is called "Gmail Man" and is intended to show you just how much Google cares more about advertising revenue than privacy. Ouch."

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