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Microsoft Claims Victory Over Autorun Malware
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The dark corners of shady Internet bars just became a whole lot safer thanks to Microsoft. The boys and girls in Redmond noticed a disturbing trend towards the end of 2010; the rate of infection due to malware spread via Autorun was skyrocketing. Rather than shrugging their shoulders and telling Symantec to deal with it, the company released an update in February that disabled most Autorun functions on Windows PCs. Four months later, the results are in – malware authors looking to slip your computer a mickey via infected flash drives had better start looking at Linux instead.
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Qualcomm Dual Core Snapdragon has Windows Phone support
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The Snapdragon MSM8x60 supports speeds of up to 1.5 Ghz and 16 megapixel dual camera support and is built on 45 nm technology.
Qualcomm has previously said they were working very closely with Microsoft on Mango and will be exclusive processor provider the next wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets.
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SMS code found in Windows 8 – will WP8 run Windows 8?
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There has been speculation that Microsoft will drop the Windows CE kernel for some time now, and this only accelerated once Microsoft ported Windows 8 to ARM.
Now Tom Hounsell, hacking around the recently leaked Windows 8 build has found some SMS handling code in some .dll’s at C:\Windows\\WinMetadata\*.dll.
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Microsoft's purchase of Skype approved by federal regulators
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Reuters is reporting that government regulators have given Microsoft's proposed acquisition of VoIP(INFO) provider Skype the green light. The purchase will provide Microsoft with an additional foothold in the mobile space, as well as tying the company to the more than 100 million Skype subscribers and users worldwide that make use of the service each month.
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Redbox starts renting out video games nationwide, charges $2 for your Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii pleasure
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Exactly as promised, Redbox is today inaugurating a new branch to its media-renting venture with the introduction of video game rentals at $2 a day. There's a pretty rich and fresh selection on offer, including the likes of Duke Nukem Forever, Dirt 3, and Brink, and you can reserve your copy online before moseying down to your nearest Redbox kiosk to execute the transaction.
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Microsoft decides to pass on WebGL over security concerns
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Well, it looks like Microsoft is taking those warnings about WebGL pretty seriously. The company has decided not to support the web-based 3D standard because it wouldn't be able to pass security muster. Highest on the list of concerns is that WebGL opens up a direct line from the internet to a system's GPU. To make matters worse, holes and bugs may crop up that are platform or video card specific, turning attempts to plug holes in its defense into a game of whack-a-mole -- with many players of varying reliability. Lastly Microsoft, like security firm Context, has found current solutions for protecting against DoS attacks rather unsatisfying. Lack of support in Internet Explorer won't necessa...
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Nokia Windows Phones will launch in six European nations first, Finland not among them
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Nokia VP Victor Saeijs has this week disclosed the six launch markets for the vanguard devices born out of the Microsoft-Nokia partnership. France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and the UK will all count themselves as hosts to Nokia's Windows Phone debut, but the company's mother nation of Finland has strangely been left out in the cold. Knowing Nokia, there's no doubt that once the WP7 handsets are ready they'll find themselves swiftly available worldwide, but if you care to be among the very first to own one, you'll be wanting to visit Europe's western shores -- preferably some time before the year's through, as Mr. Saeijs also reaffirmed that there will indeed be a Nokia Windows...
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Microsoft: Office 2010 turns one, is the fastest-selling version ever
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One year after the release of Microsoft Office 2010, the company behind it has some milestones to share. Microsoft says its business customers are deploying Office 2010 five times faster than they dep...
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Microsoft intros Win Phone 7 app to steer Home Server 2011
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Microsoft has made available the Release Candidate of Windows Server Solutions Phone Connector. The app enables a user to manage a server running Windows Home Server 2011 via a Windows Phone 7 mobile ...
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Microsoft's ergonomically alliterative Comfort Curve Keyboard makes a contoured comeback
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Like a vinyl record left out in the sun too long, Microsoft's Comfort Curve Keyboard has returned, albeit slightly more warped than before. The ergonomic peripheral is an attempt to improve the comfor...
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Nokia WIndows Phone move may be good for Finland
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I’m making the rounds in Finland to survey its mobile tech scene (disclosure: FinnFacts paid for my trip) and it was somewhat surprising to hear that the country’s software industry may see Nokia’s sh...
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In app purchasing coming officially to Windows Phone 7
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We have seen a number of services offering in-app purchasing for Windows Phone 7 using services like Paypal, but it seems an official version may eventually be coming to Windows Phone 7.
First we have...
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Kinect SDK For Windows Coming To Developers This Week
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Microsoft revealed that they will be releasing a Kinect SDK for Windows under non-commercial license back at CES. Also Kinect SDK is part of Microsoft Research not from Xbox Dev team. Winrumors is rep...
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Opera Link for Windows Phone 7 provide browser favourite sync
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We wrote about this app a long time ago, when it was still just a rumour, but Opera Link for Windows Phone 7 has actually been in Marketplace for the last 6 months, with the developer actively updatin...
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HTML 5 vs Silverlight 5, A Deep Dive From Microsoft
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David Catuhe from Microsoft today posted a HTML5 and Silverlight 5 comparison post. The post covers mostly on all the developer aspects of both the platforms. Microsoft also shared the stats from rias...
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