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Jessica Mintz

Microsoft says search is sick, Bing is the cure

Microsoft is inventing a malady for which its web search site, Bing, is the only cure. That’s the premise of the -million, four-month ad campaign.

Apple unveils new iPods

Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a revamped line of iPods this week and trumpeted a truce with NBC Universal.

Apple may shrug off iPhone woes

The new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service and disappearing programs, among other complaints.

Hardware problem in new iPhone?

Spotty wireless broadband connectivity for some of Apple’s new iPhones most likely results from a hardware problem, a Swedish technical magazine says.

Microsoft launches new version of server tools

Microsoft launched a new version of its server operating system with great fanfare on Wednesday, but analysts said Windows Server 2008 is an incremental update rather than a…

Microsoft braces for virtualisation

Microsoft on Monday announced several moves it says will help its business customers take advantage of a technology called virtualisation, and in the process help the software…

Microsoft extends Xbox 360 warranty

Microsoft announced on Thursday it will extend the warranty on Xbox 360 video-game consoles to three years, and said too many of the machines have succumbed to ”general hardware…

Amazon goes for HD DVD format

Amazon.com will begin selling high-definition independent films in the HD DVD format through its on-demand DVD-printing service, the company said. The web retailer said it will…

Microsoft desktop search spooks Google

Google says in a court filing that it is pressing for an extension to the United States Justice Department’s oversight of Microsoft’s business practices, most of which is set to…

Microsoft signs web video deals

Microsoft has signed deals with Volvo and whisky maker Chivas Brothers to support two new web-only video series from Reveille, the production company behind TV shows The Office…

New deal to buck Wi-Fi convention

In a big win for a little Wi-Fi startup called Fon, Time Warner Cable will let its home broadband customers turn their connections into public wireless hot spots, a practice…

Small computers, big problems

Watching users fumble and nearly drop an early version of the FlipStart compact PC practically gave Robin Budd a heart attack. The culprit was the three-key sequence,…

Microsoft lawyer takes aim at Google’s book project

Microsoft is taking aim at Google’s rival book-scanning project, saying the search company ”systematically violates copyright”. In prepared remarks he is scheduled to deliver on…