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1. Steam bans Modern Warfare "grey market" keys

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   ... Will Not End Recession Microsoft locks out thousands of gamers 
Infinity Ward deploys Modern Warfare 2   ...

2. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

4. VMWare tempts Mac users with "ultimate" Windows 7 experience

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 27 October 2009

   ... continue my development using my iMac running Windows 7 side-by-side with Snow Leopard. And as a Microsoft developer, support for features like Windows Aero makes all the difference in the world."  ...

5. TG Daily: A readers' Guide

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

   Monday, 26 October 2009

   ... stupid, we'll point it out. When it does something good, we might even praise them a bit. And so it is that, unlike most IT sites, we don't have a news agenda. We're not pro Intel or AMD, for Microsoft ...

6. How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 22 October 2009

   ... one of the strongest marketing companies in any industry and Steve Jobs is a considered to be a master while Microsoft in recent years hasn’t really seemed to be in their league. This goes to the core, ...

7. Rumor is Microsoft buying RIM

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Thursday, 22 October 2009

   It is just a rumor but suffice it to say we've heard it from several unnamed sources It is just a rumor but suffice it to say we've heard it from several unnamed sources. In the last two days. Microsoft ...

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. The best IT vendor CEO of the decade is...

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

   Friday, 16 October 2009

   ... also-rans. Over at Microsoft, despite sitting on a pile of money, an adjudicated monopoly, a vast market share, a devoted following, smart employees, and much more in his favor, Steve Ballmer did very ...

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. Windows 7 Starter Edition: The best version of Windows yet

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 13 October 2009

    ... calling it bloatware and suggesting Microsoft needs to start over to create something leaner.  Over the years one of the words that have consistently been connected to Windows is the word “Bloat”.   ...

12. Windows, users, guns and stupidity

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Monday, 12 October 2009

    Opinion: Our earlier story on how fast or slow Windows 7 boots and shuts down has attracted some critical acclaim and some critical unacclaim from people who obviously didn’t bother to read the story ...

13. Windows 6.5: Living in a Post iPhone World is a Bitch

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 06 October 2009

    In watching Microsoft deal with the world since the iPhone launched you have to wonder if the Robbie Bach and the other Microsoft executives leading the Windows Mobile Effort think they somehow dropped ...

14. 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," ...

15. Microsoft shareholders get say on pay (sort of)

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Sunday, 20 September 2009

    So, how much do you reckon Steve Ballmer ought to earn? If you're a Microsoft shareholder, you'll get to decide - as long as you come up with a figure that the board approves of. So, how much do you ...

16. i4i challenges Microsoft's 'weak defenses'

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 09 September 2009

    i4i has challenged Microsoft's claims over a disputed custom XML patent by filing a responding brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. As TG Daily previously reported, the ...

17. Gray screen of death hits Snow Leopard

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 03 September 2009

    Apple is maintaining its innovative policy of 'Think Different' by offering an alternative color scheme to Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death. Cupertino (CA) - Apple is maintaining its innovative policy ...

18. Google: Ah, Mr Bond. I've been expecting you…

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Tuesday, 25 August 2009

    ... usually works quite well, as does 'Blackberry', 'iPhone' and 'Microsoft security blunder'. Try it for yourself - file a piece with the headline "Microsoft security blunder trashes skank's iPhone" and ...

19. Microsoft defends infamous red ring of death

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 21 August 2009

    Microsoft has responded to a recent survey that claimed the Xbox 360 was plagued by a 54 percent failure rate. Although Microsoft termed the Xbox 360 a 'superior console,' the company conceded that it ...

20. Microsoft sets Windows 7 upgrade prices

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 31 July 2009

    Microsoft has published a list of price points for various Windows 7 upgrades. The corporation also extolled the virtues of Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU), a utility geared towards customers 'whose PC needs ...

21. Yahoo to get new look

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    ... the years.  The site is visited by  340 million people monthly Things might change if Yahoo signs a partnership deal with Microsoft. This will mean that it will be able to show its own display ...

22. Blue sky thinking leads to Azure cloud pricing

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 14 July 2009

    Software giant Microsoft gave the world an idea of how much it will charge you for its Windows Azure cloud computing scheme later this year.Software giant Microsoft gave the world an idea of how much ...

23. Google's a threat to you, not Microsoft

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Wednesday, 08 July 2009

    Opinion Google's upcoming Chrome operating system may be many things to many people, but one thing it certainly ain't is an operating system. Neither is it a threat to Microsoft. And it couldn't play ...

24. 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 ...

25. Windows 7 flying off virtual retail shelves, Vista not so much

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 07 July 2009

    ... Vista barely makes the top 100, which, of course, is not so surprising. Information Week’s Paul McDougall noticed Microsoft’s continued success of Windows 7 pre-sales first this morning. At least if we ...

26. Microsoft pukes one up

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 07 July 2009

    ... that isn’t so easy and even Microsoft learned that. Analyst Opinion - In the YouTube era, the ultimate sign of credibility is for one of our videos to go viral. Who among us hasn't secretly wished to ...

27. Yahoo’s answer to Bing? Search Pad.

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 07 July 2009

    Yahoo got lost in the recent Bing Bing surrounding Microsoft’s new search engine and a discussion whether this “little engine that could”, as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer describes Bing, will be able ...

28. Microsoft warns and fixes vulnerability in ActiveX control without use

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 06 July 2009

      Microsoft said it is “is investigating a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control” that could allow an attacker to gain the same user rights as a local user on your ...

29. PS3 slim and price cut rumors surface again

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 01 July 2009

    ... high-definition gaming device it once was promised to be. Often described as Sony’s fourth main business pillar, the PS3 is not only trailing Nintendo’s Wii, but also Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in terms of unit ...

30. Windows 7 is a better Windows than Windows, yeah right

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 26 June 2009

    Opinion - Microsoft seems to have developed an astonishing ability to forget the past with its introduction of Windows 7, an amnesia that is matched only by its long time partner, Intel.Opinion - Microsoft ...

31. EU shoots self, users in foot in MS feud

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 24 June 2009

    The European Union's blind hatred of Microsoft looks to have backfired bigtime and millions of European users looking to upgrade to Windows 7 will now have to reinstall all their programs and data rather ...

32. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 19 June 2009

    ... backs up multiple PCs using Microsoft® Windows Home Server Backup or Macs using Mac OS X Time Machine software •    Conveniently schedules the MediaSmart Server to copy and centralize digital ...

33. Apple at its best: Safari 4 an “incredible” success

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 12 June 2009

    ... Safari 4.0 browsers are in use around the globe. Apple somewhat beat Microsoft’s IE8 trainwreck, which gained only 0.09 points on its first day and 0.80 points after three days. IE held about 2.25% of ...

34. Apple WWDC: How to take on Windows 7

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 10 June 2009

    ... If they had not brought back Steve Jobs, they likely would have gone under as a result of that thinking and they are clearly not on that path against a vastly more capable Windows 7. Microsoft is coming ...

35. Microsoft admits Windows 7 will not save PC market

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 09 June 2009

    A high-ranking Microsoft executive has conceded that the initial release of Windows 7 will not lead to a significant increase in PC sales. According to senior VP Bill Veghte, enthusiasm over Windows ...

36. Another Express Upgrade? Windows 7, June 26, $50

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 05 June 2009

    ... Vista Express Upgrade program, which was put in place by Microsoft so it could cash in on the Christmas business back in 2006. This time, Microsoft will make the Christmas season, but retailers will ask ...

37. Dinging Bing: 5 reasons why Microsoft’s new search engine will fail

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Tuesday, 02 June 2009

    Opinion – Now that we all had a chance to play with Microsoft’s new Bing engine, are we ready to ditch Google? Are we binging instead of googling? I’d like you to chime in and let us know what you ...

38. Microsoft sued over dynamic web page generation

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 01 June 2009

    A case started in a Texas district court at the end of May 2009, with Microsoft being sued for allegedly breaching two patents.A case started in a Texas district court at the end of May 2009, with Microsoft ...

39. Palm: Dead company walking?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Thursday, 28 May 2009

    Analyst Opinion - Palm and Apple remind me a lot of Netscape and Microsoft. Netscape came out early and promised to put Microsoft out of business. When Netscape did not execute, Microsoft took Netscape's market.  ...

40. Microsoft’s Zune HD: Not enough? Too late?

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    Wednesday, 27 May 2009

    Opinion – Microsoft can’t be serious. It took the company two years to come up with a product that now looks can be serious rival to Apple’s iPod Touch. And even if it appears to be a solid product ...

41. Search me! Bing, Hakia & Co. keep Google honest

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Tuesday, 26 May 2009

    ... builds contextual pages on-the-fly. Even Microsoft, long an also-ran in search, refuses to cede ground. Following last year’s acquisition of Powerset, Microsoft is preparing its own next-generation search ...

42. Missouri students 'must buy Apple'

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 10 May 2009

    ... have wireless laptop computers. The minimum recommended configuration is a wireless laptop computer with the Microsoft Office suite of software. "Students are encouraged to acquire wireless laptop technology ...

43. Windows 7 widows Windows XP

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 08 May 2009

    ... the immortal statement about its defunct operating system  OS/2: "We're a better Windows than Windows". It probably was. Windows wasn't really any much cop at all until Microsoft co-opted David ...

44. Apple, Marvell and the promise of changing the world

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Opinion)

    Thursday, 07 May 2009

    ... work Marvell's founders and the Citris teams are doing to change the world.Students:  The seeds of changeOne thing that has always been clear is that youth drives great change. Apple, Microsoft, and ...

45. Google is a monster, it's true

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 06 May 2009

    ... they come and they go. Microsoft rules the roost with its Office Suite because it fought a pile of contenders back in the late 1980s and early 1990s - not always fairly, but efficiently and using marketing ...

46. Kindle outgrows its ambition

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 05 May 2009

    ... filled with examples of single-use, single-vendor devices – like 3Com’s Audrey and Microsoft’s WebTV – that slipped beneath the waves after the original business model faltered. Customers ponied up triple-digit ...

47. Apple rumor season: High on speculation, low on details

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Wednesday, 29 April 2009

    ... what Apple may reveal at the conference. Even Microsoft and a few carriers managed to become part of the feeding frenzy. Let the games begin. Opinion – Yes, it is the time of the year again. Just about ...

48. HP dv2: Better than a netbook?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Sunday, 26 April 2009

    ... GB USB flash + 16 GB SD card flash memory.) You can’t run the latest software on it, but it is sufficiently fast with Photoshop 5 as well as Microsoft Office 2003. With the exception of the girly glossy ...

49. Golden Goose continues to lay Microsoft eggs

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 24 April 2009

      Analysis - The software giant from Seattle may have had its goosy feathers ruffled by yesterday's not-so-brilliant third quarter financial results, but it's ever onwards and upwards for Microsoft. ...