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Xbox Live & Zune services will be offline starting Monday

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:47:24 +0000

We hope you weren't planning any all night Halo 3 fests for tonight, or needed to download any new music tomorrow, because in just a little over 4 short hours, both Xbox Live and Zune... Read more...

Intel goes neutral (supports Blu-Ray too) starting Q2 2008

Steven Parker — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:49:51 +0000

In a major step toward bringing an end to the much-buzzed-about format war that has pitted HD-DVD technology enthusiasts against the backers of Blu-ray technology, Intel Corp.'s CEO Paul Otellini today said during the Intel... Read more...

Banks Starting to Look to Microsoft Vista

Tom Warren — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:51:48 +0000

In February, Microsoft launched its much-anticipated Vista operating system (OS). According to the company, the successor to Windows XP sports several new features that are designed to increase productivity for Microsoft's clients -- including, of... Read more...

Security threats are starting to merge

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:18:02 +0000

The purveryors of malware are becoming increasingly well-organised and financed, according to vendor Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report. In the past e-criminals made money from selling code, estiablishing botnets, or spamming, but gangs are now... Read more...

RFID Chips in New US Passports Starting Next Year

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:20:35 +0000

All U.S. passports will be implanted with remotely readable computer chips starting in October 2006, the Bush administration has announced. Sweeping new State Department regulations issued Tuesday say that passports issued after... Read more...

Windows XP SP2 Tester CD's starting to arrive

Steven Parker — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:33:44 +0000

Thanks to our very own bangbang023 (Chris) for sharing what he received from Microsoft today. He writes: "A while back, Microsoft announced they would be sending out special edition SP2 CD's to all... Read more...

Tablet PCs Starting to Take Off After Slow Start

Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:47:15 +0000

After a slow start, tablet personal computers are starting to take off, fueled by Microsoft Corp.'s release of its operating system Windows XP Tablet PC and manufacturers rolling out a wider variety of easier-to-use devices.... Read more...

HIS 2004 beta starting soon

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 04 Apr 2003 08:28:45 +0000

The Microsoft Host Integration Server Product Team would like to invite you to participate in their upcoming beta program for Host Integration Server 2004. The first beta release is scheduled for late March 2003. This... Read more...

DVD's starting to rot?

Sat, 01 Feb 2003 13:29:18 +0000

A shocking revelation to those who have big collections... "You think your prized collection of DVD movies will last a lifetime, think again - some are already starting to rot while others are... Read more...

Dell launches it's PDA starting at $199

Mon, 18 Nov 2002 16:18:53 +0000

Just in time for the Christmas season, Dell has decided to go all out on it's new line of PDA's, starting at $199. Both new PDA's sport a Brilliant 3.5" QVGA TFT color... Read more...

Microsoft SMS 2003 beta starting soon

Steven Parker — Mon, 30 Sep 2002 20:40:11 +0000

Thanks Bink for this one.. Help evaluate the next version by participating in the Systems Management Server 2003 Open Beta Program. To apply, log on using SMSInvite as your ID and SMS2003 as your password.... Read more...

Preventing Messenger from starting in Windows XP

Wed, 30 Jan 2002 14:34:19 +0000

Microsoft have finally posted a knowledge base article on this matter ;) This article describes how to prevent Windows Messenger from running. By default, Windows Messenger is installed by Windows XP Professional and... Read more...