Neowin News Feed for: Urges

Anti-Piracy Lobby Urges Sweden To Take Down The Pirate Bay

Steven Parker — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:06:10 +0000

Several anti-piracy lobbyist organizations have joined forces in urging the Swedish authorities to take "swift and decisive action" against The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay laughed away this attempt, and assures its users that they... Read more...

Microsoft urges joint action on cybercrime

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:08:09 +0000

Speaking at a Council of Europe conference, Microsoft official Tim Cranton said the number of virus-infected computers in the world has been rising, reaching 63,000 a day in the second half of last year (11%... Read more...

Microsoft Urges Review of Google-DoubleClick Deal

Tom Warren — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:19:48 +0000

Microsoft, a veteran defendant of epic antitrust battles in the United States and Europe, is urging regulators to consider scuttling Google's plan to buy DoubleClick, an online advertising company. Microsoft contends that the $3.1 billion... Read more...

Dell Urges Telecom Firms to Deliver Fiber-Optic Links

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:02:20 +0000

The missing pieces that will allow consumers to use their PCs as digital media hubs are fiber-based broadband links to the home and seamless integration of multiple devices, Dell Chairman Michael Dell said in his... Read more...

US urges European regulators to lay off Apple DRM

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:25:43 +0000

A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official has joined the debate surrounding Apple Computer's proprietary digital music technology by criticizing European antitrust activities, but groups attacking Apple are defending their actions. Speaking in Washington,... Read more...

Defense Dept. Report Urges Adoption of Open Technology

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:05:16 +0000

The Defense Department should adopt an open technology model for software procurement and distribution, according to a new report prepared for Sue Payton, deputy undersecretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts. That report,... Read more...

U.S. Homeland Security Urges Windows users to Apply Patch

Steven Parker — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:10:50 +0000

In a rare alert, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has urged Windows users to plug a potential worm hole in the Microsoft operating system. The agency, which also runs the United States Computer Emergency... Read more...

Microsoft urges users to update Flash Player

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:54:04 +0000

In an unprecedented move, Microsoft has issued a critical advisory urging users to apply a critical update from Flash Player update from Macromedia. The vulnerability first reported by eEye Digital Security and Sec... Read more...

Microsoft Urges Against Integrated Graphics for Vista

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 22:58:07 +0000

Who is the leading graphics manufacturer in the world? Is it NVIDIA? Could it possibly be ATI? How about Matrox? It might surprise many to learn that it is in fact... Read more...

Microsoft's Gates Urges End to Tech Visa Limits

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:28:11 +0000

The United States should remove visa limits to allow more skilled foreign citizens to work at U.S. companies if it wants to remain a leader in technology, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said on Wednesday.... Read more...

IBM urges Sun to make Java open source

Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:31:12 +0000

IBM has sent an open letter to Sun Microsystems, urging the company to make Java technology open source, CNET News.com learned late Wednesday. In a letter sent by Rod Smith, IBM's vice... Read more...

Music Biz Urges Download Harmony

Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:43:47 +0000

The music industry is pushing bitter technology rivals -- most notably Microsoft and Apple -- to shake hands in the interest of promoting digital downloads, Billboard has learned. Hardware makers and digital format developers, including... Read more...

Microsoft issues Memo to staff - urges calm

Steven Parker — Sun, 14 Oct 2001 22:47:06 +0000

The Inquirer recieved what they are calling a genuine memo issued to all staff within Microsoft relating to the recent Anthrax testing on a letter recieved by Microsoft late last week. Microsoft... Read more...