Microsoft is slashing Xbox 360 price by $100. Microsoft Xbox 360 price cut is worldwide and will take effect from this Friday. Last week Sony Corporation also announced that they are also going to Play Station 3 gaming console price by $100 worldwide. Both of these companies trying to boost up sales of gaming console. With price cut Microsoft Xbox 360 and Play Station 3 would be available at $299.

Microsoft Xbox 360 come in three different versions and they are now planning to rollout a mid range pro version of Xbox 360. It would be available at $249. The cheapest Xbox that comes without any hard drive will cost $199.

Microsoft sold more then 31.4 Million Xbox worldwide as compare to Sony Corporation which sold 23.7 Million Play Station 3 gaming console worldwide.

This might be first time when an Information technology company is sponsoring cricket tournament. Compaq is is sponsoring cricket tournament planned from 8th to 14th September in Sri Lanka between India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

Today when i entered Google Adsense url in my Browser (Firefox). Firefox showing me warnings that Google AdSense security certificate is expired while when i tried the same url with Internet Explorer 8 it does not show me any warnings or error.

Windows Server 2008 R2 is released to manufacturing and general availability of Windows Server R2 is scheduled on 22 October 2009. If you are planning upgrading to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V technologies then these web seminars might be useful for you. Starting this week, Microsoft will host 4 web seminars for Microsoft Partners on how to plan and deploy Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V with the latest tools called Windows Server Solution Accelerators. 

Microsoft Partners – Register Now!

WNS138AL: Planning and Deploying Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V: Part 1 August 20, 2009 from 8:00-9:00am Pacific Time
Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available soon. Are your customers’ datacenter servers ready for migration to this new operating system? Which of your customers’ existing servers are good candidates for Hyper-V virtualization? Attend this partner web seminar and see how the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit and Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides can help you accelerate your pre-sales and migration planning for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V. Part 1 of a 4-part series.
WNS141AL: Planning and Deploying Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V: Part 2 August 27, 2009 from 8:00-9:00am Pacific Time
Gain a strategic competitive advantage by reducing deployment costs using the latest deployment toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2 deployment projects. The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 provides a common console with the comprehensive tools and guidance needed to efficiently manage Windows Server 2008 R2 deployment projects. Attend this partner web seminar and  see how new features like flexible driver management and access to deployment shares from any location will help simplify deployment and make your job easier.  Part 2 of a 4-part series.

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If you are looking for a free copy of Windows 7 and living in US then this might be a good opportunity for you to get a free copy of Windows 7 professional. Microsoft is hosting The New Efficiency launch events in 25 cities between September 28, 2009 and November 9, 2009 for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Exchange 2010. All attendees will be receive a free copy of Windows 7 Professional. The events are targeted at IT professionals (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Exchange Server 2010) and developers (Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2).

The following session tracks will be offered at the launch events:

• Developer Windows 7 Track (9:00am – 11:35am):
  • Optimizing Your Application for Windows 7
  • Creating New and Exciting Users Experiences – Part 1
  • Creating New and Exciting Users Experiences – Part 2
• Developer Windows Server 2008 R2 Track (9:00am – 11:35am):
  • Windows Server 2008 R2, What’s New and What’s Changed
  • Windows Server 2008 R2, Build Solutions that Scale Beyond 64 Processors
  • Windows Server 2008 R2, Enterprise Network Solutions
• IT Professional Windows 7 Track (1:15pm – 4:45pm):
  • Introducing Windows 7 and the Windows Optimized Desktop
  • Make People Productive Anywhere with Windows 7 and the Windows Optimized Desktop
  • Manage Risks through Enhanced Security and Control with Windows 7 and the Windows Optimized Desktop
  • Streamlining Deployment of Windows 7
• IT Professional Windows Server 2008 R2 Track (1:15pm – 4:45pm):
  • What’s in Windows Server 2008 R2 for IT Administrators: A Technical Overview
  • What’s in Windows Server 2008 R2 for IT Administrators: A Technical Overview Part 2
  • New Server Deployment and Migration
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Virtualization Technologies – Savng IT Costs
• IT Professional Exchange 2010 Track (1:15pm – 4:45pm):
  • Introducing Exchange Server 2010
  • Exchange 2010 Voice Mail enabled by Unified Messaging
  • Exchange 2010 High Availability and Storage
  • Exchange 2010 Archiving and Retention

Find an event near you!

• Atlanta – September 28
• Baltimore – November 9
• Boston – October 5
• Chicago – October 20
• Cleveland – October 12
• Dallas – November 4
• Denver – September 24
• Detroit – October 28
• Houston – November 9
• Kansas City – November 4
• Los Angeles – October 28
• Miami – September 24
• Minneapolis – September 24
• New York City – October 20
• Orange County – October 26
• Philadelphia – September 28
• Phoenix – September 28
• Pittsburgh – September 30
• Portland – October 14
• San Diego – October 26
• San Francisco – October 20
• San Jose – October 5
• Seattle – October 12
• St. Louis – November 9
• Washington – November 4

Registration for all these events is completely free so you only have to pay your travel expenses.

Infosys is ranked number one position as most admired Indian company. TCS secured second position and Telecom giant Bharti Airtel third position. The survey takes into account factors such as financial reputation, vision, corporate reputation, quality and innovation.Infosys also ranked number one in terms of corporate reputation, vision and quality. Tata Steel and Reliance Industries have cornered the second and third places, respectively, in terms of vision.

In terms of financial reputation State Bank of India ranked number one in India followed by Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries at the second place and HDFC Bank at the third position. TCS has topped the list when it comes to innovation and followed by Bharti Airtel at the second place. Infosys is at the third spot,TCS has topped the list when it comes to innovation and followed by Bharti Airtel at the second place. Infosys is at the third spot, respectively.

On August 14, 2009 ComScore released a study on social network usage in Australia. ComScore found that more then 70% of internet users visited social networking websites as compare to previous year only 29% of total internet users visited social networking websites. Facebook is most visited social networking websites followed by MySpace, Windows Live , Bebo and Twitter.

Nearly 9 million Australians visited a social networking site in June, making it one of the most popular content categories on the Web. Facebook led as the most visited social networking destination with more than 6 million visitors and growing 95 percent from the previous year. MySpace Sites ranked second with 3.5 million visitors, up 5 percent, followed by Windows Live Profile with nearly 2 million visitors. Twitter witnessed the most substantial growth, surging to 800,000 visitors in June, up from just 13,000 visitors a year ago. Orkut also achieved significant growth reaching 252,000 visitors, up 607 percent.

*Excludes visitation from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.

Will Hodgman, comScore executive vice president for the Asia-Pacific region Said,

Social networking continues to grow in popularity both across Australia and throughout the world.Social networking is now an essential part of peoples’ daily online routine, providing a level of engagement and reach that far exceeds most other content categories. Understanding how to leverage this audience successfully is both a challenge and significant opportunity for most digital marketers today.

Apple’s latest 3G iPhone is coming to India in this August. iPhone 3G handset is available from 22nd August 2008 onwards at Airtel stores. Vodafone is also providing services for iPhone 3G in India but Vodafone does not clearly mentioned the date when they making iPhone 3G available in India. Vodafone might start providing services by the end of August 2009.

There is no exchange offer so consumers have to buy a new handset from these service providers. Vodafone only offering iPhone 3G in NCR region. Airtel making iPhone 3G available at all their stores. Vodafone also offering EMI options to purchase iPhone 3G.

The price of iPhone3G (Airtel)?

8 GB (Black) for Rs 31000
16 GB (White & Black) for Rs 36100.