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Will Google Apps truly encroach on Microsoft's domain?Aug 28, 2006 - in News
This morning, Google announced it's opening up a new beta for a set of online collaboration tools, to selected participants. Google Apps for Your Domain, the company says, will enable small businesses to launch simple, effective, intranet-like collaboration at little or no cost. But here again, how much does "free" really cost? And does Microsoft, in the end, have a better idea?
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Microsoft confirms 32-bit Vista will not play HD discsAug 25, 2006 - in News
Microsoft officials have confirmed an earlier TG Daily report about High Definition playback on Windows Vista. At the Tech. Ed 2006 conference in Sydney Australia yesterday, Microsoft's Senior Program Manager Steve Riley told an audience that 32-bit Vista would not natively play back high-definition content from Blu-Ray or HD DVD. Riley said content protection was too easily bypassed with unsigned and malicious drivers.
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Google's Writely service back in beta testingAug 22, 2006 - in News
Google's Writely online word processing service is now up and running, providing a new challenge to Microsoft's Office applications dominance.
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Microsoft to discontinue its virtual PC product for MacsAug 11, 2006 - in News
Microsoft will not develop a universal code version of its Virtual PC product to run on Intel-powered Mac systems and plans to discontinue the product.
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Microsoft looks to "third dimension" to improve search resultsAug 7, 2006 - in News
At a presentation at the 2006 SIGIR conference, Microsoft scientists said that new and additional techniques for analyzing search click-through patterns and browsing behaviors can enhance the search results delivered by a search engine.
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Google warns of malware on websitesAug 4, 2006 - in News
Google has begun warning users about visiting websites that include malware capable of damaging computers. Security software, including the latest beta of McAfee's upcoming Internet Security Suite and Microsoft's OneCare Live, have been offering a similar functionality, but a warning delivered directly by a search engine is a fairly new trend.
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Google and Microsoft blog sites driving Internet record growthAug 2, 2006 - in News
The Internet added 4.4 million new hostnames during July - the single largest gain of new sites in a single month, according to Internet services firm Netcraft. The growth surpassed the previous records set in June of this year, which saw a 3.96 million site gain.
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MS launches Live spacesAug 2, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has launched the updated version of its MSN Spaces blogging software, Live Spaces, which it says allows users to connect with their friends online in real time.
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Software meshes photos to create 3D landscapeAug 1, 2006 - in News
Software that automatically stitches together hundreds of photographs to create a virtual world that can be explored using a computer is to be released by Microsoft.
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Flaw finders lay siege to Microsoft OfficeJul 20, 2006 - in News
Responding to a steady influx of flaws in the company's Office productivity suite has occupied many of Microsoft's programmers since late 2005.
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'Private Folder' Powertoy still available, though Microsoft removed linksJul 17, 2006 - in News
In a baffling display of crossed wires, the Private Folder utility which Microsoft said late last Friday would be discontinued, after admins complained about its inability to be managed by group policy, actually remains available for download, though links to the file have evidently been removed. Was there a plan in mind when Microsoft released the software?
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Microsoft and Yahoo marry their instant messaging clientsJul 13, 2006 - in News
Some instant messaging addicts won't have to keep multiple chat programs for too much longer. Microsoft and Yahoo are testing new chat clients that let MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger users talk to each other. The combination would, according to Microsoft, form the largest instant messaging community and eclipsing the current king of the hill, AOL Instant Messenger (AIM).
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Gates: Vista likely to be ready in JanuaryJul 11, 2006 - in News
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday there was an 80 percent chance the company's next-generation operating system, Windows Vista, would be ready in January.
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Microsoft's Private Folder application may not be so privateJul 11, 2006 - in News
Yesterday we wrote about Microsoft's free Private Folder 1.0 application that encrypts and password protects a folder on a desktop. According to our research and the astute eyes of one of our readers, the contents of the folder may not be so private. Johnny Granlund emailed us saying that he was able to access the folder simply by rebooting into Safe Mode. However upon further inspection, we found that files inside of the folder were still encrypted.
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Microsoft releases free encrypted folder appJul 10, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has released a free application that allows users to create an encrypted and password-protected folder. Microsoft Private Folder 1.0 works on Windows XP and Media Center Editions with Service Pack 2 and is meant to provide a consumer-level of protection.
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Microsoft includes Encarta with Student softwareJul 6, 2006 - in News
Microsoft will offer an updated version of its "Student" software that includes a few new features as well as the encyclopedia Encarta Premium 2007.
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Microsoft approves Intel 915 chipsets for VistaJul 6, 2006 - in News
Although Intel is experiencing heavy GP chipset (915GM) inventory pressure as it transitions to the Napa platform, industry players noted that the chip giant may gain relief from Microsoft, which has approved the 915GM chipset - as well as the desktop 915G IGP chipset - for supporting the Vista operating system (OS).
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Google is for girls?Jun 28, 2006 - in News
Webpronews reports about Microsoft's "Demographic Prediction" tool that recently has been made available on the company's Ad Center Labs website.
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Microsoft introduces 360-degree conferencing camera as part of VoIP strategyJun 27, 2006 - in News
As part of its late push into the VoIP communications market, Microsoft yesterday unveiled a new device that may at least make prospective customers take notice: It's a 360-degree videoconferencing camera, that could enable remote participants to see directed sessions, where the camera follows the active speaker around the table. But behind that camera is Live Identity, and Office Communicator, and Active Directory...and is everyone really ready for this?
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Parental controls get a boost with Windows Vista - UPDATE - Video addedJun 23, 2006 - in News
With all the games on the market, how do parents ensure their children will only play the appropriate games at the appropriate times? The upcoming Windows Vista will include a slew of parental game controls that will please parents and perhaps annoy their children who want to sneak in some World of Warcraft before finishing their homework. The new OS can track, limit and even stop game usage for little Johnny or, as Microsoft calls him, Toby. Chris Donahue, Microsoft's Group Manger for Games for Windows, stopped by our Westlake Village, California office to show us exactly how the new controls work and how to set them up.
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Job posting confirms Microsoft is working on DirectX physicsJun 21, 2006 - in News
Extreme Tech has published a link, to Microsoft's career web site that provides some information on Microsoft's thought on physics in computer games.
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Microsoft not likely to dethrone Ipod - analystJun 21, 2006 - in News
Fears that a Microsoft digital music player and service could imperil the iPod's market dominance are overblown, according to Shaw Wu, an analyst for American Technology Research in a report on Monday.
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Opera 9 joins the partyJun 20, 2006 - in News
With most of the browser buzz surrounding Microsoft's upcoming Internet Explorer 7 and first public versions of Firefox 2.0, it's easy to miss the launch party of a browser with the third largest market share.
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McAfee: Microsoft's OneCare is "incomplete"Jun 19, 2006 - in News
The security software scene just got more interesting with Microsoft and its OneCare application and service package. It's priced below competitive offers and may force other vendors to rethink their product strategy. Expect them to bank on their experience advantage, software features and try to pick up users while riding along with Microsoft's marketing campaign.
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Microsoft's Live.com updates with new themes and templatesJun 19, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has updated their Live.com user controlled startpage, desktop and search engine service with new updated theme and features.
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Vulnerability found in Microsoft ExcelJun 16, 2006 - in News
A new vulnerability has been found in Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet program, just a few days after the company fixed problems with several of its applications in its monthly patch distribution.
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McAfee answers Microsoft's OneCare challengeJun 16, 2006 - in News
Microsoft's recent release of the Windows Live OneCare security offering has reset the rules of the security software business: Traditional security software developers are forced to upgrade their products. McAfee is among the first to answer with a beta version of its next-gen security suite that addresses new and emerging threats such as identity theft and rootkits.
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Microsoft details performance of Vista's SuperFetch, ReadyDriveJun 15, 2006 - in News
Microsoft provided some more details on what may become one of Vista's most popular features - the performance accelerator "SuperFetch." According to first public demonstrations, the technologies can boost application startup times by up to 200% - simply by using Flash memory. Extra: See the demonstration in our Image Gallery
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BlackAngel.B worm spreading via Microsoft's MSN MessengerJun 14, 2006 - in News
A new worm that carries a message reminiscent of movies such as "The Ring" or "FearDotCom" is currently making rounds in the MSN Messenger community according to antivirus specialist Panda Security.
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TechEd 2006: Microsoft demonstrates first PowerShell release candidateJun 14, 2006 - in News
Microsoft today demonstrated the first release candidate of the Windows command line shell now called PowerShell. Software architect Jeffrey Snover revealed that it is a design goal for PowerShell to run as the command provider for all Windows administrator tools, including Microsoft Management Console.
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