Archive for the ‘Microsoft’ Category
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Microsoft will be announcing the availability of Internet Explorer 8 today, a move that is expected to change the face of browsers. The overhaul is long overdue because Microsoft has been losing market share to rivals like Firefox for years.
The new Internet Explorer 8 is expected to contain less ...
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Microsoft is one of the first companies in America to benefit from Barack Obama's stimulus plan. This is drawing a bit of controversy for the simple reason that Microsoft, with $20 billion on hand, doesn't seem like the type of company that needs a "handout" from Uncle Sam.
The new ...
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
A Yale student seems to have an inflated idea of what his XBox is worth. He's sued US Airways for losing his console. Now He wants $1 million in return.
Maiman claims that his Xbox 360, that contains what he says is a “specialized hard drive” was taken from ...
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Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Users of Windows 7 won't be forced to forced to use Internet Explorer 8.
He added that deselected features won't be available for use, meaning that "the files (binaries and data) are not loaded by the operating system (for security-conscious customers) and not available to users on the computer." ...
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Microsoft has just killed off the public's access to the Windows 7 Beta downloads. As long as you got your hands on the newest version, you'll be okay.
The software giant put out a reminder late on Monday that those who wanted to play around with the beta, AKA build ...
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Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Microsoft is laying down the law, authoritarian-style, when it comes to XP and auto installing programs.
"I have some important information for those of you who have installed the Service Pack Blocker Tool for Windows XP or Windows Vista," said the company in a blog post.
"The Service Pack ...
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Microsoft says it's making updates to its' Zune player that should extend the functionality to allow WiFi downloads and streaming.
The software and firmware updates will build on the Zune's current wireless functionality by letting users with Wi-Fi access buy songs they hear over the Zune's built-in FM radio that are ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
According to Steve Ballmer, catching up with Google is the main goal of Microsoft.
At the MIX08 conference, Steve Ballmer said that Google is the obvious reason MSFT made an unsolicited $42 billion offer for Yahoo.
"In online, yeah, it's Google, Google, Google, and we're in the game. We're just ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company's bid for Yahoo makes sense "as is".
"We still think the deal makes sense with the price and structure that we announced and we hope that over time that becomes a reality and we're working towards that," Steve Ballmer today.
"There's been a ...
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Zune 80 GB fans can now get their favorite device in Red. This should be just in time for Valentine's Day, oddly enough, so you can celebrate that day in style.
Responding to consumer excitement for the Zune 80GB, Microsoft Corp. is making the popular wireless digital media player available ...
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