The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to review an April decision by its administrative law judge in a patent dispute between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility that has attracted a lot of attention including from the U.S. ...
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Microsoft has won a third victory in Germany over Google's Motorola unit in the ongoing patent wars between the two companies. A German court ruled that several Motorola tablets and phones infringe a Microsoft patented method for apps to ...
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Windows Phone 8 smartphones, which officially launched Monday and will ship in November on three U.S. carriers, will support 46 of the top 50 most popular smartphone apps with a Data Sense app for more efficient data usage that will first ...
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As it stood late this afternoon, Hosting.com's data center in Newark, Del., was within walking distance of the projected path Hurricane Sandy's center once it makes landfall. This storm has put the staff at Hosting.com on alert. They went ...
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Microsoft announced today that Xbox 360 owners will now be able to use the company's SkyDrive cloud storage service, allowing them to download and share files such as videos and photos with other users. The SkyDrive app will go live later ...
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About 100 people waited outside Boston's Microsoft Store Friday to buy the company's new Surface tablet, which runs a new version of Windows. Unlike previous versions of the operating system, Windows RT runs on an ARM processor, typically ...
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In the release notes to Version 3.5.6 of the Linux kernel, maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman warned users that there would likely be only one more version of that branch of the kernel, and that users should get ready to move to the 3.6 branch ...
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Microsoft Studios has announced the opening of a dedicated mobile device videogame development studio in London. The studio joins the software company's existing three UK-based games development studios; London-based Soho Studios, ...
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IDG News Service - Microsoft revenue rose slightly but due to several one-time items, it posted a net loss during its fourth fiscal quarter, when the Windows division's sales fell 13%. Revenue in the quarter ended June 30 came in at ...
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Red Level Networks, a premier IT-solutions provider, is hosting an educational Dell AppAssure and EqualLogic event on September 27 at the The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, MI. This complimentary event will provide an overview of AppAssure ...
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Microsoft has announced it intends to "retire" its instant message chat tool Windows Live Messenger in favour of Skype's messaging tool. The announcement comes just 18 months after Microsoft announced plans to acquire internet telephony ...
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U.S.Sen.Ron Wyden(D-Ore.)has introduced legislation that limits the ability of broadband providers to impose data caps on customers. The Data Measurement Integrity Act,which Wyden introduced Thursday,would require ISPs to first accurately ...
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ACD Systems International Inc. today announced the release of two new product offerings, acdVIDEO Converter 2 and acdVIDEO Converter 2 Pro. acdVIDEO Converter 2 is a simple to use HD video converter that can quickly and easily convert ...
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IntensaFireStore.com recently introduced IntensaFire 2.0 controller mods for the PS3. This DIY kit is easily installed and has straightforward activation, ensuring an optimized gaming experience. The rapid fire controller mod comes in a ...
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Western Digital (WD) today announced it was bringing a range of routers to the market, signalling a new direction for the company best known for its storage. The product line named My Net is WD’s first foray into the networking ...
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