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Microsoft bolsters Web-accessible data plan (20 March 12:56) |
| OData got a shot in the arm from its prime promoter this week as Microsoft announced programming tools and a standardization plan. The W3C would like to oversee the standard. |
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Microsoft pulls Bing iPhone app outside US (19 March 11:41) |
| Redmond says the application was always meant to be only for the United States and that it is in the process of pulling the app from international iTunes stores. |
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Week in review Tech goes to court (19 March 11:29) |
| Google and Viacom take off the gloves in copyright case, while iPad sales skyrocket. Also: FCC's National Broadband Plan. |
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VirnetX files second lawsuit against Microsoft (19 March 11:00) |
| Hot on the heels of one legal victory against Microsoft, VirnetX files a second lawsuit against the company, claiming patent violations in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. |
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NComputing gets in the chip game (19 March 08:08) |
| The company, known for products that let schools operate multiple terminals from a single PC, has a chip that it says will confer such access to many kinds of devices. |
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Windows Phone emulator unlocked (19 March 07:50) |
| The Windows Phone 7 series emulator released at Mix this week had a fair bit of Microsoft's stuff hidden, but one developer managed to jimmy his way in. |
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Google moves could bring fast Web apps closer (19 March 04:30) |
| The Native Client technology for high-performance Web applications is getting more versatile. And Google has the power to make NaCl a real force on the Web. |
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Google aims for easier 3D Web on Windows (19 March 11:48) |
| A project called ANGLE aims to make the accelerated 3D graphics standard called WebGL easier to use on Windows computers without hardware support. |
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Microsoft Only minor tweaks in Windows 7 SP1 (19 March 05:20) |
| In its first comments on what will be in the first service pack for Windows 7, Microsoft says it will include only minor updates. No ETA given. |
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A look at Windows Phones smart links (19 March 02:32) |
| It's not copy and paste, but Microsoft insists it's a better option in most cases for the software to recognize an address or phone number and let you take action on it. |
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Intels fastest chip is scarce so far (19 March 01:27) |
| New six-core processor is in demand in the U.S. and Japan for high-end systems--and sometimes hard to get. |
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How blade servers have evolved (19 March 12:24) |
| Blade servers are popular today, but they've changed considerably from the original concept. |
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Chip spending could reach double-digit growth this year (18 March 10:57) |
| Manufacturers say they'll step up their spending on semiconductors, helping the chip industry stage a healthy recovery this year after a sluggish 2009, says iSuppli. |
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Microsoft removes hardware barrier to Win 7s XP mode (18 March 08:42) |
| Windows 7 users will no longer need their PC's processor to support hardware virtualization to run the new and old operating systems together. |
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Microsoft nixes barrier to Windows 7s XP mode (18 March 08:42) |
| Windows 7 users will no longer need their PC's processor to support hardware virtualization to run the new and old operating systems together. |
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HP settles inkjet cartridge patent complaints (18 March 08:07) |
| Hewlett-Packard reaches agreement on several patent violation complaints filed last year against makers of compatible inkjet cartridge. |
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Top MSN China exec to step down (18 March 06:53) |
| Xiao Chen, the online operation's vice president of sales, is leaving the company to launch his own start-up. |
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Is a legal challenge to cloud inevitable (18 March 10:00) |
| The consensus at the Cloud Connect conference seems to be that cloud will begin to dominate as early as 2013. Looking over the agenda for a seminar discussing the law and cloud computing, I ... |
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The clouding of open source and virtualization (18 March 09:03) |
| Open source is being subsumed into the clouds. Virtualization is paving the way and Red Hat thinks they can put up a fight against VMware. |
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Google upgrades Chrome across the board (18 March 03:20) |
| Google updates Chrome for most of its multiple versions, with some critical security fixes coming to the stable Windows version and bookmark fixes for the Mac. |
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Windows Phone stars at Mix (18 March 12:34) |
| Although developers didn't get their one to take home, the undeniable center of attention at Mix was Microsoft's new phone. Also, behind the creation of a Windows Phone-controlled T-shirt ca... |
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Behind Bings blue links (17 March 09:59) |
| It turns out there's a reason why Microsoft went with the shade of blue it did for links on its search engine--an $80 million reason. |
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IT pros happy with enterprise software support (17 March 09:44) |
| Overall, they're very satisfied with support services offered by enterprise software vendors, says IDC, with HP rated tops, followed by Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and IBM. |
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Bing Maps adds a telescopic lens (17 March 09:30) |
| Users of Microsoft's mapping service can now "look up" and see what the stars look like from any vantage point on the globe. |
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Study Businesses start to embrace Windows 7 (17 March 05:30) |
| A new study shows that, far more than with Windows Vista, businesses do plan to adopt Windows 7. A decent number plan to start this year. |
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Firefox 30 reaching end of the line (17 March 02:11) |
| Security and stability updates will come to an end with Firefox 3.0.19, due by the end of March. Change is a fixture in the browser world, but it's hard. |
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Jury rules against Microsoft in patent suit (17 March 07:02) |
| Texas jury finds that Microsoft willfully infringed on patents related to virtual private network technology, awarding plaintiff VirnetX $105 million. |
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Windows Phone forgets how to copy and paste (17 March 05:25) |
| Although previous versions of Windows Mobile have long supported a clipboard to move content around, the Windows Phone 7 Series devices due out this year won't have that ability. |
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Microsoft IE9 wont run on XP (17 March 12:47) |
| At a press conference at the Mix10 event, Microsoft won't say when the new browser will ship, but when it does, it won't run on Windows XP. |
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IBM Dell HP adopt Intel 6-core chip for IT games (16 March 11:27) |
| Both server and game box suppliers are deploying Intel's 6-core processor. |
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Live blog IE 9 gets in the Mix (16 March 10:20) |
| At its Mix10 trade show on Tuesday, Microsoft is talking about the next version of the browser, among other topics. CNET's Ina Fried has live coverage. |
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Live blog IE9 gets in the Mix (16 March 10:20) |
| At its Mix10 trade show on Tuesday, Microsoft is talking about the next version of the browser, among other topics. CNET's Ina Fried has live coverage. |
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Microsoft modernizes Web ambitions with IE9 (16 March 09:34) |
| Redmond has gradually restarted its browser development. With the preview version of IE9 now available, it shows that work to be back at full steam. |
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Microsoft wooing developers to Windows Phone video (16 March 09:12) |
| In a video interview, Microsoft execs Joe Belfiore and Scott Guthrie talk about the developer opportunities with Windows Phone 7 Series. |
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Microsofts Bill Buxton on design (16 March 04:30) |
| In an interview with CNET, Microsoft researcher Bill Buxton talks about the dawn of better e-readers, the future of design and other topics. |
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Toyota challenges runaway Prius drivers account (16 March 07:58) |
| Toyota's findings call into question a driver's account of his "runaway" Toyota Prius in San Diego last week. |
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Windows Phone 7 and Zune HD Some differences (16 March 04:28) |
| At Mix, we learn that Zune HD's wireless sync to home networks continues, but operators will be able to bill customers, and the Zune Pass might be changing. |
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Should Microsoft employees openly use iPhones (16 March 04:02) |
| A report in The Wall Street Journal suggests there is tension in Redmond over the love some employees have for the iPhone. Are some people at Microsoft overreacting? |
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Multitasking on Windows Phone a mixed bag (16 March 02:37) |
| The answer to whether you can do many things at once on the new device is not a simple one. The phone supports multitasking, but developers won't have free reign. |
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Intel ships solid-state drive for fast app start-up (16 March 02:17) |
| The SSD can speed load times for operating systems and applications. |
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Chrome to ditch unique ID sort of (16 March 01:31) |
| It's mostly sizzle and not a lot of steak, but Google plans to remove the unique ID that had been annoying data privacy advocates after the first update check. |
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Revived PC market to enjoy double-digit growth (15 March 10:08) |
| Following a recovery in the second half of 2009, PC shipments are expected to see huge gains this year and on into 2014, says new IDC report. |
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Live blog Windows Phone takes the stage at Mix (15 March 09:33) |
| At a developer conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft is showing how developers will be able to write software for the new Windows Phone 7 Series devices due out later this year. |
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Going beyond Flash Adobe shows off Web tech (15 March 07:53) |
| DreamWeaver demos reveal newer HTML and CSS technologies in action at Adobe. The company is showing more interest in Open Web technologies. |
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Web guru Tim Bray takes Google Android job (15 March 03:13) |
| The co-inventor of XML likes Google's philosophy overall, and especially how it applies to competing against the 'Disney-fied walled garden' of Apple's iPhone. |
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Report Test cant re-create runaway Prius (15 March 10:00) |
| U.S. government memo says "runaway" Toyota incident in San Diego could not be replicated, according to an AP report. |
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Systems engineer deemed best job in America (14 March 06:51) |
| A deep and detailed survey by Focus.com concludes that the best job in the United States is a tech job: systems engineer. No. 2: physician assistant. No. 3: college professor. |
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Apple loses key chip executive (13 March 11:06) |
| Sources say Dan Dobberpuhl, PA Semi's founder and pre-acquisition chief executive, has jumped ship to work at chip-related start-up Agnilux. |
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Runaway Prius Questions raised about driver (13 March 05:31) |
| The case of a "runaway" Prius in San Diego demonstrates how claims about electronic flaws requires investigators to look carefully at the human element too. |
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Consensus emerges for key Web-app standard (13 March 02:14) |
| Indexed DB isn't a sure thing, but it's got most of the right allies in the browser world to become an enabler of the cloud-computing vision. |
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