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Recession proof Microsoft with Hyper-V based virtualisation E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Monday, 24 November 2008
In the grip of reduced consumer spending, decreased advertising and a general slowdown of trade, Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, Oracle, Sun and other major commercial software vendors – even Red Hat who makes money from support – are counting on you to bail them out, US Government style. Buying software can aid commercial software companies in avoiding bankruptcy – no matter your platform of choice.

 
Ballmer set to do Monkey Dance in court? E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been ordered to testify in the “Vista Capable” court case after Microsoft failed to convince the judge that Ballmer didn’t know enough about the details.
 
IE8 due mid 2009 – but will you use it? E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 browser, currently in beta 2, is due to receive a release candidate in early 2009, with the final release planned “after that”. With the popularity of Firefox and the emergence of Google’s Chrome, will you use IE8?

 
Is Microsoft's Morro, due mid-to-late 2009, a great ad for Linux?! E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Microsoft will launch a leaner version of an Internet security package to protect users from malware, viruses, rootkits, spyware and trojans, but for some weird reason is waiting until the second half of 2009. Wake up Microsoft – just make OneCare free, today!

 
Kogan brings the $349 Blu-ray player to Australia E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Pushing the benefits of the “online sales, direct-to-consumer from the factory” model for all its worth, Australian electronics company Kogan is making waves yet again, this time by launching a Blu-ray player at only AUD $349.

 
Microsoft download “Store” opens in US, no sign for Australia yet E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Although any of Microsoft’s products are freely available to download from pirate networks and often advertised in spam emails, Microsoft has finally opened an official, legal download store in the US, after three other countries got it first. Microsoft is spruiking the carbon benefits of downloads, but online purchasing seems no cheaper than at retail.

 
3 launches the “INQ1” phone, promises social networking nirvana E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Friday, 14 November 2008
Billed as “the world’s most advanced social networking phone”, and by some as being “INQ”-redible (while looking similar to the Nokia N85), the INQ1 has been designed to integrate your Facebook, Skype, email and Windows Live Messenger “life” and contacts in arguably the most advanced way possible – but is it something competitors will quickly copy?

 
ASUS brings Bamboo casings to life in notebook E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Previewed a while ago at trade shows, the largely (but not entirely) bamboo clad Asus notebook doesn’t come cheap, but shows off your environmental cred and ability to afford it. As a Core 2 Duo notebook, it’s no mere netbook, and is guaranteed to get attention.

 
Seagate’s self-encrypting hard drive is “Momentus”! E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Thursday, 13 November 2008
It’s a momentous moment in the world of hard disk technology as Seagate launches the industry’s first hard drives with “full disk encryption” for consumers and businesses wanting government-grade security.

 
AVG 8 and the case of the deleterious DLL deletion E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Grisoft’s AVG 8 free and paid edition anti-virus software had an update on the weekend that caused some Windows XP machines to delete a vital file and stop XP from booting – and locking users out of their computers! The problem’s now fixed and a repair is available, but it’s the one “oops” you never want your anti-virus software to make!

 
3 brings 365-day prepaid wireless broadband and data rollover to life! E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
The latest salvo in the prepaid wireless broadband war has erupted with 3 Mobile’s new prepaid wireless broadband offer, bringing an option that has a year before expiry and a data rollover option that ensures unused data doesn’t go to waste – unlike competitors.

 
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