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Entries from July 2007

Microsoft releases unofficial service pack?

Date July 31, 2007

 On August 14th, Microsoft is expected to roll out two major service packs dubbed Vista Performance and Reliability Pack, aka service pack upgrades, although the company has been tight lipped about its release According to the text from Microsoft that accompanies the software, it ?resolves a number of individual issues which may be affecting some [...]

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Microsoft counters claims on Vista

Date July 28, 2007

Microsoft has sought to dispel industry rumors and complaints about Vista, claiming it the most successful operating system in history. The company announced at its Financial Analyst Day that it has shipped over 60 million units since its launch on 30th January 2007. “By our math, we eclipsed the entire installed base of Apple in the first five [...]

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Vista not winning any popularity contests

Date July 26, 2007

Earlier this week, Gianfranco Lanci president of Acer, the world’s fourth-largest computer maker told the Financial Times that “the whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista.” The company claimed that Vista has not been generated as many sales of new computers as they had hoped, and the new operating system had stability problems . The [...]

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$2bn Piracy ring shut in China

Date July 26, 2007

A huge piracy ring has been shut-down in China The Chinese counterfeiting syndicate was thought to have sold software worth £2bn The Chinese Public Security Bureau and the FBI detained 25 people during the two-week operation During the raids, dubbed Operation Summer Solstice, the FBI seized more than 290,000 CDs Share and Enjoy: These icons [...]

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ConnectU versus Facebook

Date July 26, 2007

 A US judge has said more evidence is required to prove Facebook found Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea for the successful social-networking site Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss claim that Zuckerberg stole their ideas, code and business plans, while at collage However Federal Judge Douglas Woodlock declared that more hard evidence would need to be produced [...]

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