The U.S. Congress should consider a "safe harbor" from legal action for consumers using works protected by copyright as it launches a long-term effort to revamp copyright law, some advocates said Thursday. Consumers should be protected ...
Google beat Apple to the music subscription service punch this week, perhaps the doing of record labels who wanted to put Apple in its place, an analyst said. At its Google I/O developers conference Wednesday, Google unveiled All Access, ...
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Microsoft is upgrading its new Outlook.com webmail service so that its users can communicate with Gmail users via instant messaging. Outlook.com, which replaced Hotmail and offers a similar feature for chatting with people on Facebook and ...
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Nvidia's Project Shield handheld gaming device, now called simply Shield, will be available for pre-order on May 20 priced at US$349, though it won't ship to customers until the end of June. Shield takes the form of a console game ...
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China's reputation for security may have been marred by recent U.S. accusations of state-sponsored hacking but the nation is still a safe place as a tech subcontractor for foreign businesses, according to one of China's largest IT ...
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Microsoft today took another shot at rival Google, calling its rival's online application suite, Google Docs, "too big a gamble." A Gartner analyst countered that Microsoft's point was moot for many users. In a post to its Office 365 ...
Corporate IT departments will be faced with a "mega patch" Tuesday from Microsoft today. The patches to Microsoft's various Windows operating systems and essential applications will patch a number of flaws that are already being exploited ...
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Microsoft today said it has increased the head count for its June developers conference, and will sell the extra tickets Wednesday. Saying that it has "made more room" at BUILD, the conference that will run June 26-28 in San Francisco, ...
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Google said it is increasing by three times the amount of free storage for users of its cloud storage service Google Drive. Google Drive today announced it's increasing the amount of free storage it offers subscribers from 10GB for Gmail ...
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The New York State attorney general has sent letters to the chief executives of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung asking them for help in combating cellphone theft and hinting he may pursue legal action if they don't cooperate. The ...
Microsoft counter-attacked Friday, calling some media coverage of its plans to update Windows 8 sensationalist and an effort to drive website page views. One analyst dubbed the missive by Frank Shaw, Microsoft's head of communications, as ...
Sometime in the coming weeks, Microsoft will tell Windows 8 users whether they will have to pay for the upgrade code-named "Blue," and if so, how much. While Microsoft remains tight-lipped on the subject, analysts believe Microsoft won't ...
Increasing confidence in the economy and a rising stock market could lay the groundwork for a revival in tech-sector mergers and acquisitions as companies embrace cloud technology and pursue game-changing software, particularly for the ...
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Microsoft is rolling out changes to SkyDrive to enhance management of photos in the cloud storage service, including more efficient viewing and uploading of files. The improvements include a new "all photos" view that displays thumbnails ...
Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet is late to the party in Australia, and expensive, but it will satisfy those who want a tablet with the compute grunt of an ultrabook PC. The Pro is due to ship here this month, but has been available in the ...
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