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Paul Thurrott's Featured News |
August 20, 2008
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Microsoft's Olympic Gold
With world records being broken at a dizzying pace, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing has drawn massive audiences from around the world, most watching the games via traditional TV coverage. But behind the scenes, a massive array of technology is...
WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
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Legal Silliness: Microsoft Faces Vista Antitrust Probe in Taiwan
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) in Taiwan has launched an antitrust probe of Microsoft centered on Windows Vista. Unbelievably, the probe came about after a complaint filed by an activist group claiming they were "forced" to buy Vista after Microsoft...
WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
ISO Denies Appeals, Adopts Microsoft's Open XML as International Standard
After months of contentious debate, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has rejected appeals from Brazil, India, South Africa, and Venezuela to overturn the ratification of Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) file formats as...
WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
WinInfo Short Takes: Week of August 18, 2008
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including yet another Windows 7 non-revelation, a heated battle over video game console software sales, the pending arrival of the first Android phone, a BSOD in Beijing, Surface, and so much more...
WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
Intel Adding Wake-Up Switch to PC Chipsets
Microprocessor giant Intel is developing a technology called Remote Wake that will allow users to remotely wake up their sleeping PCs via the Web on other PCs or mobile devices. The technology is aimed both at consumers and businesses, and can be used to...
WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
Best Buy to Sell iPhone
Starting September 7, Best Buy retail locations in the US will begin selling Apple's popular and innovative iPhone 3G smart phone. This announcement makes Best Buy the first retailer outside of Apple and its AT&T wireless partner to offer the iPhone to...
WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
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