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Microsoft Acquires Netscape Patent Base As First Strike Weapon Against Google

Wolfgang Gruener — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:25:18 +0000

Analysis - Microsoft came dangerously close to being split in several units during an antitrust case in which the company was battling 20 U.S. states between 1998 and 2001. Netscape was at the heart of the case and could have cost Bill Gates his lifetime achievement. Microsoft eventually prevailed - and now ends up swallowing Netscape in is entirety by acquiring 800 AOL patents, the majority of which were reportedly in Netscape possession before the acquisition of the company through AOL in 1998. While it remains unclear which patents were acquired and which were not, Microsoft most certainly got its hands on incredibly valuable rights to web browser technologies. Fate? Possibly. Business brilliance. Most certainly.

Mozilla Posts First Firefox Metro Screenshots

Wolfgang Gruener — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:30:49 +0000

Given the success of Windows 7 with an initial October release date, it is unlikely that Microsoft will risk missing the Christmas shopping season as it did with Vista. It does not take much more than common sense to predict that Windows 8 will be released so Microsoft can take advantage of the busiest buying season of the year and hardware makers will be in tow to make sure there are enough hardware reasons to give Windows 8 the necessary support to get off the ground quickly. Software makers are making progress as well. Among the most notable ones: Mozilla.

How Microsoft And Intel May Miss The Opportunity Of The Decade

Wolfgang Gruener — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:36:31 +0000

Food for thought - If you ask Microsoft, Windows 8 is the idea how an aging operating system is modernizing itself and transitions into a new application and usage model for the next ten and possibly 20 years. On the hardware side, Intel appears to have dropped the tablet mantra a bit and is instead heavily pushing the ultrabook to support its core business, while fending off ARM on the lower end with its Medfield processor. While both Microsoft and Intel are succeeding in marketing new products, one could argue that they are merely technologies that already exist and, conceivably, ignore the true opportunity to change the way we interact with computers - despite the fact that such technologies are available today. Both Windows 8 and the ultrabook are stuck in the Now, rather than being guides to the future.

In Historic Event, Chrome Surpasses IE Market Share

Wolfgang Gruener — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:22:35 +0000

Chrome exceeded Internet Explorer Market Share for the first time on Sunday. Google's browser is the first browser to take the crown of the most popular web browser in more than 13 years.

Firefox 11 With Chrome Tools Is Prepped For Tuesday Release

Wolfgang Gruener — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:05:58 +0000

Mozilla is ready to launch the 11th generation of its web browser on Tuesday - and it will bring the long awaited Chrome data migration toolset with it. It's a first feature that goes much more directly after Chrome and is an attempt to regain users that were lost to Google's browsers.

How “Flight” Will Change PC Gaming

Wolfgang Gruener — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:39:16 +0000

Last week, Microsoft released "Flight", the apparent next version in its Flight Simulator series that first launched in 1982. Some may argue whether this game is good enough to be called a successor, while the game is just as groundbreaking as the first version was. Flight embraces a trend in PC gaming that is likely to accelerate over the next few years and help shape the way we will purchase and play games in the future.

Nokia 808 PureView: A 41 Megapixel Milestone for Smartphones

Wolfgang Gruener — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:45:51 +0000

Nokia calls it the next breakthrough in photography: A smartphone with a 41 megapixel camera - three times the resolution of current mainstream digital cameras. However, it comes with huge drawbacks that are tough to swallow and create a problem that, without the 808, you simply don't have. Here is some food for thought why this phone matters, and why it is a technology demonstration that will end up as a commercial flop.

Mozilla Preps B2G OS: A Wake-Up Call For Google And Apple

Wolfgang Gruener — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:06:59 +0000

Preview - In 2010, Billy May released an animation about an imaginary Mozilla Open Web smartphone. Called Seabird, the phone was praised as an evolutionary smartphone that, albeit imaginary, included the vision for a phone that not just copies Apple's iPhone, but incorporates Mozilla philosophy as well as a vision that is years ahead of the products we are using today. Mozilla's B2G, a mobile operating system that will be demonstrated at MWC next week, could carry that vision and emerge as the dark horse in the smartphone arena.

Review: Infiniti G37 IPL – The Better 370Z?

Wolfgang Gruener — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:36:42 +0000

So, you are ready to drop somewhere between $40 and $50K on an entertaining sports car. Your eyes are set on a Nissan 370Z, but you wonder whether the Infiniti G37 IPL will deliver an extra portion of fun worth the extra $7K.

Roadmap Update: Redesigned Firefox UI Most Critical in 2012

Wolfgang Gruener — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:04:05 +0000

The second half of 2011 was, it seems, a recovery period for Mozilla's Firefox team. After a prolonged Firefox 4 development period that caused Mozilla to miss the most critical evolutionary phase of web browsers since the defeat of Netscape, Firefox has been losing market share and there is doubt whether Firefox can rise again. An updated roadmap is the prescription to keep Firefox competitive.