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Microsoft warns IT admins that Windows Server 2025 is the last edition to support WINS

Usama Jawad — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the end of support timelines for a legacy component in Windows Server installations. Read more...

O2 wins exclusive Palm Pre deal in the UK

Tom Warren — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:45:03 +0000

The Guardian is reporting that O2 have won an exclusivity deal for the Palm Pre in the UK. The Pre which is already on sale in the US is a rival to Apple's iPhone.... Read more...

Sins of a Solar Empire Wins "Best Strategy Game of '08" on X-Play Awards

Spencer Scott — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:10:53 +0000

X-Play on G4TV recently gave out their "Best of 2008" awards in several different categories. The hit PC game, Sins of a Solar Empire, took the award for "Best Strategy Game of 2008". ... Read more...

Blizzard wins $6 million in court case with MMO Glider

Garrett Dodd — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:42:37 +0000

Another chapter of the Blizzard versus Glider story has come to a close. Blizzard and MDY Industries have been going at it over Glider since 2006, in a battle that's been rather important. Not only... Read more...

Blizzard wins Warcraft bot battle

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:44:44 +0000

Blizzard has won the first round of a legal battle against the maker of software that automates game play in World of Warcraft. It brought the case against MDY Industries claiming its WowGlider program... Read more...

AT&T wins 12MHz spectrum

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:55:09 +0000

The US Federal Communications Commission has approved the purchase by AT&T of 12MHz of wireless spectrum that covers 60 per cent of the US. AT&T bought the spectrum from Aloha Spectrum Holdings. The spectrum, in... Read more...

When Spyware Wins

Brad Wardell — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:14:06 +0000

If you're reading this, you're probably that guy. You know, the one whose friends and neighbors and family members call when their computers stop working. When you arrive, you often discover that the PC isn't... Read more...

Qualcomm Wins a Round in Patent Battles with Nokia

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:30:26 +0000

After time and time again everything on the legal field seemed to be going against it, Qualcomm Inc. finally won a round in its patent battles with wireless phone maker Nokia on Wednesday as a... Read more...

Google Wins Again

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:26:39 +0000

In no shock to anyone, Google once again was the giant among search sites, as it took a 58. 5 percent share of the search market in October in the United States. According to Internet... Read more...

MS wins Patent Suit over tech that improves XP Boot Time

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:06:31 +0000

Acacia, a company that buys patents and sues other companies, bought U.S. patent 5933639, which was issued in 1999 to Acceleration Software International Corporation, and formed a company called Computer Acceleration Corporation, which then took... Read more...

Linux wins Nigerian school desktops back from Microsoft

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:59:42 +0000

Microsoft has apparently lost out in trying to persuade Nigeria's government to use Windows over Linux even after bribing a local supplier with a $400,000 marketing contract. Microsoft gave the money to the supplier... Read more...

eBay Wins Trademark Suit

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:41:27 +0000

Internet auction site EBay has blocked retailer Perfumebay.com from using a Web site address ending with "ebay" after an appeals court ruled it was trademark infringement. Perfumebay, a seller of designer perfumes over the Internet,... Read more...

Gears of War wins Joystick awards

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:50:18 +0000

Third person shooter Gears of War has scooped the "Ultimate Game of the Year Award" at the Golden Joysticks. The title sold more than 3 million copies in 10 weeks and won three more awards... Read more...

Judge Bars RIAA President Sherman from Testifying, RIAA wins

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:40:28 +0000

The first RIAA lawsuit to go to jury trial has resulted in Judge Michael J. Davis barring Recording Industry Association of America President Cary Sherman from testifying. "I don't want to turn this case into... Read more...

O2 wins Apple iPhone deal - at a hefty price

Tom Warren — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:13:46 +0000

Mobile operator O2 is preparing to unveil Apple's much anticipated iPhone in the UK tomorrow. But serious questions are being raised in the City about how much ground it has had to give away to... Read more...

Sport Airplane Wins NASA Challenge

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:39:53 +0000

The US Space Agency NASA has just awarded $250,000 in prize money this weekend to teams competing in a personal aircraft vehicle race sponsored by the Cafe Foundation at the Charles Schultz Sonoma County Airport... Read more...

PC Tools wins battle against Zango

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:41:28 +0000

A court has denied Zango's application for a Temporary Restraining Order which sought to compel security software provider PC Tools to entirely remove the detection of its products by PC Tools' Spyware Doctor, claiming that... Read more...

IBM Wins Swiss Bank Deal Worth $460 Million

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:08:56 +0000

IBM has won a five-year deal, which it claims is worth $460 million, to provide Switzerland's Banque Cantonale Vaudoise with a broad range of tech services while assuming management control of the bank's internal IT... Read more...

AIAS 2007 Awards Announced - Gears of War wins GOTY

Todd Tanner — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:37:25 +0000

Last night, the winners of the Tenth Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (AIAS) were revealed at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Gears of War turned out to be the big winner of... Read more...

Microsoft Wins an Emmy

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:27:15 +0000

DirectX won an Emmy for Pioneering Work in Near and Real-Time Fully Programmable Shading Via Modern Graphics Processors. Microsoft Windows also won for Streaming Media Architectures and Components. Congrats to both teams! ... Read more...

IBM wins patent glory, but seeks reform

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:46:01 +0000

So it's no surprise that the company did just that for the 14th consecutive year. But it's still worth noting the number of patents Big Blue was awarded--3,651--especially in light of various efforts to reform... Read more...

Robotic Baby Seal Wins Top Award

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 07:20:14 +0000

The Japanese government sponsored the Robot Awards 2006 in order to promote research and development in the robotics industry. They winner? A robotic seal. The furry sea mammal is used for therapy with the elderly... Read more...

Microsoft wins case against UK man

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:16:27 +0000

Microsoft has stopped a UK man from selling lists of email addresses to spammers. Paul Martin McDonaldsold sold details that were then used as spam lists through his company Bizads. Microsoft was granted a summary... Read more...

ViewSonic wins Vista certification, Chi Mei to join soon

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:10:24 +0000

ViewSonic said recently that its LCD monitors have won certification for the Windows Vista operating system (OS) and Chi Mei will soon also join the ranks of LCD monitor vendors with Vista certification, according to... Read more...

BAFTA Awards - GRAW wins GOTY

Todd Tanner — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:08:41 +0000

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (you know, BAFTA) held their 4th annual video game awards show yesterday in the UK (no way?! ) and some of the results may surprise you. The... Read more...

IBM wins hybrid supercomputer deal

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 02:26:15 +0000

IBM has won a deal to build a supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory that will pair more than 16,000 AMD Opteron processors with more than 16,000 Cell processors to try to reach a new... Read more...

Intel Wins Vietnam License for Chip Plant

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:20:00 +0000

Vietnam has approved the issue of a license to Intel Corp, the world's largest microchip maker, to build a $605 million plant to produce chips and computer parts in a deal that officials hope could... Read more...

RIM Wins UK Patent Case

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 16:33:16 +0000

The High Court has ruled that the BlackBerry service can keep running in the UK. Research in Motion secured a legal victory on Thursday when the High Court ruled that a patent claim brought... Read more...

Net Spam Victim Wins Landmark Case

Joe Cashman — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:46:41 +0000

Spam victim Nigel Roberts has won a landmark victory, successfully suing Media Logistics UK who had spammed him with junk mail. Under new EU laws companies can be sued for sending unwanted e-mails. Mr Roberts,... Read more...

Stanford Team Wins DARPA Competition

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:53:10 +0000

On Saturday, Stanford University's robot vehicle "Stanley" won the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Grand Challenge in the Mojave Desert, taking home a $2 million first prize. Entrants into the race had to navigate... Read more...

Australian Man Wins "Mod Chip" Case Against Sony

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:12:52 +0000

Eddie Stevens, an Australian computer technician who owns a business inserting mod chips into Playstation and Xbox consoles, has won a four year legal battle against Sony after the industry giant sued him 2001. ... Read more...

CA Wins Deal to Protect 20M AOL Users

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:57:42 +0000

America Online is deploying anti-spyware technology from CA in a new version of its client software. America Online Inc. on Wednesday announced ASP (AOL Spyware Protection) 2.0, which uses Computer Associates International Inc.'s eTrust PestPatrol... Read more...

Microsoft wins Right to Appeal Novell Suit

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 20:10:00 +0000

A federal judge in Baltimore has accepted Microsoft's request for an appeal against the remaining charges in its antitrust suit with Novell. U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz ruled that there... Read more...

Blizzard Wins Lawsuit on Video Game Hacking

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 19:53:16 +0000

A federal appeals court has ruled that computer programmers do not have the right to reverse-engineer Blizzard Entertainment's video games to improve their playability. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St.... Read more...

Creative wins MP3 player patent

Rob Wright — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:04:10 +0000

One of Apple's main rivals in the digital audio player market, Creative Technology, has been awarded a patent for the interface used on many players. Creative said the patent applied to its players, as... Read more...

Sony Wins PSP Import Dispute

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:41:00 +0000

Over in the UK, Sony wins a lawsuit against an online retailer who was importing units of the new portable console. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced today that it has won its legal dispute with... Read more...

AMD Wins Rights To See Third-Party Documents

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:56:30 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. won another skirmish in what promises to become another protracted war in the courts action against Intel. The company has won a motion to serve document preservation subpoenas against computer makers,... Read more...

Sony Wins Injunction Against PSP Importer

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:19:57 +0000

Online retailer ElectricBirdLand ordered to stop selling handhelds with immediate effect. Online retailer ElectricBirdLand was today ordered to cease selling imported PSP consoles with immediate effect after Sony Computer Entertainment won an... Read more...

Opera wins PC World award

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 13:30:51 +0000

Opera Software today announced that for the second year running it has received PC World's World Class 2005 award for its Opera Web browser. This accolade of excellence is based on Opera's attractive and feature-rich... Read more...

Microsoft wins email technology patent

Thu, 19 May 2005 14:54:04 +0000

Microsoft has won a patent that could give the company control of certain essential features found in multiple email applications. The company was granted US patent number 6,895,426 on Tuesday. The patent covers, "treating electronic... Read more...