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Claimed a three-to-one Black Friday weekend victory for Xbox 360 ...
Microsoft claims Black Friday victory over Sony
Microsoft has claimed a three-to-one Black Friday weekend victory for Xbox 360 over PlayStation 3. If the figures prove to be correct, Sony's expensive console could be in for a...
iTWire - Latest Headlines - 14 hours, 19 minutes ago
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Need a compelling new browser rather sooner than later
Firefox sails past 20% market share, IE drops below 70%
Mozilla achieved an important milestone in November, sailing past 20% market share over an entire month for the first time since its release in November 2004. Firefox leaped by almost ...
Digg / Technology - 20 hours, 44 minutes ago
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Making a new bid for Yahoo's search business, after Yahoo ...
Reports Yahoo takeover bid on horizon
There are conflicting reports on whether Microsoft is making a new bid for Yahoo's search business, after Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang stepped down.
Sky News Business - 1 day, 20 hours ago
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In talks to buy Yahoo's search business for $US20 billion ...
Microsoft-Yahoo deal 'total fiction'
A report that Microsoft is in talks to buy Yahoo's search business for $US20 billion is "total fiction''.
Business Day - 2 days, 1 hour ago
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Released some interesting benchmarks that show the system to be ...
MS Says Windows 7 Will Run DirectX 10 On the CPU
arcticstoat writes "In what could be seen as an easy answer to the Vista-capable debacle, Microsoft has introduced a 'fully conformant software rasterizer' called WARP (Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform) 10, ...
Slashdot - 2 days, 13 hours ago
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Reported to have started talks with Yahoo to acquire Yahoo’s ...
Microhoo not dead? Microsoft, Yahoo reported to have search deal talks
According to the UK’s Sunday Times, Microsoft is reported to have started talks with Yahoo to acquire Yahoo’s search business for US$20 billion – proving once again, Microsoft cannot stay ...
TECHGEEK.com.au - 2 days, 13 hours ago
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Gone above and beyond this holiday season by offering their ...
Microsoft's Holiday 'Gift Influencer'
Microsoft has gone above and beyond this holiday season by offering their very own Gift Influencer to those wanting an Xbox 360.
Digg / Technology - 3 days, 22 hours ago
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Windows Drops Below 90% Market Share
ozmanjusri writes "Online market share of the dominant Windows operating system has taken its biggest monthly fall in years to drop below 90%, according to Net Applications Inc. Computerworld reports ...
Slashdot - 5:09 a.m. Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Slashdot - 5:09 a.m. Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Look What's Cooking At Microsoft Labs
stinkymountain writes "Writer John Brandon spent two days at Microsoft Research Labs in Redmond and got an inside look at some pretty interesting projects under development, including a robotic receptionist, ...
Slashdot - 2:17 a.m. Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Slashdot - 2:17 a.m. Wednesday 3rd December 2008
7 hours, 35 minutes ago
C•CURE 9000 available from ADT Security
Software House, an access control brand of ADT Security, showcased the capabilities of its new open architecture security management platform, the C•CURE 9000 at the recent ASIAL Security 2008 Conference. ...
Ferret Product - 11:19 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Ferret Product - 11:19 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Nintendo the only company making profit on consoles sold
Just how much money does Nintendo make on each Wii sold? About $6, apparently. In comparison, Microsoft break even with the 360 and Sony actually lose money on the PS3. ...
Vooks Australian Nintendo News - 10:54 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Vooks Australian Nintendo News - 10:54 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Find Similar Images With Live Search
Microsoft's Live image search tool added a new button underneath every image result you mouse over: "Show similar images." Close to the functionality of previously mentioned engine TinEye , but ...
lifehacker - 10:10 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
lifehacker - 10:10 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Every Wii sold makes Nintendo USD $6
Nintendo Wii News Microsoft breaks even, Sony loses money.
PAL Gaming Network - 7:40 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
PAL Gaming Network - 7:40 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Steam Linux on the way? Left 4 Dead carries Linux binaries
Though some will protest that its DRM system is detestable, Valve's Steam platform is by far one of the best compromises between publishers and gamers, and it's a key contributor ...
Digg / Technology - 6:40 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Digg / Technology - 6:40 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
TAC gets into gaming
In-game advertising has now begun in Australia with Sensis’ digital media business, MediaSmart, sealing a major deal with Victoria’s Transport Accident Commission (TAC) to make targeted advertising available within PlayStation ...
Marketing Magazine - 5:03 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Marketing Magazine - 5:03 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Company says eggs safe despite casinos suspending use
An Australian egg company says all its products are safe after several casinos suspended their use.
ABC News food and beverage - 4:45 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
ABC News food and beverage - 4:45 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Microsoft claims Black Friday victory over Sony
Microsoft has claimed a three-to-one Black Friday weekend victory for Xbox 360 over PlayStation 3. If the figures prove to be correct, Sony's expensive console could be in for a...
iTWire - Latest Headlines - 4:35 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
iTWire - Latest Headlines - 4:35 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Use Rules And Colours To Build An Outlook Inbox Project Manager
The Microsoft Outlook Team Blog offers up a useful summary of how you can use Outlook's rules and colour categorisations to automatically keep track of multiple work projects in your ...
lifehacker - 3:50 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
lifehacker - 3:50 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Apple now "encourages" antivirus use for Mac OS X
After years of jabbing Microsoft for the seeming need to run antivirus software on Windows, Apple has quietly posted its own recommendation for similar security with its own operating system.
Digg / Technology - 3:40 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Digg / Technology - 3:40 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Egg deliveries suspended on contamination fears
Sydney's Star City has suspended orders from an egg producer after a contamination scare at a sister casino in Queensland.
FoodWeek - 2:47 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
FoodWeek - 2:47 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
New Massive Botnet Building On Windows Hole
CWmike writes "The worm exploiting a critical Windows bug that Microsoft patched with an emergency fix in late October is now being used to build a fast-growing botnet, said Ivan ...
Slashdot - 1:29 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Slashdot - 1:29 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Firefox sails past 20% market share, IE drops below 70%
Mozilla achieved an important milestone in November, sailing past 20% market share over an entire month for the first time since its release in November 2004. Firefox leaped by almost ...
Digg / Technology - 10:10 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Digg / Technology - 10:10 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
