James Farrell, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Young hackers blast Microsoft and Sony for being ‘retarded monkeys’ after ruining Christmas for Xbox and PS4 users

By James Farrell Dec 29, 2014

We did it for the “lulz”, said a barely-out-of-high-school hacker who was reportedly partly responsible for a world-breaking denial-of-service (DOS) attack against Microsoft and Sony Corp. during the holidays. In an interview with The Daily…

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Microsoft and Google team-up against hotels blocking personal Wi-Fi

By James Farrell Dec 26, 2014

In an effort to block hotel chains controlling Wi-Fi at their locations, Google and Microsoft have formed an unlikely alliance. The two tech giants, as well as other tech companies, are lobbying in opposition…

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A changing tide in tablet sales? New Microsoft site pushes Surface Pro 3 on MacBook users

By James Farrell Dec 23, 2014

In the consumer tech days of yore when the now mighty Apple Inc. was still playing catch-up to the seemingly insuperable Redmond giant Microsoft Corp. it was the former who were often seen tempting…

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Microsoft axes free website service from SharePoint Online as part of Office 365 ‘evolution’

By James Farrell Dec 22, 2014

As was expected, but not officially confirmed until now, Microsoft Corp. is discontinuing the SharePoint Online Public Website service, a feature enabling users to create public-facing websites in SharePoint. The discontinuation will be effective…

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Winning the West: LINE buys Microsoft’s MixRadio, competes with WhatsApp

By James Farrell Dec 19, 2014

Japan’s super-cute and massively popular messaging service LINE recently announced the acquisition of Microsoft’s MixRadio for an undisclosed price. This move comes just a week after Line Corp. entered into a deal with Sony…

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Microsoft blushes after senior employee goes on Google Apps ‘knucklehead’ rant

By James Farrell Dec 18, 2014

“We’re sorry, but we can’t find the page you are looking for” is all that remains of a rather contentious and highly amusing Microsoft Office Blogs post in which a senior product manager for…

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Breakthrough or big flop? Arcadia is Microsoft’s secret weapon in game-streaming

By James Farrell Dec 17, 2014

Recent reports suggest that Microsoft’s ‘next big thing’, a game and app-streaming service codenamed Arcadia, is moving along. The service will allow Windows devices to stream games from the Azure cloud platform. The rumors…

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Ditching the wait list, Microsoft shares new Sway app with all

By James Farrell Dec 16, 2014

Microsoft yesterday reported that as of now there is no waiting list for Office’s new interactive content presentation app, Sway. A bunch of new features have also been added to the application, which was first released…

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Our digital privacy at stake: Microsoft fights U.S. government in landmark case

By James Farrell Dec 15, 2014

When Mark Zuckerberg controversially revealed his thoughts on what he called ‘the end of privacy’ in 2010, his comments didn’t sit well with a large proportion of the global media that landed in the…

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Xbox One finally overtakes PS4 in U.S. sales: Clever marketing or better pricing?

By James Farrell Dec 12, 2014

As we expected, Microsoft’s Xbox One outsold Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 in the month of November according to the NPD Group, the first time this has happened since the two consoles went on the…

James Farrell

Young hackers blast Microsoft and Sony for being ‘retarded monkeys’ after ruining Christmas for Xbox and PS4 users

Microsoft and Google team-up against hotels blocking personal Wi-Fi

A changing tide in tablet sales? New Microsoft site pushes Surface Pro 3 on MacBook users

Microsoft axes free website service from SharePoint Online as part of Office 365 ‘evolution’

Winning the West: LINE buys Microsoft’s MixRadio, competes with WhatsApp

Microsoft blushes after senior employee goes on Google Apps ‘knucklehead’ rant

Ditching the wait list, Microsoft shares new Sway app with all

Xbox One finally overtakes PS4 in U.S. sales: Clever marketing or better pricing?

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