Since the downloaded file is a .ipapackage, thisexecutable could be extracted using the package manager Pacifist, and then more accurately scan. Afterwards, other malware programs like Sophos that initially miss detecting the malware instantly pick it up and describe it as “Mal/CoiDung-A,” a worm written in visual basic that installs files within the Windows system […]
Jul 25 2012 | Posted in
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Microsoft’s new stunt of plunging into the hardware business has opened a whole new array of Pandora’s boxes from all sides. Experts tout that the new Surface tablets are doomed to fail and now Microsoft’s hardware partners are expressing mixed feeling about the new devices. The Windows-makers kept its dozens of hardware partners, the likes […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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Apple has almost no one to please in the personal computing industry, as far as hardware partnership goes. It builds its own software, manufactures its own hardware—through vendors like Foxconn, of course. It has the industrial leeway to launch anything it wants with utter freedom. On the other hand, Microsoft is bound by several anti-trust […]
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Microsoft might have launched the new Surface line of tablets in comparatively secretive manner but the post-launch is making all kinds of cheers and jeers. The rumble comes from all sides, Microsoft’s hardware partners like Acer, experts from every corner of the world and above all the media. Last week Acer VP and President in […]
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Windows tablets like HP TouchSmart and the never-released HP Windows 7 Slate gathered the least attention in the recent history. They were ultimately discarded due to lack of demand. There are different seasons why Windows tablets were utter failures in the consumer market. There was a lack of touch-centric applications and the hardware was too […]
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Microsoft is clearly revamping its long-held strategy: Produce a software and let others handle the hardware. Of late, the company has shown some activities including this week’s conference in Hollywood that bodes a different Microsoft in the coming years. The Windows-makers plunged into the hardware business as well, as they showed off their first line […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Nomura analyst Rick Sherlund revealed his theory on Thursday that Microsoft is planning to provide Pegatron, a Taiwanese hardware manufacturer with the equipment to manufacture the smartphones. However, he also suggested that it might be a reference smartphone for Microsoft’s hardware partners, Samsung, HTC, Nokia and ZTE, to build new Windows phone on the same […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Microsoft is taking a stab at the tablet market and most probably the smartphone market next year with a different strategy. Although we have seen the original version of this strategy at Cupertino with Apple, Microsoft face a different scenario altogether. The Windows makers are taking a plunge into the hardware business with the launch […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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However, both of them were of little words responding to Microsoft’s latest stunt. While HP isn’t commenting on Surface “we will have a full range of Windows 8 machines,” HP spokesperson Marlene Shostack told the media. Dell had little to say as well. “Microsoft is an important partner to Dell and we look forward to […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Microsoft Monday replied Apple and Google with its new line of tablets. The company announced two version Surface RT and Surface Pro that will be branded and marketed by Microsoft themselves. With the release of these new slates the company will be in direct competition with not only Apple and Google, but also its hardware partners like Dell, […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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Microsoft’s take on the tablet technology came late to the market but the release has its pros to lure both existing users and late adopters who still are mulling over the notion of the new culture. Though the likes of Apple, Samsung and Asus have brought slim and sleek slates to the market that are […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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The contemporary era that we are living in is the post-desktop regime that is and will be dominated by tablets and all-in-one desktop computers. In that regard, major technology players; Apple, Microsoft and Google are thriving to take the leading position. However, so far only Apple has been in the front position to lead the […]
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