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PSA: A big Store bug in Windows 10 Mobile build 10080 has now been fixed

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 18 May 2015 08:10:01 +0000

Many users were being greeted by a 'Working...' message when trying to download an app from the Beta Store in build 10080. Luckily, this issue has now been fixed, though your mileage may still vary. Read more...

Microsoft and Yahoo working on $20 billion deal

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:27:40 +0000

Microsoft is once again in talks with Yahoo to acquire its search business for $20 billion according to reports from The Times. The deal comes after two previously failed Microsoft attempts to take over all... Read more...

Microsoft working on App-store like software distribution

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:13:36 +0000

Steve Ballmer, at the recently held developers conference at Sydney, Australia, said that Microsoft is working on a App-store like software distribution. Apple's iPhone and App-store have really stirred the Windows Mobile Market. Though there... Read more...

What's it like working at Google?

Tom Warren — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:09:15 +0000

In the midst of a global financial crisis, one company stood out from the crowd yesterday, that company is Google. Despite the whole world struggling and stock markets taking a battering, the company still managed... Read more...

MySpace working on music service

Tom Warren — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:18:18 +0000

MySpace Music is the name News Corp. executives are tentatively using for a proposed music service that they are pitching to record executives, two sources told CNET News.com. The news that News Corp., MySpace's parent... Read more...

Mozilla Working on New Mobile Browser

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:07:04 +0000

After a couple of experiences dipping a toe into the mobile market, Mozilla Corp. said it plans to get serious about developing a mobile browser. Mozilla has recently hired two new developers to help work... Read more...

AOL Working On Patch For Instant Messenger Vulnerability

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:51:58 +0000

America Online is working on a critical patch for the company's highly popular AIM application. Researchers at Core Security Technologies Wednesday disclosed a bug that could enable a remote hacker to execute malicious code, exploit... Read more...

Microsoft working feverishly on answer to iPhone?

Steven Parker — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:52:43 +0000

You've already seen bits and pieces of this morning's Today Show, but another segment in the broadcast managed to grab a trip inside Microsoft's Mobile Design Lab where engineers and "audio geeks" look to be... Read more...

FBI: Over one million computers working for botnets

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:20:09 +0000

With help from industry partners, the US Department of Justice and the FBI have released a statement that they have identified over one million computers who have become part of a botnet. The FBI and... Read more...

Microsoft's fix for Automatic Updates lockup not working

Sat, 12 May 2007 23:48:02 +0000

Even after users deployed a fix suggested by Microsoft Corporation, Windows systems are still locking up. Symptoms of the long-running problem, which the Windows Server Update Services team dubbed the "svchost/msi issue", include 100% CPU... Read more...

EA working to provide more Wii titles

Simon Andrews — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:18:13 +0000

EA (Electronic Arts) seems to be following a trend after the surprising rise of the Nintendo Wii gaming console. In the past month, they've released no less than 3 Wii titles: "SSX Blur," "The Godfather:... Read more...

Researchers Working on Sugar-powered Batteries

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:44:19 +0000

Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, researchers at Saint Louis University have developed a fuel cell battery that can run on any type of sugar source and can supposedly last 3 to 4 times... Read more...

Lawmakers working to ban hacked RFID door cards

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:28:44 +0000

There's already an RFID security brouhaha brewing in Washington, and if some people have their way, it won't be the last legal fight waged in the nation's capital over use of the wireless technology. The... Read more...

Square-Enix working on Next-Gen and PC MMORPG

Todd Tanner — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:50:28 +0000

Total Videogames has revealed that Square-Enix at a Final Fantasy XI Fan-Fest this past weekend, confirmed that they were indeed working on a Next-Gen console and PC MMORPG. The consoles were not specified, and no... Read more...

BioWare Austin created, working on MMORPG

Todd Tanner — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:08:51 +0000

Canadian videogame developer BioWare Corp. has announced the opening of a new studio, BioWare Austin, based in Austin, Texas. It is the second of BioWare's studios and the first to be located outside of Canada.... Read more...

Toshiba, Microsoft Working on next-Generation DVD Technology

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:44:59 +0000

Microsoft and Toshiba said Monday they will strengthen their joint development of PCs and consumer electronics goods and consider working together on next-generation DVD technology. Toshiba, the world's third-largest notebook PC maker,... Read more...

ATI R520 has 32 pipelines, 24 working

Brian Blasius — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 04:47:40 +0000

Thanks OrangeSoul for the news! :) IT MIGHT be the only chip capable of doing H.264 video in hardware for a while, as we believe that not even Nvidia G70 will be... Read more...

ATI wants to continue working with Microsoft

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:47:51 +0000

ATI has hinted that it wants to partner with Microsoft for the long haul following its involvement on the company's next-generation games console, Xbox 360, which is due to ship later this year with an... Read more...

Kojima working on new game

Thu, 12 May 2005 19:20:03 +0000

Metal Gear Solid creator's next game will be unveiled next week; details under wraps. While it hasn't been too long since Konami's release of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, its director,... Read more...

Microsoft Working on New ID System for Windows

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:27:23 +0000

Microsoft Corp. will build software for managing identities into Windows in order to beef up security by giving users more control over their personal information, the world's largest software maker said on Tuesday. The ID... Read more...

UK studios already working with PlayStation 3 dev kits

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 02:03:28 +0000

Britsoft developers get their first glimpse at Sony's next-gen plans in the flesh Several studios in the UK are already working with development hardware for the next-generation PlayStation console, GamesIndustry.biz has learned,... Read more...

EA working on new C&C Red Alert game

Wed, 08 Dec 2004 16:05:57 +0000

Electronic Arts has revealed that it's working on a new game in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert series in an email sent to fan site operators by VP and executive producer Mark Skaggs. With... Read more...

Fourth Hitman working for Blood Money

Thu, 04 Nov 2004 22:31:39 +0000

Ailing publisher Eidos names the fourth installment in its assassin series, due next spring. In September, British publisher Eidos reported its financial earnings for the fiscal year 2004. Amid the disclosures of... Read more...

3D Realms working on new original title - Miller

Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:43:16 +0000

Developer 3D Realms, best known as the studio behind the Duke Nukem franchise, is working on a new unannounced original game as well as the much-delayed Duke Nukem Forever, according to an Internet post from... Read more...

PS3 to Use BD-ROMS, Working Towards Backwards Compatibility

Wed, 22 Sep 2004 01:39:06 +0000

Sony officially confirmed that the PlayStation 3 will use Blu-ray discs at the PlayStation Business Briefing held in Japan today. In addition, the company is working towards making the platform compatible with PlayStation 2 and... Read more...

Paul Oakenfold working on EA titles

Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:13:39 +0000

Electronic Arts has secured the services of veteran dance and electronic music DJ Paul Oakenfold to contribute to its GoldenEye: Rogue Agent and FIFA Football 2005 games, the publisher announced this week. In his role... Read more...

Iridion dev working on DS shooter

Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:09:56 +0000

Iridion developer Shin'en Multimedia is working on a Nintendo DS title called Nanostray, judging by a product page on the German developer's website. Its set to be published by Majesco in Q1 2005. See that?... Read more...

Microsoft Working to Improve Office Search

Fri, 09 Jul 2004 14:48:34 +0000

Microsoft is working hard to improve the search technology present in Office. As we know Microsoft is developing a new search engine to compete with Google. So it's no surprise to see Microsoft... Read more...

Nintendo working on another Fire Emblem game

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:16:22 +0000

Nintendo has announced it will release a new Fire Emblem game for Game Boy Advance called Fire Emblem: The Jewel of Light and Darkness. The Jewel of Light and Darkness is expected to release in... Read more...

Microsoft working hard on XP SP2 RC2

Tom Warren — Mon, 31 May 2004 14:49:03 +0000

Microsoft is working into the night on the release candidate 2 of Windows XP service pack 2. Current builds stand at 2142, a steady 22 builds on from the current 2120 build that beta testers... Read more...

Imagination working on next-gen arcade systems for Sega

Marcel Klum — Tue, 25 May 2004 18:32:59 +0000

British technology firm Imagination is preparing to deliver a new arcade system to Sega at the start of next year, according to the company's financial statements, which will be based on the firm's next-generation graphics... Read more...

Silicon Knights Working On Xbox?

Mon, 24 May 2004 17:52:26 +0000

A new game could be announced as soon as this summer...Too Human, perhaps? Silicon Knights, the developer behind such games as Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Eternal Darkness, and the GameCube version... Read more...

VU and Monolith working on mystery shooter

Sat, 08 May 2004 15:45:57 +0000

In addition to announcing its E3 lineup, VU Games gave the world a sneak peak at a new shooter it is currently working on with Tron 2.0 developer Monolith Productions. Accompanying VU's weekly newsletter was... Read more...

Intel and HP find oldest working PC

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:51:15 +0000

Dutch company PHI DATA yesterday received a € 18,000 prize from Intel, HP and Dutch IT weekly Computable for still owning and operating a vintage IBM 5160 (Intel 8088) computer from 1983. PHI Data uses... Read more...

Working Phantom Preview

Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:34:54 +0000

1Up has an article covering their private viewing of the Phantom, down at CES, where the writer apparently played Return to Castle Wolfenstein on the device, which is somewhat at odds with this comment: ... Read more...

Ballmer: Microsoft is working with EU

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 06 May 2003 11:09:22 +0000

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said on Monday the company was working constructively with the European Commission as it investigates the software giant for possible anticompetitive practices. The Commission has been investigating Microsoft for abuse of... Read more...

Apple and AMD working together, claims senior AMD official

Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:21:28 +0000

Apple and AMD have been working together of late, a senior AMD official admitted at the launch of the chip maker's 64-bit Opteron processor this week. During the press Q&A, the head of AMD's server... Read more...

DirectX 8.1 Programs May Stop Working on Computers with AMD Processors (Q321178)

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 15 Jul 2002 15:32:14 +0000

Affected Software Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional SYMPTOMS On computers with an AMD processor, programs that use Microsoft DirectX 8.1 may quit without displaying... Read more...

Ubi Soft working on a cel-shaded FPS

Marcel Klum — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:00:58 +0000

Ubi Soft has announced that it has started development on XIII, a first-person shooter based on the comic license of the same name from Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme. Fitting with the source of the... Read more...

Sun working on quick-change servers

Tue, 04 Dec 2001 22:50:10 +0000

Sun Microsystems is working on a project to let administrators quickly change the personalities of large groups of servers so the machines can switch from one type of work to another--a move Sun hopes could... Read more...