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Shipment of Vista notebooks to start taking off in Q2Feb 16, 2007 - in News
The shipment proportion of notebooks supporting Vista operational system (OS) will soar in the second quarter since Microsoft has ruled that branded makers upgrade all of their consumer notebooks to the new OS by March or the company will suspend its marketing subsidy, according to industry sources.
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Microsoft patches 20 security holes in February updateFeb 14, 2007 - in News
Microsoft's monthly security update for February has gone live. Though it marks the first update since the consumer release of Windows Vista, none of the 20 fixes are for the new operating system.
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Microsoft announces Windows Mobile 6Feb 12, 2007 - in News
Microsoft unveiled the next version of its smartphone operating system at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Windows Mobile 6 brings a range of improvements and new features, ranging from a new Internet Explorer web browser to the integration of Office and Windows Live applications.
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VIA announces PadLock RSA module for Microsoft WindowsFeb 9, 2007 - in News
VIA has announced the VIA PadLock RSA Module, which utilizes the strength and speed of the VIA PadLock Security Engine integrated into all VIA C7 family processors, to accelerate public key encryption such as RSA used in Microsoft Windows operating systems.
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Microsoft to open Xbox Gamerscore rewards programFeb 8, 2007 - in News
Loyal Xbox 360 owners who have managed to climb into the Gamerscore stratosphere will soon be able to get some sort of benefit for their efforts, when Microsoft opens up its Reward Challenge program later this month, with smaller awards available for users who haven't logged as much time on their console.
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XM radio goes online with VistaJan 30, 2007 - in News
XM is getting in on the big Vista launch today, due to a stake it has in Microsoft's new operating system. One of the channels in Vista's preinstalled media hub is XM Radio online, in a deal that XM hopes will open up its widely disregarded online streaming service.
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Vista, Office 2007 debut at the Windows MarketplaceJan 30, 2007 - in News
While retail employees were busy stocking shelves and setting up displays during the early hours of the morning, some customers were already purchasing their copies of Windows Vista and Office 2007 without leaving their computer chair, as the two new applications have joined Xbox 360 and Zune content at the Windows Marketplace. Extra: Slideshow
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Microsoft launches Windows VistaJan 29, 2007 - in News
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, chief executive officer Steve Ballmer and a "Windows Vista family" launched the new operating system Windows Vista today late afternoon in New York. Microsoft claims that represents the "biggest launch in software history." Extra: Image Gallery
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Microsoft claims 100 million IE7 installationsJan 16, 2007 - in News
Microsoft claims that Internet Explorer has been installed on more than 100 million computers in less than three months.
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CES 2007: Microsoft says Crysis will be Vista's HaloJan 11, 2007 - in News
The original Xbox had Halo. The Xbox 360 has Gears of War. And soon, according to Microsoft, Windows Vista will have Crysis.
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CES 2007: Hands on with Vista: An OS X clone or the best Windows yet?Jan 10, 2007 - in News
Let's get this out of the way first: Microsoft's newest operating system bears more than a passing resemblance to Apple's OS X. And that's a good thing. At first glance, anyone familiar with OS X's Dashboard and desktop widgets will experience a feeling of déjà vu when they see the Windows Sidebar and Desktop Gadgets.
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CES 2007: Microsoft and Ford promise to sync your lifeJan 9, 2007 - in News
Microsoft showed off a system, named "Sync", for synchronizing data you want to take on the road. It also do other tasks that make driving easier and safer. Ford Motor Company is making Sync real in twelve of its products this year.
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CES 2007: Microsoft, Broadcom aim to lower cost of HD DVD playersJan 8, 2007 - in News
Microsoft today said that it is working with Broadcom to develop a hardware and software reference design to enable "more cost-efficient HD DVD playback," or in other words, decrease the cost of integrating HD DVD players into consumer electronics and computing devices.
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CES 2007: Microsoft to showcase remote-controlled USB handsets and UMPCsJan 8, 2007 - in News
Microsoft is expected to showcase a number of new consumer products at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), including remote-controlled USB handsets and Ultra Mobile PCs (UMPCs), according to sources at related Taiwan-based manufacturers, who also indicated that the launch of the products will benefit Taiwan's OEM companies.
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CES 2007: You let me down, Bill - keynote analysisJan 8, 2007 - in News
We don't have much time left with Bill Gates. In fact, Gates' keynote address for CES 2007 is most likely his penultimate speech for the trade show. In fact, Microsoft's co-founder and chairman admitted as much.
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65nm Xbox 360 CPUs delayed until mid-2007Dec 28, 2006 - in News
According to industry sources, plans to produce CPUs for the Microsoft Xbox 360 game console on 65nm at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will be pushed back until the middle of 2007, at least one quarter behind the original schedule.
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Kaspersky antivirus makes its way to VistaDec 28, 2006 - in News
In its first introduction to Microsoft's new operating system, Kaspersky Lab has announced support for Windows Vista in its Anti-Virus 6.0 and Internet Security 6.0 personal software products.
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Windows Vista security flaw uncoveredDec 27, 2006 - in News
Even though it has not yet been released to consumers, a security flaw has been spotted in the Windows Vista operating system, which the Associated Press is calling the first one to plague Microsoft's next-generation platform.
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PC makers to see delay in Vista benefitDec 22, 2006 - in News
Microsoft's latest upgrade to the Windows operating system was a long time coming. Analysts are expecting the makers of the PCs that run the system and the chips that execute its commands will have an additional wait before seeing any significant boost to their bottom lines.
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Samba developer quits Novell in protest at Microsoft dealDec 22, 2006 - in News
ne of the lead developers behind the open source Samba project has resigned from Novell in protest at the company's recent interoperability agreement and patent deal with Microsoft.
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800 MHz enough to run Vista, says MicrosoftDec 18, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has an answer for all those who have been wondering whether to buy a new computer or upgrade the hardware for Windows Vista. The company has posted the minimum requirements for Windows Vista, and there is a good chance that your four or five year old PC can run Vista.
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DRM is "too complicated" - just rip CDs, says Bill GatesDec 15, 2006 - in News
Even Microsoft founder Bill Gates finds it easier to "just buy a CD and rip it" than grapple with the copyright protection used by online music stores.
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Microsoft sets up common robotics development platformDec 13, 2006 - in News
While all eyes are on Microsoft for the upcoming Vista and Office 07 product launches, the software giant today made another announcement aimed at a completely new audience - robotics engineers. Microsoft Robotics Studios was released yesterday, which gives developers a universal platform for robotic programming.
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Thermal modules to get a boost by VistaDec 13, 2006 - in News
Thermal modules will see a boost in revenues next year when Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system (OS) heats up the market with high-performance and higher-power-consumption systems, according to market observers.
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Microsoft releases Live Search Books betaDec 6, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has released a first public version of a search engine that allows Internet users to search through "tens of thousands of out-of-copyright books."
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Microsoft offers free hard drive image of Win XP, IE 6Dec 1, 2006 - in News
Responding to developers' wishes to be able to run both Internet Explorer 6 and 7 side-by-side, Microsoft has launched a Virtual PC (VPC) image of Windows XP Service Pack 2, Internet Explorer 6, and the IE7 Readiness Toolkit.
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At last, Corel announces support for ODF, Open XMLNov 29, 2006 - in News
Some decisions take time. Answering the question whether to implement support for the Open Document Format in its Word Perfect software or not, took Corel more than a year. At last, the long-time supporter of ODF today announced that it will update WordPerfect Office to support the XML-based ODF as well as Microsoft's Open Office XML format.
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Symantec releases antivirus beta software for Windows VistaNov 27, 2006 - in News
Symantec, next to McAfee, has been the key voice in criticizing Microsoft's decision to lock down the Windows Vista system Kernel and provide less access to one of the core elements - which could result in incompatibilities of the operating system and some antivirus software packages.
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Dell and HP shipping more PCs with 1 GB DRAM to boost demand during wait for VistaNov 22, 2006 - in News
Dell and Hewlett Packard (HP) are increasing the proportion of their PCs with 1 GB DRAM modules in order to stimulate the market, which is in a lull as consumers wait for the launch of Microsoft's Vista operating system (OS), according to sources with DRAM makers.
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Microsoft admits open source patent pledge misses the targetNov 15, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has admitted execution flaws with its promise not to sue open source software developers and invited the wider community to tell the software firm how it can get it right.
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