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We've been doing some more digging on the definitive moves by Microsoft to woo newspapers over to Bing and away from Google, a story we broke two weeks ago . Since then there have been some follow-up by various media outlets, notably the Financial Times this week which confirmed that Microsoft had had discussions with News Corp to “de-index” ...
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Microsoft issues takedown notices over spilled COFEE
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Microsoft has been issuing takedown notices for publicly hosting its leaked Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor ( COFEE ) tool. The company sent off "Demand for Immediate Take-Down: Notice of Infringing Activity" to companies hosting websites that offered the tool. The e-mails all start with the following standard statement: "Microsoft ...
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Microsoft Watch
Does a Windows 8 Rumor Source Actually Exist?
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Yesterday, I wrote about the news spreading through the blogosphere that Microsoft could release Windows 8 in 2012. That information came from the blog Microsoft Kitchen, which posted a pair of road map slides--allegedly shown by Microsoft during its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles--suggesting the next Windows Server and Windows ...
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Authorities aim to avoid media circus when bailed film director leaves jail The film director Roman Polanski will be placed under house arrest at his Alpine chalet as soon as possible, the Swiss justice ministry said today, announcing it would not appeal a court decision to release him on bail. The ministry said it was still deciding whether to ...
South Africa is getting ready for the World Cup next year, but it's not all about the football ... Adam Gabbatt
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Trading on the London Stock Exchange resumes after being halted for three and a half hours by technical difficulties.
A selection of the best images from around the world
On 5 July 2009 a metal-detector user started to unearth some gold objects in a Staffordshire field. Thus began the discovery of the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found. Consisting of over 1600 items � including fittings from the hilts of swords, fragments from helmets, Christian crosses and magnificent pieces of garnet work � the ...
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Online petitions will allow citizens to raise issues and concerns with government but still face stumbling blocks.
In a stunning move, Apple Computer (AAPL) said tonight that it will purchase Next Software in a $400 million deal that will bring former Apple CEO Steve Jobs back to the company he cofounded.
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A new service called Near London will offer a replica of the capital's busiest shopping streets with digital shopfronts.
The 15 cities hoping to be part of England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup finals have submitted their cases for inclusion.
Today on the Dish, Andrew and a reader studied the president's cool demeanor while Massie and another reader wondered whether Obama is a liberal Reagan. Packer discussed his disappointed supporters.
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If you've ever tried searching the web for financial advice, you probably know just how much junk there is out there. Sure, there may be a few diamonds in the rough, but oftentimes the best results go to the finance 'experts' who are good at SEO - not the ones who know what they're talking about. Investimonials is a new site launching this week ...
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SupportSpace , a company that provides on-demand remote tech support solutions, announced today that it has raised $10 million in funding. The round was led by Emergence Capital Partners and also included previous investors BRM Group and Gemini Israel . SupportSpace has raised $24.25M in total funding so far. Kevin Spain of Emergence Capital ...
A few weeks ago, I began pondering where to buy a turkey. Like all grocery shopping, this once straightforward domestic routine has lately changed for me into an ethical and economic quagmire. The calculus that now accompanies each trip to the supermarket is depressing; every decision feels wrong. If I buy the cheap milk, I'm bankrupting small ...
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"The devil is no fool. He can get people feeling about heaven the way they ought to feel about hell. He can make them fear the means of grace the way they do not fear sin. And he does so not by light but by obscurity, not by realities but by shadows, not by clarity and substance but by dreams and the creatures of psychosis. And men are so ...
I respectfully disagree with your reader who spells out what they describe as the cynical and political thought process behind the argument in very honest fashion. But that's why I disagree. Palin's entire entree onto the political stage was cynical and poltical. John McCain was a cynical old politician - sure. (And should be drummed from ...
Back to PlasMate, I noted last time that I’ve gotten the autosave and previewing down, such that the previewer always works seamlessly with the editor and previews the latest state of the code on refresh, and the user never needs to worry about losing data or even think about saving, since all of that is done magically behind the scenes. I&# ...
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A set of very damaging e-mails have apparently been hacked from the Hadley Climate Research Unit; they purportedly show climate scientists there manipulating and deploying historical climate data to reach predetermined conclusions, coordinating messaging, and attempting to control the definition of expertise in order to marginalize those who ...
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