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1. Microsoft preps critical security updates

   (Security/Security Features)

   Tuesday patch blitzkrieg Microsoft has confirmed that it is preparing a number of critical patches for both Windows and Office. The 6 updates - three of which are critical - address 15 vulnerabilities ...

2. Tool stops search engines gathering your data

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... 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 ...

3. Parallels takes on VMware

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... than previous iterations of the platform. "As the OS battles rage between Microsoft, Apple and Linux, we provide a completely customizable solution that enables people to use the applications they need ...

4. Microsoft overhauls MSN home page

   (Software/Software Features)

   Microsoft is giving its MSN home page a revamp, with a new, more open look and integrated Facebook and Twitter feeds. Microsoft is giving its MSN home page a revamp, with a new, more open look and integrated ...

5. Sony Ericsson Android lumbers into view

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... auto focus, geo tagging, image/video stabilizer, smile detection, touch focus and video recording. Messaging - E-mail, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, picture messaging (MMS), predictive text input, SMS. ...

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

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... 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."  ...

7. White House dumps Bush' CMS for Open Source

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... probably make Microsoft gnash its teeth. Microsoft has an office in Washington DC not far from the White House so its lobbying obviously hasn't succeeded in this case. ...

8. How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... 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, ...

9. AMD joins Windows 7 launch party

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   AMD has congratulated Microsoft on the official launch of its long-awaited Windows 7 operating system. According to AMD spokesperson Margaret Lewis, the two industry heavyweights "closely collaborated" ...

10. Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    Microsoft has launched yet another iteration of its infamous Windows operating system. Fortunately, I have chosen to opt out of the Microsoft universe and am well on my way to becoming a loyal disciple ...

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

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... 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 ...

12. Microsoft to fight Apple with own retail stores

    (Software/Software Features)

    Software giant Microsoft will open a store in Scottsdale, Arizona to coincide with the launch of Windows 7, according to the Wall Street Journal.Software giant Microsoft will open a store in Scottsdale, ...

13. Keep on blogging in the free world

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... 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. Sun: Oracle is "committed" to SPARC architecture

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... did "not compete" with Oracle's database. "MySQL competes with Microsoft SQL Server. It doesn't compete with Oracle or DB2," said McNealy. See Also Larry Ellison endorses SPARC, criticizes IBM's ...

15. Free Software Foundation goes mad

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... working for social change and improvement on software owned and controlled by Microsoft is leading society into an era of digital restrictions, threatening and limiting our freedoms,” bleats FSF executive ...

16. Meet Microsoft, the underdog

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Jean Philippe Courtois, president of Microsoft Europe, described the company as an underdog in Paris today. Jean Philippe Courtois, president of Microsoft Europe, described the company as an underdog ...

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

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    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 ...

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

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... 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. ...

19. AT&T launches Windows and tilt phones

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    AT&T has announced six new phones, including its first models based on Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 6.5 OS.AT&T has announced six new phones, including its first models based on Microsoft's new ...

20. Nvidia and "Starting the Next Age of Personal Computing"

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Opinion)

    Column I’m at the Nvidia GPU Technology conference and it suddenly hit me that we are at the forefront of another massive change in the computer industry.   Column I’m at the Nvidia GPU Technology ...

21. Nvidia showcases next-generation Fermi GPU

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Microsoft Visual Studio. See Also Oak Ridge National Labs plans Fermi-powered supercomputer    ...

22. Nvidia kicks off 2009 GPU conference

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... of Nvidia, Jen Hsen Huang, is just going to sit back and watch his company falter," said Magee. See Also ATI introduces Radeon HD 5800 GPU for DirectX 11 gaming Nvidia teams up with Microsoft for HPC ...

23. Intel shows off 22 nanometer, optimistic about future

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 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," ...

24. Apple Snow Leopard sales hit record numbers

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... same incremental increase in consumer demand that Snow Leopard has enjoyed." Meanwhile, Microsoft has announced a major Windows 7 discount for college and university students. Indeed, students can snap ...

25. What’s wrong with a Google virtual library?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... easily discount bleatings from Microsoft and Amazon about Google’s scheme. They probably wish they’d thought of it first. But like Google, they’re corporations too and it’s all about competition, and ultimately ...

26. Channel thinks Windows 7 won't help a lot

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Inventories in the computer channel are still very low and dealers and distributors are holding out little hope of things being given a kick by the introduction of Windows 7.Inventories in the computer ...

27. Open source group buys up Microsoft patents

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

      After years of accusations from Microsoft that Linux violates its patents, open source group Open Invention Network (OIN) is buying a set of patents which used to belong to the company. After ...

28. EU puts brakes on Oracle's Sun acquisition

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... bring together two major competitors in the market for databases. The database market is highly concentrated with the three main competitors of proprietary databases – Oracle, IBM and Microsoft – controlling ...

29. Scifi writers powering weapons against Google

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    US science fiction and fantasy writers have joined forces with Microsoft and Amazon in an unlikely coalition of librarians, legal scholars, authors, publishers, and technology companies dedicated ...

30. Opera 10 adds web turbo boost

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... to Google and Apple. But it's a long, long way behind Microsoft and Mozilla. It's mostly popular in Eastern Europe, and on mobile handsets. Opera 10 comes in 43 languages for Windows, Mac and Linux, ...

31. Microsoft attacked over Windows 7 'sins'

    (Software/Software Features)

    The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has launched a scathing attack on Microsoft and Windows 7. Boston, MA - The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has launched a scathing attack on Microsoft and Windows ...

32. Mozilla finally loses all credibility

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Opinion - You couldn't make this stuff up. The Mozilla Corporation - and never was the word 'corporation' applied to such an undeserving bunch of spineless no-hopers - is now whingeing that Microsoft's ...

33. Industry heavyweights gang up against Google

    (Software/Software Features)

    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 ...

34. Microsoft appeals in XML patent row

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    As expected, Microsoft has filed a motion to block an injunction that threatens to stop the company from shipping its flagship word processor, Word, saying that an earlier court ruling in favor of Canadian ...

35. i4i 'not interested' in bringing Microsoft to its knees

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    i4i Chairman Loudon Owen has told TG Daily that his company has 'no interest' in bringing Microsoft to its knees. According to Owen, i4i remains focused on enforcing its custom XML patent and ensuring ...

36. Smartphone downloads to top 6.67 bn by 2014

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... 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 ...

37. New look for Microsoft Retail Stores

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Microsoft's upcoming retail outlets targeting Apple's stores will have a shiny new logo. Seattle (WA) - Microsoft's upcoming retail outlets targeting Apple's stores will have a shiny new logo. According ...

38. Electronic Arts jumps on motion-based bandwagon

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Electronic Arts (EA) has pledged to support the next generation of motion-based gaming devices, including Microsoft's Natal and Sony's new controller. EA's focus on casual gaming could help the corporation ...

39. Steve Ballmer and Paul Otellini to headline 2010 CES

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

      The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) just announced the two headline acts for the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is scheduled to take place from January 7 – 10, 2010, in Las ...

40. Microsoft and Yahoo still working on pre-nup

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Despite reports that Microsoft and Yahoo were close to a Google-worrying marriage deal last week, the two sides are still no closer to consummating their never-ending fairytale romance. Despite reports ...

41. Chrome to get hardware accelerated 3D graphics

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... rivals. Ironically if it does that it would get the support of Microsoft which has been calling for more standards to be used in the development of browsers.  ...

42. Third party software slows Internet Explorer

    (Software/Software Features)

    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 ...

43. Microsoft hands 20,000 lines of code to Linux community

    (Software/Software Features)

    The Great Satan of software, Microsoft, today handed over 20,000 lines of code to the open source community, including three Linux device drivers. REDMOND (WA) - The Great Satan of software, Microsoft, ...

44. 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 ...

45. Graphics market has worst ever year

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Intel, Nvidia and AMD-ATI will upset the status quo. Growth will come in 2010 because of Microsoft and Apple's new operating systems. And the graphics processing unit (GPU) will become a seriously ...

46. Microsoft and Yahoo on the way to the altar

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... longest-running soap opera finally looks like it’s reaching its series finale. A bunch of Microsoft suits are in Silicon Valley in an attempt to tie the knot, the Wall Street Journal claims, although ...

47. Pachter: Apple prepping game console for 2013 launch

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 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 ...

48. Organic Motion deploys OpenSTAGE technology at Sony Wonder Lab

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Organic Motion has deployed its OpenSTAGE platform at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab (SWTL) in Manhattan. Unlike Microsoft's Project Natal, Organic Motion utilizes 14 cameras and advanced software to ...

49. Three critical Microsoft patches coming next week

    (Software/Software Features)

    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). ...

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

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... 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 ...