It is being reported on the net that HTC has signed a patent licensing deal with Microsoft. Ive yet to see exactly what patents Microsoft is claiming that Android (and in this case HTC) are actually infringing, but what it seems to mean is that for every HTC mobile phone sold, Microsoft will get royalties. … Continue reading »
Posted in April 2010 …
Microsoft welcomes the pirates and then sinks them? + Linux usage may be wrong?
I love a little hypocrisy and you can guarantee when a Microsoft article is discussed, there is usually quite a bit of it to throw about. Over at this blog you can read how Microsoft tracks down copyright “pirates”. There is some great stuff to be found in it including the methods Microsoft uses to … Continue reading »
Ubisoft DRM – Busted! – Has an Amiga group saved gamers?
For those that still play games on the Windows platform, there were many who voiced criticism about the DRM which Ubisoft employed. It required a persistent net connection in order for the game to perform checks at certain intervals to ensure that the copy was genuine. The DRM in question is from the game Assassins … Continue reading »
Microsoft MVP Andre Da Costa – “Oops he/she’s done it again” ?
Readers to this blog may have recently seen the discourse between myself and Andre Da Costa. We saw (finally) the confirmation from Andre that he had multiple usernames on CNET. Andre didn’t seem to see a problem with having multiple accounts, that being said I personally believe that his pro-Microsoft view “supported” if you will by … Continue reading »
Privacy supporters remain quiet? & The hypocrisy of “data”?
Or/ Is this an example of the double standards which privacy supporters have? Let me set the record straight for anyone who is new to this blog. I agree with CCTV, the more the better. I think that as a crime prevention tool and an additional source of evidence for a case, they are second … Continue reading »
Windows under attack on two fronts? Even more problems ahead?
Readers to this site may remember that recently we covered the issue of Bitdefender identifying Window system critical file as being malicious code. Personally I thought the original diagnosis was correct and the software identifying Windows as a virus was a testament to the “intelligence” of its coding. I am sure that McAfee also had a … Continue reading »
Kin advert – Microsoft gets it wrong and then wrong again?
Microsoft appears to have got it wrong again with one of it’s ads. Whilst some would have you believe that Kin is the talk of the town….whats Kin? I hear you ask, well its the latest product which Microsoft just can’t seem to be “cool” or in touch with the public. In a nutshell, Kin … Continue reading »
LottaNZB 0.5.3 (HellaNZB frontend) & The future of the binary newsgroups?
I wrote about Klibido quite a while ago and whilst its a KDE app (being run in a Gnome environment on my rig) I have to say that I found it a good choice. Despite issues surrounding the apparent lack of development for a few years and it has no facility for .par checking, its … Continue reading »
Wolvix 2.0.0 beta Build 56
Its been a long time. The last time I reported on Wolvix was in July 09 where the distro received praise (and became my distro of choice). After that date I found myself praising the distro whenever I got the opportunity, there was so many great things about it – out of the box compat, … Continue reading »
Warning – Gmail scam – Hot off the press!
The following popped up in my inbox literally moments ago and it should be noted that it is a scam. Do not respond to this mail, delete it immediately. We are shutting down some Gmail accounts, due to the anonymous registration that is going on. Kindly supply the below information to verify and let us … Continue reading »
