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Court bans sale of Word; Microsoft promises fix

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created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 8

(AP) -- A federal appeals court ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling its Word program in January and pay a Canadian software company $290 million for violating a patent, upholding the judgment of a lower ...


Download of the day: FireFound tracks your stolen computer, nukes your personal data

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The worst thing about losing your laptop isn't the cost of replacing your gear; it's the loss of personal info and saved passwords. Firefox extension FireFound tracks your lost laptop's location and nukes your personal data ...


EU drops Microsoft browser charges (AP)

Microsoft to let Europeans pick browser in EU deal

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created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(AP) -- More than 100 million Europeans will get to pick a Web browser after Microsoft agreed to offer Internet users a choice to avoid fresh fines - a move that could represent a real thawing of long-standing ...


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Raytheon turns iPhones into battlefield tools

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

US defense contractor Raytheon on Wednesday unveiled the first of what it said will be a series of software applications to make iPhones or iPod touch devices into battlefield tools.


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Google releases Chrome browser for Macintosh computers

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Google on Tuesday released a version of its Chrome Web browser for Macintosh computers in a challenge to Safari software Apple offers users of its machines.


Game Theory: Researchers examine what makes video games click with players -- or not

Game Theory: Researchers examine what makes video games click with players -- or not

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Every Friday afternoon, the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab opens its doors to anyone who wishes to drop by and play. On one such recent day, Jason Begy, a graduate student in the Comparative Media Studies program ...


Gift Guide: Adventures in the video game aisle (AP)

Gift Guide: Adventures in the video game aisle

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The video game aisle can be intimidating for aspiring Santas who haven't touched a joystick since "Pong." But it has something for everyone: riveting solo adventures, online multiplayer battles and ...


'Outbreaks Near Me' app now available for Android mobile phones

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- "Outbreaks Near Me," an up-to-the-minute disease-tracking system released as an iPhone application in September, is now available for use on Android mobile phones, greatly increasing the number of people ...


Small companies add value by sharing commercial information

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Small companies prepared to share commercially sensitive information can add value and develop new services for their customers, using a distributed track-and-trace software solution.


Intel Offers Developer Kit For Future Atom Processor Netbook Apps

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Intel Corporation has made its beta version of the Intel Atom Developer Program Software Development Kit (SDK) available for Microsoft Windows and Moblin operating systems developers. The kit helps software companies and ...


BlackBerry e-mail restored for some after outage (AP)

BlackBerry e-mail restored for some after outage

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created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- BlackBerry e-mail service in North America was restored for some users Wednesday morning following its second outage in less than a week.


Microsoft says some Windows PCs get 'Black Screen'

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says it's not to blame for a problem that is causing a "limited" number of Windows computers to boot up to a blank black screen.


Microsoft to kick off Office 2010 in June

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

When Microsoft starts selling Office 2010 next year, the company will take its workhorse software suite and move it one step closer to its vision of cloud computing.


Nine gaming predictions for 2010

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created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The end of the year offers a chance to look back on all that's come and gone in the past 12 months. It also offers a chance to use that knowledge of the past to bet on the outcome of the next 12 months for fun and profit.


Bing application has hit the virtual shelves of its longtime rival's online App Store

Bing app for iPhones hits App Store

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created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft announced that a Bing application tailored for Apple's beloved iPhones has hit the virtual shelves of its longtime rival's online App Store.



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