Apple Disappoints with Fall 2009 iPod Announcements
At an iPod announcement yesterday, a noticeably thin Apple CEO Steve Jobs returned to the stage for the first time in almost a year to a rousing ovation.
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Palm Announces Low-End Pixi Smart Phone
Smart phone maker Palm today announced a low-cost stable mate for its Pre device that is aimed at the texting-happy teen market.
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Russia Closes Microsoft Antitrust Probe
Noting that it found no violations, Russia's anti-monopoly agency, FAS, announced Monday that it has closed its antitrust probe of Microsoft.
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Google Scrambles to Appease EU Regulators Over Book Scanning
We can add Google to the growing list of US tech companies that have run afoul of overly aggressive European Union antitrust regulators recently.
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VMware Needs to Take Microsoft More Seriously
Yes, Microsoft's virtualization solutions are still years behind what VMware is doing, but VMware shouldn't rest easy.
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of September 7, 2009
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including some back-to-back travel, Windows 7 parties around the US, a stay in the Word case, VMWare accusing Microsoft of "shenanigans," a controversial Google executive leaves, and so much more
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EU to Investigate Oracle Purchase of Sun
Antitrust regulators from the European Union have once again launched an unnecessary investigation of US-based tech companies, this time focusing their attention on Oracle's in-progress purchase of Sun Microsystems.
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Microsoft Touts Windows 7 Improvements
At a press event in San Francisco Tuesday, Microsoft and Intel highlighted how their decades-long partnership has most recently yielded performance and battery life improvements in the upcoming Windows 7.
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Windows Mobile 6.5 to Launch October 6
Microsoft announced today that it will launch its next-generation smartphone platform, Windows Mobile 6.5, on October 6.
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Report: Netbook Growth Continues Unabated
According to a report by DisplaySearch, sales of netbooks outpaced sales of traditional notebook computers by almost 200 percent.
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VMworld 2009: Microsoft Unleashes Free Virtualization
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VMworld 2009: Microsoft Unleashes Free Virtualization
Proof that Microsoft is serious about wresting control of the virtualization market away from VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 picks up some astonishing capabilities--and it's free!
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Apple: Exploding iPhones Not a Design Flaw
As more and more reports begin surfacing about spontaneously exploding iPhone smart phones, Apple is says it is investigating the issue and claims there are only "isolated incidents."
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of August 31, 2009
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including a Windows 7 launch event in New York, Office Web Applications late as usual, Bing on the iPhone, Microsoft's Photoshop silliness, IE 8, a looming virtualization war, and so much more
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As Expected, Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Pricing
Confirming persistent rumors, Microsoft today announced that it was slashing the price of its most expensive Xbox 360 video game console, the Xbox 360 Elite, by $100 to $299.99 in the United States.
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Microsoft Cites Judicial Failures in Word Appeal; Dell and HP Join in Fight
In its 102-page appeal of the recent i4i patent ruling that would require Microsoft to take Word off the market in October, the software giant's lawyers railed against the judge in the case, citing various failures and missteps.
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Word Appeal Hits the Fast Track
Microsoft was awarded a fast-track appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for the recent ruling that could have seen its popular Word application pulled from retail shelves. A panel of judges granted Microsoft the appeal while denying
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Windows 7 Family Pack Heading to Europe
Microsoft revealed Monday that it will expand availability of the Windows 7 Family Pack—which provides for three upgrade versions of Windows 7 Home Premium at budget pricing—to several countries in Europe.
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Nokia to Deliver Windows 7-Based Netbook with 12-Hour Battery Life
Smartphone maker Nokia on Monday revealed that it will soon deliver its first netbook, the Nokia Booklet 3G.
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Surprise: Yahoo! Will Continue to Compete with Microsoft on Search Despite Alliance
Yahoo! announced that it would continue to compete with Microsoft for search users even after the two companies' search alliance was consummated.
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