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Microsoft RickRolls Port Slamming BitTorrent Users (499 diggs) According to the on-site WiFi operators at Microsoft’s Tech.Ed Australia 2009 conference, abnormal levels of network consumption by some users led them to take action against BitTorrent by ‘Rickrolling’ users who tried to access the most popular torrent sites. Interestingly, bandwidth usage wasn’t the problem.

First Look: Microsoft's Browser Choice Screen for Europe (374 diggs) Over the next few weeks, Microsoft will begin offering a “Web browser choice screen” to Internet Explorer users in Europe, as required by the European Commission.

Beware the rogue AP in Windows 7 (331 diggs) Windows 7 contains a SoftAP feature, also called "virtual Wi-Fi," that allows a PC to function both as a Wi-Fi client and an access point to which other Wi-Fi-capable devices can connect. It's handy when users want to share music/play interactive games but can allow intruders onto a laptop and corporate network unnoticed

Microsoft Anoints AT&T as Preferred Windows Phone 7 Carrier (342 diggs) One of the most interesting things about the unveiling of the new Windows Phone 7 platform by Microsoft at the World Mobile Conference was the announcement that AT&T will be Microsoft's "premier partner" in the United States. As much flack as AT&T takes from customers and media, it is still the "chosen one" for premier smart phone platforms.

Is Microsoft's mojo back? Maybe (577 diggs) Reading through the mostly positive comments about Microsoft's Bing Maps augmented reality demonstration at last week's TED conference, I did several double-takes to make sure I wasn't missing some hidden sarcasm. I've written about Microsoft for eight years now, but I can't recall such a favorable reaction to one of the company's technologies.

Windows Phone 7 Interface: Microsoft Has Out-Appled Apple (2,223 diggs) I'm sorry, Cupertino, but Microsoft has nailed it. Windows Phone 7 feels like an iPhone from the future. The UI has the simplicity and elegance of Apple's industrial design, while the iPhone's UI still feels like a colorized Palm Pilot.

Windows Phone 7 Series hands-on and impressions (1,283 diggs) Forget everything you know about Windows Mobile. Seriously, throw the whole OS concept in a garbage bin or incinerator or something.

Windows Mobile 7 interface leaks out in Barcelona (369 diggs) Xbox Live and Facebook integration plus big finger-friendly touchscreen buttons -- looks good to me!

Adobe confirms no Flash in Windows Mobile 7? (257 diggs) Look, it's pretty clear that Windows Mobile 7 will be revealed by Microsoft at Mobile World Congress. We've been feeding on a veritable feast of

Antipiracy update due for Windows 7 (506 diggs) An optional update to Windows closes a number of hacks that counterfeiters have used to bypass the product activation technologies built into Windows 7. With the update, Windows will try to restore Windows to its proper state, as well as marking tampered versions as non-genuine copies of the operating system.

It's do or die for Microsoft at Mobile World Congress (276 diggs) It's show time, Microsoft. Next week at Mobile World Congress, the world's largest cell phone trade show, Microsoft is widely anticipated to introduce Windows Mobile 7, which needs to knock the mobile world's socks off.

Windows patch cripples XP with blue screen (736 diggs) Tuesday's security updates from Microsoft have crippled Windows XP PCs with the notorious Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), users have reported on the company's support forum. Complaints began early yesterday, and gained momentum throughout the day.

New Windows 7 antipiracy update to phone home regularly (495 diggs) Next week, Microsoft will offer an optional update for Windows 7 that closes a number of activation exploits that counterfeiters have used to bypass Windows Activation Technologies (WAT).