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1. Google Chrome OS: Gcrap reveals the next Netscape

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... often get bonuses and rewards as if they had successfully executed. I believe the Windows Vista mess was mainly caused by Microsoft’s behavior. Similar behavior effectively killed a long line of companies ...

2. Bing gets slightly more traffic, flat advertising money

   (Software/Software Features)

    As we are waiting for the releases of June search market share rankings from Comscore and Nielsen Netratings, Microsoft reveals that it received about 8% more hits on Bing during the month. Unfortunately, the ...

3. Microsoft is hoist by its Windows petard

   (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

   Opinion - It’s something of a daft idea for Microsoft to attempt to square the Windows 7 circle by creating a “starter” version which will only run three applications on a netbook PC. Windows 7 is expected ...

4. UPDATED: Conficker.e surfaces and reveals purpose: Wants $49.95

   (Security/Security Features)

   ... stop operating on May 3, 2009. It uses a random filename and random service name when installing. After installing, it deletes its dropped component. It propagates via MS08-067 (which Microsoft has fixed, ...

5. AMD ready to demo Havok physics on its graphics cards

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... 2009, which starts today. No matter how you look at it, physics on graphics cards is still one big mess. Nvidia has PhysX, Microsoft is working on Direct Physics and Intel acquired Havok to jump on the ...

6. Apple's placebo iTunes upgrade

   (Opinion/Opinion Features)

   ... (but not on PCs!) Apple bills better performance as a major feature and with a reason -- the once snappy jukebox application has grown into a resource hog that lives up to Microsoft's standards (not ...

7. Apple tax on the latest Mac gear: 40 percent

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... many other areas -- giving it the "Macs just work" mantra. And while you could argue that Apple is in a favorable position because it only has to account for the hardware found in its Macs, while Microsoft's ...

8. Wonderwall.com reveals Microsoft's hand: Aces and eights

   (Opinion/Opinion Features)

   Opinion - Microsoft appears to be grasping at every source of revenue potential it can reach and then some. It's actually now moved beyond the point of being kind of interesting to follow along with, ...

9. Throw your hard drive away, Google's Gdrive arriving in 2009

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... have already trickled down from the cloud to your desktop. The idea, of course, is all but revolutionary, but Google's execution could set it apart. SkyDrive, MobileMe, Back to my Mac Microsoft's ...

10. Mozilla's chief lizard wrangler meshes mobile and desktop via web

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... usage share - mainly at the expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer which fell bellow 69 percent web usage share, taking two out of every three users that IE surrendered. In an updated set of 2010 ...

11. Apple, Microsoft and Google sued over file previews

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Those small thumbnail images commonly used my operating systems and web browsers to illustrate the content of a file are at the heart of a new lawsuit filed by Cygnus against Apple, Microsoft and Google. ...

12. Final lock of digital website certificates cracked

    (Security/Security Features)

    ...        "The major browsers and Internet players - such as Mozilla and Microsoft - have been contacted to inform them of our discovery and some have already taken action to better ...

13. Financial crisis slams Silicon Valley

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    ... Sun Microsystems: -76% 3. AMD: -68% 4. Ebay: -59% 5. Yahoo: -57% 6. Apple: -56% 7. Dell: -56% 8. Google: -54% 9. Cisco: -45% 10. Intel: -42% 11. Adobe: -40% 12. Microsoft: -31% 13. Oracle: -28% 14. IBM: ...

14. Madden NFL 09 can’t save August game console sales

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... its shipments – or a big price cut. Despite the fact that it is the younger platform with what is generally perceived as the more capable hardware and even integrates a Blu-ray drive, Microsoft manages ...

15. Why Chrome is a fantastic browser

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... Google software in a way you would expect it to look and feel – in a similar way how you expect Apple software to look and how you expect Microsoft software to feel. In Chrome’s case, the GUI is extremely ...

16. Despite Chrome, Google continues to feed Mozilla - but for how long?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... of fine browsers now, [and] people have some good choices", he cited nearly every brand except Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 as making good gains, including Firefox, Opera, and Safari for the Macintosh. ...

17. Cuil: When your best feature becomes your worst enemy

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... Cuil appears to be work in progress. Both Powerset (which was recently acquired by Microsoft) and Cuil don't stand any chance to replace Google, Yahoo or Live Search anytime soon in our opinion.  ...

18. A 1-2-3-4 plan for AMD to beat Intel

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... likely result in fines and penalties to Intel, it won’t change Intel’s natural dominance.   So, is AMD screwed?  Should they pack up and go home?  Well, in a way, Microsoft had a similar ...

19. PS3 expected to remain the driving force behind Blu-ray sales

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... Microsoft has sold 316,000 now useless HD DVD add-ons for its Xbox 360 console and the average person now spends $310 on movie and game entertainment per year. Chicago (IL) – The Entertainment Merchants ...

20. Mirror, mirror on the wall: Who is the greenest of them all?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... technology field. The pack is led by Apple, which was described as “green” by 21% of respondents, and is followed by HP (21%), Microsoft (21%), IBM (20%), Intel (20%), Sony (20%) and Dell (19%). If we ...

21. Browser war gets uglier as Firefox is set to grab 20% share

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... but surely eating away market share from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE). The latest market share data by Net Applications puts Firefox' share at 18.41% in May, an increase of 0.65 points from 17.76% ...

22. Mozilla prepares Firefox 3 for launch

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... of 2004 and was replaced with version 2.0 in October of 2006. According to Mozilla, the browser was downloaded from the organization’s site more than 563 million times since its introduction. Microsoft ...

23. No completely new kernel in Windows 7, Microsoft says

    (Software/Software Features)

      Microsoft squashed hopes that the next version of Windows will come with a completely new kernel – a new kernel that had been discussed and presented as “micro kernel”. The foundation new operating ...

24. GameStop pulls Microsoft’s Zune MP3 player

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... mix, the decision to drop the device was apparently made about a month ago. The news comes about a week after Microsoft revealed that about 2 million Zune players have been sold since the player’s launch ...

25. Firefox 3 RC 1 released to closed beta testing

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... battle between Mozilla and Microsoft. At least from today’s view, Mozilla seems to have a huge time advantage over Microsoft, whose IE8 is still in an early beta phase.  You can read learn more about ...

26. Apple may be stylish, but it’s definitely not green

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... and Hewlett-Packard. According to Greenpeace, Samsung and Toshiba are the greenest examples of the group, while Nintendo, Philips, Microsoft and Panasonic are described as doing the least to protect the ...

27. What will Apple do with its billions?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... on a pile of cash. Although Microsoft has always been known as having the largest warchest in the IT industry, its current cash balance currently stands at $26.3 billion, a far cry from more than $64 billion ...

28. Apple working on 3D conference calls, patent filing reveals

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... like a real face-to-face communication in a room. Media sharing features pick up a concept originally promoted by Microsoft for its Zune player and create a path for Apple into social networking. Chicago ...

29. Firefox 3 Beta 4 reveals difference in design philosophy to IE8

    (Software/Software Features)

      Mozilla has just released the fourth beta version of its next-generation browser. You can’t help but comparing this new Firefox to Microsoft’s recently released beta version of Internet Explorer ...

30. Microsoft caught pants down in Intel love affair

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Leaked internal Microsoft emails reveal just how much Microsoft depended on Intel when launching Windows Vista. The emails not only showcase Microsoft love-hate relationship with the processor company, ...

31. Microsoft may borrow money to buy Yahoo

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    This may not come as a surprise to Eagle-eyed readers. Microsoft will actually need to borrow money to acquire Yahoo, chief financial officer Chris Liddell confirmed, according to Reuters. Microsoft ...

32. Counterfeit rate of Vista half that of XP

    (Software/Software Features)

    Pushing good news back into the Windows Vista scene, Microsoft claims that its next-generation operating system is more robust at preventing counterfeit attempts. Redmond (WA) - Pushing good news back ...

33. Gateway launches “Quad HD” desktop LCD

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... desktop and notebook computers, Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Sony’s PlayStation 3, Nintendo’s Wii, or HD players and set-top boxes to the devices. Only the HDMI and the DVI-D ports support ...

34. Apache quickly surrenders web server market share to Microsoft, Google

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Apache continues its rapid decline in web server market share. While Microsoft has reached a new record high in the segment, Apache also has to deal with advances of Google and has lost almost 10 market ...

35. Extreme Earthing: Logitech’s Space Navigator

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... added a scaled down $100 version, which still supports about 100 common 3D applications, but has a clear focus on consumer 3D environments such as Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual Earth. Keeping in mind ...

36. Flipstart compact PC goes on sale

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... as a Sideshow-like LCD that is integrated in the lid of the computer. The 1.8” LCD has a 220x176 pixel resolution (equivalent to an average cellphone screen) and displays Microsoft Outlook content, ...

37. Cyberlink first out the gate to support Xbox 360 HD DVD drive on the PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... reveals that Cyberlink has developed a driver for Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD drive. Taipei (Taiwan) - Cyberlink announced a new version of its PowerDVD video playback software. The big news about the ...

38. Microsoft unleashes Live Search - a first look

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Microsoft released its Live Search engine late Monday in an effort to catch up with market leaders Google and Yahoo. It is Microsoft's most aggressive move against Google yet and shows promising, unique ...

39. Microsoft looks to "third dimension" to improve search results

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    At a presentation at the 2006 SIGIR conference, Microsoft scientists said that new and additional techniques for analyzing search click-through patterns and browsing behaviors can enhance the search results ...

40. UPDATE: First Core 2 Duo T7600 performance and battery benchmarks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... and uses a somewhat antiquated set of applications that mostly cannot take advantage of the improved multi-threading features in Merom. These applications include Winzip, McAfee Virusscan, Microsoft Word, ...

41. CEO Ballmer reveals plans for billions in new Microsoft spending

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Coming off a precipitous 11% stock value decline in just the last few days of trading, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched a campaign yesterday to give investors - and prospective MSN advertisers - new ...

42. Microsoft reveals baseline specifications for 'Origami' ultra-mobile PCs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Microsoft's little project in "paper folding" became official this morning at CeBIT, as the company indeed revealed its papers and position on the new class of Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) hardware. It would ...

43. Low-priced Core Duo-based Mac mini flanked by iPod's new portable speaker

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... of the living room.' It'll morph into some sort of computer disguised as an entertainment device. Of course, even though Microsoft has been driving the media center market for years, once Apple does it, ...

44. It's 'Office 2007,' as Microsoft reveals its upcoming suite of suites

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    As Microsoft announces its first official set of plans for the company's #2 source of revenue, the influence of new chief technical officer Ray Ozzie, hired last March, is certainly being felt. Groove ...

45. Microsoft to release patch for power drain bug

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Two weeks ago, TG Daily reported that USB 2.0 devices can cause excessive power consumption in notebooks. After further extensive testing, which involved Intel and Microsoft, an ACPI driver has been singled ...

46. Corel gives WordPerfect Office one more round

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... be Corel's intention: The appearance and layout of menus and toolbar gadgets is obviously designed to appeal to users very familiar with Microsoft Word. Here, menu items are in the same location, and toolbar ...

47. CES 2006: Highlights of Thursday's coverage from TG Daily

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... CES keynote address Wednesday evening, Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates outlined the latest upgrade (and perhaps bug fix) to his vision for the digital home of the future. Apparently, that ...

48. CES 2006: Microsoft's Bill Gates announces alliance with MTV, reveals more Vista features

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    In his pre-show CES keynote address Wednesday evening, Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates outlined the latest upgrade (and perhaps bug fix) to his vision for the digital home of the future. ...

49. TG Daily complete wrap-up of CES 2006 coverage

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... with a message of controlled access to the content industry? Read more... Microsoft's Bill Gates announces alliance with MTV, reveals more Vista features In his pre-show CES keynote address Wednesday ...

50. Slingbox teardown reveals low equipment costs, but does that mean high margins?

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... analysis of Xbox 360 last month revealed Microsoft is spending as much as $550 per unit in manufacturing and equipment costs, for a console whose street price is $399. The difference between Sling's positive ...