msoftnews » Internet Explorer http://msoftnews.com technology news @fingertips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:50:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Diablo III release date delayed (again) to Q2 2012 http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/diablo-iii-release-date-delayed-again-to-q2-2012/ http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/diablo-iii-release-date-delayed-again-to-q2-2012/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:02:57 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/diablo-iii-release-date-delayed-again-to-q2-2012/

As expected, Blizzard has announced yet another delay in the release of the action-RPG Diablo III. The PC game is now scheduled to come out sometime in the second quarter of 2012. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/diablo-iii-release-date-delayed-again-to-q2-2012/feed/ 0 George Lucas reveals his opposition to SOPA/PIPA http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/george-lucas-reveals-his-opposition-to-sopapipa/ http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/george-lucas-reveals-his-opposition-to-sopapipa/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:02:12 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/george-lucas-reveals-his-opposition-to-sopapipa/

Star Wars creator George Lucas has signaled his opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), saying that the bills before the US Congress are “sloppy legislation.” Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/george-lucas-reveals-his-opposition-to-sopapipa/feed/ 0 Steve Jobs’ FBI file released to the public http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/steve-jobs-fbi-file-released-to-the-public/ http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/steve-jobs-fbi-file-released-to-the-public/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:02:10 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/steve-jobs-fbi-file-released-to-the-public/

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released to the public its file on the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, which was first created in 1991 when Jobs was being considered for a government panel. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/steve-jobs-fbi-file-released-to-the-public/feed/ 0 Windows 8 ARM to include Office 15 apps http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/windows-8-arm-to-include-office-15-apps/ http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/windows-8-arm-to-include-office-15-apps/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:23 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/windows-8-arm-to-include-office-15-apps/

Windows 8 for ARM-based processors will come with a version of Microsoft Office 15 when it is made available on ARM-based hardware at the same time as the X86 version is released. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/windows-8-arm-to-include-office-15-apps/feed/ 0 Windows 8 Metro apps to allow for fast web content http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/windows-8-metro-apps-to-allow-for-fast-web-content/ http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/windows-8-metro-apps-to-allow-for-fast-web-content/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:02:31 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/windows-8-metro-apps-to-allow-for-fast-web-content/

Windows 8 Metro-based apps will be able to add web content into those apps with no performance hits, compared to iOS apps that use Safari-based web content, according to a new blog post from Microsoft Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/windows-8-metro-apps-to-allow-for-fast-web-content/feed/ 0 TechSpot: Intel Core i7-3820 Review – Sandy Bridge-E for the masses http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/techspot-intel-core-i7-3820-review-sandy-bridge-e-for-the-masses/ http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/techspot-intel-core-i7-3820-review-sandy-bridge-e-for-the-masses/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:02:10 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/techspot-intel-core-i7-3820-review-sandy-bridge-e-for-the-masses/

The Core i7-3820 is intriguing because of its sub-$ 300 price, far less than other chips in the Sandy Bridge-E series, yet on paper it’s still a powerful option. Let’s see what the tests have to say. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/techspot-intel-core-i7-3820-review-sandy-bridge-e-for-the-masses/feed/ 0 Rumor: Google to launch cloud storage service? http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/rumor-google-to-launch-cloud-storage-service/ http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/rumor-google-to-launch-cloud-storage-service/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:02:33 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/rumor-google-to-launch-cloud-storage-service/

A new rumor claims that Google is close to launching its own cloud-based storage service that could compete with other businesses like Dropbox or Microsoft’s Skydrive. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/rumor-google-to-launch-cloud-storage-service/feed/ 0 Microsoft: We won’t use “essential patents” to block our competitors http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/microsoft-we-wont-use-essential-patents-to-block-our-competitors/ http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/microsoft-we-wont-use-essential-patents-to-block-our-competitors/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:02:19 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/microsoft-we-wont-use-essential-patents-to-block-our-competitors/

Microsoft has posted a statement on its web site claiming it “will not seek an injunction or exclusion order” on competitors who use what Microsoft calls “essential patents”. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/microsoft-we-wont-use-essential-patents-to-block-our-competitors/feed/ 0 LG offers teaser of upcoming five inch smartphone http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/lg-offers-teaser-of-upcoming-five-inch-smartphone/ http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/lg-offers-teaser-of-upcoming-five-inch-smartphone/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:02:16 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/lg-offers-teaser-of-upcoming-five-inch-smartphone/

LG has launched a new teaser video for an upcoming smartphone, the Optimus Vu, that will have a five inch touch screen with an unusual 4:3 aspect ratio Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/lg-offers-teaser-of-upcoming-five-inch-smartphone/feed/ 0 Windows 8 Consumer Preview launches Feb. 29 http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/windows-8-consumer-preview-launches-feb-29/ http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/windows-8-consumer-preview-launches-feb-29/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:02:25 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/internet-explorer/windows-8-consumer-preview-launches-feb-29/

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview version will officially launch to the public on February 29 as part of Microsoft’s activities at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Read more…




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