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Google and Microsoft reportedly in race to launch IaaS

...Google and Microsoft are reportedly neck-and-neck in a race to get an Infrastructure... Read more

18 May, 2012 by Dara Kerr

Microsoft to push up UK volume pricing by up to a third

...Microsoft is to increase its volume licensing prices for its UK licensing schemes... Read more

2 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner
SharePoint deployment: Pitfalls of a pioneer

SharePoint deployment: Pitfalls of a pioneer

...SharePoint, anyway?For all SharePoint's failings, its greatest one is that Microsoft's marketing people don't actually know how to describe it. There... Read more

9 May, 2012 by Robert Schifreen

Motorola wins German ban on Windows 7, Xbox 360

...Xbox 360, Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Media Player in Germany, but Microsoft says the products will remain on sale while it launches an appeal... Read more

2 May, 2012 by David Meyer
Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

...Like previous versions of Microsoft's Windows Small Business Server (SBS), the latest SBS 2011 Standard sees... Read more

2 February, 2011 by Alan Stevens
Attack of the BLOBs: Data behaving badly

Attack of the BLOBs: Data behaving badly

...etc) in SQL databases.The only database engine that's supported is Microsoft SQL Server. Like any database product, MS SQL Server is great for... Read more

13 May, 2012 by Robert Schifreen
SharePoint 2010: A migration odyssey

SharePoint 2010: A migration odyssey

...data outside of the institution. Our student email system is outsourced to Microsoft, but everything else is currently in-house. Also, a hosted SharePoint solution... Read more

8 May, 2012 by Robert Schifreen
Samsung Omnia W GT-i8350

Samsung Omnia W GT-i8350

...Omnia W from other Windows Phones. Of course, it's compelled by Microsoft to put Search, Back and Home buttons beneath the screen, and a... Read more

26 January, 2012 by Sandra Vogel
Building the farm: From learning to testing

Building the farm: From learning to testing

In the third part of his SharePoint 2010 implementation diary, University of Brighton project leader Rob Schifreen rolls up his sleeves and starts learning Read more

10 May, 2012 by Robert Schifreen
<endeca_term>Microsoft</endeca_term> shows off Windows 8 marketplace

Microsoft shows off Windows 8 marketplace

...the individual settings and state of apps across different devices. Image credit: Microsoft Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered directly... Read more

23 January, 2012 by Ben Woods
Mango showdown: Lumia 800 vs HTC Titan

Mango showdown: Lumia 800 vs HTC Titan

...looking for a new smartphone running Mango, the most recent version of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 OS, there aren't many handsets to... Read more

12 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

Microsoft tops Google Search takedown list

...Pirated' Microsoft software was behind almost half the search links Google removed on copyright... Read more

25 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Microsoft tiptoes into social networks with So.cl

...Microsoft has quietly launched So.cl, its foray into social networking, although it... Read more

21 May, 2012 by Steven Musil

Nvidia: Windows on ARM a 'genius' idea from Microsoft

...Microsoft is likely to face problems selling Windows 8 on x86-based mobile... Read more

18 May, 2012 by Liau Yun Qing
SharePoint 2010: a sheep in wolf's clothing?

SharePoint 2010: a sheep in wolf's clothing?

...Despite the many new features in the latest release of Microsoft's SharePoint collaboration product, the simple truth is that in web content... Read more

5 August, 2010 by Darren Guarnaccia

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

2 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

3 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

4 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

6 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

7 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

8 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

8 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

10 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

11 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

12 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

13 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

14 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

15 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

16 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

16 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

20 hours ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

22 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

1 day ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

1 day ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

1 day ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry