The strange spherical Microsoft PC in action

The strange spherical Microsoft PC in action
It resembles a crystal ball … but this is a prototype computer designed by researchers at Microsoft Research. Consisting of a touchscreen, Sphere is pilot with the hands.

Microsft spherical pc

Those who say that nothing ever comes out of research labs and development for Microsoft to be their own expense. At the 2008 edition of DemoFest (1), researchers at Microsoft Research unveiled yesterday in Redmond a prototype surprising: a computer consists of a touch screen-shaped ball which pilot with the hands.

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Google is preparing a translation service using humans

Google is preparing a translation service using humans
The company is testing a platform to translate documents in the language of their choice, thanks to genuine translators.

Nowadays,many Internet sites offer automatic translation to convert a Web page or office document from one language to another. However,they are used very little by companies because of lack of effectiveness.
Aware of expectations, Google - which for its part, proposes an automated service called Google Translate - decided to use translators made by Real Human beings. Read the story »

How quickly be present on the Net Microsoft with Office Live

How quickly be present on the Net with Office Live
Launched recently by Microsoft Office Live Small Business is a free site for TPE allowing them to simply develop their professional activity on the Web. Demonstration.

Launched in late 2006 with a beta version, Office Live Small Business is an online service for TPE which deserves to be known after registration, free, it offers free filing of a domain name for one year Hosting a space of 500 MB, a simple tool for creating Web site, a manager of professional contacts, the ability to create up to 50 e-mail addresses associated with his domain name, measurement tools audience its Internet site and capacity e-mailing (free up to 200 e-mails per month).

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