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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. Twitter turns UI thinking on its head

   (Software/Software Features)

   Cheep, cheep cheep, yeah Adobe, Apple. IBM, Microsoft, and other "platform companies" go to great lengths to assure that application developers adhere to stringent user interface guidelines so that their ...

3. Windows 7 sales outpace Vista adoption

   (Software/Software Features)

   Microsoft finally gets it right Initial sales of Microsoft Windows 7 have reportedly "surpassed" those of Vista by 234 percent. According to the NPD Group, a combination of pre-sale discounts and a lack ...

4. Apple reverses Atom Snow Leopard ban

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... petty attempt by Apple to control things. Microsoft would get a **** storm if they were to do something similar to Apple branded hardware." 
Although the latest build of Snow Leopard supports the Atom ...

5. 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 ...

6. Why Apple should license Windows 7

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   ... 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. ...

7. Snow Leopard glitch means Windows 7 runs faster - on Macs

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   ... the Microsoft product was driving their iMacs better.  The conclusion can only be that it is a driver problem within Snow Leopard which is not controlling the big iMacs' graphics hardware properly.  ...

8. Intel: Windows 7 offers "improved" performance and stability

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   An Intel spokesperson recently told TG Daily that Microsoft Windows 7 offers "improved performance and stability" compared to Vista and the veteran, yet aging XP operating system.An Intel spokesperson ...

9. Ubuntu bug subjects TG Daily hack to wrath of fanbois

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... spittle-flecked invective suggesting we were variously too old, too young, too stupid, in the pay of Microsoft or simply just an asshole. We were particularly taken with the number of Linux supporters ...

10. 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."  ...

11. My 10 favorite Windows apps

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... 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. ...

12. Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... and he is changing his tune). As a result they have shifted their negative campaign against Windows Vista into a FUD campaign against Windows 7 using innuendo and association to disparage Microsoft’s ...

13. Family Guy escapes curse of Redmond

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Fans of Family Guy can rest easy in their La-Z-Boys as Microsoft announces it's pulling out of sponsoring a 30 minute special scheduled to air on Fox on Sunday, November 8. Fans of Family Guy can rest ...

14. Windows 7 upgrades crash and burn

    (Software/Software Features)

    ...  "My upgrade failed in last step. And now it is in continuous loop," wrote Manjigani in a post on Microsoft's official forum. "I let it run overnight hoping that it will fix itself, but no luck. I really ...

15. TG Daily: A readers' Guide

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    ... 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 ...

16. Kingston accelerates Windows with 40GB SSD

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Kingston has introduced a bootable 40GB SSD drive. According to company spokesperson David Leong, the SSDNow V drive is "aimed primarily" at desktop users as a "performance upgrade" for existing systems. ...

17. Microsoft Q1 revenues down 14 percent

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Microsoft earned a meager $12.92 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009, a 14 percent decline from the same period last year. Microsoft earned a meager $12.92 billion in the quarter ended Sept. ...

18. Intel launches Windows 7 migration kit

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    Intel Business Exchange (IBX) has launched a migration kit for Windows 7. Intel Business Exchange (IBX) has launched a migration kit for Windows 7. It consists of two software products - Laplink ...

19. 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, ...

20. Nvidia: Windows 7 "dramatically improves" GPU performance

    (Software/Software Features)

    Nvidia has welcomed the official debut of Microsoft Windows 7. A company spokesperson explained that the new operating system will significantly accelerate system performance by using the DirectCompute ...

21. 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" ...

22. 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 ...

23. Windows 7 launches in London hospital

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    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 ...

24. Amazon: Windows 7 is 'the biggest pre-order product of all time'

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... that a Microsoft product is far better written than the competition.  ...

25. Ubuntu, IBM wave tiny fists at Microsoft Windows 7

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    IBM hasn't given up on the grudge it has against Microsoft and so has teamed up with Canonical, the commercial wing of Ubuntu Linux, to create a Linux desktop package targeting low end PCs and netbooks. ...

26. Analysts spout crap, charge megabucks

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    Opinion: Analysts are just journalists in sharp suits who only have to write two stories a year for their $250K salaries. And just because you have to pay through the nose to read their words of wisdom ...

27. Moving to Windows 7 will be "inevitable" - report

    (Software/Software Features)

    Windows 7 is not a major architectural shift but "builds on the plumbing changes Microsoft made in Windows Vista," according to a report from a market analyst.Windows 7 is not a major architectural ...

28. Microsoft to fight Apple with own retail stores

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    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, ...

29. Windows 7 to trigger notebook replacement sales

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... to the notebook market, according to a report from DRAM Exchange. But although the release of Microsoft's latest operating system will trigger replacement sales up to the end of this year, the real effect ...

30. Adobe sneaks out mega security patch

    (Security/Security Features)

    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 ...

31. Microsoft risks wrecking Family Guy’s reputation

    (Software/Software Features)

    In case you’ve been on the Moon for the last few months, watching out for crashing spacecraft, you’ll know that Windows 7 is about to bound onto store shelves around the world. Sadly, Microsoft is putting ...

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

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... 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”.   ...

33. Windows 7 won't be successful until 2011

    (Software/Software Features)

    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 ...

34. Nokia touts Intel's Atom-powered 3G netbook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Nokia has confirmed that it will begin shipping an Atom-powered 3G netbook in November. The "Booklet" weighs less than 2.76 pounds, measures slightly more than two centimeters thin and boasts a 12 hour ...

35. HP rolls out notebooks: Hails Windows 7

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Hewlett Packard said it released two notebooks and a desktop as the spearhead of further introductions aimed at encouraging businesses to upgrade.Hewlett Packard said it released two notebooks and a ...

36. Windows, users, guns and stupidity

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    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 ...

37. Windows 7 boots fast enough for normal people

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Opinion: Shock news reaches us from iolo Technologies claiming that Windows 7 takes ages to load. Our response: who gives a rat’s ass, especially as it doesn't... Opinion: Shock news reaches us from ...

38. Giorgio Armani unveils $1,000 luxury mobile phone

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... moment of one's business and private day." The phone, which would make even the Great Gatsby blush, features a 3.5 inch AMOLED touch-screen, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 and a QWERTY keyboard hybrid. ...

39. Microsoft kills Works

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    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 ...

40. Sony debuts ultra-thin Vaio X notebook

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... camera and microphone Electro-Static touch pad Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium The Sony Vaio X starts at $1,300 and can be pre-ordered online. ...

41. 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 ...

42. 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 ...

43. IBM’s head is in the clouds

    (Software/Software Features)

    ...  LotusLive iNotes cloud service works with Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange or operates as a standalone product. IBM says the LotusLive cloud mail platform supporting the service already has more ...

44. 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 ...

45. Win7 XP mode released to manufacturing

    (Software/Software Features)

    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 ...

46. Microsoft finally gets anti-malware right

    (Software/Software Features)

    Review: Farewell, old friend. After years of relying on the excellent AVG Free antivirus package, I’ve finally replaced it - with Microsoft’s new Security Essentials. Review: Farewell, old friend. After ...

47. Judge overturns Microsoft patent judgement

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    A district judge has overturned a jury verdict that hit Microsoft with the world's largest ever patent damages. A district judge has overturned a jury verdict that hit Microsoft with the world's largest ...

48. Apple's new Macs better be cheap

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    ... very price sensitive. Add to this that Microsoft will generate a lot of interest among buyers with the impending release of Windows 7. I'm not going to argue whether it's better or worse than Snow Leopard, ...

49. Ballmer: Windows 7 is a better Windows than any Windows

    (Software/Software Features)

    The CEO of Microsoft came out with an astonishing statement today - he said that Windows 7 is a better Windows than any other Windows.The CEO of Microsoft came out with an astonishing statement today ...

50. Nvidia teams up with Microsoft for HPC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Nvidia is to work with Microsoft to use its Tesla GPUs for high performance parallel computing using the Windows HPC Server 2008 operating system. Nvidia is to work with Microsoft to use its Tesla GPUs ...