http://www.itfreenews.com News, Articles and Reviews Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:47:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Microsoft has granted a reprieve to Windows XP, extending the deadline for PC makers to obtain licenses for the operating system through the end of May 2009, reports dbtechno.com. The previous deadline had been Jan. 31, according to BBC News. Though XP was supposed to disappear by January 2008, the unpopularity of ... http://www.itfreenews.com/software/microsoft-extends-xp-deadline-again.html Repairs are under way for two undersea cables damaged Friday that cut Internet and phone services between Europe, the Middle East and Asia, reports BBC News. The cables, between southern Italy and Egypt, were believed to have been cut by a ship’s anchor, according to Financial Times. According to ArabianBusiness.com, 82 percent ... http://www.itfreenews.com/internet/damaged-cables-being-fixed.html Palm Inc. said venture-capital firm Elevation Partners has agreed to make an additional $100 million equity investment in the smartphone maker, which Palm expects will increase momentum behind its 2009 product introductions. http://www.itfreenews.com/internet/palm-gets-100-million-investment-from-elevation-partners.html   In one month time AOL will buy Bebo social network. Rumors say AOL is willing to pay 850 million $ to aquire Bebo, which is the most known social network in Great Britain and New Zeeland. Also Bebo, is the third social network in United States after MySpace and Facebook. AOL ... http://www.itfreenews.com/internet/america-online-will-buy-bebo-social-network.html   EA Sports released the first trailer of UEFA Euro 2008 the game. The trailer was released more than one week ago, so for the ones who never saw it before , i will let the link here. The official launch date in Europe it's April 11, 2008. For the rest of ... http://www.itfreenews.com/games/ea-sports-released-first-trailer-of-uefa-euro-2008.html After a first round which lasted 14 years, it seems that we have a second one. The first case trial between Microsoft and EU lasted 14 years ( 1993 – november 22, 2007). In the first round, the Microsoft company was accused of unfair competition and abuse of dominant position, promoting ... http://www.itfreenews.com/internet/microsoft-vs-eu.html Monday, February 18 2008, a day that could mark the end of the "war" to impose the next standard after the already classical DVD. Toshiba with his format HD-DVD are near to capitulate in the fight with Blu-Ray technology promoted by Sony. At the end, Toshiba has paid the price ... http://www.itfreenews.com/hardware/formats-war.html