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HTC Surround getting WP7 update now, everyone else gets security fix

HTC Surround getting WP7 update now, everyone else gets security fix

Posted on May 05, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft has followed through with its announcement that it scheduled the Windows Phone 7 update for the HTC Surround last week and has made it available to users. This update (that was expected in M...

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Microsoft issues their first Windows Phone security update

Microsoft issues their first Windows Phone security update

Posted on May 05, 2011 by MG1

Forget about the NoDo update to Windows Phone that came out in February and enabled cut/copy/paste along with support for CDMA networks, and forget about the Mango update coming out later this year th...

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Microsoft outs WP7 security fix for fake SSL certificates

Microsoft outs WP7 security fix for fake SSL certificates

Posted on May 04, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft on Tuesday began distributing the expected Windows Phone 7 security update. The patch will address security concerns stemming from fraudulent SSL certificates. As outlined previously, users ...

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Microsoft attack dog Steve Ballmer announces Bing for BlackBerry (and rips into Android)

Microsoft attack dog Steve Ballmer announces Bing for BlackBerry (and rips into Android)

Posted on May 04, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Microsoft

BlackBerry came out with all guns blazing at its annual BlackBerry World conference earlier today. After highlighting the fact it had sold 150million BlackBerry smartphones to date (10-percent of whic...

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Windows 8 app store plans uncovered in code

Windows 8 app store plans uncovered in code

Posted on May 04, 2011 by MG1

Previously challenged rumors of a Windows 8 app store were proven to be real on Tuesday after a code check found numerous references. Like the Mac App Store it would be cloning, the shop would have ra...

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Windows Phone 7 sales

Windows Phone 7 sales "catastrophic" at 674,000?

Posted on May 04, 2011 by MG1

Windows Phone 7 sales are an elusive topic ever since the launch of the platform back in November 2010. Even after Microsoft announced its quarterly financial results, it remained tight-lipped about t...

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Post NoDo Certificate update for Windows Phone 7 now rolling out

Post NoDo Certificate update for Windows Phone 7 now rolling out

Posted on May 04, 2011 by MG1

With no fanfare it seems Microsoft has started pushing out the first update after NoDo, bringing the OS up to build 7392.
The update, which is a critical fix, addresses an issue related to fraudulen...

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NSA recommends users ditch Windows XP

NSA recommends users ditch Windows XP

Posted on May 03, 2011 by MG1

The National Security Agency (NSA) is advising users to upgrade from Windows XP to either Windows Vista or Windows 7. Furthermore, the organization says that when possible, choosing a 64-bit version o...

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Leaked: Windows Server 8 build 7959

Leaked: Windows Server 8 build 7959

Posted on May 03, 2011 by MG1

indows Server 8 build 7959 has leaked. This appears to be the first build from Milestone 3 that the public has got its hands on, although it is said to be quite buggy, according to BetaArchive. As alw...

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Microsoft beats Street, but pales against Apple

Microsoft beats Street, but pales against Apple

Posted on May 02, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: MicrosoftApple

Microsoft announced better than expected earnings for the last quarter. Microsoft's third-quarter revenue is $16.43 billion for the quarter ended Mar. 31, 2011. This is a 13% increase from the same pe...

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Antitrust oversight of Microsoft to end May 12

Antitrust oversight of Microsoft to end May 12

Posted on Apr 28, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Microsoft

Microsoft will be out of the eye of special antitrust terms in less than a month, District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said in the last hearing ever in the case. Oversight of the company's acti...

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Now Microsoft Is Issuing Security Warnings

Now Microsoft Is Issuing Security Warnings

Posted on Apr 28, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Microsoft

What a week! First Sony has a little trouble with its online security, and now Microsoft is issuing warnings about people running "phishing" scams over Xbox Live.
A "phishing" attempt is when a player...

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Windows Phone and BlackBerry struggle to attract developer attention

Windows Phone and BlackBerry struggle to attract developer attention

Posted on Apr 28, 2011 by MG1

We're taking this with a grain of salt, since it applies only to users of the cross-platform Appcelerator Titanium development environment, but it appears that Windows Phone 7 is facing an increasingl...

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Windows 8 settings page suggests tablet compatibility, embraces Metro scrollbars

Windows 8 settings page suggests tablet compatibility, embraces Metro scrollbars

Posted on Apr 28, 2011 by MG1

We're still waiting for Microsoft to blow us away with its strategy for tablet domination but, thanks to the latest build of Windows 8 to drip through onto the internets, we have yet another indicator...

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Microsoft Kinect shatters hyper-specific Guinness world record

Microsoft Kinect shatters hyper-specific Guinness world record

Posted on Apr 28, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Microsoft

Microsoft's Kinect is clearly gunning to grab the Guinness record for most Guinness records. Back in March, the hands-free peripheral nabbed a certificate naming it the "Fastest Selling Consumer Elect...

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