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Microsoft hit with lawsuit over Xbox memory card ban

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:07:59 +0000

'Unauthorised' accessory supplier gets legal A UK-based manufacturer of Xbox 360 memory cards has begun legal action against Microsoft over the software giant's efforts to prevent so-called “unauthorised” memory cards being used with the console.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Image gallery: Microsoft Management Console in Windows 7

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Screen shots accompanying our article on how to configure the Windows 7 MMC.

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A Bing deal for Microsoft, News Corp.?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:51:37 +0000

Microsoft has been in early discussions about a pact to pay News Corp. to remove links to its news content from Google's search engine and display them exclusively on Microsoft's Bing. If such an arrangement came to pass, it would be a watershed moment in the history of the Internet, and set off a fierce debate over the future of content online.

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Microsoft issues security advisory on IE vulnerability

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:49:00 +0000

Microsoft Monday night issued a security advisory that provides customers with guidance and workarounds for dealing with a zero-day exploit aimed at Internet Explorer.

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Millions using social media on Xbox Live

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:02:38 +0000

Microsoft has released its first figures on how well Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm have done on Xbox Live. They show substantial, though not huge, engagement.

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Oprah fans v. Microsoft employees dance to "I Gotta Feeling"

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:16:47 +0000

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Microsoft, News Corporation Plan Foot-Shooting

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:06:42 +0000

Microsoft is reportedly discussing a deal that would see News Corporation remove its Web sites, such as the Wall Street Journal, from Google's index.

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Microsoft Bing Cashback Not Always A Bargain

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Microsoft's search rebate program inflates some prices for online shoppers, claims a competitor.

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Can News Corp. afford calling Google's bluff?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:43:19 +0000

Google makes it easy to remove content from its search engine, but few companies do because of the loss of traffic. News Corp., with help from Microsoft, could change that.

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NYT's Kristof calls for Bing boycott over censored search results in China

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:04:26 +0000

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Microsoft confirms IE6, IE7 zero-day bug

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:03:00 +0000

Microsoft today confirmed that exploit code published last week can compromise PCs running older versions of Internet Explorer, but said its security team has not yet seen any in-the-wild attacks.

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IE bug leaks 50 million private PDF files

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:54:58 +0000

Black hat recon courtesy of Microsoft A bug in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is causing more than 50 million files stored online to leak potentially sensitive information that could compromise user privacy, a security researcher said.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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CNET News Daily Podcast: Murdoch enlisting Microsoft to shun Google

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:49:51 +0000

Today on the podcast: The Wall Street journal may shun Google; Apple makes no apologies for the app store; get ready for smartbooks; and more.

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Microsoft warns of IE exploit code in the wild

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:40:16 +0000

Company says it is investigating a publicly published exploit code that allegedly could lead to computers running versions 6 or 7 of the browser getting compromised. Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

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Microsoft warns of IE exploit code in the wild

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:40:16 +0000

Company says it is investigating a publicly published exploit code that allegedly could lead to computers running versions 6 or 7 of the browser getting compromised.

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Bing search bribery a retailer magnet

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:02:33 +0000

Microsoft's Black Friday redemption Bing has boosted Microsoft's retailer revenues by nearly 50 per cent, according to a new search-ad study.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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Microsoft's Bing reportedly talking to News Corps about paying for content

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:44:21 +0000

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Windows 8 in 2012?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:16:00 +0000

Microsoft appears to be on track to update Windows every three years.

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Report: Microsoft may pay News Corp. to delist from Google

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:52:54 +0000

Microsoft has discussed paying News Corp. to remove its news Web sites from Google's search results and list them on its Bing search engine instead, The Financial Times reported Sunday on its Web site. Microsoft also approached other major online publishers...

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Microsoft Offers to Pay News Corp to "De-List" Itself from Google

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:08:40 +0000

From The Business Insider, Nov. 23, 2009:Microsoft (MSFT) wants to pay News Corp (NWS) and other large publishers to de-list their Web sites from Google's (GOOG) search index, the Financial Times reports. The idea is to force Google (GOOG) to pay for c

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Chrome Unveiled; Microsoft Cheers

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:57:00 +0000

Now that we've all had a chance to check out the source code, Microsoft is likely breathing a sigh of relief at Google's OS entry.

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News Corp and Microsoft Plot Anti-Google Pact, Says Report

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000

A reported deal between Microsft and News Corp that would delist News Corp contentent from Google would wouln't work.

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Microsoft stands tall over Xbox Live lawsuit threat

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:29:56 +0000

'We're well within our rights,' claims software giant The possibility of class-action lawsuit arising from the ban of roughly 1m gamers from Xbox Live doesn’t worry Microsoft, because the firm believes it is in the right.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

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New hacker peril for older IE versions

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:19:52 +0000

New species of unpatched bug bites IE6 and 7 Internet Explorer users are at risk from a newly discovered and unpatched vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft's browser.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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Report: Microsoft may pay News Corp. to delist from Google

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:44:00 +0000

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Report: Microsoft may help News Corp. delist sites

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:35:00 +0000

The media empire is talking with the tech giant about having its Web sites removed from Google search results, according to a Financial Times report.

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Microsoft's IE9 to tap hardware for speed boost

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:05:00 +0000

Microsoft's next browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), will offload image and text rendering chores to the PC's graphic processor, one way the company plans to increase the browser's overall performance, according to the firm's top IE manager.

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New attack fells Internet Explorer

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:09:00 +0000

A hacker has posted attack code that could be used to break into a PC running older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.

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Microsoft's cloud computing system is growing up

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:29:24 +0000

Software moving away from programs installed on PCs

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SQL Server 2008 - from semi-relational to sublime

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:57:15 +0000

Inside Microsoft's R2 preview Review SQL Server 2008 R2 is a step closer to reality.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Chrome shines, Gore opines, staffs decline

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:00 +0000

Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention.

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Windows 8 in 2012?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:22 +0000

It's not clear what Microsoft's desktop plans are, but the Windows Server team included slides at PDC suggesting a new major release coming around 2012.

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Microsoft launches beta tests of free Office 2010, 'streaming' delivery

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:00 +0000

Microsoft has launched new betas for its free Office suite and for the "streaming" technology it will use to deliver some paid versions of Office 2010 next year.

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Microsoft's embrace of MySQL could kill it

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:01:23 +0000

Microsoft is now offering support for MySQL, which should give pause to every open-source company that expects to make money through support subscriptions.

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The Million-Dollar Google Maps API

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:48:49 +0000

The U.S. government's Apps.gov Web site provides new visibility into what federal agencies pay for cloud-based applications and commercial software, with offerings from vendors such as Hewlett-Packard, Jive, Microsoft, and Salesforce.com. One of the priciest products on the site: Google's Maps API, which lists for nearly a million dollars.

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Google's Million-Dollar Maps API

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:48:49 +0000

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Microsoft AppFabric Adds Azure Cloud Plumbing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:00 +0000

Microsoft is implementing a background technology for Azure, AppFabric, that will help it serve as a platform for composite applications working with software in the enterprise.

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Sinofsky's Windows plan: More data, less testosterone

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:16 +0000

In an interview, the president of Microsoft's Windows unit tells CNET why he does things the way he does.

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Microsoft Silverlight - now with hidden Windows bias

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:18:20 +0000

So much for cross-platform PDC Silverlight 4.0 was the big hit at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference (PDC) this week. "I can see that Silverlight is the future of Windows client development" one attendee told me.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

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Ballmer: Windows 7 Sales 'Fantastic'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:22:00 +0000

Excitable Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer actually had something to be excited about at yesterday's shareholder meeting, where he announced that Windows 7 sales are "fantastic."

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Ballmer Says Windows 7 Is Microsoft's Best OS Ever

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:00 +0000

New operating system is building market momentum as PC users upgrade from Vista, CEO says.

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Ballmer: Windows 7 Microsoft's 'Best Ever' OS

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:46:00 +0000

New operating system is building market momentum as PC users upgrade from Vista, CEO says.

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MS discovers flaw in Google plug-in for IE

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:10:23 +0000

Google whacked Microsoft has helped discover a flaw in the Google Chome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer users.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Glass half full for Microsoft shareholders

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:31:03 +0000

Capping off one of the most difficult fiscal years in its history, Microsoft held its annual shareholders meeting with the backdrop of an economy that has at least stopped getting worse.

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IE8 bug makes 'safe' sites unsafe

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:42:21 +0000

Microsoft's XSS buster busted The latest version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser contains a bug that can enable serious security attacks against websites that are otherwise safe.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

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Microsoft, other rivals slam Google Chrome OS

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:34:00 +0000

Microsoft was, predictably, not all that impressed by Google's demonstration of its upcoming Chrome OS today, while other potential rivals were split.

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Google Chrome OS - do we want another monoculture?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:16:51 +0000

Microsoft ball breakers. Strings attached Yes, Google has open-sourced Chrome OS, its much-discussed browser-based operating system. But as usual, the open sourcing only says so much about its openness.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Interop: Microsoft Exec Says 'Google Me'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:27:35 +0000

A Microsoft executive speaking at Interop Thursday unwittingly highlighted the challenge his company faces in building brand recognition around its Bing search engine. The exec told audience members seeking his contact info to "Google me."

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Google rides Chrome OS onto Microsoft turf

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:24:00 +0000

With Google Inc. working on its upcoming browser-based Chrome operating system, the company is intensifying its grudge match with rival Microsoft Corp.

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Write haiku, win home server

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:37:15 +0000

What's needed to win Microsoft and Intel schwag? Creativity Intel and Microsoft want to give you a home server in exchange for 17 syllables of poetic artistry.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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