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Microsoft Teases With Possible Tablet Images

Microsoft's hardware division has released images that offer a tantalising view of what could be a tablet device from the…

14 years ago

Windows 7 Blows Past Vista, But XP Still Rules

Windows 7 has now passed Vista in terms of total numbers of users, but Windows XP remains the undisputed king…

14 years ago

British Government Sticks With IE6, Citing Cost

The British government has opted to stick with Internet Explorer 6 on its computers, despite its documented security risks

14 years ago

Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Security Fix

Microsoft is patching a Windows vulnerability being targeted by attackers. The zero-day bug was disclosed publicly this month.

14 years ago

Cloud Awakens Microsoft’s Server And Tools Giant

The cloud is the future of IT and Microsoft’s Server and Tools business has the company poised to cash in…

14 years ago

Microsoft Pushes Cloud At Financial Analyst Meeting

Microsoft opened its annual Financial Analyst Meeting with the claim that Microsoft's cloud computing initiatives are beginning to gain traction

14 years ago

HP Hints At Business Focused Windows 7 Tablet

Executives at HP have indicated that it could make a line of Windows 7 tablets that would be geared more…

14 years ago

What’s The Story Behind Microsoft’s ARM Agreement?

Microsoft might be trying to become more like Apple, or maybe it just wants more influence over its manufacturing partners,…

14 years ago

Support Scam Is Black Eye For Microsoft Partners

A rogue anti-virus scam run from a call centres in India threatens to tarnish the reputation of Microsoft's genuine reseller…

14 years ago

Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager: Review

Forefront Identity Manager comforts IT pros who must keep track of user identity, access and authorisation tasks in enterprise environments

14 years ago

Microsoft Licenses ARM Chip Architecture

ARM Holdings has signed a deal to give Microsoft access to its chip blueprints for phones and other devices

14 years ago

Microsoft’s Q4 Revenues Exceed Expectations

Microsoft posted revenues of £10.42 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter, and reported some 175 million Windows 7 licenses sold…

14 years ago

Zen And The Green Art Of PC Maintenance

It’s time to pimp your PC and save the planet says Andrew Donoghue. Repairing is the new upgrading

14 years ago

Pictures Spied Of HP Windows 7 Tablet

Hewlett-Packard may have a Windows 7-powered tablet PC in its production pipeline

14 years ago

Police Foil Rogue Anti-Virus Scam

Police have closed down an operation that uses cold-calls to trick users into paying £185 for "support" they don't need

14 years ago

Asus Bamboo-zles IT Users With Green Notebook

Asus plans to cut down on plastic, using versatile bamboo in its latest laptop range

14 years ago

Is Microsoft Missing A Cloud Security Trick?

Microsoft had little to say on security at its Worldwide Partner Conference. Larry Walsh thinks it should build security into…

14 years ago

Windows Phone 7 Reaches Technical Preview Stage

Microsoft is releasing a build of Windows Phone 7 to developer partners

14 years ago

Microsoft Releases Advisory For USB Trojan

Microsoft has issued an advisory about a security vulnerability being used by a Trojan to infect computers

14 years ago

iPhone 4 Is Apple’s Vista, Says Microsoft

A top Microsoft exec likened Apple's iPhone 4 to Windows Vista - but Microsoft's Windows 7 could be an equally…

14 years ago

Government Scraps £80 Million Microsoft NHS Licence Deal

The government has scrapped a £80 million software licensing deal with Microsoft for the NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) programme

14 years ago

Microsoft Promises ‘Transparent’ Phone 7 App Store

Microsoft executives have promised that Windows Phone 7 will have a transparent apps-submission policy

14 years ago

Microsoft Fixes Google Engineer Flaw In Patch Tuesday

Microsoft plugs five security holes with four bulletins for July's Patch Tuesday

14 years ago

Redmond Touts Personal Clouds And Traditional PC

Microsoft's marketing offensive at its Worldwide Partner Conference continues after executives used it to tout the market dominance of the…

14 years ago

Microsoft Launches Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools

Microsoft has given app developers access to a new set of Windows Phone 7 development tools after launching a beta…

14 years ago

Microsoft’s Ten Errors Of Judgement

Microsoft is laying off staff, despite having plenty of money in the bank. Has the company just run out of…

14 years ago

Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Service Pack

Microsoft announced a Service Pack 1 beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 starting on 12 July

14 years ago

Microsoft Extends XP Downgrade For Windows 7

Microsoft is letting Windows XP Professional users keep their downgrade rights for the life cycle of Windows 7

14 years ago

Microsoft Will Ship Four Patches Next Tuesday

On Patch Tuesday Microsoft will fix a bug which a Google engineer controversially revealed

14 years ago

HP Reported To Be Laying Off Palm Staff

HP, with its acquisition of Palm complete, has reportedly laid off a number of Palm employees

14 years ago