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• Apple intros iPhone 3GI- “Invisible” Orion reports
• Windows 7 Ultimate activated using leaked Lenovo OEM Key
• Microsoft partners with Yahoo

Apple intros iPhone 3GI- “Invisible” Orion reports Posted: 30 Jul 2009 05:49 AM PDT Onion the legendary site has been in the news for a while for poking fun in the techy arena.Now Onion is going after Apple Fanboys reporting the launch of iPhone 3GI.Now what this thing after the iphone3GS was launched.Well I as quoted by Onion stands for Invisible. Onion reports In a move expected to revolutionize the mobile device industry, Apple launched its fastest and most powerful iPhone to date Tuesday, an innovative new model that can only be seen by the company's hippest and most dedicated customers According to Apple, the new iPhone 3GI boasts significant hardware and software upgrades, superior processing speeds, and a multi-touch interface that provides those who are "cool enough" with a rich user experience. The wide-screen display reportedly also features the most brilliant colors and finest resolution ever imagined Retailing for $599, the iPhone 3GI offers only the most special Apple consumers—the ones who believe in the company more than anything else in the world, and who would never, ever dream of questioning it—the ability to open dozens of powerful applications at once. Poking is all about fun and do check out the infographic about the 2007. Via

Windows 7 Ultimate activated using leaked Lenovo OEM Key Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:11 PM PDT Windows 7 RTM was released few days ago and there was time until the RTM version would be out on MSDN/TechNet on August 6th but crackers have cracked the Windows 7 Ultimate and activated with a OEM Master key with help from a leaked Lenovo OEM DVD .ISO file. It can be permanently activated with OEM style instant offline activation which will pass Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation, before even any Windows 7 is officially released.It happened when a Windows 7 Ultimate OEM DVD ISO from Lenovo was leaked and was posted on Chinese forum. The ISO was quickly grabbed to retrieve boot.wim, which was then used to retrieve the OEM-SLP product key and OEM certificate for Windows 7 Ultimate plus the OEM activation certificate. Microsoft has updated the the SLP (System-Locked Preinstallation), a procedure that used to preactivate Windows operating system for mass distribution by major OEM (original equipment manufacturers), to version 2.1 to support Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 while provided backward-compatibility for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 activation. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 OEM activation is provided by SLP 2.0. SLP 2.1 requires SLIC imprinted in BIOS to be updated to SLIC version 2.1 too, which contains new Windows Marker. Microsoft uses the same digitally signed OEM certificate, which has an .xrm-ms extension, as that in Windows Vista.As OEM certificate is digitally signed by Microsoft with its own Private Key with OEM Public Key and OEMID (part of SLIC table in BIOS). The combination of correct Private Key, Public Key with OEMID will pass SLP validation as valid Microsoft license. Meanwhile, Windows Marker is signed by OEM itself based on OEMID and OEMTableID (both belongs to SLIC) using the private key that matches the public key. Thus,the same OEM cert can be used for many different SLICs, as long as OEMID remains the same, as in the case of SLP 2.0 and SLP 2.1, although Windows Marker has changed due to different OEMTableID.So far no OEM-SLP product key required to activate Windows 7 as OEM offline instant activation been leaked yet as no machine has been officially ship in Windows 7 by OEM. The extracted Windows 7 Ultimate OEM-SLP product key, 22TKD-F8XX6-YG69F-9M66D-PMJBM, can be used to activate installed Windows 7 Ultimate system, which BIOS has a valid OEM SLIC 2.1, and corresponding OEM cert, even if it's OEM cert meant for Windows Vista.Another point to note is that the key is a master one, which can be used to activate other OEM branded installations, like ones from Dell, HP or indeed Lenovo.Long Zheng posted a screenie of it showing activated Windows 85 days before the release of Windows 7. So Microsoft need to take care of this on a serious note to fix the WGA fix so that they can stop such fixes to come every now and then.Lets see what Microsoft has to say about this leak.Will update once i get info. Via

Microsoft partners with Yahoo Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:29 PM PDT Yahoo and Microsoft,have entered a major partnership.After a year and a half of talks,the pair finally have come together and cut a deal.Many changes were necessary for the deal to take place a succession of Yahoo’s CEO leadership from co-founder Jerry Yang to outsider Carol Bartz and a new search engine from Microsoft (Bing),it promises to change the face of the internet.The pair will hold an estimated 28 percent of the search market, or roughly a third, behind Google, which will hold roughly two thirds of the market. Microsoft’s new Bing search engine/algorithm will be replacing Yahoo’s search.  Yahoo’s page will keep its look, but behind the scenes it will be powered by Bing.  Yahoo will focus on selling ads using Microsoft’s AdCenter platform, which bids to challenge Google’s AdWords. Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz cheered the deal,stating, This agreement comes with boatloads of value for Yahoo!,our users,and the industry. And I believe it establishes the foundation for a new era of Internet innovation and development.Users will continue to experience search as a vital part of their Yahoo! experiences and will enjoy increased innovation thanks to the scale and resources this deal provides. Advertisers will also benefit from scale and enjoy greater ease of use and efficiencies working with a single platform and sales eam for premium advertisers. Finally, this deal will help us increase our investments in priority areas in winning audience properties, display advertising capabilities, and mobile experiences. Providing a viable alternative to advertisers, this deal will combine Yahoo! and Microsoft search marketplaces so that advertisers no longer have to rely on one company that dominates more than 70 percent of all search. With the addition of Yahoo!’s search volume, Microsoft will achieve the size and scale required to unleash competition and innovation in the market, for consumers as well as advertisers. Steve Ballmer likewise was pleased by the deal, stating, “Through this agreement with Yahoo!, we will create more innovation in search, better value for advertisers, and real consumer choice in a market currently dominated by a single company.  Success in search requires both innovation and scale. With our new Bing search platform, we’ve created breakthrough innovation and features. This agreement with Yahoo! will provide the scale we need to deliver even more rapid advances in relevancy and usefulness. Microsoft and Yahoo! know there’s so much more that search could be. This agreement gives us the scale and resources to create the future of search. This deal fits the long-term strategic direction of Yahoo! to remain the world’s leading online media company and Carol Bartz has the full and unanimous support of the Yahoo! Board behind this deal, said Roy Bostock, chairman, Yahoo! Inc. This is a significant opportunity for us. Microsoft is an industry innovator in search, and it is a great opportunity for us to focus our investments in other areas critical to our future. The key terms of the agreement are as follows: The term of the agreement is 10 years. Microsoft will acquire an exclusive 10 year license to Yahoo!’s core search technologies, and Microsoft will have the ability to integrate Yahoo! search technologies into its existing web search platforms. Microsoft’s Bing will be the exclusive algorithmic search and paid search platform for Yahoo! sites. Yahoo! will continue to use its technology and data in other areas of its business such as enhancing display advertising technology. Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies’ premium search advertisers. Self-serve advertising for both companies will be fulfilled by Microsoft’s AdCenter platform, and prices for all search ads will continue to be set by AdCenter’s automated auction process. Each company will maintain its own separate display advertising business and sales force. Yahoo! will innovate and “own” the user experience on Yahoo! properties, including the user experience for search, even though it will be powered by Microsoft technology. Microsoft will pay traffic acquisition costs (TAC) to Yahoo! at an initial rate of 88% of search revenue generated on Yahoo!’s O&O sites during the first 5 years of the agreement. Yahoo! will continue to syndicate its existing search affiliate partnerships. Microsoft will guarantee Yahoo!’s O&O revenue per search (RPS) in each country for the first 18 months following initial implementation in that country. More info read on ChoiceValueInnovation

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