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1. Symantec confirms Internet Explorer exploit

   (Security/Security Features)

   Sunday, 22 November 2009

   ... JavaScript to exploit Internet Explorer. [As such], IE users should disable JavaScript and only visit Web sites they trust until fixes are available from Microsoft." The latest Zero Day IE exploit has ...

2. Microsoft accelerates JavaScript with IE9

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 18 November 2009

   Plays catch up with Firefox and Chrome Microsoft has confirmed that Internet Explorer 9 will offer significantly faster JavaScript performance compared to earlier iterations of the browser. According ...

3. Microsoft locks out thousands of gamers

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   If you can't play nicely, you can't play at all Microsoft has disconnected thousands of Xbox Live gamers, claiming they have modified their consoles to play pirated games. Reports suggest that as many ...

4. Firefox 'most insecure browser'

   (Security/Security Features)

   Tuesday, 10 November 2009

   Not much of a birthday present for Mozilla Firefox accounts for almost half of all browser vulnerabilities. Mozilla's finest is responsible for 44 percent of all browser flaws, Apple's Safari takes second ...

5. Tool stops search engines gathering your data

   (Software/Software Features)

   Friday, 06 November 2009

   ... privacy is preserved," said Alexandre Viejo, a researcher at the Computer Engineering Department of the Rovira i Virgili University. Search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Live search save ...

6. My 10 favorite Windows apps

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 27 October 2009

   ... really old version of Microsoft Word for Windows. So old that it doesn't do fancy things like access the Internet, so you don't need to worry about all that malware stuff. 5. And talking about malware. ...

7. Windows 7 launches in London hospital

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   Microsoft launched the very latest version of its operating system - Windows 7 today. The most interesting thing is that people will have to perform a 'clean' installation in order to upgrade from ...

8. Office 2010 enters public beta next month

   (Software/Software Features)

   Monday, 19 October 2009

   The next version of Microsoft’s flagship application suite, Office 2010 is to be available as a public beta program from November, CEO Steve Ballmer announced today. The next version of Microsoft’s ...

9. Insecurity leads to fascism

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Monday, 19 October 2009

   ... your internet life.  Or maybe you just grab a free AV checker from AVG or Microsoft and tell them all to go to hell.  ...

10. Intel, ASML bring cheer to the chip market

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    Unexpectedly good results for Intel's third quarter combined with ASML turning in a profit for its third quarter is bound to bring some hope that the semiconductor industry is on the turn.Unexpectedly ...

11. Adobe sneaks out mega security patch

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    While bloggers tut-tut at Microsoft’s record 34 vulnerabilities, patched yesterday in 13 updates, Adobe has sneaked out fixes for a staggering 29 flaws in just two products. While bloggers tut-tut at ...

12. Windows 7 won't be successful until 2011

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 13 October 2009

    News Analysis Microsoft's future begins next week. That's when the company ships Windows 7, its latest operating system. If Microsoft stumbles with Windows 7 as it did with Vista, people will start ...

13. Keep on blogging in the free world

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Monday, 12 October 2009

    ... to inject a point of view and a real person into a community discussion. Blogging is not press releases and mission statements. It's a process. Microsoft has a huge blogging community. You can't shut ...

14. Microsoft kills Works

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 09 October 2009

    Microsoft is dumping its venerable Works application suite and replacing it with an ad-supported, free version of Office 2010, dubbed ‘Starter Edition’. Microsoft is dumping its venerable Works application ...

15. SAP's Leo Apotheker dismisses Oracle's bid for power

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 06 October 2009

    ... be  considered to be very reliable."  Would IBM or Microsoft buy SAP? Apotheker declined to answer that question. SAP isn't interested in buying IBM, he quipped. ...

16. Microsoft confirms no Windows 7 restrictions for netbooks

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 25 September 2009

    Fears that netbook manufacturers would be forced to install a cut-down version of Windows 7 on their machines have been allayed by Microsoft. Fears that netbook manufacturers would be forced to install ...

17. Intel shows off 22 nanometer, optimistic about future

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 22 September 2009

    ... Upcoming CPUs will be based on Westmere. Intel has worked very closely with Microsoft. "I am very excited about Windows 7. One of the things Intel has done is to work with Microsoft to optimise systems," ...

18. EU says Google AdWords are fair game

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 22 September 2009

    While the EU is content to slam Intel and Microsoft for billions in antitrust suits, it takes a rather more relaxed view on fellow US giant Google, presumably on the grounds that it's not evil. While ...

19. Microsoft sues over "malvertising"

    (Security/Security Features)

    Thursday, 17 September 2009

    Software giant Microsoft is suing the writers of scareware code of the type that hit the New York Times over the weekend.Software giant Microsoft is suing the writers of scareware code of the type that ...

20. Microsoft sued over Windows Genuine Advantage

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 04 September 2009

    A case started in a Washington district court suing Microsoft over its Windows XP Genuine Advantage program.A case started in a Washington district court suing Microsoft over its Windows XP Genuine Advantage ...

21. Microsoft preps next-gen Windows Mobile 6.5 phones

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 01 September 2009

    Microsoft has confirmed that it will introduce a new line of Windows mobile phones on October 6. The devices - powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 - are expected to offer an upgraded user interface and 'better' ...

22. Sony gets Google Chrome plated

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 01 September 2009

    ...  That is likely to give Microsoft an attack of browser angst, because it is one of the biggest deals yet for the Google Chrome software. The move also indicates a closer connection between Google and ...

23. Firefox 4.0 goes Chrome, will arrive with new UI in Q4 2010

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 30 August 2009

    Mozilla recently updated its product roadmap through 2010. According to the first draft, the current browser will see a minor update in Q4 2009 as well as Q2 2010. Version 4.0 is headed for an October ...

24. Google Toolbar can't handle Chrome

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 27 August 2009

    ... become loyal Yahoo or Microsoft search users," it smirks.  ...

25. Apple unlikely to launch game console before 2015

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 24 August 2009

    Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has told TG Daily that Apple is unlikely to launch a game console before 2015. According to Pachter, Club Cupertino is 'way behind Microsoft' and may not be able ...

26. Industry heavyweights gang up against Google

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 20 August 2009

    Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo have added their not inconsiderable weight to a coalition opposing Google's plans for scanning books. Silicon Valley (CA) - Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo have added their not ...

27. Search engines 'facilitate illegal prescription drug sales'

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 17 August 2009

    ... prescription drugs without a prescription, and had been sent counterfeit medications, from bing.com online pharmacy advertisers. A few days after Microsoft responded that it had manually reviewed its ...

28. Everybody loves Google

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 17 August 2009

    ... Yahoo and Microsoft - scored 83. Yahoo's search engine scored 77. Because the survey was carried out earlier this year, Microsoft was evaluated on the basis of MSN rather than Bing, and scored 75. Even ...

29. Microsoft, Scottrade, Southwest Airlines sued over patent

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 17 August 2009

    ... Technology sued Microsoft, Scottrade Inc and Southwest Airlines over patents claimed to have been breached. The patents relate to the ability to view web sites on cellphones and other small devices. The ...

30. Smartphone downloads to top 6.67 bn by 2014

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 12 August 2009

    ... information, and personalization requirements of the mobile user," says Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Vikrant Gandhi. "For example, Apple, Google, Nokia, Palm, and Microsoft have either already ...

31. Pachter: Console price cuts 'imminent'

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 10 August 2009

    ... publishers alone to drive sales higher each month. Fortunately, we anticipate imminent price cuts to occur soon." Pachter also commented on the parameters of a possible PS3 price cut and Microsoft's ...

32. Microsoft alleged to profit from illegal pharmacies

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 05 August 2009

    ... company. The two companies have released a report analyzing the online advertisements for Internet pharmacies displayed by Bing. The report indicates that 89.7 percent of the Microsoft Internet pharmacy ...

33. ARM rules the smartphone roost

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 04 August 2009

    ... with 41 smartphone models - mostly Symbian-based - supporting Flash. Windows Mobile has patchy support for Flash, and iPhone OS and Android currently don't support it at all. For Adobe AIR and Microsoft ...

34. Apple to debut $700 tablet in September?

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 03 August 2009

    ... concerned, we still remember the ill-conceived concept of the webpad of the late 1990s and early 2000s, true tablet PCs that are not more than a niche in today’s market as well as the failed Microsoft ...

35. Microhoo is not just about traffic. It’s about data. Period.

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Thursday, 30 July 2009

    Opinion – I am glad some deal between Microsoft and Yahoo finally got done. Despite its seemingly simple purpose to give Microsoft much more leverage in advertising through increased search market share, ...

36. Global Foundries has a fighting chance

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 29 July 2009

    ... soon. Don't forget that Microsoft needs companies to make chips for it too. Never mind Apple. ...

37. Microsoft and Yahoo in alliance against Google

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 29 July 2009

    Microsoft and Yahoo finally reached an agreement how to collaborate, subject to regulatory approval. It may not be the acquisition the two companies were aiming for initially, but there is now a 10 ...

38. Microsoft releases emergency IE patch

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 28 July 2009

    Microsoft has released an emergency "out of band" security update to eliminate multiple Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerabilities identified in Bulletin MS09-035. According to Microsoft, the vulnerabilities ...

39. Microsoft offers EU compromise proposal

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 24 July 2009

    Microsoft has offered the European Union a compromise proposal in an effort to address competition law issues related to Internet Explorer (IE) and interoperability.San Francisco (CA) - Microsoft has offered ...

40. Immersion to showcase touch feedback for laptops and portable devices

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 23 July 2009

    ... DS with a rumble pack feature make sense? Immersion still relies mainly on income generated by licensing its touch feedback technology to game controllers offered by companies such as Sony and Microsoft. ...

41. Third party software slows Internet Explorer

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 21 July 2009

    Internet Explorer 8 might appear slower than other browsers because of the way it interacts with third party software, Microsoft has claimed. Redmond (WA) - Internet Explorer 8 might appear slower than ...

42. UMPC, take 2: Samsung touts first WiMax MID

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 21 July 2009

     Samsung today announced the first commercially available mobile Internet device (MID) with WiMax connectivity in the U.S. Conceivably, this is much closer to the type of device we would have imagined Microsoft ...

43. Pachter: Apple prepping game console for 2013 launch

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 16 July 2009

    ... I'd guess a 2012 or 2013 launch. That means that Microsoft has to get enough of a head start to hold them off, which is why I see Natal and a big hard drive for the 360 next year." However, Pachter ...

44. Microsoft’s Bing gains, Yahoo drops, Google flat

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 15 July 2009

    Microsoft’s Bing search engine gained some ground on Google and Yahoo in June. It may only be marginal at first sight, but if we remember that Microsoft’s search sites have been virtually defenseless ...

45. 3G netbook market growing at rapid pace, iSuppli says

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 13 July 2009

    ... will be comfortable buying a netbook running its operating system rather than one from Microsoft. “The small penetration of Linux in netbooks is not due to any technical shortcomings,” iSuppli analyst ...

46. Microsoft takes on Adobe with Silverlight 3

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 10 July 2009

    In a challenge to Adobe Flash, Microsoft has released its new web multimedia player Silverlight 3, a browser plug-in enabling audio, vector graphics and animation. Redmond, WA - In a challenge ...

47. Three critical Microsoft patches coming next week

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 10 July 2009

    Microsoft is to patch three ActiveX vulnerabilities rated 'critical' next Tuesday (July 14). Redmond (WA) - Microsoft is to patch three ActiveX vulnerabilities rated 'critical' next Tuesday (July 14). ...

48. Google Chrome OS: Is Google finally jumping the shark?

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 09 July 2009

    ... a Microsoft-esque marketing approach in saying it’s already in the pipeline. To its credit, it’s already partnering with an impressive array of hardware and software companies, and will build on the project’s ...

49. CSI criticizes Microsoft's hack-and-patch strategy

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 08 July 2009

    The Cyber Secure Institute (CSI) has criticized Microsoft's current "hack-and-patch" strategy. According to executive director Rob Housman, the industry would be better off focusing on the deployment ...

50. Meet your new boss: Google

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Wednesday, 08 July 2009

    ... be the new Microsoft? Opinion – Ten years ago, when I first interviewed the founders of a 30-people strong company and was confronted with the claim that it had reinvented the search engine wheel, I ...