WinInfo Short Takes: 4th of July Special Edition
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including a shortened work week thanks to the 4th of July, expensive Windows 7 pricing, Bing's modest monthly gains, IE 8 heading to work, Steve Jobs back at Apple, and so much more
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Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.5
Mozilla yesterday unleashed its latest web browser, Firefox 3.5, adding new functionality, performance improvements, support for leading-edge web standards, and improved customization options. Firefox is already the number two browser worldwide, behind
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EU, Smartphone Makers Agree on Universal Charging Standard
The European Union and the world's leading smartphone makers announced on Monday that the companies would voluntarily implement a universal charging standard, micro USB, across all their devices.
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Where Have All the (Microsoft) Platforms Gone?
Anyone who has made a big bet on Microsoft technologies has a vested interest in the company's continued success--however you define that.
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Too Many Questions Remain in Wake of Windows 7 Pricing Announcement
Typically, when Microsoft announces something as important as, say, the retail pricing structure of Windows 7, the announcement is designed to answer questions, not cause them. But in the case of this particular announcement, there are more questions
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of June 29
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including the Windows 7 pre-order frenzy, Windows 7 thumb drive sales possibilities, Outlook 2010 HTML email silliness, Ballmer vs. traditional media, Microsoft Hohm, and so much more
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Microsoft Holds the Line on Windows 7 Pricing, Launches Limited-Time Promotion
Microsoft this morning announced its retail pricing plans for Windows 7. First, the good news: Contrary to rumors, the company is not raising prices. The bad news? It's not significantly lowering prices either.
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Microsoft Extends Windows 7 RC Download to August 15
Microsoft is extending the public download period for the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) from the end of June to mid-August. News of the extension was first reported on the SuperSite Blog yesterday, and later confirmed by Microsoft
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Apple's Latest iPhone Comes Roaring Out of the Gates as Jobs Silently Returns
Amidst rumors that CEO Steve Jobs secretly had a liver transplant two months ago, Apple sold over 1 million third-generation iPhone smartphones over the weekend, the company said.
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What You Need to Know About Windows Server 2008 R2 RC
IT pros who test Windows Server 2008 R2 RC will be rewarded with an ambitious release with improved Hyper-V features as well as more muscle for scalability and performance.
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Microsoft Offers Security for Free: But Only for Individuals
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) offers security for the desktop--but there's one big "but" you have to factor in.
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Microsoft to Launch Free Anti-Malware Beta To-Morro
Microsoft will release a limited public beta version of its Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE, formerly codenamed Morro) tomorrow in the US, Israel and Brazil. The anti-malware add-on will work with Windows XP, Vista, and 7, and will be free when the
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of June 22
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including Microsoft's essential and free Morro security suite, XP's latest reprieve, Microsoft v. Google, (squashed) rumors of a new Xbox 360, Microsoft and NBC together again, and so much more
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As Bing Continues to Grow, Microsoft Preaches Caution
In its second full week on the market, Microsoft's new Bing search engine continued to steal usage share away from Yahoo! and Google.
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Pre Off to a Solid Start, but Blackberry Still Dominates
Just over a week after the Palm Pre hit stores around the United States, it's clear that the company has a hit on its hands.
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Pricing Malfunction: How Microsoft will Bungle the Windows 7 Launch
The reviews for Windows 7, even during the beta, have been stellar and stand in stark contrast to those of its predecessor, Windows Vista.
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Google Rains on Microsoft's Exchange Parade
Google's recently released Google App Sync for Microsoft Outlook will help enterprises move mail services off expensive Microsoft Exchange servers while continuing to use the familiar Outlook client.
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You've Been Binged: Google Goes on the Defensive
For years, Google has had Microsoft running scared as it has released product after product that competes for the software giant's bread-and-butter customers. But over the past two weeks, Microsoft has unexpectedly turned the tables on Google with the
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Microsoft : No IE 8 in Windows 7 for EU
Microsoft has announced that it will meet the unrealistic conditions of antitrust regulations in the European Union by releasing special "E" editions of Windows 7 in EU localities that will not include the Internet Explorer 8 browser. The decision was
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of June 15
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including some painfully predictable responses to Microsoft's plans for Windows 7 "E" editions, a Mississippi antitrust lawsuit settlement with everyone's favorite software giant, and so much more
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