RIM has big ambitions for media on BlackBerry hardware -- really big. Accordingly, it just reached a patent licensing deal with Microsoft that lets it use the exFAT file system on "certain BlackBerry ...

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Using an external drive between Mac and Windows computers can be a hassle, since you constantly have to reformat it to fit which computer you're using it on. Instead of reformatting it all the time, ...

With Apple's licensing of Microsoft's exFAT file system, it seems like we finally have a good option for OS X and Windows disk swapping. Dave Girard spent some time investigating the appeal, the ...

Microsoft says RIM has signed as a licensee for its exFAT file system patents. Microsoft says RIM has signed as a licensee for its exFAT file system patents. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...

HELSINKI, FINLAND – October 28, 2010 – Tuxera, the leading provider of interoperable file systems for Android, Linux, Mac and other platforms, today announced Tuxera File System Suite, the ...

Research in Motion has entered into an agreement with Microsoft that will allow them to use the software maker's Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) file system on select BlackBerry devices. RIM ...

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When software and operating system giant Microsoft announced its support for inclusion of the exFAT filesystem directly into the Linux kernel back in August, it didn't get a ton of press coverage. But ...

Microsoft said Wednesday it has signed an agreement allowing Japanese electronics maker Sharp to use its exFAT file system, as the U.S. software giant continues to add handset makers to its cadre of ...