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MS/DoJ: Exec admits Intuit deal

Intuit had to forgo business with Netscape to be included in Microsoft's Windows 98 Channel Bar, a Microsoft executive has conceded in court

Microsoft pushes hi-fi sound for gamers

Today's hot computer games have eye-popping graphics and decent sound effects, but the music behind the action is usually pretty wimpy. Microsoft is hoping that DirectMusic will change all that.

Windows 2000 shipping delays spell Win 98 reprieve

With no firm plans to release the promised consumer version of Windows NT, Microsoft will issue service packs and updates for Windows 98 for the foreseeable future.

PC is child's play with Intel, Mattel

Toy manufacturer Mattel and Intel last week announced the first fruit of their cooperation -- two PC-enhanced toys designed for interactive play.

MS/DoJ: Video follies show browser removal tough

The defense for Microsoft has regained some ground, recreating the botched video demonstration it previously used in court, and showing that a sophisticated user could still find ways of browsing the Internet following the Felten browser removal prog...

AMD warns of first-quarter loss

Chipmaker AMD's shares have dropped 10 per cent in value this week with news that the company has issued a warning that it may incur an operating loss in its first fiscal quarter

It's a TV! It's a PC! No -- it's a Supersystem!

ISP The Internet Group has announced intentions of delivering its own brand of Pay TV to users of its new SatNet Supersystem -- a "super PC" that lets users watch TV, play DVD and access the Internet via satellite -- all on a high resolution monitor ...

MS/DoJ: Defence loses video evidence battle

The US DoJ has stunned the courtroom in showing that beyond doubt Microsoft used multiple PCs to film a videotape segment the company had implied was a seamless segment filmed on one PC

Microsoft restates consumer OS plans

Microsoft has no firm plans to release a new consumer operating system based on the current Windows 98 kernel, it has said in response to recent reports.

MS/DoJ: Defense suffers bombshell

Microsoft's expert technical witness in the antitrust court case has undergone heavy fire from the US DoJ, questioning the accuracy of a videotaped demonstration used in the company's defense