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Face Recognition System on Windows 8

One of the security features offered by Microsoft on Windows 8 is, face recognition. How does it work?

Microsoft is already a lot of spit about the latest features available in Windows 8. Starting from the way the updates are more simple, supporting hundreds of processors, and a simple display. Also in terms of security Microsoft also introduced a face recognition feature. This method is claimed to be safer and easier than using a PIN or a user’s finger print.

Although somewhat not new, but the face recognition feature in Windows 8 is claimed to differ from current methods. Faster and more secure. Face recognition system is divided into two core processes, taking photographs from the collections of users, then embed a set of movements within the image, can be in the form of circles, straight lines, and so on.

To recognize the user’s password, the system will display the image in the form of a grid consisting of hundreds of boxes, then be withdrawn coordinates of each point which previously have been defined. Microsoft claims this system only takes less than 4 seconds to recognize faces, faster than typing a password users can reach 30 seconds.

Besides such mode is claimed to be safer because it has a kind of combination is more complex than a password of numbers and letters.

Office-365

With the latest version of an online application Office 365 package, Microsoft is trying to attract those users who had refused to use his own Office applications. If successful with his online Office applications, Microsoft said the company could enter a new wave of growth in the Office, which has been used by more than one billion people around the world.

Microsoft is facing tough competition from Google in this regard. As is known, Google with its Google Apps has long won the hearts of the users in small-scale businessmen, medium to large. Microsoft Office 365 launched since October 2010. Office applications and web-based email in the form of a paid subscription is indeed a mainstay of Microsoft to compete with Google Apps. Office Pack 365 in it including Word, Outlook, Excel and other applications that most people have never seen it. There Exchange for messaging, SharePoint for collaboration and Lync for conferences and communications.

Microsoft is offering this new service at a cost of slightly more expensive than Google, which is USD 72 per year. For information, word processing and spreadsheet applications web version offered by Google for business priced at $ 50 per year. For companies with a headcount of less than 25 people, Microsoft offers a monthly service USD 6 per month. For a larger number of employees, Microsoft offers a combination of services for USD 2 to USD 27 per user.

Google

Google provides flight schedules in the search results. The holiday season arriving soon. Google wants to make it easier for travelers to find information on holiday schedules by adding flights on its search results. This additional information will display the flight schedule between two specific cities, which became the location of the user’s vacation destination. The search results will be displayed in the box below Google‘s paid search results.

Flight information service comes seven weeks after the Internet giant is successful in acquiring ITA Software for USD 700 million. For information, ITA Software has specialized in managing the airline data, including flight schedules, availability and prices. But in his blog, Google said the display of travel information in the search results are not using ITA Software’s search technology.

Previously, Microsoft had already been serving a similar service at the Bing. Microsoft‘s search engine also provides a search for flight schedules and ticket prices.

Microsoft has officially announced the presence of Windows Phone 7. The operating system for smartphones is directly supported by 10 handsets.

After revealed in Barcelona in early 2010, Microsoft has now officially announced Windows operating system Phone 7. This was done Microsoft in an event that was held in New York, United States.

Ballmer, Microsoft and its partners, the carpet was announced no less than 10 smart phone devices are going to be their mainstay. Here is a list of the devices :
* HTC 7 Surround: screen mobile phone with 3.8 “and speakers that can be shifted out.
* HTC HD7: ‘Brother’ of Desire HTC HD has a screen 4.3 “.
* HTC 7 Trophy: sailing Smartphone 3.8 “with Snapdragon processor 1GHz.
* HTC 7 Mozart: Smartphone screen 3.7 “with a unibody design a la the HTC Legend.
* HTC 7 Pro: Screen 3.6 “plus a sliding Qwerty keyboard lengthwise (landscape).
* Dell Venue Pros: Screen 4.1 “, sliding Qwerty keyboard rises (portrait).
* Samsung Focus: Screen 4 “Super Amoled.
* Samsung Omnia 7: Screen 4 “Super Amoled, 1 GHz processor.
* LG Optimus 7/7Q: Screen 3.8 ”
* LG Quantum: Display 3.5 “, landscape sliding keyboard.

Stephen Elop’s move to Nokia is predicted as a first step Nokia to cooperate with Microsoft. The reason, Elop is a person who has the experience and good relationship with Microsoft. Elop served as a senior Microsoft executive for several years.

Elop is believed will make a breakthrough in Nokia by developing Windows-based phones Phone 7. Operating system (OS) is Microsoft’s latest OS will be juxtaposed with that become the mainstay of Nokia, Symbian. Nokia tries to adopt Windows 7 Phone as a key strategy to win the competition with other vendors with a variety of OS ranging from IOS to Android.

In recent months Microsoft is aggressively targeting a number of mobile phone manufacturers to adopt Windows Phone7. Vendors who have confirmed to produce a Windows-based mobile phone including HTC, Samsung and LG. While the ‘allies’ the old Microsoft, HP states would use the OS.

Nokia steps now, just focus on the newest mobile phone the Nokia N8. Last week, when it launched the N8, the company said it has received the highest pre-order online throughout history and has signed up 100 wireless operators to offer it.

N8 is equipped with 12 megapixel camera and high definition video capabilities, but analysts do not think it will be able mengalahhkan 4 Apple’s iPhone 4. N8 will be sold at a price of USD482 is not taxed in Europe.

Steve Ballmer must have busted out his secret stash of magic dust, as Microsoft has just come out with the announcement that it has recovered “most, if not all, customer data” that was lost during the recent Sidekick debacle. Following the wildly embarassing fiasco attributed to a “system failure that created data loss in the core database and the back-up,” T-Mobile and Redmond have “rebuilt the system component by component” and now promise to restore data to affected users in the most expedient fashion possible. Guess that means you won’t be getting $100 from T-Mobile for losing your Tetris high scores after all.