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Your 64-Bit Check List: Potential Issues You Might SeeJun 16, 2009 - in Reviews
Hardware and software support for 64-bit operating systems is available, but the full 64-bit reality may still cause you some distress. We created a short summary of things you need to take into account before installing a 64-bit OS for the first time.
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Microsoft’s BPOS: Cloud Computing’s Silver Lining?Jun 1, 2009 - in Reviews
Can Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) reignite our hope-strewn love affair with cloud computing? With familiar, cost-effective applications that run on a range of Web browsers, BPOS just might be the Cupid’s arrow that does the trick.
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• Billy Mays to Pitch Microsoft Zune HDMay 30, 2009 - in News
“Billy Mays, here, for Microsoft’s amazing new entertainment device,” will be the new audio refrain soon blasting out of TVs far and wide.
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Microsoft Launching Bing.com on June 3May 28, 2009 - in News
Over the last week or so we’ve been hearing about Bing, Microsoft’s latest search effort formally known as Kumo. Today sees the Redmond company unveiling the ‘decision engine’ which will be online for American users on June 3.
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Microsoft to Invest $80M in Advertising "BING"May 26, 2009 - in News
Microsoft is taking on Google and Yahoo! with a new campaign advertising search.
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Microsoft Cancels EU Antitrust HearingMay 22, 2009 - in News
Microsoft has withdrawn its request for an oral hearing to respond to antitrust charges from the European Union.
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Microsoft to Show New Search Tech to Fight GoogleMay 20, 2009 - in News
Word has it we’re going to see a completely new version of Microsoft's Live Search at this year’s D: All Things Digital conference next week.
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Microsoft Files Patent for "Magic Wand"May 18, 2009 - in News
Is the Magic Wand the answer to the Nintendo Wii?
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Report: Microsoft Working on Xbox/Zune MashupMay 18, 2009 - in News
Portable Xbox? Much more than that.
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WSJ: Motion Sensitive Camera Coming for XboxMay 13, 2009 - in News
It seems Sony might not be alone in its endeavors to go after a piece of the Wii pie.
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Microsoft Ad: It Costs $30,000 to Fill iPodMay 12, 2009 - in News
Microsoft has made tons of headlines with its Laptop Hunters series of advertisements. Microsoft has released the latest in its new campaign and surprisingly, it’s not about PCs, but rather media players.
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Microsoft Profits Down First Time in 23 YearsApr 24, 2009 - in News
Microsoft yesterday reported the company’s quarterly (Q3FY09) earnings, marking the first dip in sales the Redmond company has experienced in 23 years.
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Green Light for Microsoft Campus PubApr 16, 2009 - in News
Last week Microsoft employees were disappointed when the company pulled the plug on plans for a pub on its Redmond campus.
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Gaming In 64-Bit: Tom's Tests, Microsoft Weighs InMar 18, 2009 - in Reviews
Whatever happened to the promise of immersive 64-bit gaming? Chris Angelini explores the technology's background, interviews Microsoft's Chuck Walbourn, and benchmarks several games in an effort to gauge the industry's progress.
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Microsoft Says Stolen Phone Rendered UselessFeb 24, 2009 - in News
Last week we learned that a phone loaded with prototype Microsoft software was pickpocketed from the coat of an unnamed executive at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Microsoft Awarded 10,000th PatentFeb 11, 2009 - in News
Regardless if what reputation Microsoft may carry when it comes to the originality of its software, there’s no question that the company brings a lot of technology to both businesses and end users.
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The Biggest High-Tech Flops Of 2008Jan 8, 2009 - in Picture Story
2008 turned out to be a fairly eventful year. While some products stood out from the crowd and fulfilled the hopes they’d raised, there were also a lot of letdowns, too. From among the disappointments, the members of our editorial staff have picked 15.
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Microsoft Expands Testing of Vista SP2Dec 2, 2008 - in News
This afternoon Microsoft's Mike Nash announced that the company is opening up the Windows Vista SP2 beta to a broader audience.
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Windows 7: Play Crysis Without a GPUDec 1, 2008 - in News
Microsoft says Windows 7 will run all your 3D games, including Crysis, whether you have a video card or not!
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USB 3.0 Spec Finished: It's SuperSpeed USBNov 26, 2008 - in News
With USB 2.0 ports becoming a common as dirt—you’ll find them in everything from mobile phones to DVD players these days—you know the time has come to move on to a new version. And that’s just what the USB 3.0 Promoter Group announced today.
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The State Of The Personal ComputerNov 25, 2008 - in Reviews
Where were we in 2008 and where are we heading in 2009? In his State of the Personal Computer address, Alan Dang shares his insights as a user of three different platforms: Mac, Windows, and Linux.
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Microsoft's New Tools for Robot BuildersNov 17, 2008 - in News
Microsoft took the wraps off its new Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 today at the RoboDevelopment Conference in Expo in Santa Clara, California.
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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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Microsoft Shows Windows 7 Hardware TricksNov 6, 2008 - in News
Today Microsoft pimped the upcoming Windows 7 to its hardware partners, rallying hardware engineers to begin development and testing
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Windows 7 to Have Toned-Down User Account ControlOct 10, 2008 - in News
According to the Microsoft blog "Engineering Windows 7," the next version of Windows will tone down and streamline the User Account Control that so many Vista users are frustrated with.
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Gears of War 2 Designer: Savvy Gamers Know How to PirateSep 30, 2008 - in News
Gears of War was a monster hit on the Xbox 360, which eventually made it to the PC after a considerable wait. The game’s sequel, however, will be a console-only title.
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U.S. Economy Bouncy Says Steve BallmerSep 26, 2008 - in News
Even though the US economy is taking a nosedive, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer thinks everything is peachy-keen.
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Microsoft Considered Buying Nintendo, Says EA ExecSep 17, 2008 - in News
While it should surprise no one that Microsoft commonly considers buying out the competition, it’s still interesting to learn that the world’s largest software company at one point looked at acquiring Nintendo
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Microsoft Manager Says Vista Has IssuesSep 12, 2008 - in News
Much of the public carries with it even today the opinion that Windows Vista is the undesirable choice for a PC operating system, but things are radically different after Service Pack 1