Microsoft Clamps Down on Portable Storage
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Windows Longhorn will do away with Microsoft's approach to connecting portable devices to systems. Instead of the familiar Plug and Play, a new technology called "Plug and Play Extensions" will make its debut in Longhorn to allow businesses to regain their rightful jurisdiction over PNP devices.
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80GB external hard drive is on offer at a 50% reduction.
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Tiny 20-GB wireless drives are coming this summer from Seagate, the world leader in magnetic storage. In Gadget Lab.
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File will cause portable gaming device to malfunction, company says.
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Microsoft can't dust off its blue ribbons anymore.
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SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. has taken the wraps off "Surface," a coffee-table shaped computer that responds to touch and to special bar codes attached to everyday objects.
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Microsoft Corp. has taken the wraps off "Surface," a coffee-table shaped computer that responds to touch and to special bar codes attached to everyday objects.
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By cutting WinFS from Longhorn and indefinitely delaying the storage system, Microsoft Corp. has also again delayed the Microsoft Business Framework (MBF), a new Windows programming layer that is closely tied to WinFS.
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A limited number of beta users will be able to test a new online storage offering from Microsoft that provides 500MB of space -- far short of the capacity already offered by some of Microsoft's rivals.
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Decide to do something about portable data storage now rather than later. Let your auditors and risk management staff know that 4GB dip sticks are here, and 1.6TB gel disks are around the corner.
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As we suggested on Friday, two mainstays of Windows Longhorn will be &#39;decoupled&#39; from the 2006 release, with Microsoft dropping the WinFS storage and query system.
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If Seagate had shown the DAVE device at CES last month, it might very well have been the hit of the show: a portable hard drive that borrows the WiFi or Bluetooth connection to make up to 20 GB of storage available to cell phones or handsets from a distance of up to 30 feet.
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Current capacity falls short of expectations The concept of so-called hybrid hard drives created buzz in the storage world from the moment Microsoft opened its mouth about them back in 2004.â¦
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Blog: Some record companies are experimenting with distributing albums on the portable USB devices, but for now the releases are mostly expensive collectors' items.
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Microsoft has unveiled a mid-range storage system that it said will make it quicker and easier to back-up and recover files from Windows servers.
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Microsoft Corp. has discontinued a line of digital photo software, saying that the functions can now be found in Windows Vista and other Microsoft software.
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Papering over the cracks Microsoft is working on closing a loophole that creates a means to strip usage restriction from music files wrapped in its DRM technology. A program called FairUse4WM, recently posted on the internet, allows users to bypass Microsoft's Digital Rights Management (DRM) system.â¦