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Judge OKs Psystar's Countersuit Against AppleFeb 11, 2009 - in News
Earlier in the week we reported that a German company was following in the footsteps of Mac clone company Psystar, and offering machines running OS X on non Apple-branded hardware.
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Amazon Sells 500,000 Kindles in 2008Feb 4, 2009 - in News
Internet giant Amazon saw 500,000 of its Kindle eBook readers sold in 2008.
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Microsoft Layoffs Kickstarts Major H-1B DebateFeb 4, 2009 - in News
Recent layoff announcements within the IT sector have been all the buzz lately along with economic downturn, however Microsoft’s recent layoffs gained the attention Senator Charles Grassley (Iowa).
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Firefox, Safari, Chrome Gain; IE Continues to FallFeb 3, 2009 - in News
When Google’s Chrome first launched it made a huge splash. In the first couple of days, early adopters shifted from Internet Explorer and Firefox to check out the latest browser to hit the market.
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Microsoft Cutting up to 5,000 JobsJan 22, 2009 - in News
Uh oh, Microsoft's the next one up to bat in the job cutting game.
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Microsoft Told "Vista Home Basic" Isn't VistaJan 22, 2009 - in News
While many PC enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Windows 7 so that they can ditch Vista and XP, Microsoft is still wrestling with issues from the launch of its last operating system.
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Microsoft Faces More Anti-Trust BattlesJan 21, 2009 - in News
Microsoft faces More Anti-Trust Flak in Europe over the Bundling of Internet Explorer.
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NPD: BioWare Wrong; PC Games Down 14%Jan 21, 2009 - in News
With the ever growing popularity of the console market, especially those connected online, PC gaming’s always been under some sort of doom-and-gloom cloud. Numbers released last week by the NPD Group won’t do much to make things any better...
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Windows 7 Beta + McAfee = Bad NewsJan 14, 2009 - in News
Consumers downloading and test-driving the new Windows 7 beta are experiencing troubles when attempting to run McAfee Total Protection
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Windows 7 Beta Download Limit RemovedJan 12, 2009 - in News
Saturday Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc said that the company is removing the Windows 7 beta limit for two weeks.
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Microsoft Delays Windows 7 BetaJan 9, 2009 - in News
Apparently, Microsoft decided to hold off on releasing the latest build of Windows 7. Instead, company employees in charge of beta deployment chose to play Gears of War 2 instead, and make consumers wait a bit more just in spite. Ok, not really.
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Play Crysis on Your Cellphone; Thank AMDJan 8, 2009 - in News
What kind of sumpercomputer can pre-render HD content, temporarily store it in a virtual cloud, and then stream it across the Internet to numerous portable devices? Why, AMD's upcoming Fusion Render Cloud, of course!
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Microsoft to Do Ads in Blizzard GamesDec 4, 2008 - in News
Video game advertising company Massive, owned by Microsoft, just struck a deal of name appropriate proportions with Blizzard Entertainment.
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Reboot Your Computer, Don't Get PaidNov 20, 2008 - in News
There are pros and cons to going with an hourly wage versus salary. One of the good things about an hourly wage is that you’re eligible for overtime. But if you work in a big corporate environment and you work with computers everyday, you may be in for a
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256-Core Windows '08 Server ComingNov 14, 2008 - in News
Windows 2008 Server R2 will support up to 256 processor cores
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AVG Asks Users to Delete User32.dllNov 11, 2008 - in News
Earlier this week, users of AVG’s virus scanner accidentally got asked to ‘remove’ user32.dll, a core system file for the Windows operating system – by mistake of course.
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Windows 7 Shipping Holiday 2009Nov 7, 2008 - in News
While some of us here don’t feel Windows Vista to be the atrocity that many others make it out to be, there’s no denying that it was a stumble for Microsoft.
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USB Drives Target for Virus InfectionsNov 6, 2008 - in News
Thumb drives are pretty popular with almost every computer user out there. They offer a compact storage solution for carting around work projects, personal documents, and IT staff use them to cart around useful tools on the job.
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Microsoft Officially Names Cloud-base Operating System "Windows Azure"Oct 28, 2008 - in News
Microsoft’s cloud-based operating system, originally referred to as ‘Windows Cloud’ has finally gotten is official name – Azure.
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Could a Mac Mini Refresh be Coming Soon?Oct 27, 2008 - in News
While the Mac Mini may have been left out of recent Apple announcements, the small, book-sized computer will see a refresh sometime in the very near future, according to AppleInsider sources.
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Patches Released for Critical Security Issues for Microsoft WindowsOct 24, 2008 - in News
Microsoft has just issued a patch marked as ‘Critical’ which applies to Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 – and another patch marked ‘Important’ for Windows Vista and Serer 2008.
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Microsoft to Deliver Vista SP2 Before Windows 7Oct 17, 2008 - in News
Microsoft rumored to release SP2 for Vista prior to releasing Windows 7
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New Catalyst 8.10 Drivers Bring Fan Speed ControlOct 16, 2008 - in News
Just a few hours after the new Nvidia 178.24 ForceWare release, AMD posted its new Catalyst 8.10 graphics drivers.
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Windows Cloud to Compete With GoogleOct 9, 2008 - in News
Microsoft will be launching a new cloud computing service later this month to compete with the Google App Engine
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Ubisoft Director: Piracy is Killing PC GamingOct 9, 2008 - in News
Gamers will never hear the end of developers and publishers crying that pirates are killing PC gaming sales
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Vista Following the Footsteps of Windows MEOct 7, 2008 - in News
Do you remember Windows ME? If not, maybe it is because you skipped it all together or that the experience was bad enough that you choose not to remember.
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Is Ad-Sponsoring the Future of PC Gaming?Oct 6, 2008 - in News
To prevent piracy, are ad-sponsored PC games the way of the future?
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Microsoft Shipping Vista Add-onsSep 29, 2008 - in News
For the first time in five months, Microsoft has release three new add-ons for Windows Vista Ultimate edition.
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Google to Buy Valve? Ain't Gonna HappenSep 17, 2008 - in News
The Inquirer’s Charlie Demerjian, quoting “well placed sources,” reported today that Google was “going to buy Valve any second now.” If so, that’s news to Valve’s marketing veep Doug Lombardi, who should be in a position to know.
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Microsoft Slaps PC Gamers, Decides to Close Ensemble StudiosSep 10, 2008 - in News
Microsoft has confirmed reports that it intends to shut down Ensemble Studios as soon as its work on Halo Wars is complete