Date: 08 September 2010 - 03:09Windows IT Pro
Paul Thurrott
Former HP CEO Mark Hurd has accepted an unusual co-president appointment at database giant Oracle, giving Oracle a tidy little stock boost in the process.
Date: 06 September 2010 - 01:57
Windows IT Pro
Paul Thurrott
One of the big remaining mysteries around Microsoft's new mobile platform, Windows Phone, is when, or whether, the software giant will make its Zune Pass music subscription service available outside the US.
Date: 03 September 2010 - 04:51
Windows IT Pro
Paul Thurrott
An often irreverent look at some of this week's other news, including ... an IE 6 usage drop is an IE 8 gain, Microsoft's Fix It tool for the DLL vulnerability, Toshiba's new Tablet PC is no Tablet PC, HP's $2.3 billion purchase of a company no one's heard of, Microsoft patents OS shutdowns, Paul Allen vs. the world, and some upcoming browser updates ...
Date: 02 September 2010 - 04:26
Windows IT Pro
Paul Thurrott
This week, Apple held its annual music event, announcing new iPod, Apple TV, and iTunes products as expected.
Date: 02 September 2010 - 04:22
Windows IT Pro
Paul Thurrott
Confirming news I had exclusively revealed in early July, Microsoft this week announced that the popular but limited-time Windows 7 Family Pack offering would be coming back for this holiday season.
Date: 02 September 2010 - 04:20
Windows IT Pro
Paul Thurrott
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its Windows Phone 7 OS has been released to manufacturing (RTM) and delivered to its partners for inclusion on new smartphones that will be provided to consumers in the months ahead.
Date: 01 September 2010 - 04:24
Windows IT Pro
Paul Thurrott
It was all touched off by a classic bit of know-nothing blogosphere silliness: A prominent Silicon Valley blogger claimed that Microsoft's mobile business was "fatally flawed" because, get this, the software giant actually charges handset makers a small per-unit fee for its Windows Phone software.
Date: 31 August 2010 - 04:39
Windows IT Pro
Paul Thurrott
When it comes to multiplayer gaming on a console, there's Xbox Live and then there's everything else. But starting this November, Microsoft is going to really test the loyalty of its best customers, when it raises the price of the Gold version of that service from $50 a year to $60 a year.
Date: 30 August 2010 - 02:46
Windows IT Pro
Paul Thurrott
Microsoft late last week announced that it was dramatically altering its course on PC-to-PC sync and reversing an earlier branding decision.
Date: 27 August 2010 - 04:54
Windows IT Pro
Paul Thurrott
An often irreverent look at some of this week's other news, including Microsoft's supposedly exorbitant cost of launching Windows Phone, Hotmail EAS support coming on Monday, Microsoft's supposed plans to connect Windows Phone and Xbox 360 with cross-platform gaming capabilities, the real key to the success of the new Xbox 360 console, the evil plan to push H.264, and Apple's upcoming music event.
