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4chan's fake Xbox One instructions convince users to brick their systems
The prank purports to “unlock” the console, allowing it to play games designed for the older Xbox 360.
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Microsoft steps up battle against organised crime
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had disrupted the largest network of compromised personal computers, involving about 2 million machines around the world, since it stepped up its battle against organised online criminals three years ago.
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My Xbox One Won’t Let Me Swear
Xbox One really is [censored] listening to you. With new technology, the video game system is punishing those who let the expletives fly while button-mashing.
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The Start menu may return to Windows
Microsoft appears to be readying some significant changes to its next version of Windows. Paul Thurrott reports that Microsoft is planning to make the Start menu available as an option in the next...
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Microsoft update to revoke 9 "private" UEFI modules that could be loaded during SecureBoot
Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 that revokes the digital signatures for nine private, third-party UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) modules that could be loaded during UEFI Secure Boot. When the update is applied, the affected UEFI modules will no longer be trusted and will no longer load on systems where UEFI Secure Boot is enabled.
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Microsoft Sells 2 Million Xbox Ones in 18 Days
After selling a cool million Xbox Ones in the first 24 hours of their availability, Microsoft on Wednesday reported that it has now moved more than 2 million units since releasing its next-generation game console on Nov. 22.
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PlayStation 4 on top in November next-gen console sales according to NPD
Confirming what we already suspected, sales tracking firm NPD reports that the PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One in North America during November. As of
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Windows Phone 8.1 includes notification center and Siri-like personal assistant
Microsoft is preparing to ship its Windows Phone 8.1 update with two significant changes: a notification center and a Siri-like personal assistant. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to The Verge that the company is currently beta testing copies of Windows Phone 8.1 internally, with plans to fully detail its features at the Build Developer Conference in April, 2014.
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Getting Started with PowerShell 3.0 (Channel 9)
This Jump Start is designed to teach the busy IT Professionals about this powerful management tool. Learn how PowerShell works and how to make PowerShell work for you from the experts Jeffrey Snover,
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Microsoft manager charged with insider trading
he Securities and Exchange Commission is charging a senior Microsoft manager with insider trading. Brian Jorgenson, a senior portfolio manager at Microsoft, has admitted he tipped his friend, Sean Stokke, about Microsoft’s Barnes & Noble deal, allowing him to make money on the stock market. In an interview with The Seattle Times, Jorgenson estimates Stokke, his friend, made more than $200,000 and Jorgenson pocketed $40,000 for the information.
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Microsoft gifts 20GB of extra SkyDrive storage to Windows Phone users for a year
Microsoft is distributing some holiday cheer to Windows Phone owners today with an email inviting them to activate a bonus 20GB of SkyDrive storage.
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BILL GATES: 2013 Was A Huge Year For The Things That Really Matter
Bill Gates is proud of how the world improved in 2013. "You’re probably seeing a lot of people’s year-end lists right now, going through the best movies, books, YouTube clips, grumpy cat memes, etc. I thought I would share a different kind of list: some of the good news you might have missed," he wrote in a blog post. Here's a summary of Gates' 2013 Good News List, and we have to admit, this stuff is REALLY good
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The Gates Foundation's Hypocritical Investments
With an endowment larger than all but four of the world’s largest hedge funds, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is easily one of the most powerful charities in the world. According to its website, the organization “works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives.” So how do the investments of the foundation’s $36 billion investing arm, the Gates Foundation Trust, match up to its mission? We dug into the group’s recently released 2012 tax returns to find out.
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German IT officials reportedly deem Windows 8 too ‘dangerous’ to use
The National Security Agency’s snooping practices may be costing American companies a lot of money. German publication Zeit Online has obtained leaked documents that purportedly show that IT experts within the German government believe that Windows 8 …
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16 Useful Windows and Web Tips to Save Time - Geekswipe
Though these tips are in the air around you, most of the people have no idea if they ever exist around them. Follow these useful tips to save time.
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Apple and Microsoft could be making more from Android than Google
IDC is reporting an unstoppable march by Android up the worldwide leader board. Android has pushed through the 80% barrier and that trend doesn’t look like it is going to slow down any time soon. Samsung the Korean mega-tech is driving most of this growth, with its very popular Samsung Galaxy S4. IOS is still making respectable numbers and is setting records for total units shipped but the worldwide market share is declining. Should Apple be worried?
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What would it cost to build a Windows version of the new Mac Pro?
The new Mac Pro is the most powerful and flexible computer Apple has ever created, and it’s also extremely expensive — or is it? With a price tag that can climb up around $10,000, Apple’s latest enterprise workhorse clearly isn’t cheap. For businesses with a need for all that muscle, however, is that steep price justifiable or is there a premium “Apple tax” that companies will have to pay?
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Ubuntu Will Reach True Convergence Before Microsoft, Says Shuttleworth
Mark Shuttleworth has expresses his belief that Ubuntu will deliver true mobile/desktop convergence ahead of Microsoft.
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Microsoft Is Getting Serious About A Strange New Operating System
Microsoft is creating a brand new computer programming language and it could be using that language to create an operating system that has nothing to do with Windows. The new language was revealed on Friday by a Microsoft researcher named Jim Duffy in a blog post.
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Windows Error Messages Are Even Worse Than You Thought
Usually an annoying popup brushed aside with a click, error messages on Microsoft's Windows operating system may also serve as a way for the National Security Agency to spy on you. When a Windows program seizes up, someone using a PC can choose to send an error report to Microsoft for review.
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