Nokia’s Android phone: Good for Nokia, not so good for Microsoft
Nokia’s working on an Android phone, but it won’t ever see the light of day. The news that Nokia has been working on its own Android Phone broke last night,…
Linux, Open Source, & anti Microsoft news
Open source ‘wasn’t available’ two years ago, says Universal Credit chief
Howard Shiplee said that the welfare project will now be using open source and web-based tech. The head of delivery for the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) flagship welfare…
Microsoft FAT patent loss endangers its Android revenue
The Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany) has ruled that that Microsoft’s European Union (EU) patent EP0618540 for its File Allocation Table (FAT) or “common name space for long and…
It’s true, the START MENU is coming BACK to Windows 8, hiss sources
Microsoft’s forthcoming wave of Windows updates will streamline the OS and will even see the return of the much-missed Start menu, according to new reports. The idea appears to be…
It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday: December 2013
Microsoft released eleven new security bulletins for the December Patch Tuesday, closing out 2013 with 106 security bulletins. While that tops last year’s total of 83, it is roughly in…
German court invalidates Microsoft patent used for Motorola phone sales ban
A Microsoft storage patent that was used to get a sales ban on products from Google-owned Motorola Mobility in Germany has been invalidated by the German Federal Patent Court.
Internet Explorer 11 at it again, breaks Microsoft’s own CRM software
Compatibility problems continue to plague Internet Explorer 11, with some Microsoft customers once again complaining that the company’s latest browser doesn’t work with one of its own products.
Microsoft lines up critical Windows, Office and IE fixes for next week
Microsoft today said it will ship 11 security updates next week to patch critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and Exchange, including one meant to stymie active attacks…
Valve renews Linux commitment, Microsoft and Sony should worry
If Valve has its way, tomorrow’s gaming console is going to be running Linux. The Steam-gaming company has just renewed its Linux commitment by joining The Linux Foundation.
As Xbox One Complaints Increase, Microsoft Promises Improvements
Day-one Xbox One adopters have had their consoles for a week and a half now, and the warts are starting to show. Over the past few days, we’ve seen a…
An Absolutely Terrifying Chart For Microsoft
Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system is a flop. This chart from Statista, based on data from Net Applications, shows that Windows 8 was used by just 9.3% of the computing…
Microsoft is finally tired of bashing Apple, sets sights on Samsung instead
Try as Microsoft might, it just can’t seem to put a dent in iPad sales with its Apple-bashing Surface ads. The company has issued several different ads that deal various…
Microsoft Should Be Worried About Google’s Chromebooks
Just ahead of the holiday shopping season, Microsoft ramped up its FUD machine and launched the next phase of its infamous anti-Google Scroogled campaign last week. This time, the company…
Fresh Microsoft Windows XP Flaw Exploited In Targeted Attacks
Microsoft has warned of a newly-discovered flaw affecting Windows XP, which allows anyone running in a standard user account to execute code in the operating system’s kernel.
Microsoft squashes Exchange Server bug
Redmond has issued a patch for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 to cure a bug that borked its backups.