Vista tackles media
Speculation is mounting as to how Microsoft Vista, the next generation of Windows, will handle media. Digit rounded up the rumours.
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Analysis: Intel Macs give users choice
The idea of running Windows on Apple hardware just got a lot more appealing with the introduction of Macs built on Intel processors. But don't expect the company to be too keen on its users running Windows on the new machines.
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Google to pay $1 billion for AOL stake
Google is poised to pay $1 billion for a five per cent stake in Time Warner's America Online Inc. unit, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday afternoon on its Web site, moments after also reporting that Google and AOL are in exclusive talks related to an advertising partnership.
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Xbox 360 Japan: 44,000 sales
Microsoft's Xbox 360 console sold just under 44,000 units in its first two days on sale in Japan, a market research company said Friday.
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Xbox team moves to forefront in Microsoft
Microsoft has restructured its entertainment division into four divisions, a move that gives more control to executives that oversaw the development and launch of the Xbox 360 game console, a Microsoft spokesman confirmed Thursday.
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Xbox 360: lukewarm reception in Japan
Microsoft launched its Xbox 360 console in Japan on Saturday to a lukewarm reaction from local gamers.
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Xbox 360 shortages 'to continue'
Shortages of Xbox 360 consoles in the US and Europe aren't expected to be resolved anytime soon, a Microsoft executive said Saturday after the company launched the console in Japan.
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IE7 pre-release bumped to 2006
The next pre-release of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) 7 for Windows XP browser has been pushed into early next year, the company's IE team said in a blog posting.
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Xbox 360 user sues Microsoft
A Chicago man has filed a class action complaint against Microsoft that claims the company knowingly distributed defective Xbox game consoles in its hurry to beat rivals to market with a next-generation gaming product.
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Xbox 360 headed for wider Asian release
Microsoft plans to sell its Xbox 360 game console in more Asian countries starting early next year, the company announced Monday.
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Web poll highlights glitches in Xbox 360
Xbox 360 users have kicked off an informal Internet poll in which 16 per cent of respondents said they are having problems with their new gaming console, although Microsoft says there are no major bugs and that problems have been reported with only a very small proportion its machines.
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Microsoft 'losing money on Xbox 360'
Despite promises from Microsoft executives that the retail price of the new Xbox 360 game console would cover production costs, product tear downs by two different market researchers suggest that the company is losing money on the machines.
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Xbox 360 -- first impressions
After enduring months of contrived viral marketing campaigns, fluffy monologues from James Allard, the Xbox 360 launch has finally come upon those living in the US.
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Microsoft changes tune on Windows XP SP3
Microsoft on Thursday officially confirmed that there will be a third service pack for the current client version of the Windows OS, Windows XP.
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Microsoft adds PDF support to Office
Microsoft will support Adobe's PDF format in the next edition of Office, according to its program manager Brian Jones.
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Microsoft unveils Xbox 360 TGS lineup
With the Tokyo Game Show underway, Microsoft today announced its lineup of Xbox 360 games to be shown at the Microsoft booth, which include Resident Evil 5 and Sonic. The next-gen console has support from most major Japanese publishers, including Capcom, Konami, Square Enix and Koei.
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Microsoft unveils set of design tools
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a suite of Web-site design and graphics software that gives designers a set of tools similar to those that have been available for years from Adobe and Macromedia.
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Microsoft 'to show Flash-killer' at conference
A potential Flash-killer is among the topics Microsoft will highlight at its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) this week, according to analysts who follow the software giant.
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Xbox 360 UK, US pricing revealed
Microsoft's Xbox 360 will be available in two versions costing $300 and $400 when it is launched later this year, the company said Wednesday. In Europe it will cost €300 and €400 respectively, and in the UK will cost £210 and £280 respectively.
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Microsoft posts new Acrylic preview
Microsoft on Monday posted the second CTP (Community Technology Preview) of its Acrylic design tool, adding support for XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language) to benefit users of the planned Windows Vista OS.