msoftnews » Microsoft http://msoftnews.com technology news @fingertips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:50:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Germany to postpone its vote on ACTA http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/germany-to-postpone-its-vote-on-acta/ http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/germany-to-postpone-its-vote-on-acta/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:51:02 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/germany-to-postpone-its-vote-on-acta/

Germany has announced that the country has postponed its vote on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, showing that ACTA is starting to lose support in the European territories. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/germany-to-postpone-its-vote-on-acta/feed/ 0 Windows 8 ARM details revealed in massive blog post http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/windows-8-arm-details-revealed-in-massive-blog-post/ http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/windows-8-arm-details-revealed-in-massive-blog-post/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:50:37 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/windows-8-arm-details-revealed-in-massive-blog-post/

Microsoft’s massive blog post this week describing Windows 8 on ARM-based processors is by far the most information it has revealed about its plans for the other version of the operating system. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/windows-8-arm-details-revealed-in-massive-blog-post/feed/ 0 Xbox 360 sells 270,000 units in January 2012 in US http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/xbox-360-sells-270000-units-in-january-2012-in-us/ http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/xbox-360-sells-270000-units-in-january-2012-in-us/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:50:33 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/xbox-360-sells-270000-units-in-january-2012-in-us/

Microsoft announced today that the Xbox 360 was once again the best selling game console in the US, selling 270,000 units during January 2012 and with total Xbox 360 revenues of $ 301 million. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/xbox-360-sells-270000-units-in-january-2012-in-us/feed/ 0 Windows 8 Consumer Preview to be build 8250? http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/windows-8-consumer-preview-to-be-build-8250/ http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/windows-8-consumer-preview-to-be-build-8250/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:50:40 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/windows-8-consumer-preview-to-be-build-8250/

The February 29 deadline is quickly approaching and Microsoft is putting together builds of WIndows 8 at a feverish pace to make sure the Consumer Preview is a top notch representation of the platform Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/windows-8-consumer-preview-to-be-build-8250/feed/ 0 Kickstarter project raises over $1 million in less than a day http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/kickstarter-project-raises-over-1-million-in-less-than-a-day/ http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/kickstarter-project-raises-over-1-million-in-less-than-a-day/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:50:24 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/kickstarter-project-raises-over-1-million-in-less-than-a-day/

Kickstarter, the online fund raising web site, had a project for an upcoming adventure game that went from $ 0 to over $ 1 million today less than 24 hours after the project went live. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/kickstarter-project-raises-over-1-million-in-less-than-a-day/feed/ 0 Remember the N9? It’s not dead; Huge update coming soon http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/remember-the-n9-its-not-dead-huge-update-coming-soon/ http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/remember-the-n9-its-not-dead-huge-update-coming-soon/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:50:43 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/remember-the-n9-its-not-dead-huge-update-coming-soon/

We knew the PR1.2 update was coming, but screenshots are out of what 1.2 really has to offer, and it’s not small by any measure. 3200 updates and fixes are onboard for the “dead” device. Read more…




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Researchers at security firm Zvelo discovered that Google Wallet PINs can be cracked through brute force methods – though only on rooted Android devices. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/google-wallet-pin-vulnerable-on-rooted-android-devices/feed/ 0 Google redesigns navigation bar again, mail isn’t as important as social anymore [Update: It's official!] http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/google-redesigns-navigation-bar-again-mail-isnt-as-important-as-social-anymore-update-its-official/ http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/google-redesigns-navigation-bar-again-mail-isnt-as-important-as-social-anymore-update-its-official/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:50:14 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/google-redesigns-navigation-bar-again-mail-isnt-as-important-as-social-anymore-update-its-official/

The Mountain View search giant has changed their navigation bar again, but apparently YouTube, maps and other services are more important than Gmail now. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/google-redesigns-navigation-bar-again-mail-isnt-as-important-as-social-anymore-update-its-official/feed/ 0 MSN app for iPad now available for US owners http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/msn-app-for-ipad-now-available-for-us-owners/ http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/msn-app-for-ipad-now-available-for-us-owners/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:50:21 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/msn-app-for-ipad-now-available-for-us-owners/

Microsoft has now released a version of its MSN news and video app for owners of Apple’s iPad in the US market, following its previous release for UK iPad owners. Read more…




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]]> http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/msn-app-for-ipad-now-available-for-us-owners/feed/ 0 T-Mobile to sell all 4G phones for free (sort of) on Feb. 11 http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/t-mobile-to-sell-all-4g-phones-for-free-sort-of-on-feb-11/ http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/t-mobile-to-sell-all-4g-phones-for-free-sort-of-on-feb-11/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:50:59 +0000 admin http://msoftnews.com/microsoft/t-mobile-to-sell-all-4g-phones-for-free-sort-of-on-feb-11/

T-Mobile plans to offer all of its 4G-based smartphones for free (sort of) on Saturday, February 11. That includes the recent Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia 710. Read more…




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