First Windows Phone 7 review.. of sorts
August 31, 2010
Windows Phone 7 has received its first review, or at least a first overview of what it does well and what it does badly. Which will do for now.
Archive for August, 2010
Microsoft co-founder sues, well, everyone but Microsoft
August 30, 2010
Whatever your views on Windows, it’s fair to say Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen deserves major credit for helping build the home and business computing market. But in a scattergun lawsuit he’s just filed, Allen attempts to take even more credit, to a truly laughable degree.
$400 million Windows Phone 7 marketing budget suggests it’s ‘Make or Break’
August 28, 2010
Microsoft is reportedly set to spend at least $400 million on marketing Windows Phone 7 at launch. Which, though not a fortune to Microsoft, does suggest Redmond realizes that its new mobile operating system could be the last throw of the dice.
Windows Home Server: Newer drives a problem
August 27, 2010
Microsoft is warning users of Windows Home Server to take care when buying new hard drives. Those using the 4k sector format, which will be the standard from next year, may cause significant performance problems with the system.
Chrome-alike IE9 leaked by Microsoft
August 26, 2010
The first Internet Explorer 9 beta isn’t set to begin until September 15, but we may already know what to expect after Microsoft inadvertently leaked details.
Bing now providing US results for Yahoo
August 25, 2010
If you speak English and live in North America, consider Yahoo search dead. Microsoft has announced the relevant results are now powered entirely by Bing, one of the first major transitions since the two companies agreed a long-term search deal.
Windows 95 celebrates its 15th birthday
August 24, 2010
Windows 95 is 15-years-old today. Why should we care? Because Windows 95 kick-started Microsoft’s dominance in the operating system sector; a dominance that continues to this day. How long it can continue, however, is a question worth asking.
Microsoft refuses to patch widespread security loophole
August 23, 2010
Microsoft has ruled out a patch for an underlying issue believed to have created security problems in as many as 40 different applications. The company says it will only tackle the issue in a future service pack or new editions of Office.
Microsoft Flight Simulator returns, kind of
August 21, 2010
Microsoft’s longest-running franchise, and one of gaming’s longest running franchises to boot, is back. Kind of. The ‘Simulator’ has been dropped, but Microsoft Flight is due for take-off after four years of being grounded.
Windows 7 rising at expense of XP, Vista
August 19, 2010
Windows 7 can now safely, and surely, be regarded as a success. In fact, it’s a huge success. And its rise is coming at the expense of both XP and Vista.
Microsoft Arc mouse makes unexpected early appearance
August 18, 2010
A German retailer appears to have jumped the gun in unveiling Microsoft’s new curved mouse design. The error revealed that the touch element of the Arc Touch Mouse is a little underwhelming.
Will Xbox Live games, integration be enough for Windows Phone 7 to succeed?
August 17, 2010
It clearly won’t be enough on its own, but Xbox Live integration and a multitude of brilliant games coming to Windows Phone 7 surely can’t hurt the platform.
Happy 15th birthday to Internet Explorer
August 16, 2010
Imagine a Web browser that couldn’t handle tables, graphics, video or audio. That was Internet Explorer 1 which was released 15 years ago today.
Apple patches QuickTime for Windows
August 13, 2010
If you’re a Windows users who normally takes no notice of Apple’s attempts to update your software (particularly when it’s trying to palm off Safari to you), make sure you do download the latest update to the QuickTime player. It fixes a potential security flaw.
Microsoft ignores slumping PC sales
August 12, 2010
If you believe some Wall Street analysts then the PC market is slowing considerably. Microsoft’s response? Not to worry, essentially.
