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Young North East talent offered a chance to shine in worldwide competition

January 13, 2012 in News Roundup

Talented young developers in the North East have been given an opportunity to take part in exciting international competition set to solve some of the world’s toughest problems.

Codeworks Connect and Sunderland Software City are hosting Microsoft’s Imagine Cup in the North East this spring.

Imagine Cup North East invites students and recent graduates from the region to compete in teams of four to use technology to find solutions to real-world problems.

Two teams from the North East are guaranteed a place at the finals in Australia.

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Microsoft’s voice recognition blunder makes Siri shine

November 30, 2011 in News Roundup

So there’s a spangly new iPhone on the market, the 4s, but is it a technological leap or another Apple money spinner? Well the one thing it does, and does well in comparison to other smartphones, is its voice recognition software SIRI.

Recent comments by Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Craig Mundie, claiming that “Microsoft has had a similar capability in Windows Phone for more than a year… All that is already there, fully functionality for years.” has driven geeks and nerds alike to despair.

Although Microsoft’s smartphones have had voice recognition technology Tellme for some time now it is nowhere near the polished product that SIRI is. And this has been proved with some hilarious results.

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Head of Technical Support

April 7, 2011 in Jobs

Location: Gateshead
Salary TBD, based on experience.
Company: Orchid Software

Orchid Software is seeking a Head of Technical Support to join its existing Technical Support team. This role would suit individuals who possess more than three years’ experience of web development, plus a proven record of effectively managing a team and delivering projects to deadline within a software-oriented environment.

The Head of Technical Support will be responsible for managing a small team of support engineers, who will in turn be responsible for the support and maintenance of a wide range of customer installations featuring our intranet software product, Orchidnet.

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Cunning Linguistics

April 4, 2011 in Blog, News Roundup

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Lawyers from Microsoft and Apple have been engaged in linguistic jousting this week over ownership of the term ‘App Store’, which the latter are claiming is theirs exclusively. Where each companies’ respective legal teams have failed to win, both Microsoft and Apple hope that the hiring of professional linguists will be able to swing victory their way.
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Stephen Fry switches allegiance to Microsoft

October 14, 2010 in News Roundup

Stephen_FryKnown as a keen Apple fan, Stephen Fry surprised the technology world by showing up at the launch event of the new Windows Phone 7 last Monday.

“I made no secret of my dislike of Microsoft over the years”, he noted at the beginning of the event.

“I never thought the day would come when I would stand on a stage and praise Microsoft for doing things they can be proud of.”

Fry believes that with the revamped operating system of the new phone, the technology giant will finally be able to win over customers.

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Profile: Steve Ballmer

October 14, 2010 in Micro-Bites

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Steve Ballmer is the chief executive of Microsoft. Following the company’s iconic boss Bill Gates, Ballmer was appointed as CEO in 2000, but has remained a relatively unknown name for the general public.

Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1956, Ballmer has a degree in mathematics and economics from Harvard where he shared the same halls of residence as Gates. In 1980 Ballmer was hired by Gates as Microsoft’s product manager.

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UK Techdays Special: The Future of Cloud Development

September 29, 2010 in Events

Date: 5 October 2010, from 11:00am – 5:00pm
London ICC
One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock
London, E16 1XL, UK
Cost: Invite Key: 6D4723
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The Future of Cloud, Phone and App Development will illustrate why now is such an exciting time for developers using Microsoft tools, platforms and services.

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by Ardrich

Web Developer, ASP.NET C# Programmer


August 14, 2010 in Jobs

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: £18k to £24k

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious Web Developer who specialises in Microsoft technologies. 
You’ll sit at the heart of a small, new technical team, which is being recruited and built from the ground up within an existing, award winning and well established creative marketing agency in the heart of Newcastle.

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Microsoft names its motion controller 'Kinect'

June 15, 2010 in News Roundup

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Known under the codename ‘Project Natal’, Microsoft has launched its completely hands-free Xbox 360 motion controller ‘Kinect’ on the eve of an annual video game conference.

Kicking off the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, Microsoft launched Kinect with a Cirque du Soleil spectacle. Clips from several Kinect games such as athletics, football, yoga and white-water rafting, were also shown in the event.

The company is hoping Kinect will prove to be a noteworthy challenger to the hugely popular Nintendo Wii in the console market.

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Apple overtakes Microsoft as iPads hit UK stores

May 27, 2010 in News Roundup

green_apple (1)Apple has passed Microsoft in market value claiming its place as the biggest technology company in the world.

Changes in the share prices on Wednesday meant that Apple’s total value grew to $222bn, allowing it to leapfrog past Microsoft’s $219bn.

The Californian-based tech giant is now the second biggest company in the world, paling in comparison only to the oil giant ExxonMobil with a market value of $282bn.

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