Tag: Windows
Shiny Video Review: HTC S710 smartphone with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 software
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Alex and I test drive the HTC S710 using the brand new MS Windows Mobile 6 software – a first for the UK market…
Dell breaks Microsoft hold: will sell PCs with Linux operating system
Though the suggestion has been around for a few months now, Dell has confirmed that it will begin shipping PCs with the Linux open source operating system to customers who ask for it. Customer demand has increased, with 70% of…
Analyst claims Vista's user interface is a step back: slower than OS X
Just to add fuel to the heated debate and comparison between Windows Vista and Mac OS X, French analyst Andreas Pfeiffer has been testing 'user interface friction', and claims that Vista is slower than both Windows XP and Mac OS…
Microsoft PlayReady: brand new DRM for mobile devices
Microsoft have announced that they've been working on yet another Digital Rights Management (DRM) system. PlayReady is a new 'multimedia content access technology optimised to meet the needs of mobile operators and handset manufacturers for digital entertainment and commerce.' In…
Microsoft looks beyond Vista: Vienna in 2009?
Ever forward-looking, Microsoft is already murmuring about its post-Vista plans. Given that it took so long for Vista to arrive, and that key features were left out in order to hit deadlines, that's not too surprising. Come 2009, we could…
Microsoft's Live OneCare and McAfee software fails to secure Vista
Independent research released last week suggests that several of pieces of anti-virus software, including Microsoft's own latest offering, fail to fully protect Vista users. Virus Bulletin, together with some Oxfordshire-based security researchers, tested 15 anti-virus packages that claim to be…
Microsoft denies that Vista "breaks games"
Yesterday we reported that WildTangent claimed that Vista stopped some games from working. Of course, Microsoft has issued a counter-claim, which it seems only fair to air here. They say that WildTangent's claims have been 'grossly overstated' and that only…
Windows Vista Launch, London – Bill Gates Speech 4 (the one where we find out what it actually does)
David Weeks, Windows Client Marketing Manager for Microsoft UK, jumps onboard this jolly ol' ship, and walks us through a Vista demo. Now this is more like it! 'The great versatility of Vista allows for a greater digital experience',…
Windows Vista Launch, London – Bill Gates Speech 3 (the one where they talk about libraries and we see The Feeling)
Still both yapping on about this new 'Turning The Pages' program that the Library can use with Vista, we're 'treated' to a short film about da Vinci, his manuscripts, and what several key historians think of the involvement with…