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Apple responds to Microsoft's laptop hunter adverts [Video]

Tom Warren — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:24:16 +0000

Engadget have picked up on the fact Apple has responded to Microsoft's notorious laptop hunter adverts. Apple verbally responded last month when a spokesperson claimed "A PC is no bargain when it doesn't do what... Read more...

Updated: Microsoft responds to the Windows 7 UAC flaw

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:21:31 +0000

Update: Microsoft have now updated that they are going to deliver two changes to the Windows 7 Release Candidate regarding this issue. Before getting into the actual news, lets take a while to understand... Read more...

Former Microsoft employee responds to spying allegations

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:24:42 +0000

Microsoft recently accused Mike Mullor, a former employee for applying for his job in Microsoft under false pretenses and using his role at the company to gain access to confidential data. Mullor, Chairman and Founder... Read more...

Dirty Playstation Kid Responds To Conspiracy Theories

Steven Parker — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:12:21 +0000

Reid Godshaw, the Dirty PlayStation Kid™ has contacted PlayThree.net to debunk the conspiracy theories against him. He states that he is a long time Sony consumer, a genuine customer, and categorically denies being paid to... Read more...

Gates responds to questions about his stock sales

Steven Parker — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:24:19 +0000

The recent jump in Microsoft's stock price was on the minds of shareholders during the company's annual meeting in Seattle this morning, but not necessarily with a sense of satisfaction. During the question-and-answer period, a... Read more...

Valve Responds to Steam Territory Deactivations

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:37:13 +0000

Some consumers who purchased Valve's Orange Box from vendors located outside of their home country--mainly in an attempt to save on cheaper products--have recently reported that their otherwise legally-obtained games have since been deactivated by... Read more...

Microsoft Responds to Reported OEM BIOS Hacks

Steven Parker — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:13:44 +0000

The WGA team have finally provided a written response to the reported OEM BIOS Hacks regarding Vista:I know many of you are aware of reports of hacks that attempt to exploit our OEM BIOS based... Read more...

Microsoft responds to Watchdog

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:41:36 +0000

Microsoft has responded to claims by the BBC's Watchdog programme that it is charging excessive amounts for Xbox 360 repairs, stating that there is "no systemic issue" with the console. Last night's episode of the... Read more...

Nintendo Responds to Lawsuit

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:55:28 +0000

Nintendo has already responded to consumer's problems in regards to the WiiMote straps: stronger materials and safety reminders. In spite of Nintendo's efforts, law firm Green Welling LLP filed a nationwide class action lawsuit in... Read more...

Microsoft Responds to IE7 Popup Address Bar Spoof

Steven Parker — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:21:40 +0000

Bink has reported the following 'less-critical' exploit over at Secunia and Microsoft promptly responded the same day. A weakness has been discovered in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct phishing... Read more...

Microsoft Responds On RSS Security Concerns in Windows Vista

Steven Parker — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:39:56 +0000

After a Black Hat presentation called the potential of RSS feeds as an attack vector into question, Microsoft described steps they have taken to mitigate this. RSS offers some distinct advantages over email. Being an... Read more...

Apple Responds to MacBook Pro "Whine"

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:01:18 +0000

Apple has published an extremely brief technical support document for MacBook Pro owners who are experiencing a whining noise under the keyboard of their machines. A plethora of complaints have emerged regarding the issue.... Read more...

Apple Responds to Rumors of Aperture's Demise

Fri, 05 May 2006 14:41:51 +0000

Apple on Thursday responded to rumors that the company has asked the engineering team for its professional photography workflow application Aperture to leave. The rumors, which started late last week, are completely false, according to... Read more...

Intel's CEO Responds to Lawsuit's Accusations

Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:54:33 +0000

In a response to this week's hottest topic, Intel's CEO shot back at Advanced Micro Device's accusations, stating that the company would not change any of its current business practices and would expect any court... Read more...

Microsoft Responds to WGA Circumvention

Steven Parker — Wed, 25 May 2005 05:43:46 +0000

Yersterday we posted about a bypass that was dicovered to defeat Windows Genuine Advantage Check and asked Microsoft to respond to these findings. Below is an email response I received from Jed Rose,... Read more...

Novell responds to Microsoft email

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 18:46:20 +0000

Novell, responding to Steve Ballmer's latest attack on Linux, is accusing Microsoft of selectively using biased reports to back up its claims. Microsoft's latest attack on Linux, in which its chief executive... Read more...

Bungie Responds to Halo 2 Leak

Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:36:10 +0000

Is it true? Is Halo 2 really leaked? It seems to be that way, yes. It would seem that the french PAL version of the game has surfaced on the internet. ... Read more...

Microsoft Responds to SP2 Security Center Issue

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 07:40:52 +0000

Microsoft has responded to Neowin with regard to the XP SP 2 problem story we ran yesterday, as reported by PC Magazine & e-Week. The open letter is an unedited version of what we received... Read more...

Safari advisory 'Extremely Critical'; Apple responds

Wed, 19 May 2004 11:52:22 +0000

The Safari vulnerability advisory issued yesterday by security firm, Secunia, was updated on Tuesday to "Extremely Critical" from its previous "highly critical" level. Even with the advisory upgrade, security analysts are not overly concerned about... Read more...

Activision Responds to Lawsuit

Mon, 08 Mar 2004 23:54:22 +0000

Activision today denied the allegations contained in a lawsuit filed against the company on March 5 and said it will vigorously defend the case. The complaint alleges Activision overstated its revenues and assets during the... Read more...

Windows source leak: Mainsoft responds

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:40:48 +0000

My cousin "freestyle" pointed me to this rather short statement being published from Mainsoft web site regarding the leaked Windows source.Statement to the Media Regarding Microsoft Source Code Leak Mainsoft has been a... Read more...

Safari 1.2 'Panther-powered' Apple responds

Sun, 08 Feb 2004 06:40:06 +0000

Earlier this week Apple released its latest version of Safari (Safari 1.2) for OS X 10.3. However some people who have yet to make the upgrade to Panther from older versions of OS X where... Read more...

Microsoft responds to MyDoom Virus

Tom Warren — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:21:05 +0000

Microsoft Consumer Virus Alert: Why We Are Issuing This Alert W32/Mydoom@MM spreads through e-mail. This worm can disguise the sender's address, a tactic known as spoofing, and may generate... Read more...

Microsoft Responds to Real Networks Suit

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 17:04:12 +0000

Faced with another private antitrust lawsuit, this time from digital media competitor Real Networks Inc., Microsoft Corp. late Thursday defended its position in the space. "There is vibrant competition in this marketplace and Real Networks'... Read more...

Take Two's Responds To Haitians

Marcel Klum — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:23:44 +0000

STATEMENT FROM TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE AND ROCKSTAR GAMES Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Rockstar Games, Inc. wish to express our sincerest apologies to the Haitian people and Government of Haiti for any offense... Read more...

NVidia responds to Half Life2 performance numbers.

Marcel Klum — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:04:51 +0000

Over the last 24 hours, there has been quite a bit of controversy over comments made by Gabe Newell of Valve at ATIs Shader Day. During the entire development of Half Life 2,... Read more...

Viacom Responds to Lawsuit

Wed, 02 Jul 2003 18:25:46 +0000

Viacom on Tuesday responded to Activision's lawsuit over its Star Trek game license - which alleges that Viacom let the franchise deteriorate by not promoting the current TV series or making new movies: "Activision's allegations... Read more...

Importer responds to Nintendo court case

Tue, 24 Jun 2003 06:32:33 +0000

Lik Sang releases an official response to the recent court ruling that awarded damages to Nintendo. Online importer Lik Sang has officially responded to a recent court ruling that awarded Nintendo $641,000... Read more...

Microsoft responds to Cigital allegations

Fri, 15 Feb 2002 09:24:57 +0000

I was surfing Ms Visual Studio .Net website and came accross a link to this response to Cigital. To: BugTraq Subject: In response to alleged vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual C++ ... Read more...

Thermal overheat continued - Toms Hardware responds

Steven Parker — Tue, 30 Oct 2001 12:01:26 +0000

Cheers me mate Mark (aka me101) In the interests of responsible journalism, the gang over at Tom's Hardware has developed this article in the interests of setting the record straight about their original AMD burn-out... Read more...

Microsoft Responds to Novell Concerns

Steven Parker — Wed, 03 Oct 2001 14:37:52 +0000

Responding to allegations by Novell that it had tried to disparage the company, Microsoft yesterday said that it had already tried to address Novell's concerns by halting the shipments of the offending promotional materials and... Read more...

Maxis responds to (simsville) cancelation

Mon, 24 Sep 2001 00:40:20 +0000

Found this over at gamespot.com makes an interesting read :) Yesterday's news of SimsVille's cancelation came as a surprise to Maxis' countless SimCity and The Sims fans. After all, SimsVille promised to combine... Read more...