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Brief: Microsoft barred from selling Word, has plan for workaround
The US Court of Appeals has ordered Microsoft to drop support for editing Custom XML in Word, essentially stopping the company from selling current versions of one of its flagship products and affirming a $290 million patent infringement judgment against the software giant. The injunction, which goes into effect on January 11, 2010, not only bars the sale of Word 2007, but also affects all editions of Microsoft Office 2007, since Word comes bundled with all of them. It’s not as bad as it seems, however.
Continue reading »Twitter tests Tweet nests
Lets users sort accounts into custom categories Avian-themed navel-micro-gazing website Twitter is experimenting with a new feature designed to let users organize the accounts they follow into custom categories.…
Continue reading »Closing arguments in the Thomas trial: victim or liar?
Jammie Thomas-Rasset’s file-sharing retrial has just wrapped up here in Minneapolis with a pair of powerful closing arguments. The jury was left with two stories, neither of which appears to fully explain the facts in the case, but are both compelling.
Continue reading »Google Custom Search Cuts uTorrent Off
With over 28 million active users a month, uTorrent has established itself as the client of choice for most BitTorrent users. In an attempt to bring in some much needed revenue, BitTorrent Inc. decided to add a search engine to its website using Google’s custom search program.
Continue reading »Get Your FBI Spyware Documents Here
What are you doing this weekend? Cancel it! We’ve uploaded the 150 pages of declassified FBI CIPAV spyware documents (.pdf)
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