Emergence Day Revealed: Critically Acclaimed Xbox 360 Title “Gears of War” to Surface Nov. 12, 2006

Countdown begins for the most anticipated game of 2006 as gamers eagerly await the flagship title from Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games.
microsoft - comments - 3.8.2006

ATITool 0.27 Beta 1

ATITool is an overclocking utility designed for ATI video cards. Design target is to write a light-weight application for the enthusiast - so no questionable registry tweaks.
download - comments - 28.2.2007

BIG Comparison of 27 BitTorrent clients

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of BitTorrent clients. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date.
common - comments -

Windows Home Server, officially available August 27

If there’s one computing server product every enthusiast and home-user should be excited about, that would not be Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems..
windows - comments - 17.8.2007

27 Vista SP1 Copies Running Simultaneously on the Same Machine

Microsoft never contested the fact that Windows Vista's hardware requirements qualified the latest Windows client as resource hungry, but at the same time, the company did point out that, given the right system, the platform would deliver quite a performance.
windows - comments - 9.6.2008

February 27, 2008: Microsoft plans a triple-play launch

Microsoft announced at its partner conference on July 10 that it will launch Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 together in a single launch on February 27, 2008, in Los Angeles.
microsoft - comments - 10.7.2007

Businesses double down on Apple; 68% say they'll add Macs in '09

The number of businesses planning to add Apple Inc.'s Mac desktops and laptops to their corporate mix has doubled since earlier this year -- part of what an analyst calls the "consumerization" of IT.



In a just-published survey, 68% of some 700 companies polled said they will allow their end users to deploy Macs as their work systems in the next 12 months. That's exactly double the percentage of businesses that answered the same question eight months ago, said Laura DiDio, an analyst at Information Technology Intelligence Corp. (ITIC).




winbeta.org - 16.12.2008

MS Office 2010 Build 14.0.4417.1000 Download Link and Screenshot Gallery

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jcxp.net - 05.09.2009

Wanna work for Xbox?

Laura Foy: People are always approaching me and asking how they can get their foot in the gaming industry door. What a dream come true it would be to be a lifelong gamer and then actually get paid to be a part of what you love? Well, the truth is there are alot more opportunities than you might think. Xbox and Microsoft are constantly on the hunt for fresh new talent- and sometimes they even recruit it! I came across an Xbox recruiting booth and decided to get you guys all the info on nabbing that dream job. Enjoy.




winbeta.org - 25.03.2008

Want to see who designed the XBOX?

Laura Foy: I stopped by Teague, a Seattle based design firm, to discuss the latest in consumer electronics. What better people to chat with than the ones who brought you the first Xbox and Racing Wheel.








winbeta.org - 29.10.2007

8 laptop bags that will speed you through airport security

While no one questions the need to properly scan laptops when going through airport security, the requirement to remove them from their protective cases is a different story. "Naked" notebooks can easily get dropped, damaged, forgotten and even stolen outright. One study done for Dell estimated that about 12,000 laptops are lost in U.S. airports every week -- a claim that has been challenged by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Whatever the numbers are, you don't want your machine, with all its precious data, to become a statistic.




winbeta.org - 12.09.2008

Microsoft Research: A look at tomorrow's health solutions today - part II

In this special two-part video edition of House Calls for Healthcare Professionals, Bill Crounse, MD, visits with researchers at Microsoft Research. Each program reviews three promising areas of research that may one day lead to solutions with a direct or indirect application to health and healthcare. Viewers will gain insight to advanced ideas and technologies now in the labs at Microsoft Research long before they find their way into future products, solutions, or applications.




winbeta.org - 26.08.2008

Google Presentations gets embeddable slide shows

The Google Docs team, has posted on their blog about the availability of a few new features for Google Presentations to start off the new year. The most significant of the new features is the ability to embed slide shows in web pages. It's not a surprise that Google decided to go this route, given the huge success of embeddable video with YouTube and other embeddable content around the web.








winbeta.org - 06.01.2008

Video: Bill Gates Standford Speech

Larry Larsen: Jump over to Channel 8 to see Bill Gates speaking at Standford. He talks about what types of computing devices and interfaces students may have in the future, talks about DreamSpark (free dev software for students), Imagine Cup (our own Laura Foy is a judge and captain this year!), and a few other things you won't want to miss. Also ends the speech with a live Q&A with guests at the end.




winbeta.org - 21.02.2008

BlackBird HP Gaming System....sexy and sweet

Laura Foy: The first true collaboration between HP and Voodoo PC has arrived: the HP Blackbird gaming system. This systemnamed after the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance planegives HP the weapon it needed in the fight against rivals such as Alienware, Falcon Northwest, Overdrive PC, and Dell (with its XPS line). Little touches and consolidated improvements from both HP and Voodoo make the Blackbird the most compelling gaming system I've seen since I started seeing dual-graphics-card overclocked systems back in 2004. This is a system I would show off if I had one. (hint, hint)








winbeta.org - 01.11.2007

New web threat takes advantage of iFrame vulnerability, making its way to the U.S.

Security firm Trend Micro said that it has discovered a new threat that is currently making the rounds on the Internet. The threat is based on an iFrame vulnerability in webpage code to plant a keylogger to steal user passwords, or turn computers into proxy servers for various other attacks.

Trend Micro said that the threat could have originated from a computer Trojan-making kit and relies on a scenario in which website owners are unaware that they are compromised, and website users are unaware that surfing through seemingly legitimate pages can actually be part of an infection process. This process, according to the security firm, involves a malicious IP address that is inserted into the HTML code (HTML_IFRAME.CU), a download of malicious Trojans (TROJ_SMALL.HCK, TROJ_AGENT.UHL, TROJ_PAKES.NC, PAKES) from another URL via a JavaScript routine.

TrendMicro said that the threat was initially detected in Italy, but apparently is making its way to the U.S.


winbeta.org - 19.06.2007

Windows Preinstallation Environment (PE) screencast “ Build a Custom Bootdisk

Chris Henley just released a new screencast on his œBlue� blog.  This time our master storyteller has created a screencast on Windows PE.  In the screencast Chris shows you how to get up and running in 17 minutes on a topic thats a bit tricky the first time you do it.  Chris has more information in the subject in his blog post at http://blogs.technet.com/chenley/archive/2008/08/27/custom-win-pe-images.aspx.  Theres a direct link there to the video in case you want to download it and watch it offline.




winbeta.org - 28.08.2008

Obama inauguration: potentially the 'most viewed event' in history?

betanews.com - 19.01.2009

Microsoft Announces Game for Nintendo DS

Although we probably wont ever be seeing Mario on the Xbox, one of Microsofts latest franchises will be hitting a Nintendo system.


Microsoft announced at Comic Con that Viva Piñata is headed to the Nintendo DS. The title will be based off the current title for Xbox 360 (also slated for the PC later this year) rather than the Party Animals mini-games package. The Microsoft-owned game developer studio Rare will be handling the development of this title in-house.


Rare describes the upcoming title in a news update on its website, œThis is a full-size Viva Piñata game in your pocket, featuring not only the entire range of paper beasts from the Xbox 360 title but also a few new ones thrown in to spice things up for those familiar with the established cast.�..
winbeta.org - 31.07.2007

Report: Adobe CS3 to Debut March 27

An analyst with Merrill Lynch says that Adobe will likely introduce Creative Suite 3 around March 27, with a ship date that would follow shortly afterwards. Most important to this refresh would be native support for Intel processors on the Macintosh platform...
betanews.com - 21.02.2007

CNET.com Announces First "Webware 100" Award Winners

CNET.com today announced the winners of its first ever "Webware 100" Awards. The Webware 100 winners were picked by users from a group of finalists that were selected by the editors of Webware.com, a CNET site. The "Webware 100" Awards recognizes the best Web 2.0 sites, services, and applications that are leading the next wave of innovations.



"True to the Web 2.0 revolution, the innovative sites and services in the Webware 100 were chosen by a community of users and our editorial team," said CNET Editor at Large, Rafe Needleman. "By leveraging the expertise of our editors, and the passion of our users, were able to recognize the companies that are redefining how we use computers and the Internet."

These are the results: the top 100 Web apps, 10 in each of 10 categories, determined by Webware readers and the fans of the sites that made the final cut.


winbeta.org - 19.06.2007

U.S. Consulate Web Site in Russia Breached

On September 10, the Web site for the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russia, was broken into and was serving up malicious iFrames, according to Sophos security researchers. After trying to load a malicious iFrame onto victims' systems from a remote server, the iFrame then attempted to silently load even more malware. The site, which has since been cleaned up, was actually only one of 400 compromised sites linking to two distinct malicious attack sites. The U.S. Consulate site was actually linked to both of those attack sites and was thus compromised with two malicious iFrames. One of the attack sites is hosted in the United States, while many of the compromised pages are in Russia.

Malicious script being loaded from the U.S. site tried to exploit several browser vulnerabilities in order to install a Trojan on victims' systems. Sophos says that the increasing use of automation to re-encrypt and obfuscate Trojans points to a need for a system to continuously monitor files in order to keep up with detection. " Automation is clearly being used-many script families are updated several times daily, and some of the notorious malware families are being rebuilt every 1-4 days ," SophosLab's Fraser Howard wrote in an August paper (PDF) titled "Modern Web attacks."


neowin.net - 15.09.2007

What we just learned about Windows 7

Ina Fried: For those who want the full interview with Windows engineering head Steven Sinofsky, I've posted a nearly complete transcript. For those who want the abridged version, along with some quick analysis, keep reading.



So what exactly did Steven Sinofsky reveal about Windows 7. I'd boil it down to three things...




winbeta.org - 27.05.2008

Acer Recalls 27,000 Sony Laptop Batteries

Thought Sony's battery recall woes were over? Think again. Acer has announced a voluntary recall of 27,000 batteries made by the company over short-circuiting and fire concerns...
betanews.com - 26.04.2007

Microsoft to Acquire Epic Games?

GamePro magazine is making a bold prediction: Microsoft will spend $1 billion this summer to acquire independent developer Epic Games.



In the latest issue of the magazine, according to a WRAL.com report, GamePro Assistant Editor Travis Moses wrote, "Microsoft will buy Epic Games for $1 billion." Epic, the company behind the award-winning Gears of War and Unreal Tournament III, is considered especially attractive because of their Unreal engine technology, which is used by numerous other developers for game development on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.




winbeta.org - 18.02.2008

Wednesday is Data Privacy Day

betanews.com - 28.01.2009