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Microsoft confirms Windows 8 has hit RTM

Brad Sams — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:08:38 +0100

Microsoft has stated that Windows 8 has officialy hit RTM and has also announced the dates when the OS will be availalbe on its numerous developer channels. Make the jump to see all the dates! Read more...

Microsoft confirms Yahoo deal, Bing to power Yahoo! search

Tom Warren — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:53:14 +0100

Yahoo! and Microsoft have both confirmed earlier reports of a deal over search. In a joint statement Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz confirmed "this agreement comes with boatloads of value for Yahoo!, our users, and... Read more...

FT confirms Apple 'iTablet' rumour

Tom Warren — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:27:28 +0100

The Financial Times is reporting that Apple is "racing to offer a portable, full-featured, tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season". The revelation confirms rumours that surfaced earlier this year and earlier this... Read more...

Microsoft confirms Silverlight 3 to launch on July 10

Tom Warren — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:39:28 +0100

Microsoft is planning to launch Silverlight 3 and its Expression Studio 3 designer tools on July 10 company spokespeople confirmed today. Silverlight 3 introduces more than 50 new features, including 3D support, GPU acceleration, H.264... Read more...

Sprint confirms June 6 launch for Palm Pre

Tom Warren — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:22:43 +0100

Sprint has just confirmed the rumored June 6th launch date for the Palm Pre. Engadget spotted the press release after previously noting that June 6 was the day of the Pre. The Palm Pre... Read more...

Microsoft confirms Zune to go international this year

Sean Bradford — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:31:26 +0100

It looks like the folks at Microsoft just can't get enough of Twitter. There have been many leaks of information over the past few months coming from public tweets by company employees. We recently reported... Read more...

Microsoft confirms no Windows 7 beta 2, RC details

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:27:05 +0000

Stephen Sinofsky, Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group at Microsoft, has written a blog post to everyone testing the Windows 7 Beta giving out details about skipping the Windows 7 Beta 2, and... Read more...

Microsoft confirms Windows 7 is final name

Tom Warren — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:49:00 +0100

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will be the final name for the next generation operating system. In a blog, Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President, Windows Product Management confirmed the news. "Since we began development... Read more...

Microsoft confirms Zune coming to Windows Mobile devices

Tom Warren — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:30:21 +0100

It has been long rumoured that Microsoft would introduce Zune software onto the Windows Mobile operating system. In an interview with CIO magazine Steve Ballmer confirms that Microsoft is looking to port the software to... Read more...

Square Enix confirms Tecmo bid

tiddlie — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:03:06 +0100

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In a press recent press release, Square Enix have confirmed that they have placed a bid to aquire TECMO, Ltd. Square Enix have offered a friendly take over bid worth 920 yen per share (approx... Read more...

Microsoft confirms PDC and hints at Windows 7 sessions

Tom Warren — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:02:27 +0100

As part of Microsoft's Windows 7 announcements yesterday the company has revealed that their professional developers conference is scheduled this year and the company is ready to reveal more about Windows 7. Looking at the... Read more...

Microsoft confirms no Copyright Cop on Zune

Steven Parker — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:25:32 +0100

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According to a New York Times report that a future update of the software for Microsoft's portable media player may well include a feature that will block unauthorized copies of copyrighted videos from being played... Read more...

Id Software confirms Doom 4

Steven Parker — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:19:27 +0100

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Id Software's confirmed what we've known since last August -- that Doom 4's in the offing. Today's emailed news-bomb courtesy Karina Tang confirms Doom 4 finally has a dedicated team, and hey, they're hiring! (I... Read more...

Microsoft confirms Windows-Word attacks

Steven Parker — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:03:30 +0000

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Microsoft Corp. yesterday warned of a critical vulnerability that affects users of Word running on Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 SP1 -- several weeks after one security company first reported an exploit and a... Read more...

Sony BMG Confirms DRM Free Music

EL1TE — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:37:44 +0000

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Sony BMG Confirms DRM Free Music, But Will Force Customers to Visit A Store To Buy It:As we reported January 4, Sony BMG will become the last of the big four record companies to sell... Read more...

Blizzard Confirms 'Unannounced Next-Gen MMO'

Slimy — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:13:11 +0000

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Following speculation surrounding job advertisements on Blizzard's website, a community administrator has confirmed on the World of Warcraft forums that the developer is currently at work on an unannounced, next-gen MMO. The job postings displayed... Read more...

Google Confirms Bid for Wireless Spectrum

chuggyhandbags — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:33:26 +0000

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Google confirmed Friday that it will bid on wireless spectrum, the first step toward the establishment of the company's long-rumored wireless network. Google will file a bid with the FCC on Monday for a portion... Read more...

Microsoft confirms that XP has random number generator bug

Steven Parker — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:57:28 +0000

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Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.'s most popular operating system, sports the same encryption flaws that Israeli researchers recently disclosed in Windows 2000, Microsoft officials confirmed late Tuesday. The researchers, Benny Pinkas from the University of Haifa... Read more...

AMD confirms 19 November RV670 launch

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:03:44 +0000

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AMD will indeed release its 'RV670' graphics chip on 19 November - as predicted - an analyst has claimed the company told him recently. As yet, however, RV670's go-to-market branding remains unknown - some pundits... Read more...

Apple Confirms Some Leopard 'Blue Screens,' Posts Fix

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:51:06 +0000

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Apple is confirming that some installations of its Leopard operating system have left a "Blue Screen of Death," and recommends the OS be reinstalled or installers use "line commands" to get the systems booting properly.... Read more...