In a move that appears to open a new front in the Apple-Microsoft advertising war, Apple Insider reports that in Birmingham, England Microsoft has placed an “‘I’m a PC’” kiosk directly in front of an Apple store.
If you have a Vista machine and are so unhappy that you want to go back to Windows XP, you can find a beginner’s guide Downgrading Windows Vista Back To Windows XP at PC Stats. I’m not sure that downgrading is the best solution and I would personally try dual-booting or even a virtual machine. […]
That’s Mike Elgan’s prediction. He writes:
Subnotebooks like the Asus Eee PC, the Dell Mini 9 and the HP 2133 Mini-Note will soon cost as little as $99. The catch? You’ll need to commit to a two-year mobile broadband contract. The low cost will come courtesy of a subsidy identical to the one you already get […]
Here’s still more bad news about cybercrime from Gregg Keizer. He reports that a sophisticated Russian gang has stolen the log-ons to more than 300,000 online bank accounts by using Trojan horses.
In San Francisco, the frontyard of Google and Apple, Mayor Gavin Newsom is declaring Monday “Microsoft Innovation Day.”
A million dollars isn’t what it used to be so make that $5 million. All you have to do is go into business running Web scams. Gregg Keizer gives some of the depressing facts in his article, Crooks can make $5M a year shilling fake security software.
Paul Allen did not attend a dinner in his honor last evening because he was recovering from an unspecified medical procedure. A spokesman would not elaborate on his health.
Microsoft is offering a $19,500 reward in the case of an Ontario teen who ran away from home after his father took away his Xbox.
Eric Wilfrid has been named the new general manager for Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit, which manages Microsoft’s relationship with Apple and develops Microsoft software for the Mac platform.
Everybody’s getting into the act. It looks like netbooks are going to be part of the PC line from all major OEMs (and some not so major). HP and Lenovo have announced new models and eWeek gives a rundown on some of the latest offerings.
The latest HP model is getting a lot of attention. […]