Microsoft signs search pact with China's Baidu

Google has left the market the Chinese market for online search, but two of its major rivals, Microsoft and Baidu, have signed a cooperation pact in the populous country.
Specifically, Microsoft will provide search results for English-language queries in the Chinese search engine, according to representatives from both companies who spoke to The New York Times and Dow Jones today.



"More people here are looking for English terms ... but Baidu has not done a good job. So here's a way to do it," Baidu said a representative of the Times.
Baidu is the leading search engine in China, with Google in second place. Microsoft, which acquired the assets of Yahoo search, is working hard to gain influence search. Search has been economically powerful for Google, which sells ads based on search terms people.
Search these associations are not unknown in the industry. Ask Jeeves uses results from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft uses search results Bing. Usually, the provider of the search term receives a share of advertising revenues derived.
Google China, withdrew its Web site after raising specific concerns about censorship and other issues a year and a half ago.
Microsoft did not adopt the position of Google, to maintain a policy that was established years ago. "I certainly think it's better for us to be present throughout the world, not instead of," said Microsoft, Brad Smith, after a 2006 incident in which Microsoft was criticized for censorship.

Kinect Star Wars

Dance, fly, smash and duel your way through the most exciting game in the galaxy- all without using a controller. Featuring iconic settings and characters, plus the full body play of Kinect, it's never been easier to enter the Star Wars universe.

Game Features

ENTER THE GALAXY
True to the Star Wars you know and love, stunning visuals transport you into the Star Wars universe, complete with iconic characters, vehicles, ships, droids and much more.
USE THE FORCE
Drawing on iconic moments from the motion pictures, Kinect Star Wars allows you to enter the Star Wars universe and experience a wide variety of physical play.
First Star Wars game with no controller in the way.
Easy in/out co-op lets a 2nd player jump into the fun at any time.
Lightsaber combat, Force moves, piloting Speeder Bikes and iconic ships, Pod racing and much more.
CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRAINING
Experience the breadth of the Star Wars universe as you wield a Lightsaber and train to be a Jedi Master, become a champion Pod racer, master the Force, pilot iconic ships and Speeder Bikes, and much more.
JOIN FORCES
Share the Force with friends through co-op, competitive and duel modes. Easy in-out lets a second player instantly join the action.
Star Wars experiences inspired by and drawn from all six movies.
A look that is true to the Star Wars you know and love.
Authentic: Iconic ships, creatures, enemies, environments, and characters.

Apple now worth more than Microsoft and Intel combined

At the close of market today, Microsoft (MSFT) had a market value of 201.59 billion U.S. dollars. The market value of Intel (INTC) is $ 115 210 000 000.
Microsoft's Windows, combined with Intel forms of the suitcase "Wintel", which refers to personal computers that, when working, most charity can be described as upside down and backwards Macs with weakened immune systems.

Therefore, add these two things and you find that "Wintel" worth $ 316 800 000 000. As you can imagine, we've been seeing these values ​​in advance for some time and today, the first time (ever?), The closing price of Apple (AAPL) $ 317.60 one billion higher than Wintel. Just in time to make a nice slide for the opening address of someone WWDC (hint, hint).

For a long time Mac users, look at the title, let it wash over you, and bathe in some of the purest Schadenfreude ever invented.

Microsoft’s Web-Based Marketplace to Send Apps to Windows Phones

When Microsoft launched its operating system handle your Windows 7 this fall, the company will launch a new web based version of its Windows Marketplace phone at the same time, according to Microsoft's Windows developers blog phone.
The Web-based marketplace allows users to select and purchase any of 17.000 platform applications in a web browser and then send them directly to their Windows phones over the air.

By clarifying the service to Engadget, Microsoft said it expects most customers to download applications for a phone with Windows through the air, but if the service market is not active in a cell phone, use SMS to activate the over-the-air application service before you download and install software.

Microsoft added that users also have the ability to send an email with a link to another application, but the company expects most users instead of letting the applications are installed on the bottom.

The operating system intended to handle mobile phones "smarter and easier", focusing on multitasking efficiency, integration of a cloud for more and better tools platform for developers.

Microsoft tweaked its Office Web Apps

Microsoft adjusted its Office Web Apps earlier this week with some improvements designed to make Excel and PowerPoint a little easier to use.
Excel fans can now insert, delete and rename individual worksheets in a workbook, as it can on the desktop version. To do this, open the Excel file in the editor online. Then simply right-click a tab to an existing worksheet. You'll see three options that are familiar to insert, delete or rename. Insert adds a new worksheet in front of the current selection. Remove prompts you to permanently get rid of the leaf. And the name change dialog box appears to enter the new name.
Excel users can now take advantage of the popular feature and assistance AutoSum formula used in calculations and use popular forms. AutoSum find the button in the toolbar. When you click the down arrow calls a list of formulas, such as Sum, Average, Max, and Min can take advantage of the full range of functions and even view the different categories such as general purpose financial, date and time, and statistics, as in the desktop edition.
PowerPoint users also get a new feature. Now you can change the visual theme used in his presentation at any time. Just click on the Change button issue in the toolbar, and you can select from nearly 50 songs on the fly.
You can access the free movement of Office Web Apps in their own dedicated website, giving you the ability to create and edit their own Office documents stored on-line through the cloud-based Microsoft SkyDrive service.
Microsoft also offers online tips, tricks and tutorials to help new users begin using Office Web Apps programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.