items tagged with Microsoft
Google: openness has its limits
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-19 19:53:13
For all its talk of openness, there is just so much criticism that Google can take. Nothing else can account for the fact that it did not invite the reputed British tech publication, The Register, to the announcement it made about Chrome OS overnight.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-19 19:53:13
For all its talk of openness, there is just so much criticism that Google can take. Nothing else can account for the fact that it did not invite the reputed British tech publication, The Register, to the announcement it made about Chrome OS overnight.
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Mono sinks its claws into Fedora
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-19 18:07:49
The latest release of Red Hat's community GNU/Linux distribution, Fedora, installs Mono and Windows.Forms by default from DVD, an Unix developer has found.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-19 18:07:49
The latest release of Red Hat's community GNU/Linux distribution, Fedora, installs Mono and Windows.Forms by default from DVD, an Unix developer has found.
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Bioshock 2 Special Edition detailed
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-11-19 17:53:09
Still dripping from its undersea immersion, 2K Games announces the BioShock 2 Special Edition contents. Here are the details including a cool vinyl LP.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-11-19 17:53:09
Still dripping from its undersea immersion, 2K Games announces the BioShock 2 Special Edition contents. Here are the details including a cool vinyl LP.
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Microsoft loses copyright case in Beijing
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-11-18 22:21:17
Microsoft was successfully sued for copyright infringement by the developer of the Chinese fonts used in almost all versions of Windows.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-11-18 22:21:17
Microsoft was successfully sued for copyright infringement by the developer of the Chinese fonts used in almost all versions of Windows.
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Modern Warfare 2 breaks all records
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-11-18 21:29:11
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has set new benchmarks for the entertainment industry by becoming the biggest launch ever. Move over Harry Potter, Batman and Grand Theft Auto IV, there is a new king.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-11-18 21:29:11
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has set new benchmarks for the entertainment industry by becoming the biggest launch ever. Move over Harry Potter, Batman and Grand Theft Auto IV, there is a new king.
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Microsoft does a hot lap with new Forza 3 content
Written By: David Swan
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-11-18 19:52:36
Microsoft have released the "Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car Pack" free for all Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Thousands of banned Xbox 360 owners are crying in jealousy.
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Written By: David Swan
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-11-18 19:52:36
Microsoft have released the "Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car Pack" free for all Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Thousands of banned Xbox 360 owners are crying in jealousy.
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Review: Logitech Wireless Drum Kit for Guitar Hero
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-11-17 17:38:30
Given the price, it is a tough call to up the quality of your ‘play’ instruments for games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. But beware; when you get your mitts on the Logitech branded wireless drum kit you may be tempted.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-11-17 17:38:30
Given the price, it is a tough call to up the quality of your ‘play’ instruments for games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. But beware; when you get your mitts on the Logitech branded wireless drum kit you may be tempted.
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More open source spin from Microsoft
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-17 17:03:01
Microsoft says it will release, under the same open source licence as Apache2, the .NET Micro Framework. There are some riders attached, though.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-17 17:03:01
Microsoft says it will release, under the same open source licence as Apache2, the .NET Micro Framework. There are some riders attached, though.
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TAFE goes live with Microsoft email
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-11-17 02:01:37
The South Australian Government today announced a three-year contract with Microsoft to deploy a new hosted email service, making instant messaging, an online calendar and the ability to share online documents, available to more than 80,000 students and staff at TAFE SA from next year.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-11-17 02:01:37
The South Australian Government today announced a three-year contract with Microsoft to deploy a new hosted email service, making instant messaging, an online calendar and the ability to share online documents, available to more than 80,000 students and staff at TAFE SA from next year.
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Australian malware infection rates drop
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-17 01:42:40
Australia’s malware infection rate is significantly lower than the worldwide average, with estimates by Microsoft that 3.9 systems in Australia are infected for every one thousand systems on which the company’s malicious software removal tool is executed, compared to the worldwide average of 8.7 systems per one thousand executed, or more than double Australia’s infection rate.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-17 01:42:40
Australia’s malware infection rate is significantly lower than the worldwide average, with estimates by Microsoft that 3.9 systems in Australia are infected for every one thousand systems on which the company’s malicious software removal tool is executed, compared to the worldwide average of 8.7 systems per one thousand executed, or more than double Australia’s infection rate.
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Microsoft betas Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 and distributed Excel 2010
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-11-16 22:41:58
Is your Excel spreadsheet recalculating too slowly? Maybe the answer is to move it to a cluster. If Excel isn't your bag, Microsoft has other HPC tricks up its sleeve.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-11-16 22:41:58
Is your Excel spreadsheet recalculating too slowly? Maybe the answer is to move it to a cluster. If Excel isn't your bag, Microsoft has other HPC tricks up its sleeve.
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Uni looks to MS cloud to meet growing demands
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2009-11-16 20:23:47
South Australia’s Flinders University is deploying Microsoft’s Live@edu email solution for used by more than 16,000 undergraduate and post-graduate coursework students as the university looks to cope with increasing demands on storage and computing resources.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2009-11-16 20:23:47
South Australia’s Flinders University is deploying Microsoft’s Live@edu email solution for used by more than 16,000 undergraduate and post-graduate coursework students as the university looks to cope with increasing demands on storage and computing resources.
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Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-11-16 05:07:16
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has broken entertainment opening day records, selling through the roof and raking in the moolah for developer Infinity Ward and publisher Activision. In doing a follow up game to the excellent original, Infinity Ward had a chance to tell a sophisticated mature tale, instead, while the action is intense, the premise is paper thin.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-11-16 05:07:16
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has broken entertainment opening day records, selling through the roof and raking in the moolah for developer Infinity Ward and publisher Activision. In doing a follow up game to the excellent original, Infinity Ward had a chance to tell a sophisticated mature tale, instead, while the action is intense, the premise is paper thin.
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Final Fantasy XIII set to arrive early
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-11-15 21:51:07
Need a fix of turn-based combat orientated Japanese flavoured role playing? Final Fantasy XIII might be for you. Publisher Ubisoft has revealed details for the upcoming Square Enix epic.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-11-15 21:51:07
Need a fix of turn-based combat orientated Japanese flavoured role playing? Final Fantasy XIII might be for you. Publisher Ubisoft has revealed details for the upcoming Square Enix epic.
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Microsoft admits GPL violation
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-14 15:48:07
Microsoft has admitted that a download utility it was providing to its customers was in violation of the GNU General Public Licence and promised to release the source as soon as possible.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-14 15:48:07
Microsoft has admitted that a download utility it was providing to its customers was in violation of the GNU General Public Licence and promised to release the source as soon as possible.
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'Windows 7 copied Mac' claim crushed by Microsoft
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-11-13 04:17:42
It’s all over the news – a Microsoft employee saying the graphics of Windows 7 were inspired by the Mac, then quickly corrected by the official Windows Team Blog saying it was nothing of the sort!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-11-13 04:17:42
It’s all over the news – a Microsoft employee saying the graphics of Windows 7 were inspired by the Mac, then quickly corrected by the official Windows Team Blog saying it was nothing of the sort!
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Date for Xbox 360 Facebook and Twitter announced, still adults only
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-11-12 18:07:35
Microsoft has announced the release date for the next Xbox 360 Dashboard update. The refresh brings social networking to the game console, sporting Facebook, Twitter and movies on demand.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-11-12 18:07:35
Microsoft has announced the release date for the next Xbox 360 Dashboard update. The refresh brings social networking to the game console, sporting Facebook, Twitter and movies on demand.
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Microsoft to mint much moolah with new Xbox 360 Wireless N adapter
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-11-12 04:19:42
Now that the 802.11n standard has been ratified, the Xbox 360 is finally getting a Wireless N adapter to better cope with the heavy demands of today’s digital content devouring public, but it’s double the price of a USB Wireless N adapter for your PC!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-11-12 04:19:42
Now that the 802.11n standard has been ratified, the Xbox 360 is finally getting a Wireless N adapter to better cope with the heavy demands of today’s digital content devouring public, but it’s double the price of a USB Wireless N adapter for your PC!
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Review: DJ Hero - scratch that itch
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-11-12 00:13:09
Not as accessible as its guitar orientated brethren, DJ Hero is still an oddly fun way to make believe you are musically talented.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-11-12 00:13:09
Not as accessible as its guitar orientated brethren, DJ Hero is still an oddly fun way to make believe you are musically talented.
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Xbox Live console bans - an update
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-11-11 23:42:39
Microsoft issued a statement to clarify the action it has taken to disable the Xbox Live accounts of 'modded' units.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-11-11 23:42:39
Microsoft issued a statement to clarify the action it has taken to disable the Xbox Live accounts of 'modded' units.
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