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Windows has recently been stung by one of the critical vulnerabilities which are common in case of PC users.

Microsoft has proclaimed of releasing an emergency patch in order to cope up with the issue.

The flaw speaks of threats that are concerned with Windows Shell that can be implemented with the help of malicious codes with the help of various shortcuts. And the saddest part is one need not have to double click the short-cut to get infected; merely viewing it on your computer is enough.

Software giant, Microsoft might lay-off some of its workers as early as Wednesday this week, according to a report from TechFlash, a Seattle-area technology news site.

TechFlash indicated that the lay-off will be smaller when compared to the last year’s workforce cuts when the company let go more than 5,000 workers. The lay-offs last year were the largest ever for the company. The cut downs mainly affected sales and marketing teams along with Flight Simulator, Office Accounting, and Premium Mobile Experiences (PMX) divisions.

Internet search engines take pride in the fact that they are unbiased suppliers of information to its users.

But as competition increases to have a connection between online fans and content, technology giants such as Microsoft and Google are now looking up to their search engines to suffice the user’s entertainment needs.

Red Hat officials recently came out with a marketing pitch saying that Red Hat and Microsoft are the only two vendors in the market capable of creating the entire cloud.

At the Red Hat Summit in Boston, company officials stressed that only these two vendors have all the necessary software and allow workloads to be transferred from one cloud to another.

Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens said, "We and Microsoft are the only ones that can lift up that entire stack, and bring it with all our assets to the public cloud."

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 saw its third Platform Preview in an effort to show users that this version of the internet browser by Microsoft is faster than previous version and that it is capable of competing with browsers like that of Google.

Software giant, Microsoft recently unveiled the redesigned Xbox 360 officially named "S" with impressive 250 GB hard drive and much anticipated Wi-Fi connectivity.

The upgraded version is about 17 percent smaller than its earlier versions and was launched at the E3 2010. The new console also offers five USB ports and a slot for Microsoft Kinect. The users were critical over the lack of Wi-fi and system's inability to properly dissipate heat that caused many of the parts to cease to function.

Microsoft’s Bing may see a bigger sales in its iPhone applications in comparison to Google’s iPhone application. Microsoft ahs upgraded its Bing application with a whole new range of features including visual scanning, Social network integration and new entertainment sections which may keep consumers coming back for more. The application, Bing v1.2 is on sale in the iPhone application store and is meant for the iPod touch, iPhone and the iPad.

Software giant, Microsoft's Office has an overwhelming 88 per cent market share in the Indian market against the rival 5 per cent make share of the rival , OpenOffice, according to a report published by a German firm, Webmasterpro. de.

The global scenario is similar in adoption of the Microsoft Office. The figures are surprising as the OpenOffice and most distributions of Linux are offered for free while Microsoft's Office suite and Windows Server comes with a price tag. The reason might be that customers aim to achieve cost savings beyond the initial investment.

Software giant, Microsoft has entered the enterprise database market with the launch of its SQL Server. Microsoft will compete with the likes of IBM, Oracle, and Sybase in the segment.

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database server and it will be available in various editions with each offering its own features.

The ruling Congress party has expressed interest in using the display technologies developed by software giant Microsoft to connect with the villagers across the country through the party headquarter in New Delhi.

The party wants to interact with the illiterate and semi-literate villagers in the country through the display technologies developed by the company that are capable of projecting onto any surface including walls, tabletops and windows.