Apple has just done with its user with the launch of new-generation iPad tablet in the market, and the device is just about to start reaching the user’s hand, but it appears that Apple’s rivals are not in a good mood to adopt these tablets as primary working devices. The software giant, Microsoft is reportedly banned its employees to purchase the new iPad with the Microsoft’s company fund for the employees. It seems that Microsoft is about to start a new fight with Apple, and want the Cupertino Company to go evil against its smaller range Windows Phone devices.

According to a report by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, a new policy is introduced inside the company by Microsoft’s Sales, Marketing, Services, IT, & Operations Group (SMSG), which actively sent an internal private email to employees within a specific group of employees informing that the company has banned them on the purchases of the new iPad. Microsoft clearly knows that its employees are also the big fans of the new-generation Apple’s iPad, and they have pre-planned the email, and sent it two days before the launch of the device in the country.

Through the reports, we come to know that Microsoft nearly hasaround 46,000 employees inside the SMSG group, and it doesn’t mean that Microsoft with these numbers can harm the new iPad sales, as the new iPad is already making big booms around the community.  Apple already shipped 55 million iPads in the last year, and this year is reportedly to be delivering the same amount of iPad units. However, it is the email message that Microsoft sent to its employees:

From: Alain Crozier
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 1:17 PM

Subject: Apple Purchases

Within SMSG we are putting in place a new policy that says that Apple products (Mac & iPad) should not be purchased with company funds.

In the US we will be turning off the Apple products from the Zones Catalog next week, which is the standard purchasing mechanism for these products.

Outside of the US — we will work with your finance and procurement teams to send the right message and put the right processes in place.

The current purchase levels are low, however we recognize there will be a bit of transition work associated with this. Details of historical purchases in the US are provided in the attachment to help understand the changes that will be needed.Thank you for your support and leadership on this.

Alain Crozier
CFO | WW Sales, Marketing & Services Group
WW SMSG Finance

For me, it simply goes above the head, why someone would attempt something like this. It clearly shows that software giant admitted that iPad is superior than their whole business, and therefore, they started preventing the users from purchasing the new iPad units.

Apple already dropped the old generation Mini-SIM cards from its iOS device series, back in 2009 during designing the iPhone 4, and adopted the smaller Micro-SIM cards to achieve more space on the device, and fill up with other hardware chips without expanding the size of the device. The new smaller in Mini-SIM cards work exactly similar to the old-generation Micro-SIM cards, and produce same results but uses less space in the device. Apple ditched the Micro-SIMs to improve their iPhone design, and after the iPhone 4 release Apple equipped every other GSM with Mini-SIM cards.

However, in the last summer Apple again reveals its thoughts and ideas about the new slimmer SIM cards, even slimmer than Mini-SIM cards named Nano-SIM cards to use them in its upcoming devices and want to regulators to approve the design and idea of the SIM cards. However, it appears that the fellow tech company in the market is not sided with Apple this time, as Apple wants this new Nano-SIM design to improve their iPhone series design with wasting any extra space for the SIM cards in the iPhone model.

Last year, Cupertino Company submitted the new Nano-SIM card designs to the European Telecoms Standards Body for the approval of use these smaller SIM cards in mobile phones. But since the Apple has submitted the designs for the nano-SIM cards it appears that its biggest rival’s Android maker-Google, RIM, and Nokia of Finland become an opposing group to the Apple’s idea, and started defending the approval of this Nano-SIM card design.

According to the reports, European Telecoms Standards Institute is about to announce their final decision over the new nano-SIM card design approval, and therefore to get all partner’s approval for the new design, they got votes system on board to choose what to do with the Apple’s request. It is reported that Apple has backed with couple of European Carriers on the new Nano-SIM card design but still Apple stays behind the Nokia, which have around 92 votes over the board with opposing decision to Apple, while it is reported that Apple has not yet entered in the market with full support, but it is expected that If Apple enters, the company will surely win the approval of the usage of new nano-SIM card in the new-generation devices.

Just right after the Mobile World Congress 2012, the Microsoft is finally back on track with their most anticipated launch of the Consumer Preview of the Windows 8. The Consumer Preview launch is appeared to be the biggest release of the upcoming operating system, as it carries the number of new additional features to the operating system since the release of Developer Preview of the Windows 8. Microsoft has finally pasted the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 files on their server for the public download of the newer Consumer Preview of the Windows 8. Microsoft has announced that they have made around 100,000 changes into the Windows 8 since the release of first public beta release of Windows 8 under Developer Preview.

Microsoft has also announced the Windows Store for the Windows 8 along with couple of pre-configured applications on the Store. Moreover, the newer Consumer Preview of the Windows 8 carries some pre-installed applications for the touch UI devices. Microsoft has stated that if anyone wants to test the touch response of the operating system, they have to connect some touch LCD with the system configured with Window 8 Consumer Preview. Microsoft has previewed the Windows Store with highly designed with Metro-UI style, and promoting some popular applications for the Windows 8 on the Store like the USA Today and Cut The Rope on their Windows Store. In addition to some popular applications, Windows Store also features some third party applications such as Kindle, WordPress, and iCookbook.

In addition to standard Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Microsoft has also previewed the Windows 8 Enterprise features that brings the old feature of Windows To Go on Windows 8, and allow the user to boot into Windows 8 directly from the USB-stick. Microsoft has also hinted at the Bing Maps upcoming application for the Windows 8.

Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview is available on the web-store, and ready to download for the different devices, as well as they have stated minimum requirements for the system to run Consumer Preview of Windows 8 on it. Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview comes up with some sort of additional tools that guide you on upgrading your Developer Preview into Consumer Preview or come in a an ISO file. Download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview from here.

Earlier today we have reported you on the exclusive words of The Daily, as the publication claimed to be have spent some decent amount of minutes with someone at Microsoft who is working on the upcoming Microsoft’s native Office app for iPad. Moreover, the publication claimed that the Microsoft Office for iPad is ready and soon will debut in App Store, as the developer team soon going to submit in the App Store for approval. We all know that it will be a very big move from Microsoft of launching its ruling word processor program for the iOS platform.

After couple of hours, the new hit many big online publications this morning, and pinch to all those users who have been eagerly waiting to get hands on the latest product from Microsoft on their famous tablets. It is now reported that Microsoft has just issued a statement on the morning rumored story of Office for iPad imminent launch. The New York Times reports that Microsoft spokeswoman said in a statement that earlier morning report is based on clueless rumors, and inaccurate information.

In short, Microsoft wants to dismiss all the on-going rumors suggesting the imminent release of the Office for iPad, and as well as it clearly states that Microsoft has not submitted any type of Office for iPad application in the App Store for the approval. Well, we believe that Microsoft is just trying to put a mute on the rumors and doesn’t want to create a noise in the market on the release of such big product in the market for iOS devices.

In the last few months, Microsoft bit active in launching new applications for the iOS devices, to promote its products on the big user database of Apple. We heard last month that Microsoft is preparing a Microsoft Office application for the iPad consoles, to allow users to create and edit documents right on their platforms. The launch of the application was not hinted, but the sources only claimed that Microsoft is on the way to compete with Apple on iOS device platform with its iCloud, and iWork apps for the iOS devices.

Earlier this morning, The Daily publishes a number of images running the new exclusive Office app for iPad on their device, and claimed to be having spent a decent amount of minutes with pre-launched application on their device. The publication posted their experience with the work-in-progress application of Microsoft Office for the iPad, and claims through their unnamed sources that the Microsoft native Office app for iPad is ready, and now testing on some upper levels, and then it will be soon submitted to Apple for the App Store approval.

According to the source, Microsoft engineers are wrapping up the application, and then will start work on the new update for the OneNote iOS app to give a computer overhaul look with metro style. On the other side, sources claim that Microsoft is also looking for the same application version for the Android devices. Once the application landed in the App Store, we will give you a complete review to the application with all pros and cons of the application.

After Sony, It’s Microsoft. Microsoft’s India store got hacked today by some Chinese team “Evil Shadow Team” but I can say either the hacker is brave or mad. I think he is brace he published the image in which the email address is provided and when you will search it on Facebook you will get him out.

0x.oday@gmail.com

WPSauce claimed that the hacker got the password saved in the plain text. After the hacking went live, Microsoft took over the server and now its offline. The file which uploaded on the server was ‘evil.html’ which shows “Unsafe system will be baptized”. The password got saved by the hackers and were shown by HackTeach afterwards.

There was no reason prescribed by the hacker.. The last major hack which we saw on air was of the Sony in which the PlayStation Network was hacked and there passwords at that time were saved too. The profile of the hacker is here and for the research thanks to Dheeraj.

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