July 2, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
A lesson from Economics 101: If a product’s selling successfully, you don’t drop the price. That’s what happened recently on Microsoft’s new Kin phone, and now the company’s decided to drop the device altogether.
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Tags: Kin, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows Mobile
June 22, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Putting off that Windows XP service pack update could finally catch up with you in a couple of weeks.
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Tags: deadline, Microsoft, security, SP2, SP3, update, XP
May 27, 2010 by Sam Narisi
Anyone still using Internet Explorer 6 recently got a stern warning from Microsoft: Dump the browser now.
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Tags: browsers, Internet Explorer, Microsoft
May 25, 2010 by Sam Narisi
It seems like many IT departments are starting to let go of Windows XP. Is your organization ready for a new OS?
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Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7, XP
April 5, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Looks like Microsoft’s only recourse is going to be taking their case to the Supreme Court. The company got slapped down again last week by the legal system in a patent fight with i4i, the one that ultimately led to the software giant having to remove a feature from Office 2007.
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Tags: court, i4i, Microsoft, patent suit
March 26, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Looking for a new job in IT? There’s something that could give you an edge, says the Dice Report on hiring in the technology sector:
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Tags: certification, Cisco, Dice Report, IT, Microsoft
March 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Score one for the little guy this week in the battle that’s pitted Cryptome against two technology powerhouses — Microsoft and PayPal.
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Tags: account, Cryptome, Microsoft, PayPal, site, whistle blower
March 18, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
You know you’re in trouble when your own employees start buying the competition’s products. That’s apparently what’s happening to Microsoft these days.
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Tags: Apple, employees, iphone, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, users, Wall Street Journal
March 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
After a few days of head scratching, Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site.
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Tags: F1, flaw, help, Microsoft, Web site, Windows
March 9, 2010 by Sam Narisi
Still just want to buy a new PC with Windows XP? Despite a recent legal challenge, Microsoft won’t make it any easier.
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Tags: Microsoft, Vista, Windows, Windows 7, XP