http://www.winsupersite.com/news/rss/wininfoen-USWed, 22 Feb 2012 20:05:24 GMTWed, 22 Feb 2012 20:05:24 GMTthurrott@gmail.comservice@windowsitpro.com (Customer Service)http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/microsoft-google-bypassed-privacy-settings-142317
By Paul Thurrott
It looks like Google’s secretive efforts to bypass the privacy settings in Apple’s Safari aren’t limited to just that browser. Now Microsoft says that Google has similarly bypassed the privacy settings in IE.]]>Paul ThurrottTue, 21 Feb 2012 11:43:23 GMThttp://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/microsoft-google-bypassed-privacy-settings-142317http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/google-secretly-bypassed-iphone-security-142304
By Paul Thurrott
A Stanford researcher discovered that Google was purposefully circumventing the privacy settings in the iPhone’s web browser in order to store cookies that track users’ movements online. As soon as this was revealed publicly, first in a "Wall Street Journal" report, Google stopped the practice. But the question remains: Why the heck would Google do such a thing in the first place?]]>Paul ThurrottMon, 20 Feb 2012 12:45:06 GMThttp://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/google-secretly-bypassed-iphone-security-142304http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/wininfo-short-takes-february-17-2012-142292
By Paul Thurrott
An often irreverent look at this week’s other news, including Microsoft’s mistaken flagging of Google as a malicious site, a ruling on Microsoft’s mobile patent licensing, HP’s take on whether Google will close-source Android, more rumors about a smaller iPad, and a lengthy set of flights to Barcelona.]]>Paul ThurrottFri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/wininfo-short-takes-february-17-2012-142292http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/apple-windows-8-os-mountain-lion-142285
By Paul Thurrott
Apple surprised tech enthusiasts this morning with an announcement about a coming Mac OS X update, dubbed Mountain Lion, that will ship this summer. ]]>Paul ThurrottThu, 16 Feb 2012 08:42:01 GMThttp://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/apple-windows-8-os-mountain-lion-142285http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/cisco-belatedly-appeals-eu-approval-microsoftskype-deal-142284
By Paul Thurrott
Cisco announced that it would appeal a months-old EU approval of Microsoft’s $8.5 billion purchase of Skype. ]]>Paul ThurrottWed, 15 Feb 2012 18:56:08 GMThttp://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/cisco-belatedly-appeals-eu-approval-microsoftskype-deal-142284http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/microsoft-fixes-21-security-flaws-10-years-trustworthy-computing-142274
By Paul Thurrott
Microsoft issued nine security updates addressing 21 separate flaws in products such as Windows, IE, .NET, Silverlight, and SharePoint. ]]>Paul ThurrottWed, 15 Feb 2012 07:06:41 GMThttp://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/microsoft-fixes-21-security-flaws-10-years-trustworthy-computing-142274http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/googles-purchase-motorola-mobility-approved-eu-regulators-142263
By Paul Thurrott
Regulators from the US Department of Justice and European Commission on Monday separately approved Google’s proposed $12.5 billion purchase of Android handset maker Motorola Mobility. Google is now expected to close the deal soon.]]>Paul ThurrottMon, 13 Feb 2012 17:09:32 GMThttp://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/googles-purchase-motorola-mobility-approved-eu-regulators-142263http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/firm-inspecting-apple-supplier-facilities-china-142258
By Paul Thurrott
Apple announced Monday that an independent team of labor rights experts has begun voluntary audits of the company’s China based suppliers. These companies, which build all of Apple’s products, have been the target of recent outrages over widespread, years-long worker abuses.]]>Paul ThurrottMon, 13 Feb 2012 14:38:26 GMThttp://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/firm-inspecting-apple-supplier-facilities-china-142258http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/apple-escalates-legal-battle-samsung-sunday-february-12-2012-142247
By Paul Thurrott
Apple took an aggressive step against its biggest competitor over the past week, asking a California court to block sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smart phone in the US.]]>Paul ThurrottSun, 12 Feb 2012 19:54:08 GMThttp://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/apple-escalates-legal-battle-samsung-sunday-february-12-2012-142247http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/wininfo-short-takes-february-10-2012-142235
By Paul Thurrott
An often irreverent look at this week’s other news, including Microsoft’s incredible but overdue revelations about Windows 8 on ARM devices, why the tech press is wrong to deride Nokia for not having a Plan B, a hypocritical Barnes & Noble won’t let antitrust claims against Microsoft sit, the Xbox 360 continues to reign over a sad and diminished industry, an ironic Ethical iPhone movement sweeps across a hypocritical world, and Google is making a consumer electronics device that is not in any way interesting.]]>Paul ThurrottFri, 10 Feb 2012 08:34:23 GMThttp://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/wininfo-short-takes-february-10-2012-142235