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1. Sony takes on Apple's iTunes

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   ... poised to "regain control" of console market 
Gamers ditch Xbox 360 for PS3 sequels 
Microsoft: Xbox 360 has the "best" FPS games  ...

2. How TG Daily is put together

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 12 November 2009

   ...  The evil Dr Spinola is an atheistic old drunkard who hates Crackberrys, Linux, Apple and loves every bit of software made by Microsoft. He eats meat, preferably raw, and freshly killed. They bumped into ...

3. Parallels takes on VMware

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 04 November 2009

   ... 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. Why Apple should license Windows 7

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Tuesday, 03 November 2009

   ... ago someone saying the same thing about Apple moving to Intel or ever again licensing Microsoft technology at all and currently the MacOS runs on Intel and Apple has licensed Active Sync from Microsoft. ...

5. 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."  ...

6. AMD joins Windows 7 launch party

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 22 October 2009

   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" ...

7. Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   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 ...

8. 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 ...

9. AT&T launches Windows and tilt phones

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Sunday, 04 October 2009

   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 ...

10. Win7 XP mode released to manufacturing

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 01 October 2009

    Microsoft has released Windows XP Mode to manufacturing and will make it available as a public download when Windows 7 launches on October 22. MS says the minimum system requirement for running XP Mode ...

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

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Opinion)

    Thursday, 01 October 2009

    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 ...

12. States object to Google Books settlement too

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 18 September 2009

    ... on digitizing books, creating a virtual library of millions of volumes of out of print books which however still remain in copyright. Microsoft and Amazon both oppose such a deal. See Also What's wrong ...

13. Microsoft snipes at Google's market share with Visual Search

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 14 September 2009

    Microsoft has launched a virtual war of attrition against Google by introducing Visual Search for Bing. The Redmond-based behemoth is clearly hoping to lure surfers away from a traditional Google search ...

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

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Thursday, 10 September 2009

    ... 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 ...

15. Tesco and Microsoft bang another nail into DVD's coffin

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 09 September 2009

    ... up with a software giant to offer 'DVD-quality' downloads, bringing the inevitable demise of the DVD a little closer. Ubiquitous UK grocery chain Tesco and software behemoth Microsoft are to launch an ...

16. 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 ...

17. It just won’t die: Windows 7 XP Mode RC released

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 04 August 2009

    Windows 7 is Microsoft’s savior to delete the Windows Vista disaster from its memory. But while Windows 7 will undoubtedly replace Windows Vista very quickly, Microsoft knows that it will be different ...

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

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    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, ...

19. Google Chrome OS: Gcrap reveals the next Netscape

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    ... 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 ...

20. 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 ...

21. Office 2010 now available as Technical Preview

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 13 July 2009

    ... within Microsoft’s Technical Preview program. The final version is due in the first half of 2010, the company said. New Orleans (LA) – A new Windows usually also brings a new Office suite. With Windows ...

22. Windows 7 faces an upgrade uphill struggle

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 13 July 2009

    ... Unfortunately, 20.6 percent have cut staffing or delayed hiring, while 14.5 percent say their budgets are in stasis.All of this will be discouraging for Microsoft, but it will be interesting to see whether ...

23. 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). ...

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. Update: Firefox 3.5 is fast, but still behind Chrome and Safari

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 30 June 2009

    ...  test yielded a stunning 636 simulations of animated objects, 77% more than the next best browser, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. 1. Firefox: 636 (356 on June 15) 2. IE: 356 2. Safari: 256 3. Chrome: ...

27. US falls behind in spending on innovation

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 24 June 2009

    ... commissioned for Microsoft. Of the four countries included, the US seems to be suffering most from the recession. IT managers in Japan and the UK indicated they would devote 41 percent of their budgets ...

28. 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 ...

29. Bing to define Microsoft’s capability to innovate

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 19 June 2009

    Opinion – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday gave a casual speech in front of more than 1500 members and guests of the Executives Club of Chicago, explaining the importance of innovation during ...

30. Nvidia targets mobile market with Windows 7 optimized GPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 15 June 2009

    ... UFOs, and spaceships.   The GeForce 200M GPU series is also optimized for Microsoft's drag-n-drop transcoding and DirectX Compute API - allowing Windows 7 users to quickly edit and transfer ...

31. Microsoft’s Bing aiming for Yahoo already?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 05 June 2009

    If we believe Internet analysis companies, then Microsoft apparently could not have asked for a more successful launch of its new search engine. While the actual percentage estimates of Bing’s market ...

32. Patent trolls live under the bridge

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 04 June 2009

    ... question here is who is doing the trolling. Large vendors like Microsoft, Intel and others have phalanxes of lawyers that can be more or less instantly deployed to contest patent infringement cases and ...

33. Indie developers help define a new generation of gaming at E3

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 03 June 2009

    The E3 playing field was undoubtedly dominated by veteran industry heavyweights such as Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony. However, a consortium of independent developers known as "IndieCade" showcased a ...

34. Nintendo snubs E3 with recycled games and hardware

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 02 June 2009

    ... concept. Moreover, Wii Motion Plus pales in comparison with Microsoft's Natal project, which reportedly allows users to interact with and influence virtual characters. Super Mario Bros Wii    ...

35. Wozniak astounded by Microsoft's Bing

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 29 May 2009

    Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has reported a favorable impression of Microsoft's Bing search engine. "That was the most astounding software demo I've ever seen," Wozniak told Yahoo Tech Ticker after ...

36. Kopin releases "golden" Bluetooth gizmo

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 11 May 2009

    ... Golden-i readily accepts a conventional user interface from any host device touch screen, keyboard or wireless mouse.The unit is powered by Texas Instruments' dual processor platform and runs Microsoft ...

37. NASA and Microsoft provide 3D tour of International Space Station

    (Space/Space Features)

    Wednesday, 06 May 2009

    ... integration of Microsoft's Photosynth technology and Virtual Earth that will also allow ordinary users to generate 3D views of places around the world. WASHINGTON, DC - NASA will today release an interactive, ...

38. Bethesda blames Microsoft for Broken Steel snafu

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 05 May 2009

    Bethesda Softworks has reportedly blamed Microsoft for a critical error affecting Broken Steel, the latest expansion pack for Fallout 3. Chicago (IL) -  Bethesda Softworks has reportedly blamed Microsoft ...

39. Why Apple needs Microsoft to survive the coming OS battle

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Tuesday, 28 April 2009

    Analyst Opinion - With Google coming to market, the OS environment is very similar to what it was in the late 80s with Microsoft in IBM's position, Apple in Apple's, and Google in Microsoft's. Windows ...

40. Intel talks crystal balls

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Sunday, 26 April 2009

    Up and coming semiconductor maker, Intel, whipped out its crystal balls in London last week in a bid to tell us what we'll all be buying in ten years' time. LONDON, UK - Up and coming semiconductor ...

41. 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 ...

42. Firefox hits 35% market share in Europe, 22% globally

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Sunday, 05 April 2009

    Analysis – Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 has been available for 18 days and remains the company’s weakest web browser at launch since version 3. While the software now seems to be close to 4% market ...

43. Complexity kills the computer industry

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Thursday, 02 April 2009

    ... As we look out into the changes that are occurring from the work that Microsoft is doing with regard to rethinking the data center as a system as opposed to a collection of parts and Cisco's entry into ...

44. Microsoft kills Encarta: Is society getting dummer?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Tuesday, 31 March 2009

    Microsoft's Encarta finally lost the battle to Wikipedia and Internet in general. One of the best-known flagship entertainment titles from the Redmond-based software giant will soon be a goner. After ...

45. NASA to provide 100 TB of space images to Microsoft

    (Space/Space Features)

    Tuesday, 24 March 2009

    Microsoft is catching up with Google and said it has signed an agreement to make planetary images and other data available to the public via the WorldWide Telescope website. The data is expected to become ...

46. AMD demos live machine migration across three CPU generations

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 24 March 2009

    ... operate under VMware. AMD also announced their hardware is directly supported in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 (love Microsoft’s naming conventions) due to their ...

47. iPhone OS 3.0: Top 10 user-centric features

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Friday, 20 March 2009

    ... online calendars from inside the Calendar application. These two enhancements come in addition to the syncing abilities already available via iTunes (for personal calendars) and Microsoft's ActiveSync ...

48. IE8 not gaining much market share

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 20 March 2009

    The official launch of Internet Explorer 8 boosted the browser’s market share – not surprisingly, but in a much more subdued way that we would have expected. Given Microsoft’s reach and the massive ...

49. Apple to demo the next iPhone OS on March 17

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 12 March 2009

    ... and comprehensive enterprise support, including a built-in Microsoft Exchange Sync protocol (to push corporate email, calendar and contacts), an important WPA2 and 802.1X wireless authentication protocols ...

50. Apple's placebo iTunes upgrade

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Thursday, 12 March 2009

    ... (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 ...