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Windows 7 tops Vista software sales, lags behind in hardware

Fri, Nov 6, 2009 - Microsoft's heavily hyped Windows 7 debut was a success for the Redmond, Wash., company in terms of boxed software, which saw a 234 percent increase over Vista, though PC hardware sales slowed. ( 217 comments )

Microsoft drops Family Guy special over content issues

Tue, Oct 27, 2009 - Microsoft has pulled the plug on its Windows 7 sponsorship of Seth MacFarlane's forthcoming "Family Guy" special after deciding the edgy comedy didn't "fit with the Windows brand." ( 54 comments )

Exclusive photos, video from Microsoft Store grand opening

Thu, Oct 22, 2009 - Microsoft debuted its first retail store in Scottsdale, Ariz., Thursday to coincide with the launch of Windows 7, and AppleInsider has exclusive photos, video and details from the grand opening event. ( 325 comments )

Burger King sells Windows 7 Whoppers as Microsoft begins Guru training

Thu, Oct 22, 2009 - In concert with Thursday's release of Windows 7, Burger King in Japan has begun selling a Whopper with seven patties of meat; and a Microsoft Store "Guru" has been spotted in person. ( 73 comments )

Apple's Safari gets prime placement in Windows browser ballot

Fri, Oct 16, 2009 - Microsoft's Windows browser ballot in Europe presents its options in alphabetical order, putting Apple's Safari as the first choice for users to install. ( 75 comments )

Apple's Snow Leopard bests Windows 7 in speed tests

Fri, Oct 16, 2009 - When both Mac OS X 10.6 and Windows 7 were tested on a MacBook Pro, Apple's new operating system clearly beat Microsoft in terms of speed, a new test has shown. ( 170 comments )

Apple may not be Microsoft's biggest retail challenge

Thu, Oct 15, 2009 - Microsoft's retail and hardware partnerships may hinder its expansion into the retail space, as it seeks to compete with Apple's brick-and-mortar locations. ( 93 comments )

Apple plans Mac marketing blitz around Windows 7 launch

Thu, Oct 15, 2009 - Apple plans to counter the upcoming release of Windows 7 with advertisements that will lambaste the upgrade process from Windows XP, and portray Macs as more secure. ( 169 comments )

Apple endorses Wi-Fi Direct for networking without hotspots

Wed, Oct 14, 2009 - Apple and a consortium of other technology companies in the Wi-Fi Alliance have agreed to a new peer-to-peer wireless standard that aims to make it easier for electronics to communicate. ( 51 comments )

History suggests Windows 7 launch could boost Mac sales

Tue, Oct 13, 2009 - Rather than negatively impacting Mac sales, a new report provides evidence that the impending launch of Windows 7 could actually be a boon for Apple. ( 231 comments )

Microsoft's Sidekick/Pink problems blamed on dogfooding and sabotage

Mon, Oct 12, 2009 - Additional insiders have stepped forward to shed more light into Microsoft's troubled acquisition of Danger, its beleaguered Pink Project, and what has become one of the most high profile Information Technology disasters in recent memory. ( 159 comments )

Microsoft's Danger Sidekick data loss casts dark on cloud computing

Sun, Oct 11, 2009 - Microsoft has demonstrated that the dark side of cloud computing has no silver linings. After a major server outage occurred on its watch last weekend, users dependent on the company have just been informed that their personal data and photos "has almost certainly been lost." ( 104 comments )

Exclusive: Pink Danger leaks from Microsoft's Windows Phone

Fri, Oct 9, 2009 - Earlier this week, an anonymous tipster leaked the news that Microsoft's top secret Pink project, aimed to take on the iPhone just as the Zune targeted the iPod, was "near death and probably will be canceled." Another source has now spilled even more details about the internal crisis brewing within the company and how the failure of Pink relates to iPhone, Google's Android, and Windows Mobile. ( 134 comments )

Mossberg: Windows 7 narrows the gap with Apple's Mac OS X

Thu, Oct 8, 2009 - Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal has given Microsoft's Windows 7 a glowing review, noting that Microsoft's latest operating system is still behind Apple's Mac OS X, but not by much. ( 450 comments )

Microsoft considers extending Zune services to Apple users

Wed, Oct 7, 2009 - Some services currently exclusive to Microsoft's Zune platform, such as subscription music downloads, could be extended to Apple products like the iPod in the future, a new report has suggested. ( 162 comments )

Patent holder that won against Microsoft now targets Apple

Wed, Oct 7, 2009 - Apple and 22 other companies are the target of a new patent infringement suit over the use of browser-embedded interactive Web content. ( 87 comments )

As Apple preps multi-touch mouse, Microsoft shows off its own

Tue, Oct 6, 2009 - With rumors swirling that Apple will launch an updated Mighty Mouse with multi-touch capabilities, Microsoft has shown off its own unique hardware with a number of prototypes. ( 103 comments )

Apple takes double-digit home PC market share - study

Mon, Oct 5, 2009 - An estimated 12 percent of all U.S. homes have an Apple computer, though nearly all Mac owners also have a Windows PC in their home, a new study shows. ( 74 comments )

Flash coming to most smartphones, but not Apple's iPhone

Mon, Oct 5, 2009 - Adobe on Monday announced partnerships with numerous handset operating system makers, including Research in Motion, Nokia, Palm, Google and Microsoft, to bring Flash Player 10.1 to smartphones. Absent from the list: Apple. ( 224 comments )

Steve Ballmer: Safari a 'rounding error,' Mac losing market share

Wed, Sep 30, 2009 - Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer went on the offensive against Apple in a recent interview, stating that Windows has gained market share on OS X, and that the browser Safari is a "rounding error." ( 220 comments )

Microsoft flashing green in bid to poach Apple Retail experts

Sat, Sep 26, 2009 - As Microsoft attempts to enter the retail landscape and compete head-to-head with Apple, the software giant is reportedly courting Apple Store employees with one of its greatest assets: cold, hard cash. ( 85 comments )

Microsoft to pitch Windows 7 via home parties

Wed, Sep 23, 2009 - Microsoft is promoting the release of Windows 7 by encouraging users to throw Tupperware-like house parties in celebration of the launch. ( 111 comments )

Apple prepares for first Microsoft store by updating its own

Wed, Sep 23, 2009 - In what could be viewed as a preemptive strike, Apple has closed its store in Mission Viejo, Calif., for renovations -- the same store that will be located near one of Microsoft's first retail outlets. ( 113 comments )

Microsoft hires Apple Store staff; potential employee walk-out

Tue, Sep 22, 2009 - Software giant Microsoft is apparently also looking to lure away retail employees from Apple's own stores; and employees at a Washington Apple Store have planned a walk-out. ( 121 comments )

Like Apple, Microsoft rumored to be creating tablet

Mon, Sep 21, 2009 - Just as they compete in numerous other markets, Microsoft and Apple could be going head to head with new touchscreen tablet devices in the near future, if a new rumor proves true. ( 142 comments )

For students, Windows 7 will equal Snow Leopard's price

Fri, Sep 18, 2009 - For a limited time, students will be able to purchase Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system for $30, roughly the same price as Apple's competing Mac OS X Snow Leopard. ( 122 comments )

Review roundup: Zune HD plays catchup to iPod touch

Thu, Sep 17, 2009 - Though the new Zune HD portable media player from Microsoft is garnering mostly positive reviews, critics say it's likely too little, too late against Apple's dominant iPod touch. ( 232 comments )

Tablet Tuesday: Lenovo, Fujitsu, Archos unveil touchscreens

Tue, Sep 15, 2009 - As rumors of Apple's still-unannounced tablet device continue to swirl, the impending launch of Windows 7 has led to a plethora of touchscreen devices that look to beat Apple's anticipated device to market. ( 76 comments )

Ballmer teases iPhone-toting employee; iTunes LP comic book

Fri, Sep 11, 2009 - A Microsoft employee who snapped a photo of Steve Ballmer at a company meeting was given a ribbing by the company executive; and the first iTunes LP e-book is for sale in the form of a comic with multimedia extras. ( 99 comments )

Microsoft unleashes retail talking points attacking Linux, Macs

Tue, Sep 8, 2009 - In preparation for the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft has created ExpertZone "training courses" using controversial talking point programing to dissuade retail employees from selling customers Linux PCs or Macs, and arms them with "facts" to use in upselling Windows PC users on expensive service plans. ( 128 comments )

Court allows Microsoft to keep selling Word during appeal

Fri, Sep 4, 2009 - Microsoft's request to an appeals court that the company be able to sell its popular software Word during an ongoing appeal was granted this week. ( 43 comments )

Microsoft discontinues hard drives, "squircle" from Zune lineup

Wed, Sep 2, 2009 - With the impending launch of Microsoft's iPod touch competitor, the Zune HD, the Redmond, Wash., company will discontinue its previous offerings, which included high-capacity hard drive players and the "squircle" input method. ( 31 comments )

Microsoft's fight against Apple ads seen as waste of money

Wed, Sep 2, 2009 - With Apple's Mac home market share tripling in the past five years, Microsoft has fought back with its own advertising campaigns attacking Apple for the first time, a move one analyst sees as a mistake. ( 124 comments )

Windows Mobile 6.5 to take on Apple's iPhone starting Oct. 6

Tue, Sep 1, 2009 - Microsoft announced Tuesday that hardware equipped with Windows Mobile 6.5, its latest smartphone platform to compete with Apple's iPhone, will be available to consumers on Oct. 6. ( 98 comments )

Briefly: Apple hit with copyright suit, Snow Leopard preorder

Fri, Aug 21, 2009 - Some Apple Up To Date Program customers have been able to order Snow Leopard; Apple has been hit with a copyright suit from a photographer; and Microsoft's retail stores are hiring. ( 61 comments )

Microsoft hopes to take on Apple with dual mobile platforms

Wed, Aug 19, 2009 - A new report from Taiwan states that Microsoft intends to debut a touch interface for Windows Mobile 6.5 in early 2010, along with version 7 later that year to compete with the iPhone. ( 158 comments )

Apple "awash in cash" as Microsoft offers "buckets" to Zune developers

Fri, Aug 14, 2009 - As debt-free Apple has accrued a massive $31.1 billion in cash and investments, Microsoft allegedly recently offered one developer "a bucket of money" to write software for the new Zune HD. ( 55 comments )

Microsoft says Office 2010, Outlook for Mac coming next year

Thu, Aug 13, 2009 - When Office 2010 for Mac launches late next year, the software suite's program Entourage will be replaced by a brand new version of Outlook built from the ground up. ( 81 comments )

Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word

Wed, Aug 12, 2009 - A judge has ruled that Microsoft cannot sell its flagship document processing application, Word, to customers, in a ruling stemming from a U.S. patent infringement lawsuit. ( 65 comments )

Briefly: Apple shoots secret commercial, hit with patent suit

Wed, Aug 12, 2009 - Apple this week shot a commercial for an unreleased product; a Texas company alleges the iPhone maker infringed on its patents; and Microsoft files a trademark for its new retail logo. ( 64 comments )

Zune HD price leak: $100 less than Apple iPod touch

Tue, Aug 11, 2009 - A temporary price listing for Microsoft's upcoming Zune HD showed the device at $290 for its 32GB offering, a cost more than $100 cheaper than the comparable iPod touch model from Apple. ( 153 comments )

Microsoft details how to port programs from Apple's App Store

Tue, Aug 4, 2009 - In an attempt to encourage developers to bring their software to Windows Mobile, Microsoft has published a technical document describing how to port applications from the iPhone to the platform one company official said has a superior Web browser. ( 130 comments )

Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error"

Fri, Jul 31, 2009 - Speaking to a group of market analysts this week, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer repeatedly mentioned Apple, including a suggestion that a growing rate of Mac adoption is statistically insignificant. ( 265 comments )

First Apple, Microsoft retail stores to face off in California

Wed, Jul 29, 2009 - Microsoft plans to compete directly against an already-established Apple Store in Mission Viejo, Calif., as the Windows maker announced this week its first two planned retail store locations, scheduled to open this fall. ( 124 comments )

Microsoft stores to mimic Apple's with "Guru Bars"

Fri, Jul 24, 2009 - A leaked presentation has exposed Microsoft's tentative plans for its retail stores -- and the high degree to which they'll imitate Apple stores, down to their layouts and even the presence of a dedicated "Guru Bar" for help. ( 171 comments )

After Apple legal threats, Microsoft quietly changes ads

Fri, Jul 24, 2009 - Last week, Microsoft bragged that Apple's legal department had contacted them and asked that one of their 'Laptop Hunters' ads be pulled. But now the Windows maker has modified the ad to reflect Apple's current MacBook Pro prices. ( 106 comments )

Microsoft suffers worst fiscal year ever while Apple rises

Thu, Jul 23, 2009 - Once accustomed to ever-rising profits, Microsoft has been dealt two blows with both its second quarter of losses in a row and its first-ever annual decline, all at the same time as Apple has had its best non-holiday quarter yet. ( 111 comments )

Key Apple retail exec now shaping Microsoft stores

Mon, Jul 20, 2009 - Once one of the cornerstones of Apple's early retail efforts, real estate expert George Blankenship has switched sides and is now providing advice to Microsoft on plans for its own stores. ( 137 comments )

Office 2008 for Mac SP2 improves speed and stability

Mon, Jul 20, 2009 - Microsoft is set to release its second service pack for Office 2008 on Mac, bringing improved stability, speed, and new features, such as increased connectivity with the Web-based Office Live Workspace. ( 52 comments )

Apple, many others in crosshairs of touchpad lawsuit

Sun, Jul 19, 2009 - A small firm hoping to strike it rich through legal action has sued Apple, Microsoft, and virtually every other significant company making a media device under claims that they violate a patent for touchpads. ( 65 comments )

Analyst urges selling an "ebbing" Microsoft's stock

Thu, Jul 16, 2009 - After years of financial experts considering Microsoft a safe and stable investment, one analyst now recommends that investors jump ship as Microsoft has been too sluggish responding to attacks from Apple and Google. ( 81 comments )

Microsoft says Apple legal wanted 'Laptop Hunter' ads pulled

Thu, Jul 16, 2009 - Microsoft's chief operating officer claimed Wednesday that Apple's legal department demanded the Windows maker pull its "Laptop Hunter" ads -- the TV spots in which company casts Macs as overpriced novelty items. ( 204 comments )

Microsoft stores to open near Apple's; Steve Jobs at Coldplay gig

Wed, Jul 15, 2009 - In a not-so-subtle move, Microsoft says its retail stores will deliberately open near those run by Apple. Also, Steve Jobs has shown a rare public display of his love of music by attending a Coldplay concert, and the first Apple store in Canada's capital city is due to open this Saturday. ( 89 comments )

Steve Ballmer laughs off Google's Chrome OS threat

Tue, Jul 14, 2009 - Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer ridiculed Google's browser-based PC operating system which is slated for shipment next year, using a tone remarkably similar to that used to blow off the potential of the iPhone two years ago. ( 133 comments )

Microsoft takes aim at Google with online Office suite

Mon, Jul 13, 2009 - Microsoft on Monday announced plans to begin widespread testing of a new version of its market-leading productivity suite for Windows PCs that will tie into a series of new Web-based Office applications similar to those offered by rival Google. ( 81 comments )

Windows 7 priced below Vista, to allow upgrades from XP

Thu, Jun 25, 2009 - Microsoft tried to appease disgruntled customers on Thursday with news lower Windows 7 upgrade prices as well as a concession that lets owners of the now 8-year-old Windows XP move up to the new operating system at a lower price. ( 198 comments )

Microsoft reveals plans to ship Windows 7 without IE in Europe

Fri, Jun 12, 2009 - Due to ongoing antitrust issues with the European Union, Microsoft has confirmed it will ship Windows 7 in Europe without its flagship browser, Internet Explorer 8. ( 71 comments )

Microsoft announces free anti-virus service for Windows

Thu, Jun 11, 2009 - Leading anti-virus software producers Symantec and McAfee will face new competition in the lucrative market for fixing Windows when Microsoft launches its own free security service, dubbed Morro, sometime in the second half of 2009. ( 81 comments )

SanDisk CEO concedes that Apple's iPod has won the war

Wed, Jun 3, 2009 - Since the debut of the first iPod in 2001, almost every consumer technology company has tried to create an “iPod killer” to outsell it. SanDisk is one of those companies with its Sansa line of media players, but founder and CEO Eli Harari has now admitted that the iPod has sovereignty. ( 90 comments )

Early glimpse at Zune HD: "better" than iPod touch

Thu, May 28, 2009 - Just a day after it was introduced, the Zune HD has been demonstrated live and is already generating buzz from at least one major blog that it could provide an experience superior to Apple's iPod touch. ( 269 comments )

Microsoft says Zune HD is real, will get multi-touch

Tue, May 26, 2009 - After two years of watching iPod sales pass it by, Microsoft has drawn a line in the sand and says it has a new Zune with hardware features to thwart the iPod touch, including a multi-touch display. ( 181 comments )

Microsoft's ads doing damage to Apple, one study claims

Tue, May 19, 2009 - Even as critics have attacked Microsoft for bending the truth in its PCs-are-cheaper ad campaign, one firm's research shows that it might be working and turning the public minds, though not necessarily wallets, away from Apple. ( 179 comments )

Apple fires its return salvo as Microsoft issues misleading 5th ad

Fri, May 15, 2009 - After appearing to remain aloof to Microsoft's jabs that Macs don't give enough choice, Apple has responded with ads which insist that poor Windows PC choices are no choices at all. ( 321 comments )

Microsoft launches assault on Apple's "iPod tax"

Tue, May 12, 2009 - Microsoft is no longer content with turning up the heat against just Apple's Mac lines and has begun a new marketing campaign that attacks the perceived additional costs of filling an iPod with music versus a Zune, but one which omits key flaws in the process. ( 116 comments )

MacBooks sweep latest Consumer Reports scores

Mon, May 4, 2009 - In a minor coup against Microsoft' claims of better value for money in Windows notebooks, Apple has earned the crown in Consumer Reports' latest computer study for its current generation of MacBooks -- as well as in tech support and, very nearly, desktops. ( 105 comments )

iPod touch web share triples as Windows reaches new low

Fri, May 1, 2009 - Web market share for the iPod touch has tripled in just five months, outpacing even the iPhone among mobile devices. Also, Windows' share has dropped to its lowest point since tracking began even as the Mac managed to hold its ground. ( 60 comments )

Microsoft ups cash limit, takes aim at MacBook Pros in new ad

Fri, May 1, 2009 - Following a trio of TV ads that cast Apple's 13-inch MacBook line as impractical purchases for average consumers on budgets between $1000 and $1500, Microsoft on Thursday took aim at the company's professional line of notebooks in a fourth ad that doubles the initial spending limit of its role players. ( 506 comments )

Microsoft issues Windows 7 RC on road to October launch

Thu, Apr 30, 2009 - The last test version of Windows 7 has reached a wide audience and is now believed on track for a late October release, putting Microsoft's last cards on the table as it prepares to square off against Mac OS X Snow Leopard. ( 164 comments )

Apple lands Xbox boss, Mac OS X 10.5.7, $999 MacBook Air deal

Thu, Apr 30, 2009 - A director of Microsoft's Xbox team is on his way to Apple. Meanwhile, the Mac maker appears to be taking its time to assure that Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update is rock solid before it's released to the public. And one of our sponsors is clearing out early model MacBook Airs for $999 and has dropped word that existing MacBook coupons won't run in May. ( 74 comments )

Apple to introduce more affordable Macs, sources say

Thu, Apr 30, 2009 - Determined to grow its share of the personal computer market during the worst economic climate in its corporate history, Apple is tailoring changes to a pair of its offerings that will help drive down prices of some of the most popular Macs, AppleInsider has learned. ( 294 comments )

Microsoft looking to launch iPhone rival on Verizon's network

Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - Microsoft Corp. plans to take aim at Apple's iPhone with its own version of a touch-screen handset that could launch on Verizon's network sometime early in 2010, according to a report published just minutes ago by the Wall Street Journal. ( 148 comments )

Snow Leopard Server to offer low cost, secure mobile access to iPhone

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 - Apple will leverage the popularity of the iPhone to deliver business users new Mobile Access services in Snow Leopard Server to securely deliver corporate email, contact, calendar, and intranet web services to iPhone and iPod touch users far more cost effectively than Microsoft Windows Server. ( 67 comments )

Apple responds to Microsoft ads: "a PC is no bargain"

Thu, Apr 16, 2009 - Apple has responded to the new Microsoft ads promoting low-cost generic PCs as a cheaper alternative to the Mac, stating "A PC is no bargain when it doesn't do what you want." ( 358 comments )

Microsoft offering Office 2008 free trial for Mac users

Tue, Apr 14, 2009 - Microsoft's Mac Business Unit this week is making available to Mac users a "fully functional, no strings attached" free trial of Office 2008 so that prospective buyers and users of previous versions can 'kick the tires' on new suite before plunking down the cash for a permanent copy. ( 63 comments )

iPhone found ready for enterprise, better than BlackBerry

Mon, Apr 13, 2009 - A close study has shown that opening the doors to iPhones at large-scale business has not only made workers happier but has often saved money over competing smartphones in the process. ( 273 comments )

Microsoft may clone iPod touch as Zune HD

Fri, Apr 10, 2009 - Based entirely upon a leak of abstract new marketing graphics from Microsoft, bloggers have announced a new generation of music players that will apparently do most of what the iPod touch did when it arrived in 2007. ( 157 comments )

Microsoft pays for inaccurate "Apple Tax" study, issues 3rd TV ad

Thu, Apr 9, 2009 - Hoping to persuade possible Mac buyers that Apple charges an arbitrary "tax" for its computers, Microsoft has paid one analyst to create a report that portrays Windows PCs as less expensive -- even if it has to artificially pad the Mac's price and hide Windows' costs to get there. ( 344 comments )

Microsoft's Lauren ad faked say bloggers

Fri, Apr 3, 2009 - Accusations are flying within the blogosphere that Microsoft simply faked its latest ad portraying a real buyer named Lauren shopping for a 17" notebook under $1000, who supposedly couldn't find what she was looking for in the Apple Store. ( 188 comments )

Microsoft optimistic about Office making its way to iPhone

Thu, Apr 2, 2009 - Microsoft still holds aspirations of delivering a version of its leading Office suite capable of running on the iPhone but needs a bit more time to get it all sorted out. ( 62 comments )

Microsoft's anti-Mac pricing campaign takes to the web

Fri, Mar 27, 2009 - In a new series of web ads, Microsoft portrays two slot machines, one ringing up a Mac with bits of garbage, and the other presenting a cheaper generic PC along with the Zune, Xbox 360, and other things buyers could get with the money they'd save with the PC. ( 280 comments )

Microsoft to attack Mac pricing in new series of TV ads

Thu, Mar 26, 2009 - After running through a series of ad campaigns designed to make Windows look cool, then victimized, then simply inescapably ubiquitous, Microsoft is now hoping to attack Apple in new ads that portray Macs as unaffordable compared to generic PCs. ( 331 comments )

iPhone behind only Nokia and RIM in global smartphone share

Wed, Mar 11, 2009 - Apple maintained the third place position in global unit sales of smartphones, but was passed up by Microsoft's Windows Mobile to become the fourth largest smartphone vendor in terms of operating system platforms as it continues to lead the industry in year over year growth. ( 57 comments )

Ballmer sees Mac as a main competitor, iPhone as just buzz

Tue, Feb 24, 2009 - As software giant Microsoft is warning of continued economic hardship after its first round of layoffs ever, the company's chief executive is eyeing competition from Apple, Linux, and Google on the desktop while downplaying the market strength of the iPhone and other opponents of its Windows Mobile operating system. ( 72 comments )

Emerging iPhone contenders charted, compared by RBC

Fri, Feb 20, 2009 - With Apple's influence hanging over the Mobile World Congress event this week, the Royal Bank of Canada has released a comprehensive comparison chart of eight contenders that threaten to steal some of the iPhone's customers. ( 72 comments )

Microsoft: HTC has made 80% of all Windows Mobile phones

Wed, Feb 18, 2009 - While playing up the fact that 50 phone makers around the world have licensed the company's Windows Mobile platform, Microsoft inadvertently let it slip out that a full 80% of all Windows Mobile phones ever made have actually come from a single maker: HTC. ( 35 comments )

Microsoft unveils new mobile OS with Apple-like app store

Mon, Feb 16, 2009 - Microsoft on Monday made its latest bid to stem share loses in the mobile sector with a new version of its Windows Mobile software that includes an online store for third-party applications and also ties into a new cloud service for syncing mobile data. ( 57 comments )

Microsoft to open new retail stores like Apple

Thu, Feb 12, 2009 - Microsoft has announced plans to dive into the challenging retail business with its own corporate-branded outlets to take on Apple's growing visibility among consumers. ( 131 comments )

Samsung readies first mobile processor with Wireless USB

Wed, Feb 11, 2009 - Opening the door to true wireless sync for portable devices, Samsung has taken the wraps from the first handheld-sized processor with built-in support for the Wireless USB standard. ( 18 comments )

Microsoft plays catch up to MobileMe with My Phone

Mon, Feb 9, 2009 - Microsoft's answer to portions of Apple's MobileMe service was expected to be called SkyBox, but the company is now rebranding the mobile data sync service as My Phone, according to pages posted to the company's Windows Mobile website. ( 36 comments )

Apple rumored allowing real background apps on iPhone

Tue, Feb 3, 2009 - After leaving its once-touted background push data feature by the wayside, Apple is now reportedly mulling an option that would let iPhone apps run third-party background processes and give the phone true app multitasking. ( 74 comments )

Mac web share hits record 9.9 percent in January

Sun, Feb 1, 2009 - Even as the economy has continued to falter, Apple's share of web users has climbed up to a landmark 9.93 percent in the first month of 2009 while Windows' own share continues to slide downwards. ( 52 comments )

IE8's JavaScript performance lags well behind Safari, Chrome

Tue, Jan 27, 2009 - A release candidate of Microsoft's next-generation Internet Explorer browser made available this week has twice finished last in a five-browser benchmark competition. ( 51 comments )

Microsoft's Zune crashes as iPod sales grow

Sat, Jan 24, 2009 - Microsoft's Zune hit the ground even harder in its third holiday quarter. After two years of annual sales that barely reached the million unit mark, the company reported a major new drop in device sales for the winter quarter. ( 166 comments )

Job cuts enroute for Microsoft, other tech industry giants

Thu, Jan 22, 2009 - Some of tech's biggest and and normally safest players, including Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Sony, and Google, are trimming their workforces in a bid to lower costs and stave off a harsh economy. ( 36 comments )

Europe revives claims of Microsoft web browser monopoly

Sat, Jan 17, 2009 - Having escaped more severe consequences in the US, Microsoft has been put on notice by the European Union that it may have to detach Internet Explorer from Windows under claims that the web browser has an unfair monopoly. ( 150 comments )

Ballmer changes tune on iPhone, says no Zune phone

Mon, Jan 12, 2009 - Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, who once laughed off the iPhone, has now conceded to Apple's edge in the market while hinting at a very different future for his company's Zune players. ( 108 comments )

Mac web share nears 10% in December

Thu, Jan 1, 2009 - In spite of fears of a late-year plunge, Apple has again beat its own market share record in December and now has a record 9.6 percent of web traffic as Microsoft's own influence continues to fall. ( 57 comments )

Apple, Google, Microsoft sued over icon previews

Mon, Dec 29, 2008 - Apple, along with fellow tech heavyweights Google and Microsoft, are accused in a new lawsuit of patent infringement for their use of icons that include a graphical representation of a file's contents. ( 39 comments )

OpenCL and OpenGL take on DirectX

Tue, Dec 16, 2008 - The broad industry support Apple is building around OpenCL will help increase the critical mass behind OpenGL, the 2D and 3D graphics language Apple uses extensively in Mac OS X. ( 74 comments )

Black Friday: Office 2008, Parallels, Quicken, Adobe

Fri, Nov 28, 2008 - A handful of Mac software developers are offering special savings for Black Friday, including Parallels, Intuit, and Adobe. The deepest discount comes from Microsoft, which has cut the price of Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition by $330, bringing the cost down to $169.99. ( 7 comments )



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