Windows 7 to Feature Reinvented Windows Explorer Wheel
Windows Explorer is one of the areas of Windows generating disappointment for users in the evolution from Windows XP to Windows Vista.
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15.9.2008 Microsoft Buys U-Prove technology
Microsoft hopes to beef up online privacy with the acquisition of the U-Prove technology.
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7.3.2008 Microsoft Acquires WinTarget Storage Technology!
My favourit iSCSI target software tool for Windows is Wintarget, now MS acquired it. So we can expect iSCSI target support in Windows 2003 Storage Server R2!
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5.3.2006 Next-Generation Windows for Supercomputers Technology Preview Available
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are not the only operating systems cooking over at Microsoft. The Redmond company is also building the next-generation Windows platform for supercomputers.
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21.5.2009 Microsoft Code Name "Acropolis" Community Technology Preview 1
Thanks to pacpis for this download. Microsoft Code Name “Acropolis” is a set of components and tools intended to make it easier for developers to build and manage modular, business focused, client applications for Microsoft Windows on the .NET Framework.
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5.6.2007 Bill Gates Claims Technology Will Revive the US Economy
Bill Gates, the world's richest man, believes the US economy will not fall into a slump because technological progress will help it to grow, he said in an interview with a German newspaper on Thursday.
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24.1.2008 Windows Server 2008 June Community Technology Preview Release
We are pleased to announce the release of the June 2007 Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Server 2008.
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26.6.2007 Windows Server Code Name Centro Community Technology Preview (CTP)
Back in October I announced the Windows Server Code Name “Centro” Beta 1 release and provided a way for people to sign up for the beta: So, what is "Centro" you ask? Thanks to pacpis for this info.
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1.7.2007 Microsoft patents watermark technology that may lock down DRM-free music
Microsoft has won a patent for a digital-watermarking technology that could be used to protect the rights of content owners even when digital music is distributed without DRM protection.
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12.9.2007 Windows Server "Longhorn" April 2007 Community Technology Preview is Now Available for Download
We are pleased to announce the release of the April 2007 Community Technology Preview of Windows Server "Longhorn" (v6001-16497-070330-1720).
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7.4.2007 Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Community Technology Preview - Development Tools for WinFX
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The Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Community Technology Preview - Development Tools for WinFX (CTP) provides developers with support for building WinFX applications using the final released version of Visual Studio 2005.
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20.1.2006 August 2006 Community Technology Preview (CTP)of Windows Server "Longhorn" build 5560
Hot on the heels of Windows Vista RC1, we have now released the August 2006 Community Technology Preview (CTP)of Windows Server "Longhorn".
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12.9.2006 Why is Microsoft waiting for EFI? EFI Technology Preview part of Windows Vista Beta 2
For Microsoft, support for UEFI means rigorous testing on a wide-ranging mix of UEFI implementations and hardware platforms. As we learned when the industry shifted to ACPI with Windows 2000, every major PC or server manufacturer has its own firmware implementation for its own unique hardware.
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23.4.2006Microsoft Opens Up Hardware
Tech
Microsoft said Wednesday it
would license several of its
hardware technologies to
third-party manufacturers, as
part of a broader effort to
open up the company's
innovations to others.
Microsoft's U2, tilt wheel
and magnifier technologies
would be offered as part of
the program...
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30.03.2006Apple's U2 iPod Returns
After nearly a half-year
absence, Apple on Tuesday
relaunched the U2 iPod, this
time based on the popular
fifth generation 30GB iPod
model. Like before, the device
sports a black finish with a
red click wheel and band
member's signatures engraved
on the back...
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06.06.2006Primax and Microsoft Settle Patent Infringement Case
Microsoft Corp. and Primax Electronics Ltd. today announced that the patent infringement case brought by Microsoft against Primax -- in the U.S.
District Court in Northern California and before the International Trade Commission (ITC) -- has been settled, and that Primax has entered into a
non-exclusive licensing agreement covering Microsofts patents for U2 and Tilt Wheel technology. The agreement covers both past and future sales of the
relevant products in the United States. Terms of the agreement are confidential.
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18.12.2008Microsoft, Belkin Settle U2
Patent Dispute
Microsoft said Friday that it
had settled a patent
infringement suit with Belkin
over licensing of its U2
technology, which allows
peripherals to automatically
determine if they need a USB
or PS/2 connection...
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04.12.2006Microsoft Sues Belkin Over U2
Patents
Microsoft sued peripheral
manufacturer Belkin Tuesday,
claiming the company infringed
on patents surrounding a
technology called U2.
According to a complaint,
Belkin is refusing to enter
into licensing negotiations...
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02.08.2006AT&T Unveils 'Tilt' Smartphone
AT&T today unveiled its first Windows Mobile 6-enabled smartphone, the Tilt. Named for its 2.8" screen, which tilts like a laptop's when slid up
to reveal the handset's full QWERTY keyboard...
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05.10.2007U2 band manager compares ISPs to 'shoplifters'
Speaking during a music conference in Hong Kong, the manager of U2 did not hold back, going on a public tirade against large Internet service
providers, alleging they're profiting from illegal file sharing...
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07.06.2008U2 album leaks despite unprecedented secrecy campaign
U2's latest album, No Line on the Horizon, has joined the thousands of releases each year that find their way onto file-sharing sites before they
make it to the shops--this despite an unprecedented secrecy campaign coordinated by the band's manager Paul McGuinness. McGuinness, who has
recently blamed Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and everyone else who shares the "hippy values" of Silicon Valley for growing rich off of piracy, had hoped
that he could spare U2's new album from a "premature" release. No advance copies of the CD were sent out to reviewers.
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20.02.2009Hey Microsoft, isn't that the iPod scroll wheel?
Microsoft is showing
off more than a dozen new
phones designed to work with
its business telephony
software, but the thing that
caught my eye was the
iPod-like scroll wheel on one
of the models.
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15.05.2007Microsoft: Xbox Racing Wheel Overheating
Microsoft said Thursday that it would be recalling the Xbox 360 steering wheel over concerns that it was overheating and smoking, according to a
statement. About 50 incidents have been reported so far related to the $130 accessory...
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24.08.2007Microsoft Recalls Xbox 360 Wireless Wheel
In case you haven't seen, Wireless Racing Wheel owners should be aware of a recall due to some sporadic smoldering issues when using the power
charger.
The action follows a very small number of incidents of a malfunction in the device, in which a component in the wheel
chassis may overheat and release smoke when the AC/DC power supply is used to charge the wheel.
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26.08.2007Microsoft to Provide Retrofit for Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel
Microsoft Corp. today announced that it is taking a precautionary measure and voluntarily providing customers with a free retrofit to the Xbox 360
Wireless Racing Wheel.
The action is being taken after Microsoft was informed of a very small number of incidents of a
malfunction in the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel, in which a component in the wheel chassis may overheat and release smoke when the AC/DC power
supply is used to energize the wheel. There have been no reported incidences of fire, personal injury or property damage resulting from the component
failure in the wheel.
Owners of the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel should stop using the AC/DC power supply until they have
obtained their retrofit. They may continue to operate the wheel using battery power.
Owners of the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel
should visit
http://www.xbox.com/support or call Microsoft at (800) 4MY-XBOX (469-9269)
to register for the free retrofit and protect against the potential hazard described above. Instructions, if necessary, will be provided with the
retrofit. Microsoft is notifying and will be coordinating its response activities with the relevant regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission. This may affect delivery dates.
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23.08.2007Apple Relelases Updated U2
iPod
Apple has quietly updated its
U2 iPod, bringing it in line
with its recently revealed and
60 per cent brighter iPod
range. As revealed by
iLounge, the company has
reduced the cost of the
device, which now holds 30GB
of media. This model iPod now
costs $279, down from its
launch price of $325.
Like all the latest iPods,
the new U2 model also manages
three and a half hours of
video playback on one battery
charge. U2 signatures are
engraved on the back of the
specially marked black-and-red
iPod, which ships with a
special code users can redeem
for an exclusive 30-minute
video made by the band.
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22.09.2006Segway to License Motion
Technology
Segway's Human Transporter
may be priced too high for
most consumers, but the
company has found another way
to spread its technology:
third party licenses. Segway
will provide the Smart Motion
tech used in its two-wheel
scooters to other
manufacturers and, in some
cases, co-develop the
products...
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07.10.2005RIAA chief: We don't see a need for mandatory ISP filtering
U2's manager might love the idea of legally-mandated filtering, but the head of the RIAA says that there's no need for such an approach in the
US. The RIAA still wants to see a thousand filters bloom, of course, but it holds out hope for a "marketplace solution" to the issue. Cary Sherman,
the RIAA chief, made his comments today at a Washington, DC tech conference where he expressed his differences with U2 manager Paul McGuinness.
McGuinness generated applause in Cannes this week at a music industry event by calling for mandatory content filtering at the ISP level. "Paul is
European," said Sherman, according to CNet, "and in Europe there has been much more of a regulatory approach to these issues."
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01.02.2008First Look: Apple's Dazzling
iPod Nano
New flash-based player offers
a color screen and the beloved
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09.09.2005Palm gets a $100M shot in the arm from none other than Bono
Just when mobile device maker Palm could really use a lift, Elevation Partners -- a VC firm that includes U2 singer Bono -- is coming through with a
$100 million investment...
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22.12.2008Firefox: We caught Microsoft asleep at the wheel
Firefox has achieved what many thought impossible and overturned Microsoft's browser monopoly. This week the company announced that the browser had
achieved 400 million downloads. We caught up with Tristan Nitot, president of Mozilla Europe, to find out why the open-source browser has been so
successful and get the latest news on Firefox 3.
Firefox has just hit 400 million downloads. That's a significant milestone for
the browser, why do you think there's been so much interest?
I think there was a huge need from people for a secure and
accessible browser. Browsers hadn't been evolving for close to six years, but the web was. The browser had been dead while Microsoft was asleep at
the wheel. Malware attacks and pop-ups became common and people got fed up with it.
When we started with Firefox, our 20%
was not an affordable dream. We dreamed of making that. We are fighting so people have a choice: it's very important to have market share so
that web developers don't design sites specifically for Internet Explorer. Developing a website for just one browser is stupid.
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Nokia goes full-tilt in unveiling its N97
Mobile phone leader Nokia posted a countdown timer that ticked away the seconds until the company officially unveiled its newest mystery product.
Early this morning, it was revealed to be the latest N-Series device, the N97...
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Microsoft rolls out Windows Live Profile updates
As we reported last week, Microsoft has just finished rolling out its April updates to your Windows Live Profile. An overview of what has rolled out
world-wide today: Tagged photos of you: You can now view all photos that your friends have tagged you in, all in one page. Simply navigate to your
Windows Live Profile, and click "Photos of X". You can also view your friend's tagged photos as well by following the same method. Contact
search world-wheel: Now as you're reading your Windows Live Homepage or viewing profile pages there have been significant improvements in the
contact search word-wheel.
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