4627 blog results for "microsoft services"

Groklaw uncovers a couple of e-mails from Bill Gates and then-Windows leader Jim Allchin revealing that Microsoft was worried about iTunes when it first launched.

Posted in Digital Noise: Music and Tech by Matt Rosoff

It sounds a little too good to be true, but Swag Bucks looks to be a legitimate way to earn goodies just by running Web searches like you normally would.

Posted in The Cheapskate by Rick Broida

After an earlier report, the popular DVD-by-mail and video-streaming company now says it does not plan to stream full HD content to its users later this year.

Posted in Web Crawler by Josh Lowensohn

Jump in for a ride as Justin attempts to dodge his big-game bookie.

Posted in The 404 Podcast by Justin Yu

The bidders, offering in the vicinity of $200 million, are likelier to be one of many international Internet companies rather than a U.S. one.

Posted in News - Digital Media by Kara Swisher, AllThingsD

The software maker is helping NBC deliver HD video of the Olympic Games using Silverlight, offering new features, including the ability to pause a live event.

Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

Microsoft is getting set to phase out its FAST enterprise search offerings for Linux and Unix. Will customers move to cloud-based search or move to Windows?

Posted in Software, Interrupted by Dave Rosenberg

Dozens of popular artists have disappeared from the Zune Marketplace, which means that Zune Pass subscribers can no longer play those recordings.

Posted in Digital Noise: Music and Tech by Matt Rosoff

Survey finds that police want backdoor to ISP customer data, while the U.S. government worries about cyberattacks. Also: Toyota's electronic woes.

Posted in News - Business Tech by Steven Musil

The software maker says that after April 15 it will no longer allow online play of games for the original Xbox.

Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried