Safari Still Winning the Mobile Browser War

Apple’s Safari captured 61.79 percent of all mobile browser Web traffic in March, according to Net Applications.
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EU May Fine Microsoft Over Browser Ballot Bungle

Sorry is never enough.
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What’s the Deal With Windows 8?

Walt answers readers’ questions about Windows 8 confusion and tools that help Windows Phones and PCs play iTunes.

EC Won’t Let Microsoft Off the Hook for Botching Browser Ballot

“If companies enter into commitments, they must do what they have committed to do or face the consequences.”
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Hardworking Tablet With PC Chops

Features of Microsoft’s Surface tablet make it better than other tablets for traditional productivity tasks.
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Microsoft’s Promise Doesn’t Derail Second EU Browser Complaint

Evidently Microsoft’s pledge to recomply with the 2009 European Union antitrust sanctions wasn’t enough to get it out of hot water with EU regulators. Bloomberg reports that the European Commission is preparing a formal complaint alleging Microsoft violated an agreement requiring it to present Windows users with a ballot screen offering them an opportunity to swap out Internet Explorer for one of 11 other browsers. Microrosoft declined to offer comment beyond the one it issued earlier.

Google Finally Adds Do-Not-Track Support in Latest Test Version of Chrome

Do Not Track aims to help users opt out of being tracked across Web sites for the purposes of targeted advertising.
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EU on Microsoft Browser Ballot Bungle: There Could Be Severe Consequences

“[We will] use all legal instruments with all the capacity to deter and to punish.”
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With a Slew of App Updates, Google Continues Its Crusade for the Enterprise

Sundar Pichai and his team want to own the cloud.
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Microsoft Doubling Down on Video and Music for the Xbox

Microsoft is doubling the amount of content it offers on the Xbox this year with new content partnerships and the introduction of a brand new music service it is calling Xbox Music.
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Internet Explorer on the Upswing

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