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Hacked Microsoft online store saved passwords in plain text

Posted February 13, 2012 - 10:56 am

Getting hacked is not good. Getting hacked then outed for keeping customer passwords in plain text is an epic not good.
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FAQ: Windows 8 on ARM vs. x86, which tablet to pick?

Posted February 12, 2012 - 7:37 am

Which Windows tablet makes sense -- the upcoming ARM-based devices that might include Office apps for free or x86-based Windows 8 tablets? Matt Hamblen walks you through some of the pros and cons.
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Five ways Windows 8 will make apps more power-friendly

Posted February 12, 2012 - 7:12 am

The Windows 8 beta will be available by the end of February, and Microsoft has given much thought into optimizing it to run well not just on desktops and laptops, but also on tablets and even smartphones. Part of making an operating system friendly for mobile devices is making it power-conscious, able to do everything you want while using as little power as possible.
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A sneak peek raises unknowns about Microsoft Office 15

Posted February 11, 2012 - 9:34 pm

Much buzz around the next major release of Windows has centered around the controversial ribbon interface for Windows Explorer. However, no ribbon appeared in a sneak preview of Office 15--World, Excel, PowerPoint--that Microsoft gave this week in a video about developing Windows On ARM (WOA).
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Don't own a Kinect? Play with one over the Internet

Posted February 11, 2012 - 7:55 am

It seems like the recent release of Kinect for Windows has caused a resurgence in Kinect hacks over the last few days. The official Microsoft SDK makes it easier than ever to come up with interesting new uses for the depth-sensing camera system, and now there's a Kinect hack you can play with from the comfort of your own home without even buying a Kinect.
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Windows 8 on tablets: What we know so far

Posted February 11, 2012 - 7:15 am

Microsoft is ready to lift the lid on Windows 8 at a preview event at the end of the month. The new OS will be available later this year, not only for PCs, but also for tablets, as Microsoft prepares to take on the iPad. Here’s what we know so far about Windows 8 tablets.
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Kinect hack helps treat phantom limb syndrome

Posted February 11, 2012 - 7:07 am

Kinect hacks are a dime a dozen these days, but this one has a health-care twist. A hacker named Benjamin Blundell is using a Kinect, a set of VR goggles, and some gyroscopes to help treat patients effected by phantom limb syndrome.
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Google regaining lost search market share

Posted February 9, 2012 - 6:26 pm

It's becoming clear that Microsoft and Yahoo are doing nothing to eat into Google's lead in the U.S. search market.
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Microsoft details Windows 8 for ARM devices

Posted February 9, 2012 - 4:13 pm

Microsoft has released technical design details about the new version of Windows for devices that use ARM chips, outlining in a lengthy blog post different ways in which this OS, called WOA and still in the works, will be alike and different from existing versions of Windows.
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Eight features Windows 8 borrowed from Linux

Posted February 9, 2012 - 3:24 pm

Microsoft has always been accused of stealing left and right from the open source community. Is this holding true today?
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Windows 8: Assessing IT risks of a consumer-driven wave

Posted February 9, 2012 - 2:51 pm

Microsoft is betting big on Windows 8. But will the immense promotional efforts the software giant is putting behind the latest Windows OS pay off? CIO.com's Rob Enderle handicaps the high-stakes game Redmond is playing.
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Windows 8 strives for optimal battery life

Posted February 8, 2012 - 9:10 pm

Windows 8 is stingy doling out power to applications, particularly what Microsoft calls Metro-style applications written specifically for the operating system, all in an effort to prolong battery life.
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Microsoft exec: Lync-Skype integration a 'compelling opportunity'

Posted February 8, 2012 - 8:07 pm

Microsoft is looking at creating a bridge between Lync, its enterprise IM, voice and video communications product, and Skype as part of its broader initiative to extend the Office platform, a company executive said on Wednesday.
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Microsoft fixes Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch event for Feb. 29

Posted February 8, 2012 - 2:45 pm

Microsoft Wednesday said it will host a launch event for the Windows 8 beta on Feb. 29 in Barcelona, the site of the Mobile World Congress.
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Microsoft drops Start button from Windows 8, reports say

Posted February 6, 2012 - 3:44 pm

Microsoft will scratch the 17-year-old Start button from Windows 8, according to reports based on a purported leak of the latest beta build.
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Kelihos botnet still dead, say Microsoft, Kaspersky

Posted February 6, 2012 - 3:06 pm

Contrary to reports, the Kelihos botnet has not crawled out of the grave, Microsoft said last week. But the company acknowledged that a new botnet is being assembled using a variant of the original malware.
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Microsoft researchers say anonymized data isn't so anonymous

Posted February 2, 2012 - 3:34 pm

Data routinely gathered in Web logs - IP address, cookie ID, operating system, browser type, user-agent strings - can threaten online privacy because they can be used to identify the activity of individual machines, Microsoft researchers say.
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Kelihos botnet revives, waits for Microsoft Anti-Botnet Operation v. 3 to go back down

Posted February 2, 2012 - 2:27 pm

Despite so much bragging about its success it sometimes failed to mention the role of security specialist Kaspersky Labs, Microsoft's successful takedown of the Kelihos botnet may need a version 2 or 3 or even 4 to be successful, because the first solution was just too weak to hold.
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Microsoft fine-tunes Windows 8 Beta with input from users

Posted January 31, 2012 - 12:31 pm

Microsoft continues to tinker with Windows 8 even as it finalizes its beta version, acting on suggestions it received from users who have experimented with the Windows 8 Developer Preview.
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Windows 8 file management changes include minimized ribbon

Posted January 31, 2012 - 12:10 pm

Hell hath no fury like a Windows power user scorned, as Microsoft learned when it introduced big changes to file management in Windows 8. Now, the company is responding to the feedback by tweaking or walking away from some of the changes it planned to make.
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Microsoft sets Office 15 public beta for summer 2012

Posted January 30, 2012 - 8:20 pm

Microsoft announced it has kicked off a "technical preview" of the next version of its money-making Office suite and promised a public beta will ship this summer.
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Apple breaks Microsoft's 'lock' on enterprise workers, argues analyst

Posted January 26, 2012 - 4:55 pm

The iPhone may have opened the door for Apple in the enterprise, but it was the one-two punch of the iPad and revamped MacBook Air in 2010 that really did the trick, an analyst said today.
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New cluster of Xbox 720 rumors hits the web

Posted January 26, 2012 - 8:50 am

If true, we're talking about fairly modest hardware coming in 2013 with an improved version of Kinect to follow your every move.
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German event uses Ghostbusters to make Windows Phone 7.5 look cool

Posted January 24, 2012 - 9:50 am

Microsoft Germany uses Ghostbusters to try and make Windows Phone 7.5 seem cool.
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Microsoft shares flirting with $30

Posted January 20, 2012 - 2:53 pm

Shares of Microsoft made a run at $30 on Friday following the software giant's fiscal second-quarter earnings report.
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