Microsoft opens virtual drives for free
Microsoft said on Tuesday it would allow anyone to use its specifications for “virtual” drives, which enable one computer to run several operating systems, with the promise never to sue for infringement of its legal rights.
The Microsoft virtualisation software has been available for more than two years, but as computers become more powerful the use [...]
Windows virus bites Apple iPods
Apple is warning that some video iPods are harbouring a Windows virus.
In a statement on its website Apple said that a small number of video iPods sold after 12 September are carrying the RavMonE virus.
The company said that, so far, it had seen “less than 25 reports” of the problem affecting users.
In a similar incident [...]
Microsoft Gets Even Pickier
We recently reported that Microsoft Vista has a protection set up that keeps hackers away from the software. Basically, it makes you register, and if you don’t do it within the timeframe given (30 days) you get the boot. Yes, out of your own system, in some cases. Locked out with only [...]
Microsoft Loosens Hold Over 3rd Party Vendors
After pressure came from the European Union against Microsoft locking Vista up and keeping third party vendors from interacting with the OS, Microsoft has loosened its hold and is now stating they will make key components available to software firms like Symantec and McAfee.
What does this mean for Vista users? Choice. McAfee has [...]
Google Offers Free Office Bundle To Rival Microsoft
Google has recently released an office based software bundle that is focused on replacing the ever-frustrating Microsoft Office programs. For those of you that try very hard to break free from Microsoft, Google’s offering will seem like a dream.
Bundled and free of charge, Google Docs & Spreadsheets will take the place of Microsoft’s software [...]
Microsoft Sues The Makers Of FairUse4WM
The release of FairUse4WM is sure to have given Microsoft a black eye. The software allowed any user to strip the Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) software from downloaded files, thus allowing him to do whatever he pleased with them. As the release of a anti-FairUse4WM had proved to be just a temporary solution, [...]
Video search site Blinkx signs Microsoft pact
On Monday, Blinkx will announce potentially one of its biggest deals to date, with Microsoft, which has agreed to use Blinkx technology to power the video search on some parts of its MSN Internet sites and Live.com.Y
ouTube is a load of laughs. Finding something specific you want to watch is another matter.
For searching video on [...]
Microsoft Takes Steps to Lock Pirates OUT
Microsoft has Vista set up so that if you do not activate the product legally within a 30 day period (much like the XP timeline), Vista will activate a lockout procedure and run on a “reduced functionality mode”.
In this mode, Vista will allow a user to access the internet via a browser but [...]
Vista to take hard stand against piracy
Microsoft Corp’s forthcoming Windows Vista will take much harsher steps to curtail piracy than previous versions of its operating system, including crippling the usefulness of computers found to be running unlicensed copies of the new software.
The world’s largest software maker said Wednesday that people running a version of Windows Vista that it believes is pirated [...]
Zune W-Fi Demo
There’s a really cool demo on YouTube that illustrates the wireless features of the upcoming Zune multimedia player from Microsoft.
The video demonstrates how its wireless networking ability functions and the ease with which one can share media files with a friend nearby.
The only damper is that it crystallizes just how DRM infested this new [...]
