Archive for February 29th, 2008

Microsoft Cuts Price for Boxed Vista

Microsoft Corp. will cut the price of some versions of Windows Vista, the software maker said late Thursday.
The move came a day after court filings revealed internal dissent over which Windows XP computers would be considered capable of running the new operating system _ and a feeling on at least one executive’s part that the […]

Baidu Sued Over Music Copyrights

China’s top search engine Baidu.com has been sued by a local music industry group for alleged copyright violation, the second recent similar action from the industry, the group said.
In a statement on its Web site Friday, the Music Copyright Society of China quoted official Qu Jingming as accusing Baidu of “providing music listening, broadcasting and […]

NZ teen alleged to be spybot ringleader

A New Zealand teenager allegedly at the centre of an international cyber crime network has appeared in court where he was charged with computer hacking crimes.
Computer programmer Owen Thor Walker, 18, was charged with two counts of accessing a computer for dishonest purpose, damaging or interfering with a computer system, possessing software for committing crime, […]

Microsoft top brass ‘burned’ by Vista problems

Private Microsoft emails unearthed during a US court case have revealed that even the software giant’s own executives struggled to get Windows Vista running smoothly.
Early adopters of the operating system, which launched last year, battled with widespread hardware and software compatibility issues. Many PCs initially sold as “Vista Capable” were unable to run some of […]