Jan
24
Google Reports 18 Percent Leap in Q4 Revenues
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By Justin Kerr
Bankruptcy’s, layoff’s , and dismal financial reports have been headline news for the tech industry recently, but Google as always likes to reminds us that advertising is the place to be. The search giant reported a revenue increase of 18 percent [...]
Jan
24
Windows 7 Beta Download Extended Until Feb. 10
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By Justin Kerr
Microsoft has seen some pretty insane demand for its Windows 7 beta, so much so it couldn’t even keep it’s servers up. Once things finally leveled off Microsoft took the unusual step of removing its download cap of 2.5 million copies, [...]
Jan
24
RIAA Looks to Block the Webcast of one of its Copyright Infringement Trials
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By Justin Kerr
A few weeks back we looked at a change within the RIAA that would see it slowly shift away from pursing copyright infringement in the courts on a case by case basis. We are starting to see some evidence to back [...]
Jan
24
Microsoft Could Lose up to 8.5 Billion in “Vista Capable” Lawsuit
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By Justin Kerr
The “Vista Capable” lawsuit has been dragging on for some time now, but it appears a verdict may be fast approaching, and its bad news for Microsoft. Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman released figures from the class-action suit which [...]
Jan
18
MSI Unveils a Dual-Core NetTop HTPC with a Built in DVD Burner
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By Justin Kerr
MSI has been pretty active on the ultra portable PC front, and seems eager to pioneer in an otherwise uninspiring category of computers. After launching the first hybrid storage netbooks a few weeks back, they are now set to debut the [...]
Jan
18
The Biggest Technology Flops Of 2008
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By Justin Kerr
Every year around late December or early January the internet is bombarded with the top “whatever and such and such” of 2008. Here at Maximum PC we stopped to reflect on our favorite gaming moments, and even cracked the lid on [...]
Jan
17
Microsoft’s MED-V Beta Allows you to run old apps in Vista
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By Justin Kerr
When Windows Vista launched back in January of 2007, incompatibility was a term that was synonymous with the new OS. Things have clearly improved since then, but almost everyone has at least one or two applications that simply refuse to run, [...]
Jan
11
Digital Music Sales on Even Footing – The War Between Apple & Amazon
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By Justin Kerr
Ever since Amazon launched its music store back in September 2007, everyone assumed its discounted prices and DRM free catalog was a result of the music industries dissatisfaction with Apples dominance. With iTunes being the primary management software for the most [...]
Jan
11
Rambus Lawsuits hit a Legal Snag
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By Justin Kerr
The runaway train wreck of memory lawsuits started by Rambus may finally be coming to an end. In a U.S. District Court, Judge Sue L. Robinson has ruled that Rambus’s patent suit against Micron Technologies is “unenforceable”. In her ruling she [...]
Jan
10
How to get the Windows 7 Public Beta
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By Justin Kerr
Ever since the Windows 7 public beta went live yesterday, Microsoft servers have been buckling under the demand. The much coveted ISO files and CD keys have had somewhat sporadic availability, but as always can be had if you know where [...]