Xbox Live Labels Autistic Boy “Cheater”

Julias Jackson is autistic. With few interests outside of school he spends most of his time playing games on his mother’s Xbox. Julias has gotten so good at these games that Microsoft has declared him a cheater and cleared his achievements.

Posted on: January 27, 2011 9:00 am

Hackers turn back the clock with Telnet attacks

Port 23, used for Telenet remote access, has been ignored lately as Secure Shell (SSH) has taken its place. Now hackers are finding the port unprotected and open for attack.

Posted on: January 27, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft claims employee stole $460,000

Robert D. Curry, a Microsoft employee, is accused of creating a fake company and filing invoices for non-existent services. Curry is alleged to have worked this scam for over a year.

Posted on: January 27, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft Will Give 1-Year Warning

To ease the minds of those making decisions on cloud-based services, Microsoft is promising a 12-month notice before making any "disruptive" changes to their cloud offerings.

Posted on: January 27, 2011 9:00 am

Ansca Mobile Announces Corona SDK on Microsoft Windows

Ansca Mobile has announced the beta release of its Corona SDK (software development kit) mobile development framework running on Microsoft Windows. Corona SDK will allow developers to create apps for the Android platform from a Windows PC.

Posted on: January 26, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft unveils try-before-buy Mac Office

Office for Mac 2011 is now available as a 30-day trial package. After the trial is over, users need to buy a license on line or buy a new boxed version of the software.

Posted on: January 26, 2011 9:00 am

How Microsoft plans to market against the iPad

Microsoft is preparing to battle Apple for the enterprise market. The iPad is already being deployed in the enterprise, catching Microsoft off-balance.

Posted on: January 26, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft Opens New Technical Computing Labs Project

The Technical Computing Labs (TC Labs) on the Microsoft Developer Network’s (MSDN) DevLabs site is designed to give developers the chance to learn about Technical Computing technologies.

Posted on: January 26, 2011 9:00 am

Five Ways to Speed Up Your Home Network

This article provides five simple things you can do, like moving the router to a more central location, to help you optimize speed on your home network.

Posted on: January 25, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft Files Complaint to Stop TiVo

Microsoft has filed a U.S. trade complaint that TiVo’s set-top boxes infringe on four patents held by Microsoft. The digital-video recorders are manufactured in Mexico for the American market.

Posted on: January 25, 2011 9:00 am