by Surur
2 weeks
Microsoft has published the results of an investigation into the penetration of pirated Microsoft software in retail PCs. Importantly the data looked at PCs purchased new, which should, in theory, come pre-loaded with a licensed v...
8 months
Spotify is now cracking down on users attempting to make use of its services without paying. Spotify’s apps could be hacked so users could make use of the service without paying, and now the firm is cracking down on that, s...
by Surur
2 years
The world is slowly recovering from the WannaCrypt ransomware attack which started at the end of last week. Windows 10 users were never affected, and Windows 7 users who regularly installed patched were not either. There are howev...
by Pradeep
2 years
Microsoft Bing is going to demote piracy websites in web search results delivered in the UK. The Intellectual Property Office UK has helped broker an agreement to help Bing and other search engines and creative industries work tog...
by Pradeep
3 years
Microsoft has recently went to court to serve Comcast with a subpoena to identify the Comcast subscriber who allegedly activated thousands of copies of Microsoft software that includes Windows and Office. “On information and be...
3 years
Microsoft recently updated its Services Agreement, which applies to Windows 10, Xbox Live, and other Microsoft services. Following the release of Windows 10, there has been quite a few privacy controversies. Wi-Fi Sense has been ...
4 years
The Windows Phone store may not have the largest number of apps, but it does have several decent apps. As app count is a much touted metric for measuring the quality of app stores, Microsoft has long since attempted to incr...
4 years
Microsoft has signed a MoU with Alibaba in China to raise awareness about risks of using pirated software among Chinese consumers. Alibaba and Microsoft are also strengthening measures to prevent pirated Microsoft products from be...
by Surur
4 years
We just posted that Android will likely dominate the mobile future in terms of installed base going forward, but does this mean developers are striking it rich on the platform? Due to Android’s open policy (you can side-load by ...
4 years
Few hours back, some Microsoft Windows related YouTube videos were removed from YouTube. In fact, popular Windows 8.1 tutorial video by Scott Hanselman who is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft was also removed. Actually the...
4 years
We have heard many piracy cases related to Microsoft products in the past. Today, a youth from Chennai India was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation. The Cyber Cell of CBU arrested this guy named Prabhu to produce him in E...