GeekWire

JUNE 2, 2020

Dick Hardt has often been “early to the new,” as he puts it: Microsoft Windows in 1986, neural networks in 1989, the internet in 1993, open source in 1995, and even Burning Man in 1999. “The internet does not have an identity layer,” said Hardt, our latest Geek of the Week. . Mac, Windows or Linux?

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IT Toolbox

JULY 26, 2016

They were sued because they were trying to force the windows operating system users to use internet explorer over and above other browsers. Microsoft was claiming that the internet explorer program was an integral part of the operating system and couldn't

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 7, 2023

” Windows and Microsoft’s antitrust case: “Google exists because of two things. And, second, because [of] the fact that you could distribute anything you wanted on Windows, and it’s still the case, right, it’s not just Google. It was going to be just like Apple Maps, that was the idea.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Microsoft now tells me the goal is actually to have full parity between the iOS and Android apps, and that Apple is already reviewing the iOS version now. You see, Apple has a name for apps like these, distinct from the individual streaming game idea that we discussed last week. Left is iOS, right is Android.

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The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2020

Apple’s cloud ban and Fortnite feud have made it gaming’s latest villain Apple has always had a complicated relationship with the game industry, but this month that relationship slid into a bitter and very public legal and regulatory war that could shape the future of iPhone apps. Join the fight to stop 2020 from becoming ‘1984.’”.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2021

Apple had its WWDC keynote on Monday , where it showed off the big new features coming to its platforms, but it didn’t have time to show off everything coming to the new versions of iOS , iPadOS , and macOS. Leaving and arrival times are coming to Apple Maps , letting you better plan trips in the future. He didn’t tell you everything.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 22, 2013

Internet performance and control company Cedexis announced an extension to its Radar community services with the addition of many new clouds, and the availability of Radar reports as an app for Windows 8. The Windows 8 Radar app is available immediately for free on the Windows App Store. By: John Rath July 22nd, 2013.

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The Verge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Apple has released public betas for the next big Apple Watch and Mac software updates. The link behavior popped up on Twitter yesterday : if you’re an Apple News Plus subscriber, clicking links to publications that are part of that subscription bundle will take you to the Apple News app instead of your browser.

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The Verge

JUNE 19, 2020

While Smith doesn’t name Apple, Bloomberg confirmed with Microsoft that he’s referring to the App Store specifically. Apple’s App Store. This week may go down in history as a turning point for Apple’s App Store. Apple initially approved the app, but later decided it broke App Store rules.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Is cellular good enough for a home internet connection? I was interested in T-Mobile’s Home Internet service from the first time I heard about it: it’s $50 (a price that includes the specialized router) , contract and data cap-free, and is powered by 5G and LTE instead of phone lines or cable.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 17, 2021

It’s about time Microsoft introduced something new, and we’re pretty sure that what’s on the way is a new version of Windows. Specifically, we expect to see Windows 11, because Windows 10X has all but kicked the bucket before it even had a chance. Read more.

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GeekWire

JUNE 18, 2020

Microsoft President Brad Smith wants more scrutiny on app store policies imposed by its competitors such as Apple and Google. In an interview with Politico on Thursday, Smith did not name Apple and Google specifically, though he noted the 30% revenue cut that the companies typically take from app subscription payments.

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Galido

JULY 7, 2016

The term used for the delivery of film and TV content via the Internet is OTT, or over-the-top and does not require users to subscribe to traditional cable or satellite TV. Apple HLS (77.9%). Apple HDS (42.5%). Internet/Streaming STB (55.4%). Want to operate your own OTT video service? Smooth Streaming (38.6%).

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Apple has finally introduced its first Macs with processors it designed itself: a 13-inch MacBook Air , a 13-inch MacBook Pro , and a Mac mini. Apple is promising significant performance benefits over Intel processors and, for the laptops, a huge increase in battery life. (To Image: Apple. We know what we’re getting with Intel.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This week brought updates that I consider critical for the “Big Three” — my operating system (Windows), my browser (Google Chrome) and my phone (from Apple). While I strongly recommend that you patch Chrome and your iPhone as soon as possible, I always recommend that you hold back on updating Windows.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 31, 2021

With its App Tracking Transparency policy launched in April, Apple overhauled its iPhone lineup’s privacy settings to give users more control over their data. That decision cost Snap, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube an estimated $9.85 billion in lost revenue in the second half of this year, the Financial Times reports. Read more.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We’ve included great apps that are just generally fun or useful to have on your phone, and apps that you should download to replace the default ones that Apple ships. With iOS 14, Apple made it easier to customize the way your iPhone looks, offering new widgets and easier methods for setting custom application icons. Widgetsmith.

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Gizmodo

MAY 3, 2021

Apple trial kicked off on Monday morning, and it’s already devolved into a giant, internet-fueled mess. The Epic v. Read more.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 14, 2021

Anyone looking for a way to run Windows 10 on a new Mac with Apple Silicon now has an easy, reliable option. Parallels just released a new version of its virtual desktop tool, Desktop 16.5 , that supports Windows 10 on M1 Macs. Read more.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Windows Vista was on its first year. Internet Explorer was the top web browser and the Xbox 360 was proving naysayers wrong. Apple was back in the. Microsoft was as dominant force as ever in the tech industry. Bill Gates was the company's chief software architect.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 11, 2023

Apple has issued a new round of Rapid Security Response (RSR) updates to address a Zero-Day bug exploited in attacks and impacting fully-patched iPhones, Macs, and iPads. Mac: Choose Apple menu > System Settings. By default, your device automatically applies Rapid Security Responses.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Schillace discusses the importance of optimism in innovation, drawing parallels between the early internet era and the current AI revolution. Subscribe to GeekWire in Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you listen. Subscribe to GeekWire in Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you listen. Audio editing by Curt Milton.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Apple first added pinch to zoom to desktop Safari in 2011. Microsoft supported pinch to zoom in Internet Explorer on Windows 8 touchscreens in 2012. It works on Windows and Mac trackpads and Windows touchscreens. Firefox is finally getting a feature that other major browsers have had for years: pinch to zoom.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Syncing all of your Apple data and files to devices that aren’t made by Apple isn’t the exercise in futility that it once was. There are now several signs that Apple is ready to cautiously welcome users of other hardware to its services, including tools for Chrome, Windows, and Android.

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2021

Spotify’s chief legal officer on tech’s ‘ruthless bully’ This week I’m talking to Horacio Gutierrez, head of global affairs and chief legal officer of Spotify, to help me understand why Spotify and so many other app developers are so frustrated with Apple. And of course, there is the trial between Epic Games — maker of Fortnite — and Apple.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 3, 2013

IE zero-day vulnerability exploited more widely than previously thought - “A recently announced and yet-to-be-patched vulnerability that affects all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) has been exploited in targeted attacks against organizations in Taiwan since the beginning of July, according to security researchers.”

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GeekWire

JULY 19, 2023

Via Seattle Seahawks) Paul Allen would be right at home scrolling the Seattle Seahawks internet experience today — so long as the late Microsoft co-founder and team owner’s dial-up connection was working. The site is presented by Microsoft and features an ad for Internet Explorer that resolves to the Edge browser home page.

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GeekWire

JUNE 26, 2021

What people don’t know is how difficult it was for Microsoft to gain a leadership position in the office productivity space before Windows became a popular platform. Before the advent of Windows, WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3 were the de facto market leaders on the MS-DOS operating system. Once Windows 3.0

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

2021 was a bad PR year for Big Tech. Lawmakers , advocates, and scholars filled pages of books and held hours of hearing exalting what they viewed as an industry being strangled by a handful of players using anti-competitive practices to solidify their position as kings. Ironically, those exact same tactics were… Read more.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Oh, nothing much — just the future of the internet. Apple might even catch a lawsuit , too. If the DOJ loses, it becomes a very serious question of what’s it going to take,” Harold Feld, senior vice president at Public Knowledge, an open internet advocacy group, said. Remember Internet Explorer? What’s at stake?

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GeekWire

MAY 3, 2021

Kicking off in federal court today, the closely watched battle between the makers of Fortnite and Apple will include an attorney who is well known for her role in one of the seminal antitrust fights in tech history: U.S. Apple antitrust fight focuses on Apple’s control of the App Store. (Bigstock Photo). The Epic Games v.

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Gizmodo

JULY 20, 2021

Apple has been a bit more aggressive than most of the tech giants when it comes to returning to the office. it appears Apple is pushing back the start of its return-to-office timeline by at least a month. However, due to yet another rise in covid-19 cases throughout the U.S., Read more.

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Vox

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Ashkan Soltani was part of the Do Not Track effort back in 2010 as a staff technologist at the FTC and has spent most of his career researching and investigating internet privacy and tracking. Microsoft Edge: The new and improved Internet Explorer? Microsoft used to dominate the browser market with its problematic Internet Explorer.

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Sean Daniel

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Why I plan on using the new Windows Home Server 2011. I’m sure you have heard by now, that the Release Candidate of the new Windows Home Server 2011 is available for download. open standard for compatible streaming, you can stream to your XBOX 360, Playstation 3, DLNA capable TV, iPad (with application), Windows 7 PC (or slate!)

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

With an Apple ID, you can also send texts and make calls over the internet using the Messages and FaceTime apps on your Mac. To make calls using cellular service or to send SMS messages through your carrier (as opposed to over the internet), your iPhone needs to be running iOS 8.1 Sign in to Messages with your Apple ID.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Back in October, word got around that Microsoft was pursuing alternative methods to bring Game Pass to iOS, after Apple made it logistically impossible for the Game Pass to be offered via the Apple App Store. Microsoft’s Apple workaround: How Xbox could bring Project xCloud to iOS via the web in 2021.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

You might be wondering: “Did Amazon just break Apple’s App Store guidelines by bringing a cloud gaming service to iPhone?” And I can understand why, given that I told you just last week how Apple doesn’t permit Google Stadia in anything close to its current form — and given that Amazon’s just-announced Luna is a lot like Stadia.

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