March 2007 - Posts

• Microsoft says Vista sales doubling Windows XP pace

  http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSN2637930120070326 Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:38 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Lenovo to Ship Windows Live

  http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,61996468,00.htm Read More... Posted Friday, March 16, 2007 1:37 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Google's YouTube hits a wall of resistance

  Ouch. Viacom is seeking some $1b against Google for copyright infringement. http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/14/business/viacom.php It will be very interesting to see how this pans out especially from a legal standpoint. This case will have the potential Read More... Posted Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:06 PM by StanleyTan | 1 Comments

• Three Days Left to Compete in the Singapore Imagine Cup

  That's right! Only 3 days left to join and submit your proposals!!! The following is a letter I wrote to the Imagine Cup competitors yesterday: Believe it or not, the end of Round 1 is fast approaching for the Software Design Invitational (SDI) in Singapore. Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:09 AM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments Filed under: MSDN Announcement

• Singapore: IT Show rakes in record sales of $48 million

  "Wow" pretty much sums it all up. Those of you who were there would have known the scale of this IT Show (even on Thursday and Friday night it was absolutely packed). I read another article stating that at one point they had to stop accepting people into Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:06 AM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Singapore Gadget Gallery

  Windows Vista users in Singapore will definitely want to check out these Singapore gadgets: http://www.microsoft.com/singapore/windows/gadgets/default.mspx BTW, some of these were developed by Singapore's very own Student Partners. :) We'll be updating Read More... Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 1:01 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Walk the Success Lane Seminar: Web 2.0, Gadgets, and Beyond

  Attached you'll find the presentation by John Eldridge during the Walk the Success Lane Seminar for students last Saturday. Read More... Posted Friday, March 09, 2007 2:31 PM by StanleyTan | 1 Comments Attachment(s): WTSL WebGadgetsBeyond.pdf

• Microsoft Attempting to Standardize Potential JPEG Successor

  http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,61994896,00.htm Amongst the benefits of HD Photo include: • It can store 16 or 32 bits of data for each color, compared with JPEG's 8 bits, making it easier to discern shadow details or the subtle tonal Read More... Posted Friday, March 09, 2007 10:53 AM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• XNA Game Studio Express Update

  The April update has been announced and it's looking hot! http://blogs.msdn.com/xna/archive/2007/03/08/announcing-the-xna-game-studio-express-update.aspx Read More... Posted Friday, March 09, 2007 8:46 AM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Microsoft @ the IT Show Singapore

  I'm sure most Singaporeans reading this will be at the IT show sometime between now and Sunday. If you're there, be sure to drop by the Microsoft booth and check out all the cool technologies that we'll have on display. I'm involved with the Security Read More... Posted Thursday, March 08, 2007 12:26 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Defy All Challenges.com

  http://www.defyallchallenges.com/ Read More... Posted Thursday, March 08, 2007 12:14 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista

  For those of you running Visual Studio on Windows Vista, SP1 for Vista is finally here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=90E2942D-3AD1-4873-A2EE-4ACC0AACE5B6&displaylang=en Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 07, 2007 12:17 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Microsoft Prize of $10,000 to Promote Xbox Games

  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/technology/05microsoft.html?ei=5040&en=7f153e10c9834336&ex=1173848400&partner=MOREOVERNEWS&pagewanted=print The global contest is officially underway... get all the details here: http://www.dreambuildplay.com/main/default.asp Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 06, 2007 11:56 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Google Unsure of R&D Centre in Singapore

  Interesting to see how this will pan out. Those of you who read the Straits Times reguarly would have noticed a front-page article on Google setting up a R&D Center here in Singapore. Apparently, they are now shying away from circulating this news. Read More... Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 12:45 PM by StanleyTan | 1 Comments