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Category Archives: Microsoft
Microsoft aims to rewrite patent law
Microsoft is in the Supreme Court this week aiming to overturn a near $300 million fine for patent violation. But it’s not just money at stake: instead the basis on which patent law works is also under discussion. To sum up a lengthy case, Canadian firm i4i successfully sued Microsoft for violating a patent on […]
Doom for Zune as Hardware Halted
Microsoft is said to have abandoned plans to release any new Zune hardware. It will still work on the underlying media player, including versions running on Windows Phone 7 handsets. The news comes from Bloomberg, quoting a “person familiar with the decision.” Microsoft hasn’t disputed the claims, simply noting that there is nothing to announce […]
Humanity is Doomed: Kinect Self-Awareness Hack
Worldwide network of Kinects = Skynet!
Apple and Microsoft argue over the small print
Recently we told you how Apple and Microsoft are engaged in a battle over the intricacy of how words are interpreted. Now the two are disputing the way to put those words on paper. As we noted, Microsoft is objecting to Apple’s attempts to trademark the term “App Store”, which has led to an argument […]
WTF: Man Upgrades VM from Windows 1.0 to Windows 7
What? I didn’t think something like this was possible! Funnily enough, the guy skipped Windows ME! :) [Via]
What’s in a name? Plenty, say Apple and Microsoft
You might think it is tough to have a lengthy argument about the meaning of two words. But in the case of Apple and Microsoft, you’d be wrong. Apple has now fired back in a legal row with Microsoft over whether or not the term “App store” should be protected as intellectual property. The dispute […]
Download Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
It’s here folks! Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available for download via Windows Update or direct download. Hit up this page for all the details about the update, and this link for all the download options. Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 helps keep your PCs […]
Apple takes another step to world dominance
Apple has become the second company in the world worth more than $300 billion. Meanwhile, less formal estimates put Facebook at $50 billion. It was only last May that Apple overtook Microsoft, with a market capitalization of $221 billion. That figure represents a company’s current stock price, multiplied by the number of stocks in the […]
Windows: Little Big Planet 2 Beta Edition [Video]
[Via Kotaku]