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Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones
(Reuters)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:19pm
Reuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system.
Court Reaffirms I4i's Patent Win Against Microsoft
(PC World)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:30pm
PC World - The U.S. Federal Court of Appeals has once again upheld a jury's verdict that Microsoft willfully infringed on patents awarded to i4i.
Bing gains US search market share for ninth straight month
(AFP)
10 Mar 2010 at 3:32pm
AFP - Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.
Bill Clinton, Bill Gates unite in foreign aid plea
(AFP)
10 Mar 2010 at 3:31pm
AFP - Former president Bill Clinton and Microsoft founder Bill Gates called Wednesday on US lawmakers to boost foreign aid to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria in the world's poorest nations.
Marketplace for Google Apps Targets Microsoft Office
(NewsFactor)
10 Mar 2010 at 1:54pm
NewsFactor - With its mind in the clouds and an eye on rival Microsoft, Google on Tuesday launched an online application store for third-party programs that can be integrated with its online Google Apps office suite, with a single log-in and Google's universal navigation. The programs can sync with Gmail and Google's calendar, and use document-sharing features.
What You Need to Know About the IE Zero-Day
(PC World)
10 Mar 2010 at 10:47am
PC World - For the second time already in 2010, Microsoft's Patch Tuesday security bulletin release has come with a footnote--an unpatched zero-day exploit affecting Internet Explorer (IE). Security vendors are reporting more incidents of this new IE vulnerability being exploited in the wild, so IT administrators need to understand the threat and take action to protect vulnerable browsers.
Court Upholds Microsoft, i4i Word Judgment
(PC Magazine)
10 Mar 2010 at 9:56am
PC Magazine - An appeals court this week rejected Microsoft's second attempt to dismiss a $290 million judgment regarding its Word product.
Patches Highlight Problems in Maintaining Older Software
(NewsFactor)
10 Mar 2010 at 8:51am
NewsFactor - Microsoft on Tuesday released two security bulletins to fix eight bugs in its Windows and Microsoft Office software. Both bulletins are rated important, but analysts said many of the vulnerabilities could potentially be more severe if exploited.
HP Slate vs. iPad: Focus on Flash
(PC World)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:44am
PC World - With the iPad presale beginning in just a few days, and the clock ticking down to the much-anticipated Apple tablet finally hitting the streets, HP launched a renewed campaign for its Slate tablet PC debuted at the 2010 CES by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Each platform has pros and cons, but so far the debate seems to center entirely around support for Adobe Flash.
Microsoft Bing's Search Share Climbs Again
(PC Magazine)
10 Mar 2010 at 3:26am
PC Magazine - ComScore released its search engine traffic results for February, and once again, it's good news for Microsoft--once again, at the expense of Yahoo.
As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules
(NewsFactor)
9 Mar 2010 at 2:25pm
NewsFactor - With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.
Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole
(AFP)
9 Mar 2010 at 2:10pm
AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.
Remote-Code Vulnerability Being Exploited in IE 6 and 7
(NewsFactor)
9 Mar 2010 at 1:51pm
NewsFactor - Older versions of Internet Explorer are under attack. Microsoft warned Tuesday afternoon that cybercriminals are actively exploiting a security vulnerability that lets attackers execute malicious code from remote locations.
Expert Guidance for New Microsoft Security Bulletins
(PC World)
9 Mar 2010 at 12:06pm
PC World - As predicted last week in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2010, Microsoft released two new security bulletins today for the March 2010 Patch Tuesday. The two security bulletins bring the total number of security bulletins for 2010 up to 17.
Excel, Movie Maker Flaws Fixed by Microsoft
(PC World)
9 Mar 2010 at 11:56am
PC World - In a relatively light Patch Tuesday, Microsoft closed holes that could allow a poisoned Excel or Movie Maker file to install malware on a vulnerable PC. However, a new flaw involving VBScript and Windows Help files that can be targeted through Internet Explorer remains unfixed.
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