Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones
March 10, 2010
Reuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google’s Android operating system.
Court Reaffirms I4i’s Patent Win Against Microsoft
March 10, 2010
PC World - The U.S. Federal Court of Appeals has once again upheld a jury’s verdict that Microsoft willfully infringed on patents awarded to i4i.
Bing gains US search market share for ninth straight month
March 10, 2010
AFP - Microsoft’s new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.
Bill Clinton, Bill Gates unite in foreign aid plea
March 10, 2010
AFP - Former president Bill Clinton and Microsoft founder Bill Gates called Wednesday on US lawmakers to boost foreign aid to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria in the world’s poorest nations.
What You Need to Know About the IE Zero-Day
March 10, 2010
PC World - For the second time already in 2010, Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday security bulletin release has come with a footnote–an unpatched zero-day exploit affecting Internet Explorer (IE). Security vendors are reporting more incidents of this new IE vulnerability being exploited in the wild, so IT administrators need to understand the threat and take action to protect vulnerable browsers.
Court Upholds Microsoft, i4i Word Judgment
March 10, 2010
PC Magazine - An appeals court this week rejected Microsoft’s second attempt to dismiss a $290 million judgment regarding its Word product.
Patches Highlight Problems in Maintaining Older Software
March 10, 2010
NewsFactor - Microsoft on Tuesday released two security bulletins to fix eight bugs in its Windows and Microsoft Office software. Both bulletins are rated important, but analysts said many of the vulnerabilities could potentially be more severe if exploited.
HP Slate vs. iPad: Focus on Flash
March 10, 2010
PC World - With the iPad presale beginning in just a few days, and the clock ticking down to the much-anticipated Apple tablet finally hitting the streets, HP launched a renewed campaign for its Slate tablet PC debuted at the 2010 CES by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Each platform has pros and cons, but so far the debate seems to center entirely around support for Adobe Flash.
Expert Guidance for New Microsoft Security Bulletins
March 9, 2010
PC World - As predicted last week in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2010, Microsoft released two new security bulletins today for the March 2010 Patch Tuesday. The two security bulletins bring the total number of security bulletins for 2010 up to 17.
Microsoft Researcher Wins Turing Award
March 9, 2010
PC World - The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has awarded the 2009 A.M. Turing Award to Charles P. Thacker, for his work in pioneering the networked personal computer.

