2012-08-24 13:32:04 // Idealog
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While some companies like to rebrand every few years, it's been 25 since Microsoft had a shakeup. And what with the impending Surface tablet and Windows 8, 2012 seemed as good a year as any to do so.
2011-11-08 11:43:49
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Trounced by the collective might of Firefox, Chrome and Safari, Microsoft has launched a desperate attempt to revive Internet Explorer's appeal, as ReadWriteWeb's Joe Brockmeier writes.
2011-07-14 11:53:01 // Esther Goh
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For the second year running, Auckland University's Team OneBuzz impressed judges at the worldwide finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup competition as one of the top six finalists.
2011-07-07 16:31:30 // Idealog
As if you need more people talking at you in more places, Facebook has teamed up with Skype to integrate video calling into their social networking site. The move has left Facebook looking a wee bit anxious as the announcement was made just one week after major competitor Google launched its own social networking service, Google+. As each company vies for users’ attention, things are certainly heating up in the social networking service race.
2011-06-23 13:56:04 // Idealog
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It's easy to forget that not everyone uses technology that begins with a lowercase i. And a couple of Kiwi companies bestowed with Microsoft Partner awards are living examples of doing this well.
2010-11-02 11:34:45 // Deirdre Robert
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In a bid to capture consumers in the lead-up to Christmas (which is—deep breath—less than eight weeks away), HP and Microsoft have teamed up and established a temporary pop-up store in central Auckland. But HP didn’t want a store that simply popped-up, they wanted one that really popped-out visually and enticed people into the store. Enter the creative devices of &Some— or as they refer to themselves as—creative co-conspirators for a connected world.
2010-09-09 10:25:53 // Design Daily Team
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If you’re looking for a way to jazz up your laptop, we can help. Or more appropriately, designers Adrian Hailwood, Sable & Minx, Annah Stretton and Saben can help. In the lead up to New Zealand Fashion Week, HP and Microsoft have teamed up with these top Kiwi designers to create some ‘tech chic’ with the release of limited edition custom designed skins (adhesive covers) for selected HP notebooks. And because we love you so much, we’re giving you the chance to show your laptop some designer love by winning your favourite skin.
2007-10-25 14:48:32 // Matt Cooney
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The deal values Facebook at US$15 billion. Makes me wonder just who would profit from another dot-com debacle?
