What a novel situation for computer users worldwide this Windows 7 launch is turning out to be! As far as I personally can remember (W98 onwards) the launch of a new version of Windows has always been met with at …
Microsoft pulls yet another ad (this time due to vomit, not racism…)
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Microsoft has this week pulled another ad in what is an only slightly less high-profile incident than the controversial one which recently saw black faces deliberately removed (badly), with a quick photoshop job, from ad images for the Polish market. …
Why Microsoft's Zune players really froze…
So, Microsoft’s 30Gb Zune players can’t handle leap years. That’s the reason why many of them froze yesterday morning just as the 366-day year of 2008 was coming to a close. Most users simply let the battery drain before turning …
Google Chrome out of Beta mode and ready to take on IE
A few months ago we reviewed Google’s Chrome browser on this blog and found it a pretty high-standard product, roughly on a par with both IE and Mozilla. But we all knew that it would be nigh on impossible for …
Why Microsoft must be loving Jerry Yang right now
A couple of days ago the now slightly infamous Yahoo CEO, Jerry Yang, announced he would be stepping down from his position once a suitable replacement has been found. Yang has only been in the job for just over 18 …